The Assembly continued the 1789 criminal-trial law for another two years and beyond until replacement legislation. This renewal shows that exceptional courts and policing were not temporary...
A Grenada act clarified that earlier laws requiring £100 for each manumission had been repealed and that properly proved and registered freedom documents should be accepted in court. The need to...
After court decisions exposed uncertainty in earlier rules, the Assembly made enslaved people competent witnesses for or against other enslaved defendants without requiring registry certificates. This...