APPENDIX.

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ABSTRACT OF THE ACTS OF PARLIAMENT

FOR ABOLISHING THE SLAVE TRADE, and - OF THE ORDERS IN COUNCIL FOUNDED ON THEM. I

1. Abstract of the Act of 1806. THE first of these Acts is Stat. 46 Geo.

III. 46 Geo. 3.

cap. 52. for

the Foreign

of Great Britain.

cap. 52. passed May 23, 1806, entitled, "An abolishing Act to prevent the Importation of Slaves, by Slave Trade any of his Majesty's Subjects, into any Islands, Colonies, Plantations, or Territories, belonging to any Foreign Sovereign, State, or Power," &c.

in use.

By this Act, so much of the Slave Trade as How far still was carried on for the supply of foreign colonies or countries, or of colonies conquered by his Majesty's arms during the present war, was abolished; except that, as to the conquer ́ed colonies, the prohibition to import Slaves for their use was modified, with reference to certain regulations made by an order of his Majesty in Council, under which such importation might, to a certain extent, be permit

Sect. I. Slave Trade 'from his

dominions

parts prohi

bited.

ted by special licence. All the provisions of
the Act that relate to that modified prohibi-
tion, or which distinguish the Slave Trade car-
the st
ried on from Africa to foreign colonies, from
the same trade when carried on from Africa to
British West-India Islands, are now superseded
by an Act hereinafter abstracted, which has
prohibited the carrying slaves from Africa uni-
vérsally, whatever be the place of destination.
But the Act of 1806 is still operative in re-
spect of slaves carried from British or con-
quered colonies in the West Indies, and of
slave ships fitted out in England,
out in England, and in some
other cases; as pointed out in the following
abstract.

T

Sect. I. prohibits the exporting, carrying, or sending slaves from any part of his MajesMajesty's ty's dominions, to any island, colony, territo foreign, tory, or place whatever, belonging to or under the dominion of any foreign sovereign or state, under penalty of forfeiture of all slaves so exported, carried, or sent, together with the ship or vessel in which they are exported, carried, or embarked.

Sect. II.

The same

By Sect. II. it is declared to be unlawful for prohibition any of his Majesty's subjects, or any persons slave trade resident in this United Kingdom, or any of the

extended to

from any

country islands, colonies, dominions, or territories

whatever to

foreign thereto belonging, to export, carry, or send,

parts by

British sub- or procure to be exported, carried, or sent,

sons resi

Majesty's

or in any manner to aid, abet, or assist in the jects, or perexporting, carrying, or sending, any slaves dent in his from Africa or elsewhere, to any island, colo- dominions. lony, settlement, or place whatever, belonging to or under the dominion of any foreign sovereign or state; or to ship, embark, tranship, or put on board, or cause or procure to be shipped, embarked, transhipped, or put on board of any ship or vessel whatever, at Africa or elsewhere, any slave or slaves, with intent to the exporting, transporting, carrying, conveying, or sending the same to any foreign island, settlement, colony, or place. The pe- Penalties. nalty of exporting, carrying, sending, &c. or shipping, transhipping, or putting on board any slave or slaves, contrary to any of the prohibitions in this section, is forfeiture of the slave or slaves, and of the ship or vessel employed in the unlawful act, as far as any British subject or person resident in his Majesty's dominion is interested therein.

tions.

[N. B. This section is so comprehensively Observaworded, as to embrace almost every case in which a British subject can be employed in carrying on the foreign Slave Trade, either as a principal or agent, master or mariner. But as it extends to confiscation only of the share or interest of the British subjects, or persons resident in his Majesty's dominions, more effi

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Sect. V. Further pe

nalties.

cacious provisions, applicable in most of the same cases, will be found in the last and general Abolition Act hereinafter abstracted.

This section also still applies to the offence of exporting or carrying slaves from British islands or colonies in the West Indies to any foreign island or territory.]

By Sect. V. pecuniary penalties are annexed cuniary pe- to offences in the importing, exporting, carrying or embarking slaves against the prohibitions in this Act contained; viz. fifty pounds sterling for every slave unlawfully imported, exported, carried, or embarked, contrary to the Exception said Act, except when it shall be clearly proved that the prohibited act arose entirely from stress of weather, peril of the sea, or other inevitable accidents, the burthen of which proof shall in all cases lie on the claimant or defendant.

as to neces

sity.

Exception

as to con

ported.

Provided that nothing in this Act shall exviets trans- tend to prevent the transportation to any foreign colony or place, of or place, of any slaves convicted by due course of law in any British colony of any crime to which the punishment of transportation is by the law of such colony annexed. But the copy of the judgment or sentence, certified by the Court before which each offender was convicted, must be on board.

Sect. VI. British subjects and

Sect. VI. declares it to be unlawful for any of his Majesty's subjects, or any person resi

sident in his

dominions not to invest or em

goods, or to

lend money

security for

ney, &c. to

ed in any

dent in this United Kingdom, or in any of the persons recolonies, territories, or dominions thereto be- Majesty's longing, to invest or employ any money, ships, goods, or effects to him belonging, in trading ploy their in or carrying slaves from Africa or elsewhere, ships, or to any settlement, island, colony, territory or place belonging to or under the dominion of or become any foreign sovereign or state; or knowingly to loans of moadvance money, or become security in any be employmanner for the loan or advance of money, foreign goods, or effects, for the purpose of being employed or used in any such trade or carriage of slaves; or to become guarantee or security for any factor or agent; or to engage as packer, factor, agent, or otherwise, directly or indirectly, in any such prohibited Slave Trade, under penalty of forfeiting for every offence double the Penalty. value of all the money, ships, vessels, goods, and effects so employed, lent, advanced, or secured.

Slave Trade.

Insurances

Slave Trade

Sect. VII. prohibits all insurances by his Ma- Sect. VII. jesty's subjects, or persons resident in his Ma- on Foreign jesty's dominions, on ships, slaves, or goods, em- prohibited, ployed in any foreign Slave Trade. The penalty for insuring, or causing or procuring any insurance, contrary to this prohibition, is five hundred pounds for every offence, and the insurance to be void.

Sect. VIII. prohibits the employment, en- Sect. VIII,