1759, November.  Virginia:  Twenty per cent Duty Act.

“An Act to oblige the persons bringing slaves into this colony from Maryland, Carolina, and the West-Indies, for their own use, to pay a duty.”

Sec. 1. " ... from and after the passing of this act, there shall be paid ... for all slaves imported or brought into this colony and dominion from Maryland, North-Carolina, or any other place in America, by the owner or importer thereof, after the rate of twenty per centum on the amount of each respective purchase,” etc.  This act to continue until April 20, 1767; continued in 1766 and 1769, until 1773; altered by Act of 1772, q.v.  Ibid., VII. 338; VIII. 191, 336.

1760.  South Carolina:  Total Prohibition.

Text not found; act disallowed by Great Britain.  Cf.  Burge, Commentaries, I. 737, note; W.B.  Stevens, History of Georgia, I. 286.

1761, March 14.  Pennsylvania:  L10 Duty Act.

“An Act for laying a duty on Negroes and Mulattoe slaves, imported into this province.”  Continued in 1768; repealed (or disallowed) in 1780.  Carey and Bioren, Laws, I. 371, 451; Acts of Assembly (ed. 1782), p. 149; Colonial Records (1852), VIII. 576.

1761, April 22.  Pennsylvania:  Prohibitive Duty Act.

“A Supplement to an act, entituled An Act for laying a duty on Negroes and Mulattoe slaves, imported into this province.”  Continued in 1768.  Carey and Bioren, Laws, I. 371, 451; Bettle, Notices of Negro Slavery, in Penn.  Hist.  Soc.  Mem. (1864), I. 388-9.

1763, Nov. 26.  Maryland:  Additional L2 Duty Act.

“An Act for imposing an additional Duty of Two Pounds per Poll on all Negroes Imported into this Province.”

Sec. 1.  All persons importing Negroes by land or water into this province, shall at the time of entry pay to the naval officer the sum of two pounds, current money, over and above the duties now payable by law, for every Negro so imported or brought in, on forfeiture of L10 current money for every Negro so brought in and not paid for.  One half of the penalty is to go to the informer, the other half to the use of the county schools.  The duty shall be collected, accounted for, and paid by the naval officers, in the same manner as former duties on Negroes.

Sec. 2.  But persons removing from any other of his Majesty’s dominions in order to settle and reside within this province, may import their slaves for carrying on their proper occupations at the time of removal, duty free.

Sec. 3.  Importers of Negroes, exporting the same within two months of the time of their importation, on application to the naval officer shall be paid the aforesaid duty.  Bacon, Laws, 1763, ch. xxviii.

1763 (circa).  New Jersey:  Prohibitive Duty Act.

“An Act for laying a duty on Negroes and Mulatto Slaves Imported into this Province.”  Disallowed (?) by Great Britain. N.J.  Archives, IX. 345-6, 383, 447, 458.