Mississippi

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This collection serves as a dedicated repository for academic research, historical documentation, and case studies related to Mississippi. It focuses on the historical evolution, cultural developments, and legal frameworks within the state of Mississippi. This collection offers valuable resources for scholars, researchers, and individuals interested in the rich heritage and historical significance of Mississippi.

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    1867 Miss. Laws 412, ch. 317
    (General Publisher, 1867)
    Imposed property tax on several arms. Every pistol has more than one barrel or revolver, two dollars. On every single barrel pistol, one dollar. On each rifle, shotgun, army gun, fifty cents. On each and every Bowie-knife, sword-cane, or dirk, two dollars.
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    1867 Miss. Laws 327-28, ch. 249, § 1.
    (General Publisher, 1867)
    [A] tax of not less than five dollars or more than fifteen dollars shall be levied and assessed annually by the board of Police of Washington county upon every gun and pistol which may be in the possession of any person in said county,
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    Laws of the State of Mississippi (Jackson, Miss: J.J. Shannon & Sons, 1866) , at 82-86, 91, 165
    (General Publisher, 1865)
    Prohibited any “freedman, free negro or mulatto” from keeping or carrying any firearms, ammunition, dirk, or bowie knife.
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    1861–62 Miss. Laws 134, ch. 125 (Dec. 19, 1861)
    (General Publisher, 1861)
    Prohibited any Sheriff or Tax-Collector to collect from any tax payer the tax previously assessed upon any Bowie-knife, sword-cane, or dirk-knife. None of the above items shall be given to tax assessors as taxable property.