Virginia
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The Virginia Collection serves as a repository for academic and research materials related to the diverse regions, history, and developments within Virginia. Here, you'll find Collection that represent various jurisdictions and sectors, providing a valuable resource for researchers, students, and professionals.
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Item Open Access University of Virginia Board of Visitors Minutes 6-7 (Oct. 4-5, 1824)(General Publisher, 1824)Banned students from keeping or using weapons or arms of any kind or gunpowder on campus.Item Open Access The Charters and Ordinances of the City of Richmond, with the Declaration of Rights, and Constitution of Virginia, at 227, An Ordinance Concerning Nuisances Other Than in the Streets, § 11 (1859)(General Publisher, 1859)If any person shall sell, or expose for sale in this city, any torpedos, popcrackers, squibs, or other fire-works, of any kind whatever, except in packages containing each at least one hundred, or shall without permission in writing from the mayor, discharge, or set off, in any street or alley of the city, any balloon, rocket, torpedo, popcracker, fireworks or any combination of gunpowder, or any other combustible or dangerous material; or if any person shall, except under the fortieth section of the ordinance concerning streets, without necessity fire or discharge in this city any cannon, gun, pistol, or other fire-arms of any kind, or shall make therein any unusual noise, whereby the inhabitants thereof may be alarmed, or raise or fly a kite in this city, or if any auctioneer shall use any bell or herald to notify the public of any sale, except of real property, every such person herein offending, shall pay a fine of not less than one nor more than twenty dollars.Item Open Access Ordinances of the Corporation of the City of Richmond, Chap 26, §13 (10 May, 1830).(General Publisher, 1830)That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to fire or discharge any Gun, Pistol, Fowling-Piece or Fire-Arms, or to make any other unusual noise within the limits of this City, whereby the inhabitants thereof may be alarmed, except in cases of necessity or in the performance of some public and lawful act of duty, nor to discharge or set-off any Rocket, Cracker, Torpedo, Squib or Balloon, containing any substance in a state of combustion, or other Fire-works within the said City, without permission first had and obtained in writing, from the Mayor of the City, under the penalty of six dollars and sixty-six cents for each offence, if freeItem Open Access An Ordinance, for the Government of the Powder Magazine of this City, and for other purposes (12 Feb.1828, Richmond, VA)(General Publisher, 1828)That no person or persons within the City of Richmond, shall retain in his, her or their possession at any time, more than twenty-five pounds of Powder.Item Open Access Laws of the Town of Alexandria, VA: To prevent accidents... Sec. 3, No person to discharge any fire arms (1800).(General Publisher, 1800)Sec. III. No person shall discharge any Musket, Fowling-piece, Pistol, or other Fire Arms, within the limits of the corporation, unless in defence of his or her person or proprety, under the penalty of One Dollar for each offence.Item Open Access Revised Ordinances of the Corporation of Winchester, with the Act of Incorporation and Certain Other Acts of the General Assembly Concerning the Town of Winchester, and the Constitution of Virginia, at 78, Ordinance no. 21, § 3 (1856)(General Publisher, 1856)Any person who shall fire a gun, pistol or other firearm within this Corporation, except in case of necessity in the discharge of a public duty, or at military parade by order of the officer in command, shall for each offense forfeit the sum of one dollar.Item Open Access 1847–48 Va. Laws 129, ch. 14, § 16.(General Publisher, 1848)If any person shall go armed with any offensive or dangerous weapon without reasonable cause to fear an assault or other injury, or violence to his person, or to his family or property, he may be required to find sureties for keeping the peace for a term not exceeding twelve months, with the right of appealing as before provided.Item Open Access 1847–48 Va. Acts 110, ch. 7, § 8(General Publisher, 1847)Created a fine for habitual conceal carrying of any pistol, dirk, Bowie knife, or weapon of the like kind. Fifty dollarsItem Open Access 1847–48 Va. Acts 67, ch. 79, § 1(General Publisher, 1846)That if any person shall unlawfully shoot at another in any public square ... with intent in so doing to maim, disfigure, disable or kill such person, or to do him some other bodily harm, ... every such offender, his aiders and abettors, shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor. and shall on conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the common jail for a period not less than six months nor more than three years...Item Open Access 1838 Va. Acts 76, ch. 101, § 1(General Publisher, 1838)It is against the law to habitually or generally keep or carry about his person any pistol, dirk, bowie knife, or any other weapon of the like kind . . . hidden or concealed from common observation.