Indiana
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This collection serves as a dedicated repository for academic research, historical documentation, and case studies related to Indiana. It focuses on the historical evolution, cultural developments, and legal frameworks within the state of Indiana. This collection offers valuable resources for scholars, researchers, and individuals interested in the rich heritage and historical significance of Indiana.
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Item Open Access 1804 Ind. Acts 108, A Law Entitled a Law Respecting Slaves, § 4(General Publisher, 1804)Prohibited a “slave or mulatto” from carrying or possessing a gun, powder, shot, club or other weapon and ammunition.Item Open Access 1819 Ind. Acts 39, An Act to Prohibit the Wearing of Concealed Weapons(General Publisher, 1819)Prohibited concealed carry of an dirk, pistol, sword in cane, or any other unlawful weapon. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, fined not more than one hundred dollars.Item Open Access 1820 Ind. Acts 39, ch. 11, § 1(General Publisher, 1820)Prohibited any person from wearing or carrying any dirk, pistol, sword-cane, or other dangerous weapon. Violators punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.Item Open Access 1831 Ind. Rev. Stat. 192, ch. 26, § 58(General Publisher, 1831)Prohibited the concealed carry of a dirk, pistol, sword-cane, or other dangerous weapon. Violators fined not exceeding one hundred dollars.Item Open Access 1836 Ind. Acts 77, An Act to Prevent Disasters on Steam Boats, § 7(General Publisher, 1836)Required gun powder to be transported upon steam boats stowed away as great a distance as possible from the furnace. Written notification shall be posted in three places. In the event of loss of property or life from the powder, the owner shall be liable.Item Open Access 1843 Ind. Acts 982, ch. 53, sec. 107(General Publisher, 1843)Prohibited the concealed wear or carry of any dirk, pistol, sword in a cane, or other dangerous weapon. Violators fined not exceeding one hundred dollars.Item Open Access An Act to Reduce the Law Incorporating the City of Madison, and the Several Acts Amendatory thereto into One Act, and to Amend the Same, 1847 Ind. Acts 93, chap 61, § 8, pt. 4(General Publisher, 1847)Authorized the town of Madison to regulate and license the keepers of gunpowder and other explosive compoundsItem Open Access 1847 Ind. Acts 93, An Act to Incorporate the City of Jeffersonville, and the Several Acts Amendatory Thereto Into One Act, and to Amend the Same, chap 77, § 49, pt. 8(General Publisher, 1847)Granted the the city of Jeffersonville the authority to regulate and license the keepers of gunpowder and other explosive compoundsItem Open Access The Revised Statutes of the State of Indiana, Passed at the Thirty-Sixth Session of the General Assembly; Also, Sundry Acts, Ordinances, and Public Documents Directed to be Printed Along with the Said Statutes: To Which are Prefixed the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Indiana Page 485-486(General Publisher, 1852)Granted the board of trustees for new incorporated towns to regulate the storage of gun powder and other dangerous materials.Item Open Access W.G. Armstrong, The Ordinances and Charter of the City of Jeffersonville Page 15-17, § 3, pt. 10(General Publisher, 1855)Prohibited storing more than twenty-five pounds of gun powder.Item Open Access W. G. Armstrong, The Ordinances and Charter of the City of Jeffersonville Page 15-17, § 3, Pt. 11(General Publisher, 1855)Prohibited discharge of any firearm, squibs, bombs, or fireworks without a license. Punished as a nuisance.Item Open Access 1855 Ind. Acts 153, An Act to Provide for the Punishment of Persons Interfering with Trains or Railroads, ch. 79, § 1(General Publisher, 1855)Prohibited the carrying of any dirk, pistol, Bowie knife, dagger, sword in cane, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon with the intent of injuring another person. Exempted any person who was a “traveler.” Punishable by fine up to $500.Item Open Access 1855 Ind. Acts 153, ch. 79, §§ 1–2(General Publisher, 1855)Prohibited shooting at or throwing projectiles at any locomotive, car, or train of cars containing people. Includes the use of guns, pistols, other weapons, or throwing stones, sticks, clubs or "any other substance whatever." Violators guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars and imprisoned not less than ten days nor more than three months.Item Open Access 1859 Ind. Acts 129, ch. 78, § 1(General Publisher, 1859)Prohibited the wear or carry of any dirk, pistol, Bowie-knife, dagger, sword-cane, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon with the intent or avowed purpose of injuring another. Violators fined not exceeding five hundred dollars.Item Open Access Ordinance No. 1: Protecting Public Morality, Order and Safety, undated, reprinted in Ordinances of the Town of Bedford (1869) (Indiana) § 1(General Publisher, 1869)Prohibited the concealed carry of any dirk, pistol, Bowie-knife, dagger, sword in cane, or any other dangeorus or deadly weapon concealed. Also prohibited carrying weapons with intent of injuring another. Violators fined not more than ten dollars.Item Open Access Amended Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Indianapolis, with the Rules of Order of the Common Council, and the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana Relating to Incorporated Cities. Together with a Catalogue of the Officers of the City Government, and the Charters of the Indianapolis Gas Light and Coke Company, and the Citizens’ Street Railway Company page 160, § 9(General Publisher, 1869)Prohibited discharging a gun or pistol within the city. Violators fined fifty dollars.Item Open Access Ordinance No. 1: Protecting Public Morality, Order and Safety, undated, reprinted in Ordinances of the Town of Bedford (1869) (Indiana) § 16(General Publisher, 1869)Prohibited discharging any gun, pistol, other firearms, on or across any street, sidewalk, or alley within the corporate limits of the town. Violators fined not exceeding three dollars.Item Open Access The Charter, General Ordinances, etc., of the City of Evansville Page 230 § 23(General Publisher, 1871)Prohibited keeping any gun or blasting powder in quantities greater than twenty-five pounds at one time. Also prohibited keeping such quantities in any other vessel than a tin canister, with a cover or stopper and the words "Gun Powder" labeled on it. Also prohibited selling gun powder after twilight.Item Open Access 1875 Ind. Acts 59, ch. 40 § 1-2(General Publisher, 1875)Prohibited the sale, barter, or transfer of any pistol, dirk, Bowie-knife, slung-shot, knuckles, or other deadly weapon to any adult under the age of twenty-one. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than five but no more than fifty dollars.Item Open Access 1875 Ind. Acts 62, ch. 17, § 1(General Publisher, 1875)Prohibited the drawing or threatening to use a pistol, dirk, knife, slungshot, or any other deadly or dangerous weapon. Punishable by fine of $1-500, and potentially imprisonment up to 6 months.
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