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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.