Delaware
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Item Open Access 1837 Del. Laws 166, An Act To Prevent the Discharge Of Fire-arms In the Village of Camden, Kent County, And For Other Purposes Therein Mentioned, ch. 123, § 1(General Publisher, 1837)Prohibited discharge of any gun, "ordnance," musket, fowling-piece, fuse, or pistol within the village of Camden. Also prohibited the use of bonfires, firecrackers, squibs, or throwing any fireballs or rockets within one quarter of a mile of the village center. §2 and §3 had separate punishments between whites and minorities. Whites who violate the law are punished with a fine not less than one nor exceeding five dollars. Minorities who could not pay the same fine immediately upon conviction, the offender shall be jailed for one month, unless the fine is paid sooner.Item Open Access 1832 Del. Laws 208, A Supplement to an Act to Prevent the Use of Firearms by Free Negroes and Free Mulattoes, and for Other Purposes, ch. 176, § 1(General Publisher, 1832)Prohibited “free negroes and free mulattoes” from having, owning, keeping, or possessing any gun, pistol, sword, or warlike instrument without permission of five or more citizens of the neighborhood.Item Open Access 1827 Del. Laws 153, An Act Concerning Crimes and Offenses Committed by Slaves, And For, The Security of Slaves Properly Demeaning Themselves, ch. 6, § 8(General Publisher, 1827)Prohibited “any negro or mulatto slave” from carrying any gun, pistol, sword, dirk, or unusual or dangerous weapons or arms without special permission.Item Open Access Laws of the State of Delaware 1816, An Act to Prevent the Discharging of Fire-Arms within the Towns and villages, and other public places within this State, and for Other Purposes. page 522 c. 192.(General Publisher, 1816)if any person or persons shall presume to fire or discharge any gun, ordinance, musket, fowling-piece, fusee or pistol, within any of the towns or villages of this State, or within the limits thereof; or where the limits cannot be ascertained, within one quarter of a mile of the center of such town or village, shall fire or discharge any gun, ordinance, musket, fowling piece, fusee or pistol, within or on any of the greens, streets, alleys, or lanes of any of the towns and villages within this State, whereon any buildings are or shall be erected, or within one hundred yards of any mill-dam, over or across where any of the main public or State roads may go or pass; every person or persons so offending, shall be fined or punished as hereinafter directed.Item Open Access Act of Feb. 4, 1812, 195 Del. Laws 522 (1812).(General Publisher, 1812)An Act to prevent the discharging of fire-arms within the towns and villages, and other public places within this State, and for other purposes.Item Open Access 1812 Del. Laws 329, An Act to Prevent the Discharging of Fire-Arms Within the Towns and Villages, and Other Public Places Within this State, and for Other Purposes. §1(General Publisher, 1812)Prohibited the discharge of any gun, ordinance, musket, fowling piece, fuse, or pistol in any town or village. When town limits cannot be ascrtained, not within one quarter mile of the centre of such town or village, the greens, streets, alleys or lanes of any town or village.Item Open Access 1797 Del. Laws 104, An Act for the Trial of Negroes, ch. 43, § 6(General Publisher, 1797)Prohibited “any Negro or Mulatto slave” from possessing any gun, ammunition, or weapon without their master’s license.Item Open Access 1 Del. Laws 104 (1797), ch. 43, § 6(General Publisher, 1797)Prohibited “any Negro or Mulatto slave” from carrying guns, swords, pistols, fowling pieces, clubs, or other arms and weapons without the master’s special license.Item Open Access Laws of the State of Delaware from the Fourteenth Day of October One Thousand Seven Hundred to the Eighteenth Day of August One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-Seven: In Two Volumes (New-Castle, DE: Printed by Samuel and John Adams, 1797), 1136-1137. Chapter 36—An Act for Establishing the Militia in this State, § 4. Passed June 18, 1793(General Publisher, 1793)Required all citizens enrolled in the militia to arm themselves, within six months, with a good musket or firelock, a bayonet, belt, two spare flints, a knapsack, a pouch, and a box to contain not less than twenty-four cartridges and gunpowder suited to the bore of his gun, or twenty cartridges and a quarter-pound of gunpowder.Item Open Access An Act for Establishing a Militia Within this State, § 6, 1782 Jan. Adjourned Sess. of Del. Acts 1, 3(General Publisher, 1782)Required every person aged eighteen to fifty to provide a musket or firelock with a bayonet, a cartouch box with twenty-three cartridges, priming wire, a brush, and six flints all in good order. Also required providing the same from parents who are tax rated at eighteen pounds, or apprentices. Violators fined at twenty-shillings for ever two months neglect or default.