Georgia
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The Georgia Collection serves as a comprehensive repository for academic and historical research related to the state of Georgia. It encompasses a wide range of materials, including scholarly studies, historical documents, and curated collections that highlight the cultural, social, and legal developments within the region.
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Item Open Access 1875 Ga. Laws 189, An Act to Prevent the Shooting or Firing of Guns or Pistols in the Village of Vineville, in the County of Bibb, ch. 181, § 1(General Publisher, 1875)Prohibited the discharge, firing, shooting of any gun or pistol within three hundred yards of any public road through the village of Vineville.Item Open Access Ch. 42—Powder, §§ 462-464, ATLANTA, CODE OF THE CITY 164 (J. P. Harrison 1879)(General Publisher, 1879)The council shall have the discretion to grant or refuse a license. Salesmen of gunpowder shall have a sign saying they are licensed to sell. Also prohibited burning rockets, crackers, or any kind of fire-works in Atlanta.Item Open Access Ch. 42—Powder, §§ 461, ATLANTA, CODE OF THE CITY 164 (J. P. Harrison 1879)(General Publisher, 1879)In order to receive a license, all petitioners shall give the names of three neighbors who approve of the sale of gunpowder. Petitioners shall pay a one thousand dollar bond and security.Item Open Access Ch. 42—Powder, §§ 460, ATLANTA, CODE OF THE CITY 164 (J. P. Harrison 1879)(General Publisher, 1879)Prohibited the sale of gunpowder without obtaining a license from the clerk of the council. The license would expire after one year. Violators fined one hundred dollars and costs of trial for each and every day the party violated the ordinance, or imrpisoned not more than thirty days in the station house or common jail of Fulton County.Item Open Access Ch. 42—Powder, §§ 459-464, ATLANTA, CODE OF THE CITY 163, 163-64 (J. P. Harrison 1879)(General Publisher, 1879)Prohibited merchants from keep more than one keg of powder at a time in any house. Powder shall be kept in a tin can. Violators fined not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days.Item Open Access 1878-79 Ga. Laws 142, An Act for the Protection of Birds and Game in the County of Bibb, § 1(General Publisher, 1879)Prohibited hunting between April 1 and October 1 in the County of BibbItem Open Access GA. CONST. OF 1877, art. I, § 22(General Publisher, 1877)Declared the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, but the legislature shall have the right to regulate the manner in which arms are borne.Item Open Access 1876 Ga. L. 112, ch. 128(General Publisher, 1876)Prohibited the transfer of any pistol, dirk, Bowie knife, or sword cane to a minor.Item Open Access R. H. Clark, The Code of the State of Georgia. Second Edition Page 826 (1873) § 4580(General Publisher, 1873)Prohibited hunting any kind of game with gun or dogs, or both, on the day of the Sabbath. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor.Item Open Access R. H. Clark, The Code of the State of Georgia 818 (1873) § 4528(General Publisher, 1873)Prohibited the carrying of any dirk, Bowie knife, pistol, or other deadly weapon to a court, election site, precinct, place of worship, or other public gathering site. Punishable by fine of $20-50 or imprisonment for 10-20 days.