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Start date: 1750End date: 1799

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    1799 Conn Acts 511, An Act For The Militia, § 4
    (General Publisher, 1799)
    Imposed fines for non-appearance of militia muster and deficiencies of Arms, Ammunition, and Accoutrements. Violators of non-appearance as NCOs, drummers, fifers, or trumpeters at three dollars for each day's battalion or regiment exercise. The same fined at one dollar and fifty cents for company exercise and inspection. Privates fined at two dollars for non-appearance on days of regimental or battalion exercises. For neglect, privates fined at one dollar per day. For deficiencies in each gun or pair of pistol, violators fined seventy-five cents. For deficinecies in each sword, bayonets, or cartridge boxes, violators fined fifty cents.For other articles required by law, violators fined twnety-five cents.
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    1783 Conn. Acts 633, An Act For The Punishment of Burglary And Robbery
    (General Publisher, 1783)
    Prohibited the burglary of any dwelling house or shop where goods, wares, and merchandise are deposited. Also prohibited robbery of any person in the Field of Highway through abuse, force, violence, or doing so armed with any dangerous armour or weapon. Violators punished with death.
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    The Public Records Of The State Of Connecticut Page 271-272
    (General Publisher, 1779)
    Prohibiting challenging another to fight with a sword, pistol, rapier, or other dangerous weapon. The person challenging shall forfeit one thousand pounds and give sureties for good behavior during life. Violators also prohibited from holding any office of "profit or honor under this State." Failure to pay the fine shall lead to imprisonment for one full year.
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    The Public Records Of The Colony Of Connecticut. Hartford, 1890 vol. 15 p. 191
    (General Publisher, 1775)
    Prohibited the exportation of salt petre, nitre, or gun powder out of the colony by land or water. Violators fined twenty pounds for every hundred weight of salt petre, nitre, or gun powder.
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    An Act for regulating and ordering the Troops that are, or may be raised, for the Defence of this Colony, Article 19 (11 May, 1775)
    (General Publisher, 1775)
    When a commissioned officer is found drunk on duty, he shall be dismissed from service dishonorably. Non-commissioned officers and soldiers shall be sentenced according to a regimental court-martial.
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    1775 Conn. Acts 413, An Act for Supplying the Troops Ordered to be Raised for the Special Defense and Safety of this Colony, with Necessary Fire Arms
    (General Publisher, 1775)
    Provided that a sufficient supply of arms to be procured for the benefit of inhabitants of households and other persons not on the militia roll. Every person for whom any arm shall be impressed shall be paid four shilling for its use. Users shall be fined four shilling if they lose the arm.

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