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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 1845 Del. Laws 10, A Supplement To The Act Entitled “An Act To Survey, Lay Out And Regulate the Streets Of Smyrna and for Other Purposes,” ch. 12, § 2(General Publisher, 1845)Imposed a duty on commissioners, justices of the peace, and constables to extinguish and prevent bonfires in the streets, lanes, and alleys. The duty also included the suppression and preventing discharge of guns, pistols, crackers, squibs, or fire-balls in the town limits.Item Open Access 1841 Del. Laws 198, A Supplement to the Act Entitled “An Act for Establishing the Boundaries of the Town of Dover, and for Other Purposes Therein Mentioned, § 2(General Publisher, 1841)Placed a duty on commissioners, justices, and constables to suppress, extinguish, and prevent bonfires in the public square of Dover. Also required the suppression and preventing of discharge of guns, firecrackers, squibs within the town limits.Item Open Access A Further Supplement to an Act Entitled “An Act to Prevent the Use of Fire-arms by Free Negroes and Free Mulattoes and for Other Purposes, § 1, 9 Del. Laws 552 (1843)(General Publisher, 1843)Repealed laws allowing the Justice of the Peace to license or permit a “free negro or free mulatto” to have, use, or possess a gun or fowling piece.Item Open Access 1841 Del. Laws 430, An Act Concerning Fees, ch. 368, § 1(General Publisher, 1841)Set payment for Justices of the Peace to receive 25 cents for each license issued to “negroes” to keep a firearm.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.