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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 1871 Del. Law 605, § 14(General Publisher, 1871)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, pistols, fireworks, or throwing fireballs within the town limits.Item Open Access 1871 Del. Law 620, § 14(General Publisher, 1871)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, pistols, fireworks, or throwing fireballs within the town limits.Item Open Access 1871 Del. Law 138, § 17(General Publisher, 1871)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, pistols, fireworks, or throwing fireballs within 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 1852 Del. Laws 664, An Act To Incorporate the Town of Camden and for Other Purposes, ch. 652, § 3(General Publisher, 1852)Authorized the elected commissioners to regulate the discharge of guns or pistols.Item Open Access 1871 Del. Law 160, § 13(General Publisher, 1871)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, pistols, fireworks, or throwing fireballs within the town limits.Item Open Access Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of Wilmington, Del., for the year ending December 31st, 1897, Park Regulations, at 28(General Publisher, 1897)Prohibited carry of firearms, shooting birds or other animals within the park, or throwing stones or missiles, or disturbing or annoying the birds or animals within Eden Park.Item Open Access Charter of the City of Wilmington (Delaware) (1893) Part VII, § 7(General Publisher, 1893)Prohibited carry of firearms, shooting birds or other animals within the park, or throwing stones or missiles.