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Item Open Access 1639 N.J. Laws 18-19, Ordinance of the Director and Council of New Netherland, Prohibiting the Sale of Firearms . . . to Indians[.](General Publisher, 1639)Prohibited the sale of firearms, and ammunition to “Indians” punishable by death. Informants of violations eligible for monetary reward.Item Open Access The Fundamental Constitutions for the Province of East New Jersey in America, (1683) art. VII(General Publisher, 1683)Provided the state with the authority to arm and defend its forts,, castles, cities, and other places of defense. Also regulated the possession of firearms by citizensItem Open Access Grants, Concessions, and Original Constitutions of the Province of New Jersey The Acts 289-90, ch. 9 An Act Against Wearing Swords, &c. (2d ed. 1881)(General Publisher, 1686)Prohibited the carrying “privately” of any pocket pistol, skeines, stilettoes, daggers or dirks, or other unusual or unlawful weapons by planters. Punishable by fine of five pounds for first conviction, and punishable by imprisonment for six months and a fine of ten pounds.Item Open Access Grants, Concessions, and Original Constitutions of the Province of New Jersey 341-42, ch 2, An Act concersning Slaves, &c. (2d ed. 1881).(General Publisher, 1694)Prohibited any slave from being permitted to carry any gun or pistol into the woods or plantations unless their owner accompanied them.Item Open Access Laws of the Royal Colony of New Jersey 1703-1745, at 293, An Act to Prevent the Killing of Deer out of Season, and Against Carrying of Guns and Hunting by Persons not Qualified (vol. 2, passed May 5, 1722)(General Publisher, 1722)That if any Person or Persons shall presume, at any Time after the Publication hereof, to carry any Gun, or Hunt on the Improved or Inclosed Lands in any Plantation, and on other than his own, unless he have Lisence or Permission from the owner of such Lands or Plantation, and shall be thereof Convicted, either upon the View of any Justice of the Peace within this Province, or by the Oath or Affirmation of any one or more Witnesses, before any Justice of the Peace, he shall, for every such Offence, forfeit the Sum of Fifteen Shillings, with Costs attending such Conviction.Item Open Access An Act for better settling and regulating the Militia of this Colony of New-Jersey, for the repelling Invasions, and Suppressing Insurrections and Rebellions. Passed May 8, 1746. Section 3. Officers and Soldiers to behave well while under Arms; and, Section 23.(General Publisher, 1746)Prohibited the sale of any strong liquor to members of the militia. Violators fined three pounds.Item Open Access 1750-1756 N.J. Laws 444, ch. 112, § 4(General Publisher, 1750)Prohibited “any Negro or Mulatto Slave” from being off their master’s property with a gun on the Lord’s Day after nine in the evening.Item Open Access 1763-1775 N.J. Laws 346, ch. 539, § 10(General Publisher, 1771)Prohibited the setting of any trap gun intended to discharge by any string, rope, or other contrivance. Punishable by forfeiture of the firearm and fine of 6 pounds.Item Open Access 1763-1775 N.J. Laws 344, ch. 539, §§ 1, 3(General Publisher, 1771)Be it Enacted by the Governor, Council and General Assembly of this colony of New Jersey, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That if any person or persons shall presume, at any time after the publication hereof, to carry any gun on any lands not his own, and for which the owner pays taxes, or is in his lawful possession, unless he hath license or permission in writing from the owner or owners, or legal possessor, every such person so offending, and convicted thereof, either upon the view of any justice of the peace within this colony, or by the oath or affirmation of one or more witnesses, before any justice of the peace of either of the counties, cities, or towns corporate of this colony, in which the offender or offenders may be taken or reside, he or she, or they, shall for every offence, forfeit and pay to the owner of the soil, or his tenant in possession, the sum of forty shillings, with costs of sit; which forfeiture shall and may be sued for and recovered by the owner of the soil, or tenant in possession before any justice of the peace in this colony, for the use of such owner or tenant in possession. Also provided that if the offender is not a resident of the colony, they shall pay a sum of five dollars and forfeit their arms.Item Open Access "Act for the Inspection of Gunpowder", 1776-1777, N.J. Laws 6, ch. 6 § 1(General Publisher, 1776)Required the inspection of gunpowder prior to sale, and appointed state inspectors to "mark" lots that passed inspection.Item Open Access 1777 N.J. Acts 90, ch. 40, § 20(General Publisher, 1777)That the President and Council aforesaid be, and they hereby are empowered and directed to deprive and take from such Persons as they shall judge disaffected and dangerous to the present Government, all the Arms, Accoutrements and Ammunition which they own or possess; and the said President and Council are hereby authorized to pay for such Arms, Accoutrements and Ammunition, or any of them, such Sum as shall be ascertained by two or more Appraisers under Oath, which said Arms, Accoutrements and Ammunition shall be delivered, for the Use of the State, to the Commanding Officer of the Battalion in whose District such disaffected Person resides.”Item Open Access 1778 N.J. Laws 45, 2d. General Assembly, An Act for the Regulating, Training and Arraying of the Militia, ch. 21, § 11.(General Publisher, 1778)That every Person enrolled shall constantly keep himself furnished with a good Musket, well fitted with a Bayonet, Steel Ramrod and Worm, a Cartridge-box, twenty three Rounds of Cartridges sized to his Musket, a Priming-wire, Brush and twelve Flints, a Knapsack and CanteenItem Open Access Charles Nettleton, Laws of the State of New-Jersey, at 370-71, An Act respecting slaves, § 9 (1821)(General Publisher, 1798)Prohibited “any negro or other slave” from hunting or carrying a gun on the first day of the week, or Sunday subject to imprisonment.Item Open Access 1821 N.J. Laws 474, An Act to Describe, Apprehend and Punish Disorderly Persons, § 2(General Publisher, 1799)Prohibited the carrying of any pistol, hanger, cutlass, bludgeon, or other offensive weapon, with intent to assault any person.”Item Open Access 1811 N.J. Laws 225-26, An Act to Regulate Gun Powder Manufactories and Magazines within this State § 1(General Publisher, 1811)Required manufactories of gunpowder and storage magazines to be located away from populated areas.Item Open Access 1821 N.J. Laws 259, An Act for the punishment of crimes, § 56(General Publisher, 1820)That if any person shall, by word, message, letter, or any other way, challenge another to a fight a duel, with a rapier, or small sword, backsword, pistol, or other dangerous weapon, or shall accept a challenge, although no duel be fought, or knowingly by the bearer of such challenge, or shall any ways abet, prompt, encourage, persuade, seduce, or cause any person to fight a duel, or to challenge another to fight such a duel, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanorItem Open Access An Ordinance Supplementary to a Law entitled “A Law for the appointment of a Street Commissioner and prescribing his duties,” and for other purposes, §41 Discharging guns, &c. (1850).(General Publisher, 1836)No person shall, within the Lamp and Watch District, fire or discharge any gun, pistol, cannon, or fowling piece, or other fire arms, (unless in defence of his person or property,) nor let off any squibs, crackers, or other fireworks, in the city of Newark, unless by permission of the city authorities, under the penalty of five dollars for every offence."Item Open Access 1837 N.J. Laws 373, An Act to Incorporate the City of Trenton, § 24.(General Publisher, 1837)That it shall and may be lawful for the common council of the said city, in common council convened, to pass such ordinances as to them shall seem meet . . . for regulating the keeping and transporting of gunpowder or other combustible or dangerous materials.Item Open Access 1875 Charter and Ordinances of the City of Trenton 185, An Ordinance concerning Nuisances, §1 (passed Feb. 21, 1842).(General Publisher, 1842)no merchant, storekeeper, or other person whatever, shall keep, at any one time, more than fifty pounds of gunpowder on the premises used or occupied by him, within the thickly built and inhabited parts of the city, under the penalty of fifty dollars."Item Open Access An Ordinance Concerning the Firing of Guns, & c., Ordinances of the Common Council of the City of Trenton; with the Acts of the Legislature Relative to Said City, at 80, § 1 (1842)(General Publisher, 1842)if any person or persons shall fire, discharge, or let off any gun, pistol, squib, or other fire-work within this city, within two hundred yards of any dwelling-house, stable, or any other building, or any hay or grain stack, every such person or persons so offending, and being thereof convicted before any one of the magistrates of this city, either by his own view, by the confession of the offender, or by the oath or affirmation of one credible witness, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of one dollar,