THE PUBLIC STATUTES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ENACTED NOVEMBER 19, 1881; TO TAKE EFFECT FEBRUARY 1, 1882, at 1163 (1886).

Abstract

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, giving, or disposing of any instrument or weapon usually known as a slungshot, metallic knuckles, billy, or other dangerous weapon. Violators punished by fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months.