52 Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1755-1756, at 458 (1935)
| dc.coverage.spatial | Maryland | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T17:12:35Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T02:13:12Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T02:11:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1756 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Kept the militia age at 16 to 60. This act changed the ammunition requirement to "nine Charges of Gun-powder and nine Sizeable Bulletts." Troopers needed to provide themselves with "a pair of good Pistols a good Sword or Hanger half a pound of Gun-powder and twelve Sizeable Bulletts and a Carbine —well fixed with a good Belt Swivel and Buckett." | |
| dc.description.lawtext | And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that Once in Six Months from and after the Publication of this Act if command be given for that purpose by the Governor or Commander in Chief for the Time being and command be given by the Colonels or Commanding Officers of the Respective Counties the Several Companies in each Regiment and the Troops of Horse and foot Companies shall meet at such Place or Places in their respective Counties as shall be appointed to be there trained and exercised by the Field Officers of their respective Countys And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that every Person to be inlisted as aforesaid and provided with proper and Suitable Arms to be determined by his Commanding Officer and to whom his proportion of Gunpowder and Lead Shall be delivered as aforesaid shall appear at Muster when duly warned so to do with his Arms in good Order and nine Charges of Gun-powder and nine Sizeable Bulletts under the Penalty of Ten Shillings for every Neglect or Omission thereof And be it also Enacted by the authority aforesaid that every Person inlisted as aforesaid and to whom Powder and Lead shall have been delivered as aforesaid Shall at all Times after Such Delivery have at his Habitation or place of abode one pound of good Gun-powder and three pound of Sizeable Bulletts or such Quantitys as were delivered to him under the Penalty of Twenty Shillings Current Money for Neglecting to have the Same and also the further Penalty of Five Shillings Current Money Week thereafter that Such Person shall neglect to have the Same and if any Such Person shall on demand at any Time between Sun Rise and Sun Sett neglect or wilfully refuse to show his Captain or other Person Sent by him his Arms and Ammunition aforesaid the Person so neglecting or refusing shall be deemed to be unprovided therewith and Shall forfeit accordingly. And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that every Trooper whilst on Duty Shall be provided with a good Serviceable Horse with a good Saddle a pair of good Pistols a good Sword or Hanger half a pound of Gun-powder and twelve Sizeable Bulletts and a Carbine well fixed with a good Belt Swivel and Buckett [sic] under the Penalty of fforty Shillings Current Money for his wilfull neglect thereof. | |
| dc.description.summary | This law requires militia companies to train every six months when ordered by the governor, and mandates that enlisted soldiers attend musters properly armed with ammunition and supplies. It also requires them to keep set amounts of gunpowder and bullets at home and submit to inspection, with fines for noncompliance. Cavalry troopers on duty must be equipped with a horse, pistols, sword, ammunition, and a carbine, with penalties imposed for failing to meet these equipment standards. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4111 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedby | https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000052/html/am52--458.html | |
| dc.subject | MILITIAS | |
| dc.subject | REQUIRED POSSESSION | |
| dc.title | 52 Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1755-1756, at 458 (1935) |