Stat. of Ohio & N.W. Terr. 230, ch. 98, § 10 (Vol. 1. Cincinnati, 1833)§
| dc.coverage.spatial | Ohio | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T13:47:28Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T16:54:29Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T03:54:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1833 | |
| dc.description.abstract | And if any person within this territory, shall challenge, by word or in writing, the person of another to fight at sword, rapier, pistol, or other deadly weapon, the person so challenging, shall forfeit and pay for every such offense, being thereof lawfully convicted, in any court of record within the county wherein the offense shall be committed, having competent jurisdiction by the testimony of one or more witnesses, or by the confession of the party offending, a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, not less than fifty dollars | |
| dc.description.lawtext | § 10. That if any person within this territory, shall challenge, by word or in writing, the person of another to fight at sword, rapier, pistol, or other deadly weapon, the person so challenging, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence, being thereof lawfully convicted, in any court of record within the county wherein the offence shall be committed, having competent jurisdiction, by the testimony of one or more witnesses, or by the confession of the party offending, a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, nor less than fifty dollars; or shall suffer imprisonment, for a term not exceeding twelve months, nor less than three months, without bail or mainprize. And the person who shall accept any such challenge, shall in like manner, upon conviction, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or shall suffer such imprisonment, for a term not exceeding six months, or not less than one month. And if any person shall, willingly and knowingly, carry and deliver any written challenge, or shall verbally deliver any message, purporting to be a challenge, or shall verbally consent to be a second in any such intended duel, and shall be legally convicted thereof, as aforesaid, the person so offending, shall for every such offence, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, nor less than fifty dollars; or shall suffer imprisonment not exceeding six months, nor less than one month, as aforesaid. | |
| dc.description.summary | The law criminalized challenging or accepting a duel involving swords, pistols, or other deadly weapons, imposing fines and imprisonment on both parties. It also punished anyone who knowingly delivered a challenge or agreed to serve as a second, with penalties of up to $100 and six months’ imprisonment. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4956 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Statutes_of_Ohio_and_of_the_Northwes/uGhMAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 | |
| dc.subject | DUELING | |
| dc.title | Stat. of Ohio & N.W. Terr. 230, ch. 98, § 10 (Vol. 1. Cincinnati, 1833)§ |