Laws and Ordinances, Ordained and Established by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty, of the City of New York 25-26 (1799)
Abstract
A Law to regulate the keeping of gun-powder in the city of New York: That no person or persons shall keep in any house, shop store house or other place within two miles of the city hall of the said city (Magazines of powder of the United States or of this state only excepted) any more or greater quantity of gun powder at one time than twenty-eight pounds,
Summary
Keeping more than twenty-eight pounds of gunpowder within two miles of City Hall is prohibited, and any allowed amount must be divided into separate stone jugs or tin canisters capped at seven pounds each, subject to a penalty of $12.50. State and federal powder magazines are exempt from this restriction, and a city-appointed storekeeper is established to safely manage, log, and distribute public powder stored in the designated city magazine. The storekeeper must maintain strict operating hours and issue formal written receipts detailing ownership and container markings for all stored powder.
Law Text
Be it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New-York in Common Council convened, That no person or persons shall keep in any house, shop, store-house or other place within two miles of the city-hall of the said city (magazines of powder of the United States or of this state only excepted) any more or greater quantity of gun-powder at one time than twenty-eight pounds, and that in four separate stone jugs or in tin cannisters, each of which shall not contain more than seven pounds weight of gun-powder, under the penalty of twelve dollars and fifty cents for every offence.
And be it further ordained, That the common council of the said city shall, from time to time appoint a sober, discreet and sufficient inhabitant of the said city, to be store-keeper of the said magazine or powder house, erected as aforesaid; that it shall be the duty of the said store-keeper to receive and store in the said magazine or powder house, all such gun-powder as shall be thereto brought to be safely kept and stored, and that he shall be accountable therefor to the owners thereof (lightning and other unavoidable accidents excepted:) that he shall, as often as required, every day (except Sundays) between the hours of ten and twelve in the forenoon, and two and four in the afternoon, give his attendance to receive into and deliver out of the said magazine or powder house, all such gun-powder as shall be brought thereto to be stored, or as shall be required to be delivered thereout as aforesaid, that upon his receiving into his custody any quantity of gun-powder, he shall enter the same in a book to be kept for that purpose, specifying the names of the respective owners, the quantity of gun-powder and the size, marks and numbers of the casks, and at the same time give his receipt in writing for the same to the owners thereof.
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Categories
GUNPOWDER - STORAGE