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5 Stat. at Large of Pa. 613 (J. Mitchell & H. Flanders Comm'r. 1898)

Abstract
All persons enrolled to be armed with a musket, fuse, firelock, cutlass, bayonet or tomahawk, cartridge box, twelve shots of ball and powder. Allowed individuals to opt out. Used by the Court to show an idiomatic meaning for the term arms, ie to "carry."
Summary
All persons enrolled to be armed with a musket, fuse, firelock, cutlass, bayonet or tomahawk, cartridge box, twelve shots of ball and powder. Allowed individuals to opt out. Used by the Court to show an idiomatic meaning for the term arms, ie to "carry."
Law Text
And be it enacted, That every of the persons so as aforesaid enrolled, not consientiously scrupling the use of arms, shall be "Except such as are hereinafter exempted." sufficiently armed with one good musket, fuzee or other firelock well fixed, a cutlass, bayonet or tomahawk, a cartouch box, filled with twelve or more cartridges of powder, twelve or more sizeable bullets, and three good flints, and shall appear and attend in their proper persons with the accoutrements, arms and ammunition aforesaid in good order, on the first Mondays in the months of June, August, November and March, at the place appointed by their respective captains or superior officers, for mustering their respective companies: And on the second Monday in October at the place to be appointed by the colonel for the mustering of the regiment, in order to be taught and disciplined in the military exercise and shall continue under arms any time not exceeding six hours on each of the days aforesaid, and that every such person so attending, whilst at muster and on duty, shall execute and perform all their proper services and obey the just and reasonable commands and orders of their respective officers, under the penalty of any sum not exceeding five shillings nor less than one shilling. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every person so enrolled that does not belong to such societies as conscientiously scruple the bearing of arms, that shall not appear at the times and places aforesaid, "Except such as are hereinafter excepted." completely armed and accoutred as aforesaid, to the satisfaction of his superior officer, who is hereby declared to be judge thereof, shall forfeit and pay on demand the sum of four shillings for every such offense, to be paid to the clerk of the troop or company to which he belongs, except in cases of sickness or imprisonment. And that the fines and forfeitures of every young man above seventeen and under twenty-one years of age, living with their parents incurred by virtue of this act, shall be paid by their parents and recovered in manner hereinafter-directed.

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1759

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Pennsylvania

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