The Compact with the Charter and Laws of the Colony of New Plymouth 102 (William Brigham ed., 1836)
Abstract
Required the militia of every township to bring arms during Sunday church services. Violators fined twelve pence for every default.
Summary
The law required one-fourth of each town's militia company to bring their firearms, powder, and bullets to Sunday meetings on a rotating basis from April through November, with a fine of twelve pence for each failure to comply.
Law Text
It is ordered by the Court That the Milletary companie of every Township in this government shall bring their armes by course every Lords day to the meeting viz. that the fourth pte of every such companie shall bring theire armes as afoarsaid with powder and bullett to improve if occation shall require, and whosoever shall neglect to carry his armes as aforesaid shalbee fined twelve pence for every default, to be levied by the Cun. of the towne for the companies use; and the time of carring of armes to begine on the first of Aprill untill the last of November annually.
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REQUIRED POSSESSION