1860-1861 N.C. Sess. Laws 68
Abstract
Pub. Laws, ch. 34, § 1: Prohibited "any free negro" from wearing or carrying or keeping in his house any "any shot gun, musket, rifle, pistol, sword, sword cane, dagger, bowie knife, powder or shot."
Summary
Eliminated the ability for free Blacks to obtain licenses to carry bowie knives or firearms; instituted a ban on public carry by free Blacks, under penalty of a fine of $50.
Law Text
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That chapter 107, section 66, of the Revised Code, be amended to read as follows: If any free negro shall wear or carry about his person or keep in his house any shot gun, musket, rifle, pistol, sword, sword cane, dagger, bowie knife, powder or shot, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction fined not less than fifty dollars.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws empowering the several county courts of the State to grant licenses to free negroes to carry fire arms, be and the same are hereby repealed.
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ENSLAVED PERSONS & OTHER MINORITIES