1 Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut 2, 79 (J. Hammond Trumbull ed., 1850) (enacted 1644)
Abstract
Prohibited the repairing, selling, and giving "any Indian" a gun or ammunition, punishable by fine.
Summary
The order prohibits anyone within the court's jurisdiction from trading or supplying firearms, gunpowder, or ammunition to Native Americans, with unspecified but severe penalties to be determined by the court for violations. Also prohibited the repairing, selling, and giving "any Indian" a gun or ammunition, punishable by fine.
Law Text
It is ordered yt from henceforth none yt are wthin the Jurisdic[tion] of this Cort, shall trade wtb the natiues or Indians any peece or pistoll or gunn or powder or shott, vnder such heavie penalty as vppon such misdemeanor the Corte shall thinke meete. [...] It is Ordered, that noe man wthin this Jurisdiction shall directly or indirectly amend, repaire, or cause to be amended or repaired, any gun, smale or greate, belonging to any Indean, nor shall endeuor the same, nor shall sell or giue to any Indean, directly or indirectly, any such gun or gunpowder, or shott, or lead, or mould, or millitary weapons, or armor, nor shall make any arrowe heads, vppon payne of ten pownd fyne for euery offence at lest, nor sell nor barter any guns, powder, bullitts or lead, wherby this Order might be evaded, to any prson inhabiting out of this Jurisdiction, w"Iout lycence of this or the prticuler Court, or som two Magistrats, vppon payne of ten pownd for every gun, fiue pownd for eury pownd of powder, 40s. for euery pownd of bullitts or lead, and so prportionably for any greater or lesser quantity.
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TRANSFER - DANGEROUS PERSONS