1746 N.C. Sess. Laws 244
| dc.coverage.spatial | North Carolina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-05T19:33:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1746 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Mandated that each militiaman appear with "a Gun, fit for service, a Cartouch Box, and a Sword, Cutlass, or Hanger [a type of sword], and at least Twelve Charges of Powder and Bail, or Swan Shot, and Six Spare Flints | |
| dc.description.lawtext | IV. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That any Person or Persons, after having been so inlisted, who shall at any Time hereafter (unless rendered incapable by Sickness or Accident), fail or refuse, on Notice given, to appear, at such Times and Places within the County, as shall from Time to Time, be appointed, by the Colonel or Commanding Officer of the Regiment to which he belongs, for that Purpose, there to be mustered, trained, and exercised in Arms, or that shall not at such Times and Places, be well provided with a Gun, fit for service, a Cartouch Box, and a Sword, Cutlass, or Hanger, and at least Twelve Charges of Powder and Bail, or Swan Shot, and Six Spare Flints, shall forfeit and pay, for his Non-Appearance, the Sum of Five Shillings and Four Pence, Proclamation Money; and in Case they do appear, they shall forfeit and pay Two Shillings and Eight Pence, like Money, for Want of any of the Arms, Accoutrements, or Ammunition as aforesaid; to be levied by a Warrant from the Captain of the Company, directed to the Serjeant of the same, who shall make return thereof to the Captain; which Serjeant shall be paid two Shillings, Proclamation Money, by the Offender, for serving the same: And in Case such Serjeant or Serjeants shall refuse or neglect to serve any Warrant or Warrants to him or them so directed, he or they, on Refusal or Neglect thereof, shall be Fined five Pounds, Proclamation Money; to be recovered by a Warrant from the Captain, directed to any other Serjeant, under the same Penalty; to be applied as other Fines in this Act are directed and appointed: Provided that no Person shall incur the Penalty for appearing in the Field without a Cartouch Box, or Cutlass, Sword, or Hanger, Until the Expiration of Six Months, after the Ratification of this Act. | |
| dc.description.summary | This law requires every enlisted militia member to appear at scheduled county musters fully equipped with a functional gun, a cartouch box, a sword, cutlass, or hanger, six spare flints, and at least twelve charges of powder and shot. Members who fail to appear are fined five shillings and four pence, while those who attend missing any required arms or ammunition face a fine of two shillings and eight pence, collected via distress warrant issued by the company captain. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/5971 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedby | https://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.php/document/csr23-0051 | |
| dc.subject | MILITIAS | |
| dc.subject | REQUIRED POSSESSION | |
| dc.title | 1746 N.C. Sess. Laws 244 |