1869 Ariz. Sess. Laws 99
| dc.coverage.spatial | Arizona [Territory] | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-23T02:54:48Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-23T03:01:35Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T18:23:19Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-16T22:43:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1868 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Any person or persons within this Territory who shall sell or give arms or ammunition to any Indians, or repair arms for them, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as follows . | |
| dc.description.lawtext | (397) SECTION 1. Any person or persons within this Territory who shall sell or give arms or ammunition to any Indians, or repair arms for them, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as follows: (398) SEC. 2. Whenever it shall appear, by a complaint made upon the affidavit of the complainant, satisfactory to any justice of the peace, that any person or persons has been guilty of selling or giving arms or ammunition to any Indian or Indians, or who has been guilty of repairing arms for their use, within the county or precinct where such justice shall reside, he shall issue a warrant and cause to be arrested the person or persons so offending, who shall be tried before him, and if found guilty and convicted the person so convicted shall be fined for the first offense fifty dollars, together with the costs; and if convicted a second time, the said person or persons so convicted shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, together with the costs, and imprisoned in the county jail for the term of thirty days; *provided*, that the penalties of this act shall not be applied to persons selling arms or ammunition, or repairing arms, to or for the following tribes: Pimas, Maricopas, Papagoes and tame Apaches. (399) SEC. 3. That one-half of all fines collected under the provisions of this act shall be applied to the road fund of the county in which the conviction is made, and the other half shall be paid to the informer. (400) SEC. 4. This act shall apply to Pah-Ute county only, and shall take effect and be in force from and after the first day of January, A. D. 1869. | |
| dc.description.summary | This law makes it illegal in Pah-Ute County to sell, give, or repair arms or ammunition for most Native Americans, with penalties including fines for a first offense and increased fines plus jail time for repeat offenses, though it exempts certain tribes (Pimas, Maricopas, Papagoes, and tame Apaches); it also outlines a complaint-based enforcement process, and directs collected fines to both county road funds and informants. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3061 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://books.google.com/books?id=rSZEAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=arms&f=false | |
| dc.subject | ENSLAVED PERSONS & OTHER MINORITIES | |
| dc.title | 1869 Ariz. Sess. Laws 99 |