1799 Conn. Acts 511-13

1799 Conn. Acts 511-13

Abstract

Imposed fines for non-appearance of militia muster and deficiencies of Arms, An Act For The Militia, § 4: Ammunition, and Accoutrements. Violators of non-appearance as NCOs, drummers, fifers, or trumpeters at three dollars for each day's battalion or regiment exercise. The same fined at one dollar and fifty cents for company exercise and inspection. Privates fined at two dollars for non-appearance on days of regimental or battalion exercises. For neglect, privates fined at one dollar per day. For deficiencies in each gun or pair of pistol, violators fined seventy-five cents. For deficiencies in each sword, bayonets, or cartridge boxes, violators fined fifty cents.For other articles required by law, violators fined twenty-five cents.

Summary

Penalized militia members who did not properly maintain arms with varying fines depending on the type of arm in disrepair.

Law Text

4. And be it further enacted, That the Fines and Penalties incurred for Non-appearance and deficiencies of Arms, Ammunition and Accoutrements shall in future be as follows. Each non-commissioned Officer, Drummer, Fifer or Trumpeter who shall neglect to appear at the Time and Place appointed for regimental or battalion exercise or review being legally warned thereto shall forfeit and pay a fine of three dollars for each days neglect and for each days neglect to appear at the time and place appointed for company Exercise or Inspection, being legally warned thereto, shall forfeit and pay a Fine of One Dollar and Fifty Cents, and each Private belonging to any Company of Militia, shall for Non-appearance on days of Regimental or Battalion Exercise or Review, being thereto legally warned, forfeit and pay a Fine of Two Dollars for each Day's neglect and for Non-appearance at Time and Place for company Exercise or Inspection he shall forfeit and pay a Fine of One Dollar for each Day's neglect; and for deficiencies of Arms, Ammunition and Accoutrements required by Law, each non-commissioned Officer and Private shall forfeit and pay for each Day of Review or Exercise the he shall be deficient, the following Fines, viz. For a Gun or pair of Pistols, each Seventy-five cents; for Sword, Bayonet or Cartridge Box, each Fifty Cents; and for each of the other Articles required by law, Twenty-five Cents.