1752 N.Y. Laws 199

XX. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That it shall not be lawful for any Slave or Slaves, to have or use any Gun, Pistol, Sword, Club, or any other Kind of Weapon whatsoever, but in the Presence of or by the Direction of his, her, or their Master or Mistress, and in their own Ground, on Penalty of being whipt for the same, at the Discretion of the Justice of the Peace, before whom such Complaint shall come, or upon the View of the said Justice, not exceeding twenty Lashes on the bare Back, for every such Offence.