1875 Ind. Acts 59
| dc.coverage.spatial | Indiana | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T00:09:07Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T01:37:49Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T01:34:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1875 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Ch. 40 § 1-2: Prohibited the sale, barter, or transfer of any pistol, dirk, Bowie-knife, slung-shot, knuckles, or other deadly weapon to any adult under the age of twenty-one. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than five but no more than fifty dollars. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, barter, or give to any other person, under the age of twenty-one years, any pistol, dirk, or bowie-knife, slung-shot, knucks, or other deadly weapon that can be worn, or carried, concealed upon or about the person, or to sell, barter, or give to any person, under the age of twenty-one years, any cartridges manufactured and designed for use in a pistol. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the foregoing section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than five dollars, nor more than fifty dollars. | |
| dc.description.summary | This Indiana law makes it illegal to sell, trade, or give deadly concealed weapons—such as pistols, dirks, bowie knives, slung-shots, or brass knuckles—or pistol ammunition to anyone under 21 years old. Violators commit a misdemeanor and can be fined between $5 and $50. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3805 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_of_the_State_of_Indiana_Passed_at_t/xcCxAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA59&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.subject | TRANSFER - MINORS | |
| dc.title | 1875 Ind. Acts 59 |