1854 Or. Terr. Stat. 257, ch. 37, An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Arms and Ammunition to Indians, §§ 1-3.

SEC. 1. That it be enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon, That if any white citizen, or other person than an Indian, shall sell, barter, or give to any Indian in this territory any gun, rifle, pistol or other kind of firearms, any powder, lead, percussion caps or other ammunition whatever, any person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six months, nor less than one month, and by fine not exceeding five hundred nor less than one hundred dollars. SEC. 2. All prosecutions under the provisions of this act shall be by indictment before the district court in the county where the offence shall have been committed, in the same manner that other offences may be prosecuted in this territory. SEC. 3. This act to be in force from and after its passage.