Acts and Laws of His Majesties Colony of Rhode-Island, and Providence Plantations in America 86-87 (1179 [1719])
| dc.coverage.spatial | Rhode Island | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T14:13:41Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T17:07:15Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T13:17:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1718 | |
| dc.description.abstract | That every Listed Soldier of the said Militia, shall be always provided with one good Musket, or Fuzee, the Barrel whereof not to be less than three foot and an half in length, to the satisfaction of the Commission Officers of the Company; also one pound of good Gunpowder, thirty Bullets, fit for his Gun, six good Flints, fit for Service; one good Sword, or Baionet, a Cartouch Box, ready | |
| dc.description.lawtext | AND be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That every Listed Soldier of the said Militia, shall be always provided with one good Musket, or Fuzee, the Barrel whereof not to be less than three foot and an half in length, to the satisfaction of the Commission Officers of the Company; also one pound of good Gunpowder, thirty Bullets, fit for his Gun, six good Flints, fit for Service; one good Sword, or Baionet, a Cartouch Box, ready fitted with Cartriges of Gunpowder and Bullets, on the penalty of Three Shillings, for each time he shall be found not provided as aforesaid; the which shall be Distrained by the Clerk of the Company, by Warrant from the Captain of said Company, and Six-pence more for such Distraint, upon the Goods and Chattels of such defective person, to and for the use of such Company. | |
| dc.description.summary | Every enlisted militia soldier was required to maintain a musket or fusée, gunpowder, bullets, flints, a sword or bayonet, and a loaded cartridge box for military service. Failing to have the required equipment resulted in a 3-shilling fine plus 6 pence for collection, taken from the soldier’s property. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/5218 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyArchive | https://archive.org/details/thecharteractsla00rhod/page/86 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyHathi | https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t6445hw4r&seq=104 | |
| dc.subject | REQUIRED POSSESSION | |
| dc.title | Acts and Laws of His Majesties Colony of Rhode-Island, and Providence Plantations in America 86-87 (1179 [1719]) |