1 Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut 542-43 (J. Hammond Trumbull ed., 1850) (enacted 1650)
| dc.coverage.spatial | Connecticut [Colony] | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-23T03:51:36Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-11T14:13:09Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-16T23:37:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1650 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Required all persons above sixteen years old to bear arms. All males will have a musket or other gun in continual readiness and fit for service. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | It is ordered and by this Courte declared, that all persons that are aboue the age of sixteene yeares, except Magistrates and Church ofiicers, shall beare Armes, vnless they haue, vppon just occassion, exemption graunted by the Courte; and euery male person within this Jurissdiction aboue the said Age, shall haue in continuall readines, a good muskitt or other gunn, fitt for service, and allowed by the Clark of the Band, with a sword, rest and bandaleers, or other seruiceable provision in the roome thereof, where such cannott bee had; as allso such other millitary provision of powder, match and bullitts as the lawe requires, and if any person whoe is to prouide Armes or Ammunition cannott purchase them by such meanes as heehath, hee shall bring to the Clarke so much Corne or other merchantable goods as by aprizement of the said Clarke and two others ofthe Company (whereof one to be chosen by the partye) [as shall bee judged [42*] of a greater value by a fifth part] then such Armes or Ammunition is of, hee shall bee excused oi' the penalty for want of Armes (but not for want of appearance) vntill hee bee provided. And the Clarke shall indeauor to furnish him so soone as may bee by sale of such goods so deposited rendring the ouerplus to the partye. But if any person shall not bee able to provide himselfe Armes or Ammunition through meere poverty, ifhee bee single hee shall bee put to service by some Magistrate, and the Constable shall appointe him Armes and Ammunition, and shall appointe him when and With whome to came it out. | |
| dc.description.summary | Required all persons above sixteen years old to bear arms. All males will have a musket or other gun in continual readiness and fit for service. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3392 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedby | https://www.cga.ct.gov/hco/books/The_Public_Records_of_the_Colony_of_Connecticut_1665.pdf | |
| dc.subject | REQUIRED POSSESSION | |
| dc.title | 1 Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut 542-43 (J. Hammond Trumbull ed., 1850) (enacted 1650) |