Laws and Acts of Her Majesties Colony of Rhode Island, and Providence-Plantations Made from the First Settlement in 1636 to 1705, at 23 (1896)

Laws and Acts of Her Majesties Colony of Rhode Island, and Providence-Plantations Made from the First Settlement in 1636 to 1705, at 23 (1896)

Abstract

Established a militia in 1673, consisting of persons from 16 to 60 years old Each militiaman was required to "at all times hereafter have on[e] good gun or muskitt Fitt for Service one pound of good powder & thirty bullits at Least." If a son or servant had no valuable estate of his own, his parents or master would be liable for any fines imposed upon him.

Summary

Established a militia in 1673, consisting of persons from 16 to 60 years old Each militiaman was required to "at all times hereafter have on[e] good gun or muskitt Fitt for Service one pound of good powder & thirty bullits at Least." If a son or servant had no valuable estate of his own, his parents or master would be liable for any fines imposed upon him.

Law Text

Receive & further more it is hereby Enacted That Eucry lifted Soulder within this Colony Shall from time to time & at all times hereaft‸r have on good Gun or Musket fitt for Seruice, one Pound of Good Powder, & thirty Bullets at Leaft. (45) Upon y‸e penalty of one Shilling in money for Each defect to be paid Unto y‸e Clerk of y‸e band or Elce be taken for y‸e Ufe of y‸e Traine as afores‸d & no p‸son or p‸sons w‸thin this Colony from y‸e Age of Sixteen years to y‸e Age of Sixty years Shall be relea‌sed from Training or Oth‸r Dutys in Military Affair‌s Excepting only y‸e Ciuil officers in y‸e Colony or Such Whole Imployments render them Exculable law Unlefs he do render or giue Unto their Cap‸t or next Cheiffe Comand‸r in y‸e Cap‸t abfence a good & full satisfactory Reafon for their neglect upon w‸ch y‸e Cap‸t or next Cheiff Comand‸r shall herby full pow‸r granted to forgiue & remit y‸e Same prouided Always if any p‌son or p‌sons who be difbanded upon y‸e Uertue of s‸d Act be a Son or Seruant y‌t haue no Vifable Estate of their own y‸t then y‸e s‸d p‸sons Fines & forfitures shall be leuied & difrained upon y‸e Estate of their Respectiue maft‸r Parents or oth‸r p‸son Und‸r whofe Seruice Comand or tuition they are.