1821 N.J. Laws 259
| dc.coverage.spatial | New Jersey | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T00:41:40Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T20:33:27Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T03:21:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1820 | |
| dc.description.abstract | An Act for the punishment of crimes, 56: That if any person shall, by word, message, letter, or any other way, challenge another to a fight a duel, with a rapier, or small sword, backsword, pistol, or other dangerous weapon, or shall accept a challenge, although no duel be fought, or knowingly by the bearer of such challenge, or shall any ways abet, prompt, encourage, persuade, seduce, or cause any person to fight a duel, or to challenge another to fight such a duel, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor | |
| dc.description.lawtext | 56. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person shall, by word, message, letter, or any other way, challenge another to a fight a duel, with a rapier, or small sword, backsword, pistol, or other dangerous weapon, or shall accept a challenge, although no duel be fought, or knowingly by the bearer of such challenge, or shall any ways abet, prompt, encourage, persuade, seduce, or cause any person to fight a duel, or to challenge another to fight such a duel, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be punished by fine, not exceeding two years or both And further, If any person shall engage in and fight a duel and another with a rapier, or small sword, back sword, pistol, or other dangerous weapon, although death does not thereby ensue, or shall be a second in any such duel, then, and in such case every person so offending shall be judged guilty of a high misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished by fine, not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment at hard labor, not exceeding four years, or both. | |
| dc.description.summary | Challenging another to fight a duel with a weapon was prohibited, as well as accepting a challenge even if no duel is fought. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4673 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_of_the_State_of_New_Jersey/ly8UAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA474&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.subject | DUELING | |
| dc.title | 1821 N.J. Laws 259 |