The Compact with the Charter and Laws of the Colony of New Plymouth 115 (William Brigham ed., 1836)
Abstract
Required that one quarter of each militia to be armed during Sunday church services. Each militia member required to have a firearm, sword, three charges of powder and bullets. Violators fined two shillies and six pence for each day's neglect.
Summary
The law required one-fourth of each militia company to bring a serviceable firearm, sword, and ammunition to Sunday public meetings from March through November, with a fine of two shillings and six pence for each failure to comply.
Law Text
It is enacted by the Court and the authoritie thereof that a fourth part of each Milletary Companie in this Jurisdiction shall every Lords day carry theire armes to the publicke meeting in the Township where they dwell viz: some serviceable peece and sword and three charges of powder and bullets on paine of the forfeiture of 2 shillings and six pence for each daies neglect; and this to bee observed from the first of March to the last of November yearly: these defects to bee gathered by the Milletary Clarke and the Cunstable to the use of the Companie.
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MILITIAS