1 Del. Laws 175-76 (1797)
| dc.coverage.spatial | Delaware | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T17:25:54Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-11T14:37:14Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T00:00:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1740 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Required " all the inhabitants and freemen" aged fifteen to sixty-three to " provide and keep . . . a well-fixed firelock or musket," plus ammunition supplies and cleaning tools. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | SECT. 3. And that all the inhabitants and freemen within these limits, That is to say, from the mouth of Canary-Run and Pagan-Creek, to Souther's-Run, at the King's-Road, from thence to the head of Potook Creek, from thence down to Lewes Creek, and from thence down the said Lewes Creek, to the mouth of Canary Creek aforesaid, within the said county of Sussex, shall each of them provide and keep, when thereunto required by the said officer or officers, these following arms, to wit, a well-fixed firelock or musket, one cartouch-box, with twelve sufficient charges of gun-powder and ball therein, three good flints, a worm and priming-wire, to be approved by the said officer or officers; and if any inhabitant or freeman, as aforesaid, within the limits aforesaid, shall, for the space of three years, after notice given him by the said officer or officers, neglect or refuse to provide the arms aforesaid, or to produce them to the said officer or officers, when thereunto commanded, and be thereof convicted before any one Justice of the Peace for the said county, every such person so offending, shall, for the first offence or neglect, pay to the said officer or officers the sum of Ten Shillings, and afterwards, for every such refusal or neglect, monthly the sum of Twenty Shillings, to be recovered, together with costs, by distress and sale of the offenders goods and chattels, by warrant under the hand and seal of the said justice; and if no such goods or chattels shall be found, the offender shall be committed to the gaol of the said county, there to remain the space of ten days, for every such offence. | |
| dc.description.summary | Requires all inhabitants and freemen within specified areas of Sussex County to maintain certain arms, including a firelock or musket, ammunition, and accessories, as directed by an officer. If any person fails to provide or present these arms within three years of notice, they will be fined ten shillings for the first offense, and twenty shillings for each subsequent month of neglect. If the fine is not paid, the offender's goods may be seized, or they may be imprisoned for up to ten days. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3462 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedby | https://archivesfiles.delaware.gov/laws-of-de/vol_01.pdf | |
| dc.subject | MILITIAS | |
| dc.subject | REQUIRED POSSESSION | |
| dc.title | 1 Del. Laws 175-76 (1797) |
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