1804 La. Acts 284
| dc.coverage.spatial | Louisiana - New Orleans | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T00:41:40Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T19:37:52Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T01:57:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1804 | |
| dc.description.abstract | An Act for Regulating and Governing the Militia of the Territory of New Orleans,§ 13: each non-commissioned officer and private of the infantry, shall constantly keep himself provided with good musket or guns, a sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare flints and a knapsack, a cartridge box or pouch, with box therein to contain not less than twenty-four cartridges | |
| dc.description.lawtext | Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That each non-commissioned officer and private of the infantry, shall constantly keep himself provided with a good musket or gun, a sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare flints, and a knapsack, a cartridge box or pouch, with a box therein to not contain less than twenty-four cartridges, suited to the bore of his musket, each cartridge to contain a proper quantity of powder and ball; or with a good rifle, knapsack, shot-pouch, powder-horn, twenty balls suited to the bore of his rifle, and a quarter of a pound of powder; and shall appear so armed, accoutred, and provided whenever called out, except when called to exercise only, he may appear without a knapsack, and without cartridges loaded with ball: Provided always, That whenever a man appears armed with a musket, all his equipments shall be suited to his musket; and whenever a man appears with rifle, all his equipments shall be suited to his rifle; and that from and after five years from the passing of this act, all muskets for arming the militia as herein required, shall be of bores sufficient for balls of the eighteenth part of a pound, and every citizen enrolled and providing himself with arms, ammunition and accoutrements, required as aforesaid, shall hold the fame exempted from all suits, executions or sales, for debt, or payment of taxes. | |
| dc.description.summary | Requires infantry militia members to always be equipped with standardized personal arms and gear—either a musket or rifle with appropriate ammunition, bayonet (for muskets), and supporting equipment like a knapsack, cartridge box or shot pouch, and sufficient powder and balls—when called for service, with minor exceptions for drill. It also mandates future standardization of musket bore size and protects a citizen’s personally supplied military equipment from seizure for debt or taxes. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3980 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_for_the_Government_of_the_District/J_RQAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 | |
| dc.subject | ARMED FORCES | |
| dc.title | 1804 La. Acts 284 |