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Act of Mar. 28, 1912, ch. 225, §§ 1-5, N.J. Laws 364, 364-66.

, , , , , | | 1912

"BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    ‘1. Any person who shall carry any revolver, pistol, firearm, bludgeon, blackjack, knuckles, sand-bag, slung-shot or other deadly, offensi...

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1819, Laws of the College of New Jersey, ch. 17, § 9; ch. 19, § 10.

, , | , | 1819

"CHAPTER XVII.

OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP, AND MORAL CONDUCT...

...9. Any student convicted of sending or receiving a challenge to fight a duel, or ...

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RAHWAY, N.J. REV. CODE tit. 28, §§ 209-210 (1896).

| | 1896

"TITLE XXVIII.
RELATIVE TO LIGHTING BONFIRES AND THE DISCHARGE OF
FIREARMS.


    Sec. 209, That if any person between the hours of five P. M. and seven A. M....

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RAHWAY, N.J. REV. CODE tit. 27, §§ 206-208 (1896).

, | | 1896

   "Sec. 206. No person shall have, keep, or cause or permit to be kept, any quantity of gunpowder, exceeding thirty pounds in weight, in any building, dwelling house, store, storehouse, manufactory or other building, within the limits of th...

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JERSEY CITY, N.J., REV. ORDINANCES ch. 21, §§ 1-5 (1899).

| | 1873

"CHAPTER XXI.

Concerning the Carrying of Dangerous Weapons.[1]

    SEC. 1. With the exceptions made in the second secti...

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An Ordinance Concerning Firearms and Other Deadly Weapons, PLAINFIELD, N.J., GEN. ORDINANCES §§ 1-2 (1902 Daily Press) (approved April 9, 1895).

, | | 1895

An Ordinance Concerning Firearms and Other Deadly Weapons

The Inhabitants of the City of Plainfield, by their Common Council, do enact as follows:

    Sectio...

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An Act of 1894, § 60, FREEHOLD, N.J., ORDINANCES.

| | 1894

"FIRING OF GUNS, FIREWORKS, &C.

        60. That if any person or persons shall fire, discharge, or let off any gun, pistol, squib, or other fire-work within this town within one hun...

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Concerning the Manufacture, Storage, Transportation, and Sale of Powder, Nitro-glycerine, etc., Ch. 22, §§ 246-247 in Ordinances of the City of Hoboken, from the Incorporation of the City to 1901 (1901).

| | 1901

        "Sec. 246. No person shall manufacture, have, keep or give away any gunpowder, blasting powder, gun cotton, nitro-glycerine or dualin within the limits of the City of Hoboken, except in quantities limited in the manner and upon the conditio...

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Concealed Weapons Prohibited, Acts of the 116th Legislature of the State of New Jersey Chapter 217, §§ 1-2 (1892).

| | 1892

"Supplement to an act entitled 'An act concerning disorderly persons,' approved April ninth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.

        Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That if a...

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An Ordinance to Prevent Danger to Persons and Property and Malicious Mischief, §§ 1-2, in Ordinances of the City of Bayonne, From 1869 to 1894 (1886).

, | | 1886

        "Sec. 1. No person shall use or have in his or her possession on the public highways within the City limits, any instrument commonly known as a Bean Shooter, nor any instrument of a like character for throwing missless, under a penalty of F...

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An Ordinance to Regulate the Discharge of Firearms within the City of Bayonne, §§ 1-2, in Ordinances of the City of Bayonne, From 1869 to 1894 (1888).

| | 1888

        "Sec. 1. That no person shall, within the limits of the City of Bayonne, fire or discharge any pistol, cannon, fowling-piece, duck-gun, rifle, air-gun or other gun, except in the lawful defence of his property, person or family, or set off ...

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An Ordinance for the Protection of Persons and Property, § 3 of Ordinance No. 3 in Ordinances of the Borough of Vineland (1883).

, | | 1883

"Sec. 3. And be it ordained and enacted, That if any person shall unnecessarily fire or cause to be fired, any gun, pistol or other fire-arms or cannon, in any of the street, lanes, alleys or parks of said Borough [i.e., the Borough of Vineland]; or if...

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An Ordinance Declaring Nuisances and Providing for their Abatement, §§ 7-8 (1871).

| | 1871

"Sec. 7. If any person shall, without permission of the Board of Alderman, store or keep, or permit to be stored or kept in any building or on any lot in Jersey City, any rosin oil, coal oil, kerosene oil, or other explosive or combustible liquid in a ...

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An Ordinance to Prevent the Carrying of Loaded or Concealed Weapons Within the Limits of the City of Hoboken, §§ 1-4, Ordinances of the City of Hoboken (1885).

| | 1885

        "Sec. 1. That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons (excepting policemen and private watchmen when on duty), within the corporate limits of the city of Hoboken, to carry, have or keep concealed on his or her person any instrument...

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Concerning the Transportation, Shipment and Landing of Gunpowder, Revised Ordinances of Jersey City, Ch. 23 §§1-3 (1845 & 1871).

, | | 1871

"Sec. 1. The commander or owner of any ship or vessel arriving within the jurisdiction of Jersey City, and having more than twenty-five pounds of gunpowder on board, shall, within forty-eight hours after such arrival, and before such ship or vessel sha...

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An Ordinance to Prevent the Use of Fire Arms, etc., §§1-4, Ordinances of the City of Hudson (1855).

, | | 1855

"§1. No person shall within this city carry any gun on lands not his own, without the written permission of the owner of legal possessor of such lands.
§2. No person shall within this city fire or discharge any gun, pistol, cannon or fowling-p...

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An Ordinance to Establish and Regulate the Fire Department and for the Prevention and Extinguishment of Fires, Article 5, General Provisions for the Prevention of Fires, §33, The Ordinances Of The City of New Brunswick (1864).

| | 1864

"Sec. 33. No person or persons shall store or keep at any time within half a mile of the line of buildings of this city, more than thirty pounds of gunpowder; and if at any time hereafter a greater quantity shall be found deposited in the same building...

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1859, NJ, An Ordinance to Prevent Firing of Guns, &c., in the City of Hoboken §§1-3, City Ordinances of Hoboken, NJ (1859).

| | 1859

"Section 1. That no person or persons shall fire or discharge any cannon, gun, pistol, or fire-arms of any description, or fire, explode, or set off any squib cracker or other thing, containing powder or other combustibles or explosive material within ...

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Paterson City Ordinances, An Ordinance concerning Police, §8 For keeping gunpowder (28 May, 1851).

| | 1851

"8. It shall not be lawful for any person to have or keep any quantity of Gunpowder, exceeding twenty-eight pounds, in any house, store, building, or other place within the limits of the City. And all Gunpowder which shall be kept in the City, shall be...

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A Law in relation to Manufactories dangerous in causing and promoting fires, and the keeping of Gunpowder, Title II, Gunpowder, how to be kept, §1-2 (2 Feb, 1844).

| | 1844

"§ 1. It shall not be lawful for any person to have or keep any quantity of gunpowder exceeding twenty-eight pounds in weight, in any house, store, building or other place within the limits of this city."

"§ 2. All gunpowder which shall be ke...

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An Ordinance to regulate the paving and repairing, and to prevent obstructions in the streets of Jersey City, Title IV, Miscellaneous Provisions, § 7. Guns not to be fired, or fireworks let off (28 July, 1843).

| | 1843

"§ 7. No person shall, within this city, fire or discharge any gun, pistol, cannon or fowling-piece, or other fire-arms, unless in defence of his property or person, nor let off any squibs, crackers, or other fireworks, unless by permission of the cit...

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An Ordinance concerning Nuisances §1 Penalty for storing gunpowder (21 Feb., 1842).

| | 1842

"Sec. 1. From and after the date of this ordinance, no merchant, storekeeper, or other person whatever, shall keep, at any one time, more than fifty pounds of gunpowder on the premises used or occupied by him, within the thickly built and inhabited par...

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An Ordinance Supplementary to a Law entitled “A Law for the appointment of a Street Commissioner and prescribing his duties,” and for other purposes, §41 Discharging guns, &c. (13 June, 1836).

| | 1836

"Sec. 41. No person shall, within the Lamp and Watch District, fire or discharge any gun, pistol, cannon, or fowling piece, or other fire arms, (unless in defence of his person or property,) nor let off any squibs, crackers, or other fireworks, in the ...

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An Act for better settling and regulating the Militia of this Colony of New-Jersey, for the repelling Invasions, and Suppressing Insurrections and Rebellions. Passed May 8, 1746. Section 3. Officers and Soldiers to behave well while under Arms; and, Section 23. Penalty on selling strong Liquor near the mustering Place

| | 1746

"3. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That no Officer shall beat or abuse any of the Soldiers whilst under Arms on any such Days of Training as aforesaid : But if any Soldier shall, during that Time, use any reproachful or abusive L...

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