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1799 Laws of the University of North Carolina, § 4, no. 8.

, , | , | 1799

"SECTION IV.

On the moral and religious Conduct of the Students,
and their Conduct towards the Faculty...

        ...8. No student shall keep a dog or fire-arms; nor shall he use fi...

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1829 Laws of the University of North Carolina, ch. 3, § 13.

, , , | , | 1829

"13. No student shall keep a dog, or fire arms, or gunpowder. He shall not carry, keep, or own at the College, a sword, dirk, sword-cane, or any dead­ly weapon; nor shall he use fire arms without per­mission from some member of the Faculty."

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An Act To Authorize Certain Detectives To Carry Concealed Weapons While on Official Duty, ch. 68, §§ 1-2, 1887 N.C. Pub. Laws 463, 463.

| | 1887

"CHAPTER 224.
An act to authorize certain detectives to carry concealed weapons while on official duty.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enac...

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Act of February 10, 1887, ch. 68, §§ 1-2, N.C. Pub. Laws 116, 116.

| | 1887

CHAPTER 68.
An act to amend section one thousand and five of The Code, relative to carrying concealed weapons.


The General Assembly of North C...

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An Act to Protect Fish in the Waters of Limestone Creek and Other Streams in Duplin County, ch. 204, §§ 1-6, N.C. Pub. Laws 360, 360.

| | 1879

"AN ACT TO PROTECT FISH IN THE WATERS OF LIMESTONE CREEK AND OTHER STREAMS IN DUPLIN COUNTY.


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An Act to Incorporate the Trustees of Hickory Grove Methodist Church and Camp Ground in the County of Mecklenburg, ch. 103, § 6, 1885 N.C. Pvt. Laws 1009, 1010.

, | | 1885

"The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

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SEC. 6. That it shall be a misdemeanor for any one to fire off a gun or pistol in the limits of the incorporation while occupied in wor...

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An Act for the Better Protection of the Farmers of Pamlico County, ch. 207, §§ 1-2, 1885 N.C. Pub. Laws 382, 382.

| | 1885

 

"CHAPTER 207.
An act for the better protection of the farmers of Pamlico county.


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An Act to Incorporate the Statesville and Catawba Toll Bridge Company, ch. 96, § 3, 1883 N.C. Pvt. Laws 819, 819-20.

| | 1883

"Sec. 3. That if any person after crossing said bridge shall refuse to pay toll, or shall drive rapidly, or ride at a trot, gallop or run, or discharge firearms at the bridge, the same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction before a justic...

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An Act to Amend the Charter of the City of Charlotte, ch. 40, § 43, 1881 N.C. Pvt. Laws 731, 731.

| | 1881

"SEC. 43. That they [i.e., the Board of Aldermen]1 shall have power to make ordinances to prohibit or control the firing of fire-arms, fire crackers, torpedoes and ot...

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An Act to Prevent Tramps Infesting or Depredating on Citizens of this State, ch. 198, §§ 1-7, N.C. Pub. Laws 355, 355-56.

, | | 1879

"AN ACT TO PREVENT TRAMPS INFESTING OR DEPREDATING ON CITIZENS OF THIS STATE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
    SECTION 1. Any person going a...

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An Act for the Better Protection of Wild Fowl in Carteret County, ch. 46, §§ 1-4, N.C. Pub. Laws 54, 54-55.

| | 1879

"AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF WILD FOWL IN CARTERET COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
    SECTION 1. That it shall not be lawful f...

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Resolution of Mar. 6, 1877, N.C. Pub. Laws 606, 606 (Resolution in Relation to Public Arms).

, | | 1877

"RESOLUTION IN RELATION TO PUBLIC ARMS.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That the adjutant general be required to collect and deposit in the state arsenal, such arms and...

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An Act to Prevent Throwing or Shooting into Railroad Cars, ch. 4, §§ 1-2, 1877 N.C. Pub. Laws 53, 53.

| | 1876

"AN ACT TO PREVENT THROWING OR SHOOTING INTO RAILROAD CARS.

    SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That if any perso...

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An Act to Make the Carrying of Concealed Weapons a Misdemeanor, ch. 104, §§ 1-2, 1877 N.C. Pub. Laws 162, 162-163.

| | 1875

"AN ACT TO MAKE THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED WEAPONS A MISDEMEANOR.

    SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, If any person shall be found off of hi...

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An Act to Provide Additional Arms for Military Schools, ch. 207, §§ 1-2, 1875 N.C. Pub. Laws 280, 280.

| | 1875

"AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ARMS FOR MILITARY SCHOOLS.


    SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That the Adjutant General be and he is...

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An Act to Prevent the Reckless Destruction of Deer, ch. 68, §§ 1-4, 1872 N.C. Pub. Laws, 115, 115.

| | 1872

"AN ACT TO PREVENT THE RECKLESS DESTRUCTION OF DEER.


     SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That if any pe...

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Act of Feb. 8, 1872, ch. 152, §§ 1-3, N.C. Pub. Laws 241, 241.

| | 1872

"AN ACT TO PREVENT THE DESTRUCTION OF FISH IN THE WATERS OF BLACK RIVER AND SIX RUNS IN THE COUNTIES OF NEW HANOVER, SAMPSON, CUMBERLAND AND HARNETT.


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Act of Mar. 17, 1871, ch. 134, §§ 1-2, N.C. Pub. Laws 202, 202.

| | 1871


"AN ACT TO REPEAL CERTAIN SECTIONS OF AN ACT RATIFIED AUGUST SEVENTEENTH, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT, ENTITLED AN ACT TO ORGANIZE A MILITIA OF NORTH CAROLINA.


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An Act to Amend the Charter of the Town of Edenton, ch. 23, § 32, 1870 N.C. Pvt. Laws 223, 234-35.

| | 1870

"SEC. 32. Discharging fire arms, &c. :
That it shall not he lawful for any person to discharge fire-arms within the bounds of said town, except on muster days or other service, and persons offen...

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An Act to Better Protect the Fowling Interest in the Waters of Curritcuk County, ch. 42, § 1, 1870, N.C. Pub. Laws, 85, 85.

| | 1870

"SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That if any person whatsoever shall hunt or shoot wild fowl in the county of Currituck on the Sabbath day, or hunt them on any day of the week a...

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Act of Charter of the Town of Henderson, ch. 79, § 25, 1869 N.C. Pvt. Laws 96, 101-102.

| | 1869

    "SEC. 25. That the Commissioners may require the abatement and removal of all nuisances within the corporate limits, at the expense of the person or persons causing the same, or the owner or tenant of the gro...

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Act of April 12, 1869, ch. 178, ch. 4, § 2, N.C. Pub. Laws 429, 447.

| | 1869

"CHAPTER IV.

OF THE FINAL JURISDICTION OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS.

SEC. 1. Jurisdi...

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An Act in Relation to Punishment, ch. 167, §§ 7-8, 1869 N.C. Pub. Laws 406, 407-408.

| | 1869

"SEC. 7. Assault with deadly weapon without intent to kill:
    Every person who commits any assault upon the person of another, with any deadly or dangerous weapon, or who unlawfully shoots or at...

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An Act Entitled Revenue, ch. 21, § 1, sched. A, pt. 11, 1866 N.C. Pub. Laws 30, 33-34.

, | | 1866

"SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That for the support of the State Governme...

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An Act to Charter the City of Raleigh, ch. 7, § 64, 1866 N.C. Pvt. Laws 3, 22.

| | 1866

"SEC. 63. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioners shall have power to prevent dogs, horses cattle and all other brutes from running at large in the city.

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