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Acts 46-48, 1631 Va. Acts 173, 173.

, | | 1631

"ACT XLVI.


ALL trade with the Savages prohibited, as well publique as private.

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A law regulating gunpowder, General Ordinances, Chapter 61—Powder, §§ 555-557 in The Ordinances of the City of Norfolk, VA (Date of Enactments Including May 29th, 1902) (1894).

, | | 1894

"Sec. 555. Amount of gunpowder allowed to be kept—Application to the mayor for permission to keep same—Duty of chief engineer of fire department—Penalty—Proviso.

No person shall keep, in any house or store, any quantity of gunpowder exc...

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Carrying Concealed Weapons, Ch. 8 in The Ordinances of the City of Norfolk, VA (1894).

| | 1894

"Sec. 1. If any person carry about his person, hid from common observation, any pistol, dirk, bowie-knife, razor, slung-shot, or any weapon of the like kind, he shall be fined not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars, and such pistol, dir...

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Concerning Nuisances Not in Streets, The Charter and Ordinances of the City of Richmond, Title 7, Ch. 46, §12 (1869).

| | 1869

"12. No person, firm or incorporated company shall keep in any house in the city any loaded shell or shot, or any explosive material of any sort, not authorized by ordinance. And any person, firm or incorporated company violating the provisions of this...

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Ordinances of the Corporation of the City of Richmond, Chap 26, §13 (10 May, 1830).

, | | 1830

"13. And be it further Ordained, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to fire or discharge any Gun, Pistol, Fowling-Piece or Fire-Arms, or to make any other unusual noise within the limits of this City, whereby the inhabitants thereof ...

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The Ordinances of the City of Richmond, Ch. 62, Concerning Powder, §1-7.

, | | 1869

"1. Not more than fifty pounds of powder shall be transported in the city at one time, except by a military company, or in a vehicle constructed as the Engineer of the city shall prescribe.
2. The master of a vessel or steamer arriving in the po...

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General Ordinances of the City of Winchester, Ordinance XXI. Gunpowder. To be kept in metallic canisters in limited quantities (3 March, 1875).

| | 1875

"It shall not be lawful for any person or persons or firm, for any purpose whatsoever, to store or keep within the limits of this city a larger quantity of powder than twenty-five pounds. All powder shall be kept well secured in a close tin or other me...

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An Ordinance, for the Government of the Powder Magazine of this City, and for other purposes (12 Feb.1828, Richmond, VA)

| | 1828

"7. And be it further Ordained, That no person or persons within the City of Richmond, shall retain in his, her or their possession at any time, more than twenty-five pounds of Powder. And every person who shall retain more than the said quantity in hi...

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Laws of the Town of Alexandria, VA: To prevent accidents… Sec. 3, No person to discharge any fire arms (1800).

| | 1800

"Sec. III. No person shall discharge any Musket, Fowling-piece, Pistol, or other Fire Arms, within the limits of the corporation, unless in defence of his or her person or proprety, under the penalty of One Dollar for each offence."

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Laws and Regulations of the College of William and Mary, Volume 276 (1830)

, | , | 1830

Regulations of the Society.

29. Students are strictly forbidden to keep, or to have about their person, any dirk, sword or pistol. Firing squibs or crackers in and about College or elsewhere is also strictly forbidden.

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University of Virginia Board of Visitors Minutes, 6-7 (October 4–5, 1824)

| , | 1824

No Student shall, within the precincts of the University, introduce, keep or use any spirituous or vinous liquors, keep or use weapons or arms of any kind, or gunpowder, keep a servant, horse or dog, appear in school with a stick, or any weapon, nor, ...

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The Code of the City of Staunton, Virginia 115 (1910)

| | 1910

Sec. 135. Acts prohibited in Park.

All persons are forbidden to enter or leave the park except by the gateways; to climb or walk upon any of the walls or fence, to turn cattle, horses, goats or swine into the park; to carry firearms, or to thro...

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1934 Va. Acts 137-39, An Act to define the term “machine gun”; to declare the use and possession of a machine gun for certain purposes a crime and to prescribe the punishment therefor, ch. 96, §§ 1-7.

| | 1934

§ 1. Where used in this act; (a) “Machine gun” applies to and includes a weapon of any description by whatever name known, loaded or unloaded, from which more than seven shots or bullets may be rapidly, or automatically, or semi-automa...

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1926 Va. Acts. 285-87, CHAP. 158-An ACT to improve a license tax on pistols and revolvers; to regulate the sale thereof and of ammunition therefor; and to provide that the proceeds of such tax shall be used for the establishment of a diseased and crippled children’s hospital, §§ 1-9.

| | 1926

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be the duty of every person residing in this State and owning a pistol or revolver therein, to pay on or before the first day of January of each year a license tax of one dollar on eac...

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1916 Va. Acts 568, An Act to Prevent the Destruction of Wild Game Within Certain Territory Lying Within the Boundaries of the Massanutten Purchase Area, in the State of Virginia… §1.

| | 1916

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to hunt, pursue, kill, or destroy in any way, any wild game or to enter with dog or gun or both with intent to hunt, kill, pursue, destroy any wil...

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1908 Va. Laws 381, An Act To Amend And Re-Enact Section 3780 Of The Code In Relation To Carrying Concealed Weapons, § 3780

| | 1908

If any person carry about his person, hid from common observation, any pistol, dirk, bowie knife, razor, slungshot, or any weapon of like kind he shall be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or be committed to jail not...

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1902-1904 Va. Acts 261, An Act to Prevent the Sale or Gift of Toy Firearms to Persons Under Twelve Years of Age, and to Provide a Penalty Therefor, ch. 186, §§ 1-2

| | 1903

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association, to sell, barter, exchange, furnish, or dispose of by purchase, gift, or in any other manner, any toy gun, pistol, rifle, ...

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1903 Va. Acts 331-32, An Act . . . to Prevent the Extermination of Partridges (or Quails) in the State of Virginia, ch. 227, §2070a.

| | 1903

. . . It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot at, kill or capture any wild water fowl or wild turkey at any time during the night in this State. . . or to shoot at any game on land or water in this State with a gun larger than an eight bore. . . T...

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1902-04 Va. Acts 155-157, An Act to Raise Revenue for Support of the Government and Public Free Schools. . . , sch. B, § 6, Tangible Personal Property, Eighteenth

| | 1903

Eighteenth. The aggregate value of all shot-guns, rifles, muskets, and other fire-arms, bowie knives, dirks, and all weapons of a similar kind: provided, that all fire-arms issued by the State to members of volunteer companies, or for purposes of polic...

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1902 Va. Acts 526, § Eighth

| | 1902

To direct the location of all building for storing gunpowder, fire-crackers, or other fireworks manufactured or prepared therefrom, kerosene oil, nitroglycerine, camphene, burning fluid, or other combustible material; to regulate the exhibition of fire...

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1901 Va. Acts 203, An Act to Incorporate the Town of La Crosse, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, ch. 189, § 13.

| | 1901

The council shall have, subject to the provisions of this act, the control and management of the fiscal and municipal affairs of the town; of all property, real and personal, belonging to said town; and may make such ordinances, orders, and by-laws and...

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The Code of Virginia: With the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States; and the Constitution of Virginia Page 897, Image 913 (1887) available at The Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources.

| | 1887

Offences Against the Peace, § 3780. Carrying Concealed Weapons, How Punished. Forfeiture and Sale of Weapons. If any person carry about his person, hid from common observation, any pistol, dirk, bowie-knife, razor, slung-shot, or any weapon of the...

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