An Act Regarding Concealed Weapons, ch. 52, §§ 1–2, 1877 N.H. Laws 38, 38 (John B. Clarke).

"CHAPTER LII.
AN ACT REGARDING CONCEALED WEAPONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

    Section 1. Whoever when arrested upon a warrant of a magistrate issued against him for an alleged offense against the laws of this state, and whoever when arrested by a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer or watchman when committing a criminal offense against the laws of this state, or a breach or disturbance of the public peace, is armed with or has on his person slung shot, metallic knuckles, billies, or other dangerous weapons, or it is shown by evidence before any competent tribunal that the party arrested had used said weapons or either of them in committing the offense for which he is arrested, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the jail not exceeding one year, or both.
    Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
    [Approved July 19, 1877.]”