An Act to Prevent Accidents from Horses and Carriages; from Dogs Going at Large and from Fire, § 3, ALEXANDRIA, LAWS OF THE MAYOR (John & James D. Westcott 1800).
"AN ACT
To prevent accidents from Horses and Carriages; from Dogs going at large, and from Fire...
...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."
Laws of the Mayor and Commonalty of the Town of Alexandria: To Which Are Prefixed, Acts of the Legislature of Virginia Respecting the Town of Alexandria (Alexandria, VA: John & James D. Westcott, 1800), 19. An Act to Prevent Accidents from Horses and Carriages; from Dogs Going at Large, and from Fire, § 3. Passed February 6, 1800.