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Salmon Portland Chase, The Statutes of Ohio and of the Northwestern Territory, Adopted or Enacted from 1788 to 1833 inclusive: Together with the Ordinance of 1787; the Constitutions of Ohio and of the United States, and Various Public Instruments and Acts of Congress; Illustrated by a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Ohio; Numerous References and Notes and Copious Indexes Page 230, image 231 (Vol. 1. Cincinnati, 1833) available at The Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources.

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  • 1833
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An Act for the Prevention of Vice and Immorality, § 10. And if any person within this territory, shall challenge, by word or in writing, the person of another to fight at sword, rapier, pistol, or other deadly weapon, the person so challenging, shall forfeit and pay for every such offense, being thereof lawfully convicted, in any court of record within the county wherein the offense shall be committed, having competent jurisdiction by the testimony of one or more witnesses, or by the confession of the party offending, a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, not less than fifty dollars; or shall suffer imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, nor less than three months, without bail or mainprize. And the person who shall accept such challenge shall in like manner, upon conviction, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or shall suffer such imprisonment, for a term not exceeding six months, nor less than one month. And if any person shall, willfully and knowingly, carry and deliver any written challenge, or shall verbally deliver any message, purporting to be a challenge or shall consent to be a second, in any such intended duel, and shall be legally convicted thereof, as aforesaid, the person so offending, shall for every such offence, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, nor less than fifty dollars; or shall suffer imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, nor less than one month, as aforesaid.