1791 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Gunpowder Storage

1790 Pa. L. chap. 53, pp. 87-88

Summary

Required gunpowder be brought to the city magazine and follow regulations. Authorized seizures for breaches of the law.

Statutory Text

SECT. I. […] That it shall and may be lawful for the owners of gun-powder not deposited , or to be deposited, in the said magazine, the square to the south of Vine street, to remove and deposit the same in the said new magazine; and all gun-powder brought into the city of Philadelphia, from and after the first day of July next, shall be deposited and kept in the said new magazine subject to the regulation contained in the said first recited act.

SECT. II. […] That so much of the said act, as requires gun-powder to be deposited in the magazine first mentioned, shall, from and after the said first day of July next, be void, and of no effect, except so far as to authorise any proceedings on seizures, or prosecutions for breaches of the said act before that time.

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Title 1791 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Gunpowder Storage
Instrument Firearms
Jurisdiction PA
Date 1791