Summary
Law prohibited loading gunpowder onto train cars or near railroad tracks with passengers.
Statutory Text
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to load gunpowder of any kind into cars on any railroad in this State, within one hundred yards of the bed of the regular track used in carrying passengers, and upon conviction of any person engaged in participating in any way in loading or putting gunpowder of any kind into cars standing within one hundred standing within one hundred yards of the regular bed of the railroad engaged in carrying passengers in this State, he shall forfeit and pay to the State a fine of one thousand dollars and be imprisoned for the term of six months, at the discretion of the Court.
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Title
1865 — Delaware — Gunpowder on Railroads
Conduct
Private Possession
Instrument
Firearms
Jurisdiction
DE
Date
1865