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Soldiers who arrived with loaded weapons to a parade without orders were fined.

MO
1877

1873 — Kentucky — Militia Parades

Edward I. Bullock, James M. Nesbitt & George W. Craddock, The General Statutes of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. To Which are Prefixed Magna Charta, the Constitution of the United States, the Constitutions of Kentucky, and the Other Documents Ordered by Law 669 (1873)

Prohibited militiamen from bringing loaded rifles to parades without an order from a superior. Prohibited the discharge of those weapons...

KY
1873

1835 — Missouri — Militia Arms Training

1835 Mo. L. chap. 423, pp. 536-37

Militiamen not arriving to militia events properly armed could be fined.

MO
1834

1821 — Tennessee — Militia Training

1821 Tenn. L. chap. 55, p. 63

Required troops to show up to musters armed with a rifle, musket, or shotgun.

TN
1821

1818 — Missouri — Militia Required Armaments

Henry S. Geyer, Digest of the Laws of Missouri Territory 281 (1818).

Required militiamen to arm themselves with different items, including: ammunition, muskets, and powder.

MO
1818

1799 — Kentucky — Militia Musters

1799 Ky. L. chap. 1, p. 7

Attending a militia muster without a gun was punishable by fine.

KY
1799

Militiamen were required to arrive at training with provided arms or else be fined.

SC
1791

1774 — Connecticut — Militia Training

2 Arthur Vollmer, Military Obligation: The American Tradition: A Compilation of the Enactments of Compulsion from the Earliest Settlements of the Original Thirteen Colonies in 1607 Through the Articles of Confederation 1789, Part 2 173-74

Required 12 half-days of training for militia members in their arms. Also required arms inspections every fourth Monday of November...

CT
1774

1773 — Georgia — Militia Regulations

2 Arthur Vollmer, Military Obligation: The American Tradition: A Compilation of the Enactments of Compulsion from the Earliest Settlements of the Original Thirteen Colonies in 1607 Through the Articles of Confederation 1789, Part 4 75-116 (1947)

Persons aged 16-60 were made liable for militia service. They had to appear at training events with sufficient arms as...

GA
1773

1765 — Georgia — Militia Requirements

2 Arthur Vollmer, Military Obligation: The American Tradition: A Compilation of the Enactments of Compulsion from the Earliest Settlements of the Original Thirteen Colonies in 1607 Through the Articles of Confederation 1789, Part 4 55-72 (1947)

Modified 1755 militia regulations. Troops had to bring weapons to muster and fire their weapon six times during muster. Those...

GA
1765