1831.6
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Ban in Richmond Threatens Fine, Whipping
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Tags | African Americans, BansAfrican Americans, Bans |
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City/State/Country: | Richmond, VA, United States |
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Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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Text | "No person shall raise or fly a Kite, or play at Ball, Bandy, Quoits, or throw stones . . . on any Lane, Street, or Alley or Highway within the City . . . . -- Richmond VA Ordinance, 1831 "Fines were $3 per offense and 15-20 stripes of whipping for any slave convicted." |
Sources | Ordinances of the Corporation of the City of Richmond, and the Acts of Assembly Relating Thereto, (Richmond Virginia, 1831), page 116. Per Thomas L. Altherr, "Chucking the Old Apple: Recent Discoveries of Pre-1840 North American Ball Games," Base Ball, Volume 2, number 1 (Spring 2008), page 37-38. |
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1831.6 Ban in Richmond Threatens Fine, Whipping"
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