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May 2023

Ch. 33—Fire Arms, §§ 417-423 in Ordinances of the City of Cleveland (1890).

Posted by on May 24, 2023

        “Sec. 417. No person shall fire any cannon, gun, rifle, pistol, toy pistol or firearms of any kind, or fire or explode any squib, rocket, cracker or Roman candle or other combustible fireworks or make use of any sling within the city.         Sec. 418. The provisions of […]

Shooting on Sundays Prohibited, Ch. 51, § 683 in Ordinances of the City of Cleveland (1890).

Posted by on May 24, 2023

“Sec. 683. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to engage in sporting, rioting, quarreling, shooting or other disturbances within the city on Sunday; Provided, that this section shall not be construed as referring to baseball games in inclosed grounds, or in unoccupied parts of the city, by permission of the owner of […]

An Ordinance to Prevent the Careless Use of Fire-Arms, §§ 1-3 (1872).

Posted by on May 8, 2023

        “Sec 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the city of Cleveland, That any person who shall intentionally, without malice, point or aim any fire-arm at or toward any other person, shall be subject to a fine of not less than five dollars, nor more than fifty dollars.   […]

An Ordinance to Prevent the Firing of Guns, Fire-Arms, or Fire-Works, §§1-2. In Laws and Ordinances, of a General and Local Nature, for the Government of the City of Cleveland (1854).

Posted by on April 25, 2023

“§1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Cleveland, That it shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge and cannon, gun, pistol or fire-arms of any kind, within the city, unless it be on some occasion of military parade, and then by order of some officer having the […]

An Ordinance to Establish a Magazine, and Regulate the Sale of Powder, §3, General Ordinances of the City of Cleveland (1856).

Posted by on April 21, 2023

“Section. 3. No person shall keep within the city, any quantity of gunpowder exceeding twenty-five pounds, or of gun cotton exceeding five pounds, for a longer period than twenty-four hours, except in the powder magazine; and said twenty-five pounds shall be kept in tin or copper canisters, neither of which shall contain over seven pounds […]

Codified Ordinances of the City of Cleveland, Chapter XXIII – Fire Arms, §1-3 (OH, 1877).

Posted by on April 13, 2023

“Section 1. No person shall fire any cannon, gun, rifle, pistol or fire-arms of any kind, or fire or explode any squib, rocket, cracker, Roman candle, or other combustible fireworks within the city. Sec. 2. This ordinance shall not apply to any military company, when drilling under command of any officer thereof, or to the […]

Codified Ordinances of the City of Cleveland, Chapter X – Cemeteries, §12, No. 6, Fire Arms (OH, 1877).

Posted by on April 13, 2023

“6. No person shall discharge any fire arms within the cemeteries, except at military funerals.” 1877, OH, Codified Ordinances of the City of Cleveland, Chapter X – Cemeteries, §12, No. 6, Fire Arms William Heisley, Codified Ordinances of the City of Cleveland Including All General Ordinances In Force March 1, 1877, Together with All Special […]