An Ordinance to Preserve the Peace and Good Order of the City of San Jose, §§ 2-4, Revised Ordinances of the City of San Jose (1882).
“Sec. 2. No person shall—
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4. Make use of, or have in his possession any slung shot, rubber sling or other instrument or device, by means of which missiles of kind or description are hurled or projected;
5. Wear or carry any slung shot, or knuckles, or instruments of a similar character.
Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, or give to any minor under the age of twelve years, any revolver, or pistol of any kind, from or by means of which any bullet, shot or other missile of any kind is or may be fired or projected by means of percussion caps, cartridges, or any explosive substance whatever.
Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person not being a public officer, to wear or carry concealed in this city any pistol, dirk, or other dangerous weapon.”
Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of San Jose (San Jose, CA: Cottle & Wright, 1882), 91. An Ordinance to Preserve the Peace and Good Order of the City of San Jose, § 2 (subsections 4-5) and §§ 3-4. To Preserve the Peace and Good Order of the City of San Jose. Passed May 22, 1882.