Ordinance No. 11, §§ 1 & 9, TWIN FALLS WEEKLY NEWS, Jun. 23, 1905, at 3 (Twin Falls, Idaho).

“ORDINANCE NO. 11.

To Amend Ordinance No. 11, No Ordinance Entitled: “An Ordinance Defining Offenses Against the Peace and Good Order of the Village of Twin Falls and Providing Punishment Thereof.”

Be it Ordained by the Chairman and Board of Trustees of the Village of Twin Falls that Ordinance No. 11 Entitled: “An Ordinance Defining Offenses Against the Peace and Good Order of the Village of Twin Falls, and Providing Punishment Thereof,” Passed April 24th, 1905, be and Hereby is Amended to Read as Follows:

ORDINANCE NO. 11.
An Ordinance Defining Offenses Against the Peace and Good Order of the Village of Twin Falls, and Providing Punishment Thereof.
Be it Ordained by the Chairman and Board of Trustees of the Village of Twin Falls:

Section 1. Any person discharging an air gun, flipper or other similar contrivance within the limits of the village of Twin Falls, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not to exceed one hundred dollars…

…Sec. 9. Any person, excepting peace officers, who shall carry any sling shot, or any concealed deadly weapon, without the permission of the chairman first had and obtained, within the village of Twin Falls, shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.”

Full Text (From Newspapers.com): Twin Falls Weekly News, Jun. 23, 1905

“Ordinance No. 11.” Twin Falls Weekly News, June 23, p. 3. Amended text of Ordinance No. 11, §§ 1 & 9. Passed June 22, 1905. Volume 1, Number 35.

Ordinance No. 160: An Ordinance Defining Offenses Against the Peace and Good Order of the City of Caldwell, and Providing Punishment Therefore, THE CALDWELL TRIBUNE, May 27, 1910, at 2 (Caldwell, Idaho).

“ORDINANCE No. 160.

AN ORDINANCE

DEFINING OFFENSES AGAINST THE PEACE AND GOOD ORDER OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL, AND PROVIDING PUNISHMENT THEREFORE.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL.

Section 1. Any person discharging an air gun, sparrow gun, flipper or other similol contrivance within the limits of the City of Caldwell. shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in anp sum not to exceed one hundred dollars…

…Section 10. Any person excepting peace officers who shall carry any sling shot, or any concealed deadly weapon without the permision of the mayor first had and obtained within the City of Caldwell, shall upon conviction thereof, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars…

…Section 19. Any person not an officer discharging any firearms within the limits of the City of Caldwell, without a sufficient breastworks or battery for the protection of the citizens, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars…”

Full Text (From Newspapers.com): The Caldwell Tribune, May 27, 1910

“Ordinance No. 160: An Ordinance Defining Offenses Against the Peace and Good Order of the City of Caldwell, and Providing Punishment Therefore.” The Caldwell Tribune, May 27, 1910, p. 2. Ordinance 160, §§ 1, 10, & 19. Passed by the Council May 16, 1910; Approved by the Mayor May 17, 1910. Volume 30, Number 2. (Caldwell, Idaho).

Act of Mar. 15, 1927, ch. 261, § 79, Idaho Gen. Laws 510, 541.

“SEC. 79. No body of men, other than the regularly organized National Guard, the unorganized militia when called into the service of the State, or of the United States, and except such as are regularly recognized and provided for by the laws of the State of Idaho and of the United States, shall associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or parade in public with firearms in any city or town of this State.
No city or town shall raise or appropriate any money toward arming or equipping, uniforming, or in any other way supporting, sustaining or providing drill rooms or armories for any such body of men; but associations wholly composed of soldiers honorably discharged from the service of the United States or members of the Orders of Sons of Veterans, or of the Boy Scouts, may parade in public with firearms on Decoration Day or upon the reception of any regiment or companies of soldiers returning from such service, and for the purpose of escort, duty at the burial of deceased soldiers; and students in educational institutions where military science is taught as a prescribed part of the course of instruction, may with the consent of the Governor, drill and parade with firearms in public, under the superintendence of their teachers. This section shall be construed to prevent any other organization authorized by law parading with fire arms, nor to prevent parades by the National Guard of any other State or Territory.”

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General Laws of the State of Idaho Passed at the Nineteenth Session of the State Legislature 1927 Published by Authority of the Secretary of State (N.L.:N.P., 1927), 541. Chapter 261 (House Bill No. 357) an Act to Provide for the Organization and Regulation of the National Guard of Idaho as Respects: The Acceptance of Benefits of an Act of the Congress of the United States Entitled: “An Act for Making Further and More Effective Provisions for the National Defense and for Other Purposes” approved June 3, 1916, and All Other Acts Amendatory Thereto; Defining the Term “National Defense Act”; the Classification, Organization, Uniform and Equipment of the Militia of the State of Idaho: Providing Who Are Members of the Militia of the State of Idaho and Who Are Exempt From Service Therein; the Ordering of the Militia Into Active Duty in Case of Disaster, Insurrection, Invasion, Riot, Breach of the Peace, or Imminent Danger Thereof; Providing for Courts Martial and Jurisdiction and Procedure Thereof, and Appeals Therefrom; Providing for Military Offenses and Prescribing Punishment Therefor; Providing for the Enrollment of Persons Liable to Service by the County Assessors in Time of Need; Providing a Penalty for the Refusal or Neglect of Any Assessor to Perform Duties Required Herein; Providing for the Appointment of a Property and Disbursing Officer, That He Shall Be Ex-officio Assistant Adjutant General, Providing His Duties and Fixing His Salary and Requiring the Giving of a Surety Bond by Such Officer; Providing for a State Flag; Prohibiting Armed Forces of Other States From Entering This State, With Certain Exceptions; Providing for the Appointment, Promotion, Commission, Rank and Examination of Officers and for the Appointment of Warrant Officers; Providing for the Appointment of Aides-de-camp; Providing for the Appointment of the Adjutant General, Prescribing His Qualifications, Rank, Powers, Duties and Term of Office and Fixing His Compensation; Providing That No Military Property Shall Be Issued to Persons or Organizations Other Than Those Be Longing to the National Guard With Certain Exceptions; Providing for the Issuing, Signing and Sealing of Military Commissions; Providing for the Oath of Officers; Providing for the Vacating of Commissions and Discharge of Officers With a Proviso That No Formal Discharge Shall Be Given an Officer Until Property and Money Charged to Him is Accounted for; Providing for the Retirement of Commissioned Officers; Providing for Pay of Officers and Enlisted Men When Called Into Active Service of the State and When Serving on Military Courts or Boards; Permitting Officers to Administer Oaths and Providing That Any Person Falsely Swearing to an Oath Shall Be Guilty of Perjury; Providing for the Enlistment Term of Enlistment, Reenlistment, Grade, Oath, Transfer, Discharge and Retirement of the Enlisted Personnel of the Idaho National Guard; Providing for the Appointment and Transfer of Non-commissioned Officers; Prohibiting the Discharge of an Enlisted Man Until Property Charged to Him is Accounted for; Providing for an Investigation by a Board of Survey in Reference to Property Lost or Damaged, and Making the Officer in Command of an Organization Liable for Loss and Damage Through Neglect to Property for Which He is Responsible; and Providing That After Hearing an Enlisted Man Shall Pay for Loss or Damage to Property; and Providing Punishment for Refusal to Sign a Statement of Charges; Providing for the Allowance of Necessary Military Expenses and the Payment of Certain Sums for Efficiency to Certain Organizations, Such Sums to Be Used Solely for Military Purposes; Providing for .payment of Certain Sums to Certain Organizations for the Hiring of Horses and for the Rent of Armories and Permitting the County Commissioners to Expend Not to Exceed Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars for Repairs or Rent of Armory Buildings; Providing That All Officers of the National Guard Who May Be Responsible for Moneys or Property Shall Be Required to Give a Good and Sufficient Surety Bond, That the Adjutant General Shall Bring Action on the Bond in Case of Loss and That No Money So Collected Shall Be Deposited in the Adjutant General’s Contingent Fund; Exempting Members of the Idaho National Guard From Arrest and Civil Process and From Civil and Criminal Liability in Certain Instances and Exempting Military Property From Execution; Providing That in Suits Against a Member of the Guard for an Official Act He May Require Security for Payment of Costs and May Recover Treble Costs on Judgment in His Favor; Making It a Misdemeanor and Providing a Punishment for Obstructing the National Guard in Performance of Any Military Duty; Providing Free Passage for Members of National Guard Through Toll-gates Over Toll-bridges or Ferries at Certain Times and Exempting Them From Payment of Poll and Road Taxes and From Serving on Any Jury or Posse Comitatus; Providing That Keepers of Jails Shall Receive Military Offenders; Providing for Forfeitures for Failure to Appear in Obedience to Subpoena and for Collection of the Same; Making Neglect of Civil Officers or Jail Keepers a Misdemeanor and Providing Penalty Therefor; Providing for Payment of Costs and Expenses of Holding Hearings Before Military Boards and Courts; Providing for Payment to Members of the National Guard Temporarily Incapacitated by Reason of Active Duty and Providing for Investigation of Such Claims; Providing for Instruction of National Guard; Making the Improper Use or Disposal of Military Property or the Wearing of the Uniform in Whole or in Part by Any Persons Not Members of the National Guard or Regular Army With Certain Exceptions a Misdemeanor, and Providing a Penalty; Providing Additional Powers and Duties of Commanding Officers; Prohibiting Others Than Members of the National Guard to Associate Together as a Military Company or to Parade With Firearms With Certain Exceptions; Providing for Maintenance of Armories, Stables and Other Agencies for the Use of the National Guard; Providing for an Armory Commission and Defining Its Duties and Powers and Providing for a Supervising Board; Providing That Bond Premiums Be Paid by the State; Providing a Pension for De Pendents of Soldiers Killed in Active Service of the State; Providing for the Adjutant General’s Contingent Fund and Providing What Monies Shall Be Included in Such Fund and Appropriating Moneys in Said Fund for the Purpose of Defraying the Expense Debts and Costs. Incurred in Carrying Out Provisions of This Act; Repealing the Following Provisions of the Idaho Compiled Statutes: Sections 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 724, 725, 726, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788 and 789 of Chapter 40 of Idaho Compiled Statutes, and All Other Acts and Parts of Acts in Conflict With This Act, and Declaring an Emergency, § 79. Approved March 15, 1927.

Crimes and Punishments, in Compiled and Revised Laws of the Territory of Idaho 326 (M. Kelly, Territorial Printer 1875).

Sec. 35. If any person. shall, by previous appoint-ment or agreement, fight a duel with a rifle, shot-gun, pistol, bowie knife, dirk, small sword, back sword, or any other dangerous weapon, and in so doing shall kill his antagonist or any other person or persons, or shall inflict such wound as that the party or parties injured shall die thereof within one year thereafter, every suc1h offender shall be deemed guilty of murder in the first degree, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished accordingly.

Crimes and Punishments, in Compiled and Revised Laws of the Territory of Idaho 354 (M. Kelly, Territorial Printer 1875).

Sec. 133. If any person shall have found upon him or her any pick-lock, crow-key, bit or other instrument or tool, with intent feloniously to crack and enter into any dwelling-house, store, shop, warehouse, or other building containing valuable property, or shall be found in the aforesaid buildings with intent to steal any money, goods and chattels, every person so offending shall, on cnoviction thereof, be imprisoned in the Territorial prison for a term not less than one year nor more than five years; and if any person shall have upon him or her any pistol, gun, knife, dirk, bludgeon, or other offensive weapon, with intent to assault any person, every such person, on conviction, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not more than three months.

Crimes and Punishments, in Compiled and Revised Laws of the Territory of Idaho 327 (M. Kelly, Territorial Printer 1875).

Sec. 40. That any person in this Territory having, carrying or procuring from another person any dirk, dirk knife, sword cane, pistol, gun or other deadly weapon, who shall in the presence of two or more persons draw or exhibit any of said deadly weapons in a rude, angry and threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense, or who shall in any manner unlawfully use the same in any fight or quarrel, the person or persons so offending, upon conviction thereof in any competent court in any county in this Territory, shall be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail, not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, together with the costs of prosecution, which said costs shall in all cases be computed and collected in the same manner as costs in civil cases. All fines and forfeitures arising under the provisions of this act shall be paid into the county treasury of the county wherein such offense was committed; provided, nevertheless, that no sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, marshal or other peace officer shall be held to answer, under the provisions of this act, for drawing or exhibiting any of the weapons hereinbefore mentioned while in the lawful discharge of his or their duties. It shall be the duty of all military, civil and peace officers in this Territory to be vigilant in carrying the provisions of this act into full force and effect.

1917 Id.Sess. Laws 461, An Act . . . To Regulate the Use and Carrying of Concealed Deadly Weapons . . .

If any person (excepting officials of a county, officials of the State of Idaho, officials of the United States, peace officers, guards of any jail, any officer of any express company on duty) shall carry concealed upon or about his person, any dirk, dirk-knife, bowie-knife, dagger, sling-shot, pistol, revolver, gun or any other deadly or dangerous weapon within the limits or confines of any city, town or village, or in any public assembly, or in any mining, lumbering, logging, railroad or other construction camp, public conveyances or on public highways within the State of Idaho . . . shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five dollars ($25.00), nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than twenty (20) days nor more than ninety (90) days . . . .

1909 Id. Sess. Laws 55, An Act to Define the Crime of Burglary with Explosives and Providing the Punishment Therefor, and Declaring an Emergency, § 1.

§ 1. That any person who with intent to commit crime breaks and enters, either by day or by night, any building whether inhabited or not, and opens or attempts to open any vault, safe or other secure place within said building by use of nitro-glycerine, dynamite, gunpowder or any other explosive, shall be deemed guilty of burglary with explosives. § 2. That any person duly convicted of burglary with explosives shall be sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of not less than ten (10) years, nor more than twenty-five (25) years.

1909 Id. Sess. Laws 6, An Act To Regulate the Use and Carrying of Concealed Deadly Weapons and to Regulate the Sale or Delivery of Deadly Weapons to Minors Under the Age of Sixteen Years to Provide a Penalty for the Violation of the Provisions of this Act, and to Exempt Certain Persons, § 1.

If any person . . . or shall have or carry any such weapon upon or about his person when intoxicated, or under the influence of intoxicating drinks, or shall, directly or indirectly, sell or deliver, loan or barter to any minor under the age of sixteen (16) years any such weapon, without the consent of the parent or guardian of such minor, he shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than twenty (20) nor more than sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment: Provided, however, that it shall be a good defense to the charge of carrying such concealed weapons if the defendant shall show that he has been threatened with great bodily harm or had good reason to carry the same in the necessary defense of his person, family home or property.

1909 Id. Sess. Laws 6, An Act To Regulate the Use and Carrying of Concealed Deadly Weapons and to Regulate the Sale or Delivery of Deadly Weapons to Minors Under the Age of Sixteen Years to Provide a Penalty for the Violation of the Provisions of this Act, and to Exempt Certain Persons, § 1.

If any person, (excepting officials of a county, officials of the State of Idaho, officials of the United States, peace officers, guards of any jail, any officer of any express company on duty), shall carry concealed upon or about his person any dirk, dirk knife, bowie knife, dagger, slung shot, pistol, revolver, gun or any other deadly or dangerous weapon within the limits or confines of any city, town or village, or in any public assembly, or in any mining, lumbering , logging, railroad, or other construction camp within the State of Idaho . . . .

1909 Id. Sess. Laws 6, An Act to Regulate the Use and Carrying of Concealed Deadly Weapons and to Regulate the Sale or Delivery of Deadly Weapons to Minors Under the Age of Sixteen Years to Provide a Penalty for the Violation of the Provisions of this Act, and to Exempt Certain Persons, § 1.

If any person . . . or shall, in the presence of one or more persons, exhibit any deadly or dangerous weapon in a rude, angry, or threatening manner . . . .

1901 Id. Sess. Laws 117, 120, § 37.

The Council of Boise City has full power and authority within Boise City . . . To regulate the storage and sale of gunpowder, dynamite, giant powder, nitro-glycerine, oil and other combustible material, and prevent their manufacture in the city, and to prevent by all possible and proper means, danger or risks of injury or damage by fire arising from carelessness, negligence or otherwise.

1901 Id. Sess. Laws 117, 120, § 37.

The Council of Boise City has full power and authority within Boise City . . . To regulate and prohibit the use of guns, pistols and firearms, firecrackers, bombs and detonating works of all description.

1897 Id. Sess. Laws 89, § 2, pt. 18.

To regulate the storage and sale of gun powder, or other combustible material, and to prevent by all possible and proper means, danger or risk of injury or damage by fire arising from carelessness, negligence or otherwise.

Charter and Revised Ordinances of Boise City, Idaho. In Effect April 12, 1894 Page 111, Image 112 (1894) available at The Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources.

Use of Air or Spring Guns. § 9. Any person who shall carry, use for amusement or otherwise, or have in his or her possession, within the corporate limits of Boise City, the device or weapon commonly known as an air gun or spring gun, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding ten dollars, or be imprisoned in the city jail not more than five days, or be punished by both such fine and imprisonment.

1888 Id. Sess. Laws 23, An Act Regulating the Use and Carrying of Deadly Weapons in Idaho Territory, § 1

That it is unlawful for any person, except United States officials, officials of Idaho Territory, County officials, Peace officers, Guards of any jail, and officers or employees of any Express company on duty, to carry, exhibit or flourish any dirk, dirk-knife, sword, sword-cane, pistol, gun or other deadly weapons, within the limits or confines of any city, town or village or in any public assembly of Idaho Territory. Every person so doing is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by fine not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than twenty days nor more than fifty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Richard Z. Johnson, The Revised Statutes of Idaho Territory: Enacted at the Fourteenth Session of the Legislative Assembly: In Force June 1, 1887 Page 729, Image 733 (1887) available at The Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources.

Chapter VI, Assaults with Intent to Commit Other Felony, Assaulting and Intimidation, § 6706. If any person assaults and beats another with a cowhide, stick, or whip, having at the time in his possession, a pistol or other deadly weapon, with intent to intimidate and prevent the person assaulted from defending himself, such person is punishable by imprisonment in the Territorial prison not less than one nor more than four years.

Charter and Revised Ordinances of Boise City, Idaho. In Effect April 12, 1894 Page 118-119, Image 119-120 (1894) available at The Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources.

Carrying Concealed Weapons, § 36. Every person not being a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or other police officer, who shall carry or wear within the incorporated limits of Boise City, Idaho, any bowie knife, dirk knife, pistol or sword in cane, slung-shot, metallic knuckles, or other dangerous or deadly weapons, concealed, unless such persons be traveling or setting out on a journey, shall, upon conviction thereof before the city magistrate of said Boise City, be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each offense, or imprisoned in the city jail for not more than twenty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Charter and Revised Ordinances of Boise City, Idaho. In Effect April 12, 1894 Page 117, Image 118 (1894) available at The Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources.

Ordinances [of Boise City], Storing of Powder, § 31. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm, corporation or association to keep or store in any building, store or warehouse, within the corporate limits of Boise City any gunpowder or blasting powder in greater quantities than fifty pounds; or for any person, firm, association or corporation to keep within the corporate limits of Boise City any giant powder, nitro-glycerine, gun cotton, Herculese powder, dynamite or other material or substance of equal explosive force by whatever name known. Penalty. § 32. Any person or persons violating the provisions of section 31 of this chapter shall on conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the city jail not less than ten nor more than twenty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, together with costs of prosecution.

1874 Id. Sess. Laws 326, Offenses Against the Persons or Individuals, § 36.

Any person who shall engage in a duel with any deadly weapon, although no homicide ensue, or shall challenge another to fight such duel, or shall send or deliver any verbal or written message, purporting or intending to be such challenge, although no duel ensue, shall be punished by imprisonment in the Territorial prison not less than two nor more than ten years, and shall be incapable of voting or holding any office of trust or profit under the laws of this Territory.

1870 Id. Sess. Laws 21, An Act to Amend an Act Concerning Crimes and Punishment . . ., § 40.

That any person in this Territory having, carrying, or procuring from another person any dirk, dirk knife, sword, sword cane, pistol, gun, or other deadly weapon, who shall in the presence of two or more persons, draw or exhibit any of said deadly weapons in a rude, angry and threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense, or who shall in any manner unlawfully use the same in a fight or quarrel, the person or persons so offending, upon conviction thereof in any criminal court in any county in this Territory shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars . . . .

1868 Id. Sess. Laws 95, An Act Amendatory of an Act Entitled “An Act Concerning Crimes and Punishments,” ch. 10, § 1.

. . . If any person shall willfully or maliciously disturb the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or family by loud or unusual noises, or by tumultuous or offensive conduct, threatening, traducing, quarreling, challenging to fight or fighting, or by the firing any gun, pistol, or any other species of fire arms within the limits of any city, town or village in this Territory, every person convicted thereof shall be fined in a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the County Jail, not exceeding two months.

1864 Id. Sess. Laws 304, An Act Concerning Crimes and Punishments, § 40.

That any person in this territory, having, carrying, or procuring from another person, any dirk, dirk-knife, sword, sword-cane, pistol, gun or other deadly weapon, who shall in the presence of two or more persons, draw or exhibit any of said deadly weapons, in a rude, angry, and threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense, or who shall, in any manner unlawfully use the same in any fight or quarrel, the person or persons so offending, upon conviction thereof in any criminal court in any county in this territory, shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars . . . .

1863 Id. Sess. Laws 634, To Incorporate the City of Idaho in Boise County, § 5.

Said mayor and common council shall have full power and authority . . . to regulate the storage of gunpowder and other combustible materials . . . .

1863 Id. Sess. Laws 442, An Act Concerning Crimes and Punishments, § 39.

If any person, with or without deadly weapons, upon previous concert and agreement, fight one with another . . . should death ensue to any person in sucgh fight, or should any person die from any injury received in such fight, within one year and one day, the person or persons causing such death shall be deemed guilty of murder, and shall be punished accordingly.