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

, | | 1890

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

| | 1890

"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 inclose...

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An Act to Prohibit the Manufacture and Sale of Certain Kinds of Weapons [House Bill No. 320], §§ 1-2 in The State of Ohio Legislative Acts Passed and Joint Resolutions Adopted by the Seventy-Ninth General Assembly at Its Regular Session (1911).

, | | 1911

        "Sec. 1. Whoever manufacturers, sells or exposes for sale, any weapon known or designated as brass knuckles, billy, slung-shot, sand-bag, black-jack or other weapon of similar character, shall, for the first offense be fined not less than t...

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Amendments to Militia Regulations, Ohio Senate Bill No. 7, § 1, in The State of Ohio: General and Local Acts Passed, and Joint Resolutions Adopted by the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly at Its Regular Session (1886).

| | 1886

"…Or, if any person shall temporarily erect any stand, booth, or other structure for the purpose of exposing for sale, giving, bartering, or otherwise dispose of any spirituous or other intoxicating liquors whatsoever, at or within a distance of one ...

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Concealed Weapons, §§ 91-92 under “Crimes,” in Revised Ordinances of the City of Newark, OH (1871).

| | 1871

        "Sec. 91. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Newark, Ohio, That whoever shall carry a weapon or weapons concealed on or about his person, such as a pistol, bowie-knife, dirk, slung-shot, brass or iron knuckles, or any other d...

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Carrying Concealed Weapons & A Related Proviso, Ch. 10, §§ 129-130, The Revised Ordinances of the City of Massillon (1880).

| | 1880

"Sec. 129. That whoever carries any pistol, bowie knife, dirk, or other dangerous weapon, concealed on or about his person, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, and for a second offense, fined not m...

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An Ordinance to Prevent and Punish Certain Misdemeanors, §§ 1-4, General Ordinances of the Incorporated Village of Clifton (1874).

| | 1874

"Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Council of the Incorporated Village of Clifton, That it shall be unlawful, except for persons in military array, or to enforce the laws, or in defence of persons or property, to discharge any description of fire-arms with...

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

| | 1872

        "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,...

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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).

| | 1854

"§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 th...

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An Act to Prohibit the Carrying or Wearing of Concealed Weapons, Acts of a General Nature of the State of Ohio, §§1-2 (1859).

| | 1859

"Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That whoever shall carry a weapon or weapons, concealed on or about his person, such as a pistol, bowie knife, dirk, or any other dangerous weapon, shall be deemed guilty of a misd...

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

| | 1856

"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 sh...

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

| | 1877

"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...

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

| | 1877

"6. No person shall discharge any fire arms within the cemeteries, except at military funerals."

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1 Statutes of Ohio & Northwestern Territory 106 (Salmon P. Chase ed., 1833)

, | | 1790 SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That if any person shall presume to discharge or fire, or cause to be discharged or fired, any gun or other fire-arms at any mark or object, or upon any pretence whatever, unless he or she shall at the same time be with such gun or ...

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1933 Ohio Laws 189-90, Reg. Sess., An Act. . . Relative to the Sale and Possession of Machine Guns, § 1.

| | 1933

That § 12819 of the General Code be supplemented . . . to read as follows:  Definitions. § 12819-3. For the purpose of this act, a machine gun, a light machine gun or a sub-machine gun shall be defined as any firearm which shoots automat...

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1900 Ohio Laws 730, An Act to Provide a License on Trades, Business and Professions Carried on . . . , §§24-25.

| | 1900

§ 24. All keepers or owners of gun powder magazines shall pay a license fee of one hundred dollars ($100) per annum, and shall notify the chief of the fire department, in writing, of the place where the same is kept or stored; but no license shall...

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1894 Ohio Laws 86-87, An Act to Prevent the Use of Air Guns or Other Arms or Implements by Which Hard or Dangerous Substance Is Shot, Forced or Thrown, § 1.

| | 1894

[I]t shall be unlawful for any person to shoot, force or throw, by the means of any air-gun or other arm or implement of any kind, and lead, iron or other hard substance upon any of the streets, alleys, lanes or public places within the state of Ohio, ...

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1889 Ohio Laws 164, An Act to Amend Section 2669 of the Revised Statutes, as Amended April 22, 1885, § 1.

| | 1889

The council of the city or village may provide by ordinance for licensing all exhibiters of shows or performances of any kind, not prohibited by law, hawkers, peddlers, auctioneers of horses and other animals on the highways or public grounds of the co...

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1883 Ohio Laws 222, An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Toy Pistols in the State of Ohio, § 1.

| | 1883

That it shall be unlawful for any firm, company or person in the state of Ohio, to sell or exhibit for sale any pistol manufactured out of any metallic or hard substance, commonly known as the "toy pistol"; to a minor under the age of fourteen years; a...

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