An Ordinance to Prevent the Carrying of Loaded or Concealed Weapons Within the Limits of the City of Hoboken, §§ 1-4, Ordinances of the City of Hoboken (1885).

        "Sec. 1. That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons (excepting policemen and private watchmen when on duty), within the corporate limits of the city of Hoboken, to carry, have or keep concealed on his or her person any instrument or weapon commonly known as slung shot, stilletto, billy, sandclub or metal knuckles, and any dirk or dagger (not contained as a blade of a pocket knife), and loaded pistol or other dangerous weapon, under the penalty of not exceeding twenty dollars for each offense, provided nevertheless that this and the following section shall not apply to any person or persons who shall have made an application to and received a written permit therefor from the board of police commissioners on recommendation of the chief of police of said city of Hoboken, or in his absence from the acting chief of police of said city.
        Sec. 2. That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons (excepting policemen and private watchmen when on duty), within the corporate limits of the said city of Hoboken, to carry or wear any sword in a cane, or air gun, under the penalty of not exceeding twenty dollars for each offense.
        Sec. 3. Any forfeiture or penalty arising under this ordinance may be recovered in the manner specified by the city charter, upon the written complaint of any person or persons, made to the recorder of said city of Hoboken, and all persons violating any of the provisions aforesaid shall, upon conviction, stand committed until the same be paid.
        Sec. 4. That all ordinances in anywise inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed."

1885, NJ, To Prevent the Carrying of Loaded or Concealed Weapons Within the Limits of the City of Hoboken, §§ 1-4, Ordinances of the City of Hoboken

James F. Minturn, ed., Ordinances of the City of Hoboken, From the Incorporation of the City to Jan. 1, 1892 (Hoboken, NJ: The Evening News Print, 1892), 240-241. An Ordinance to Prevent the Carrying of Loaded or Concealed Weapons Within the Limits of the City of Hoboken, §§ 1-4. Passed October 13, 1885; Approved October 17, 1885.