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Ch. 21—Deadly Weapon, §§ 1-3, ALBUQUERQUE, COMPILED ORDINANCES 81, 81-82 (1887 John Knox) (Albuquerque, New Mexico).

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"CHAPTER XXI.
DEADLY WEAPON.

    1. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a deadly weapon, either concealed or unconcealed, within the limits of the town of Albuquerque, unless the same be carried in lawful defense of himself, his family or his property, the same being at the time threatened with danger, or unless by order of legal authority, or unless such person be a regularly authorized officer of the law in the discharge of his official duty.
    2. Deadly weapons, within the meaning of this preceding section, shall be construed to mean any and all kinds and classes of guns, pistols and revolvers, slung-shots, loaded or sword canes or sand-bags, and all kinds and classes of weapons and instruments, by whatever name they may be called, by which a dangerous wound can be inflicted.
    3. Any person convicted of a violation of Sections 1 or 2 shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail or town prison for a period not less than ten days nor more than sixty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court."

Full Text: 1887, NM, Compiled Ordinances, Town of Albuquerque, ch. 21—Deadly Weapon, §§ 1-3.


 William C. Heacock, ed., Compiled Ordinances: Town of Albuquerque (Albuquerque, NM:  John Knox, 1887), 81-2. Chapter 21—Deadly Weapon, §§ 1-3. (Not Dated).