Compiled Statutes of Montana, Enacted at the Regular Session of the Fifteenth Legislative Assembly of Montana Embracing the Laws of a General and Permanent Nature, in Force at the Expiration of the Fifteenth Regular Session of the Legislative Assembly. Also Special Laws Enacted at Said Session, to Which are Prefixed the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and Amendments Thereto, Provisions of the Revised Statutes of the United States Common to All Territories, and Those Particularly Relating to Montana, and Session Laws of the United States Relating to Montana Enacted Subsequent to the Revision Page 513, Image 525 (1888) available at The Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources.

An Act of March, 5, 1883, § 66. It shall be unlawful for any person within the limits of any city, town or village in this territory, to bear concealed upon his person any dirk, dagger, pistol, revolver, or other deadly weapon. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars. This section shall not apply to peace officers in the discharge of their official duties.