1907
“Sec. 184—Deadly Weapons Concealed, Etc. If any person shall carry concealed upon or about his person any deadly or dangerous weapon, or shall go into any church or place where people have assembled for religious worship, or into any school room or place where people are assembled for educational, literary or social purposes or to any election precinct on any election day, or into any court room during the sitting of court, or into any other public assemblage of persons met for any lawful purpose other than for militia drill, or meeting called under the militia law of this State, having upon or about his person any kind of fire arms, bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slung shot or other deadly weapons, or shall in the presence of one or more persons exhibit any such weapon in a rude, angry or threatening manner, 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 any such weapon without the consent of the parent or guardian of such minor, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than fifty [$50.00] dollars nor more than two hundred [$200.00] dolars, or by imprisonment in the city jail not less than five days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Provided, that this section shall not apply to persons moving or traveling peaceably through this state, nor to persons who have been threatened with great bodily harm or had good reason to carry the same in the necessary defense of themselves, home or property, nor to any police officer, or person whose duty it is to execute process or warrants, or to suppress breaches of the peace or make arrests.
Sec. 185—Shooting Firearms. No person in this city shall discharge any gun, pistol or other fire arms, or explode any detonating material, and any person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, but this section shall not apply to any officer in the discharge of his duty nor to the operator or workman in any mine, nor to persons properly using any lawful target gun in any licensed shooting gallery.”
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Revised Ordinances City of Sarcoxie, Jasper County, MO, Printed and Published by Authority of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Missouri. Revision of 1907 (Sarcoxie, MO: Record Power Job Print, 1907), 46-47. Chapter 30—Misdemeanors, §§ 184-185. Undated.