General Ordinances of the City of Aspen, §§ 125, 152, 182-186, & 293, ASPEN DAILY TIMES, Jul. 27, 1886, at 3-6 (Aspen, Colorado).

    "...SECTION 125. No person shall keep at his place of business or elsewhere within this city, a greater quantity of gun powder or gun cotton than fifty pounds at one time, and the same shall be kept in tin or copper canisters containing not to exceed ten pounds in each. No person shall keep within this city a greater quanty of rendrock, hercules, giant or other powerful explosives than fifty pounds, or percussion caps used in connection with powder of any kind to exceed one thousand caps, and all of such last named explosives shall be kept in canisters, cans or cases, not to exceed ten pounds in each case, canister or can, and in a situation remote from fires, lighted lamps, candies or other lights, and from which such articles may be easily removed in case of fire, and no person shall sell or weigh any gun powder, gun cotton, or other explosives herein named, after the lighting of lamps or other lights in the evening, unless in sealed canisters or cases, and no person shall keep nitro-glycerine in any part of said city, and it is hereby made the duty of all persons keeping any of the explosives mentioned in this section, not prohibited, to inform the city marshal and fire warden of the exact location of their buildings in which such explosives are kept, so that the same may be promptly removed or imminent danger provided against. A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall subject the offender to a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than three hundered dollars..."

    "...SECTION 152. If any person shall, within this city, fire or discharge any cannon, gun, fowling piece,, pistol, or fire-arms of any description, or fire, explode or set off any squib, cracker or other thing containing powder or other combustible or explosive material, without permission from the mayor (which permission shall limit the time of such firing, and shall be subject to be revoked by the mayor or city council at any time after the same has been granted), every such person shall, on conviction, be fined in a sum not less than one dollar nor more than one hundred dollars. Provided, that no permission shall be granted to any person or persons to hold, or con- duct any shooting match, or competitive trial of skill with firearms within the limits of this city, except the same be authorized by a two-thirds vote of all the aldermen elect..."

    "...SECTION 182. If any person shall, within the corporate limits of the city of Aspen, have, concealed upon his person any pistol, bowie-knife, dagger, slung-shot, billy, dirk-knife, brass or metal knuckles, or other deadly weapon, he or she shall, on conviction, be fined in any sum not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court, or be imprisoned in the city jail at hard labor not less than five nor more than ten days, in the discretion of the court, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, for every such offense.
    SECTION 183. Whenever any policeman shall make an arrest it shall be the duty of the jailer, deputy jailer, or person in charge of the city jail, to take from the person so arrested the weapon or weapons found upon him or her at the time of such arrest, and to retain the same until he, or she, or they, shall have paid whatever fine and costs, if any, there shall have been adjudged against them.
    SECTION 184. The provisions of section 182 shall not be construed to apply to sheriffs, constables, police officers, officers of the city government, private watchmen, or the mayor or members of the city council.
    SECTION 185. That the city marshal and each and every of the police officers be, and they are hereby severally authorized and empowered to make search of any and all persons who may be suspected of having concealed upon their person or persons such deadly weapon, or weapons, after first having required such person or persons to fully disclose or show to such officers whether or not they or either of them have such weapon or weapons concealed upon their persons, and if any such weapon or weapons be found upon any such person or persons, such officer shall forthwith convey such person or persons so offending to the city jail, to be held there in custody until taken before the police court of said city and accused, tried and discharged according to law. And said marshal and each and every of said police officers are also hereby further authorized and empowered, for the purpose of searching and taking such person or persons as aforesaid, to enter all bawdy houses, gambling houses, saloons, dance houses, or other places of public resort where such person or persons may be in said city, and to take, have and hold exclusive possession of any such buildings, houses or places a reasonable length of time to effect search, or arrest, as the case may require. 
    SECTION 186. That all, and each and every of the officers of this city, of every grade, be and they are hereby severally clothed with police powers and constituted police officers, with power to apprehend on view any and all persons offending against any of the provisions of this or any other ordinance of said city, and with power to enforce any of the provisions of this or any other ordinance of said city..."

    "...SECTION 293. No gun, weapon or explosive shall be used in any shooting gallery, of a size to endanger life or limb, or to frighten horses, or to cause any annoyance to the people of the vicinity in which such gallery is situated, and all such galleries shall be securely enclosed and have protection and planking, or other obstructions sufficient to arrest any projectile in and about such galleries..."