Ordinance No. 1: Protecting Public Morality, Order and Safety, undated, reprinted in Ordinances of the Town of Bedford (1869) (Indiana).

Subject(s):

Carrying Weapons
Firing Weapons

Jurisdiction(s):

Indiana

Year(s):

1869

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Sec. 4. Every person, not being a traveler, who shall wear or carry any dirk, pistol, bowie knife, dagger, sword in cane, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon concealed, or who shall carry or wear such weapon with the intent and avowed purpose of injuring his fellow man, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not more than ten dollars.

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Sec. 16. Every person who shall shoot or fire any gun, pistol, or other firearms, on or across any street, sidewalk, or alley, within the corporate limits of said town, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding three dollars.

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