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Evening Gun, no. 251 at 89, NEW ORLEANS, LAWS AND GEN. ORDINANCES (1857 E. C. Wharton).

| | 1857

"EVENING GUN.


    No. 251.   That the captains of police of the first, second, third and fourth districts be, and are hereby, instructed to purchase the powder necessary for firing the ...

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1850* Laws of Beloit College, ch. 4, § 2.

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"...Therefore, no student shall be allowed to have in his room, spirituous, vinous or malt liquor; to play at cards, dice, or any similar game; to use or keep upon the College premises, fire-arms, or gunpowder; to attend assemblies for dancing or theat...

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1855, The Laws and Regulations of Amherst College, ch. 9, § 7.

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"CHAPTER IX.
DAMAGES AND REPAIRS.

VII. In no case shall a student bring into the College premises, any cannon, musket, pistol, or other species of fire-arms, or any gunpowder in any mode of preparation; and in...

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1859, Code of Laws for the Government of La Grange Synodical College, ch. 10, §§ 2-9.

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"CHAPTER X.
DISCIPLINE.

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    SEC. 2. No student shall be condemned without an opportunity for explanation of his conduct.
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An Act to Amend the Criminal Laws of this State, ch. 81, §§ 2-3, 1856 Tenn. Acts 92, 92.

| | 1856

"CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to Amend the Criminal Laws of this State...

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    SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That, hereafter, it shall be unlawful for any person to s...

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An Ordinance to Prevent the Use of Fire Arms, etc., §§1-4, Ordinances of the City of Hudson (1855).

, | | 1855

"§1. No person shall within this city carry any gun on lands not his own, without the written permission of the owner of legal possessor of such lands.
§2. No person shall within this city fire or discharge any gun, pistol, cannon or fowling-p...

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Acts & Resolves of Vermont, 25, no. 24, An Act to Prevent Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors for the Purpose of Drinking, §15 (1852).

| | 1852

"Sec. 15. It shall be the duty of any sheriff, sheriff's deputy, constable, selectman, or grand juror, if he shall have information that any intoxicating liquor is kept or sold in any tent, shanty, hut or place of any kind for selling refreshments in a...

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Temporary Erections for Sale of Liquors or Gaming, Near Parade Ground, May Be Abated as Nuisances. In Public Acts Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, Ch. 82, §5 (1859).

| | 1859

"Sec. 5. If any booth shed, tent, or other temporary erection, within one mile of any military parade-ground, muster-field or encampment, shall be used and occupied for the sale of spirituous or intoxicating liquor, or for the purpose of gambling, the ...

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An Ordinance to Prevent the Firing of Guns, Fire-Arms, or Fire-Works, §§1-2. In Laws and Ordinances, of a General and Local Nature, for the Government of the City of Cleveland (1854).

| | 1854

"§1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Cleveland, That it shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge and cannon, gun, pistol or fire-arms of any kind, within the city, unless it be on some occasion of military parade, and th...

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An Act for the More Effectual Suppression of Drinking Houses and Tippling Shops, §10, Acts & Resolves of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island (1853).

| | 1853

"It shall be the duty of any mayor, alderman, city marshal, city or town sergeant, constable or police officer, of any city or town, if he shall have information that any ale, wine, rum, or other strong or malt liquors, or any mixed liquors as aforesai...

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Temporary Buildings within One Mile of Muster Field, Used for Sale of Intoxicating Liquors, May Be Removed, Acts and Resolves of Maine, Ch. 265 “An Act to Organize and Discipline the Militia,” §73 (1856).

| | 1856

"Sect. 73. The mayor and aldermen of any city, or the selectmen of any town, upon complaint made to them under oath, that the complainant has reason to believe that any booth, shed, or other temporary erection, situated within one mile of any muster fi...

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An Act to Prohibit the Carrying or Wearing of Concealed Weapons, Acts of a General Nature of the State of Ohio, §§1-2 (1859).

| | 1859

"Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That whoever shall carry a weapon or weapons, concealed on or about his person, such as a pistol, bowie knife, dirk, or any other dangerous weapon, shall be deemed guilty of a misd...

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1859, NJ, An Ordinance to Prevent Firing of Guns, &c., in the City of Hoboken §§1-3, City Ordinances of Hoboken, NJ (1859).

| | 1859

"Section 1. That no person or persons shall fire or discharge any cannon, gun, pistol, or fire-arms of any description, or fire, explode, or set off any squib cracker or other thing, containing powder or other combustibles or explosive material within ...

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An Ordinance Prohibiting the Carrying of Firearms, Ordinances of the Corporation of Georgetown (1859).

| | 1859

"Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Common Council of the Corporation of Georgetown, That from and after the 1st of April, 1859, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to have about their persons any concealed deadly or dang...

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How Firearms May Be Used and what Quantity of Gun Powder May Be Kept, Ordinances of the City of Kenosha, Ordinance no. 8, §1 & §5 (1858).

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"Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the common council of the city of Kenosha: That no person shall fire or discharge any cannon, rifle, gun, pistol, or fire arms of any description, or fire, explode, or set off any squib, cracker, or other thing containing pow...

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An Ordinance to Establish a Magazine, and Regulate the Sale of Powder, §3, General Ordinances of the City of Cleveland (1856).

| | 1856

"Section. 3. No person shall keep within the city, any quantity of gunpowder exceeding twenty-five pounds, or of gun cotton exceeding five pounds, for a longer period than twenty-four hours, except in the powder magazine; and said twenty-five pounds sh...

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Paterson City Ordinances, An Ordinance concerning Police, §8 For keeping gunpowder (28 May, 1851).

| | 1851

"8. It shall not be lawful for any person to have or keep any quantity of Gunpowder, exceeding twenty-eight pounds, in any house, store, building, or other place within the limits of the City. And all Gunpowder which shall be kept in the City, shall be...

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Laws of Illinois College, 1850, in Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1906, at 245

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Chapter XII. Of Crimes and Immoralities. 

Sec. 5. No student shall carry deadly weapons upon his person, on penalty of admonition, dismission or expulsion, according to the aggravation of the offense. 

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Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park for the Year Ending April 30, 1858

| | 1858

Be it ordained by the Commissioners of the Central Park : All persons are forbidden . . . [t]o carry fire-arms or throw stones or other missiles within it. 

(Ordinance adopted at meeting held on March 16, 1858)

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1 William B. Webb The Laws of the Corporation of the of Washington Digested and Arranged under Appropriate in Accordance with a Joint Resolution of the City 418 (1868), Act of Nov. 18, 1858.

| | 1858

It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to carry or have concealed about their persons any deadly or dangerous weapons, such as dagger, pistol, bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk, colt, slungshot, or brass or other metal knuckles within the City...

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1852 Haw. Sess. Laws 19, Act to Prevent the Carrying of Deadly Weapons

| | 1852

Section 1. Any person not authorized by law, who shall carry, or be found armed with, any bowie-knife, sword-cane, pistol, air-gun, slung-shot or other deadly weapon, shall be liable to a fine of no more than Thirty, and no less than Ten Dollars, or in...

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1853 Ky. Acts 186, An Act to Prohibit the Carrying of Concealed Deadly Weapons, Ch. 1020.

| | 1854 Sec 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That if any person shall hereafter carry concealed any deadly weapons, other than an ordinary pocket knife, except as provided in the next section, he shall be fined on the firs...

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1859 Ind. Acts 129, An Act to Prevent Carrying Concealed or Dangerous Weapons, and to Provide Punishment Therefor.

| | 1859

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That 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...

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An Ordinance Prohibiting the Sale of Arms, Ammunition, or Spiritous Liquors to the Indians, in Acts, Resolutions and Memorials Passed at the Several Annual Sessions of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah 63 (Henry McEwan 1866).

| | 1850

"Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the General Assembly of the State of Deseret: That if any person shall hereafter trade or give any guns, rifies,pistols or any other deadly weap- ons, ammunition or spirituous liquors to any Indian, without having a license, ...

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1859 Conn. Acts 62, An Act In Addition To And In Alteration Of “An Act For Forming And Conducting The Military Force,” chap. 82, § 7.

| | 1859

It shall be the duty of the quarter-master general, annually, to inspect the armories and gun houses of the several companies, and also the rooms occupied by the regimental bands; and, on or before the first day of November, to make to the adjutant-gen...

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