“80. Any tramp who shall enter any dwelling-house, against the will or^* without the permission of the owner or occupant thereof, or shall kindle any fire in the highway, or on the land of another, without the owner’s consent, or shall be found carrying any fire-arms or other dangerous weapon, with intent unlawfully to do injury or intimidate any other person, which intent may be inferred by the jury trying the case, from the facts that the defendant is a tramp, and so armed, or shall do, or threaten to do, any injury, not amounting to a felony, to any person, or to the real or personal estate of another, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be sentenced to undergo an imprisonment by separate or solitary confinement at labor for a period not exceeding three years.”

Full Text: 1879, PA, A Digest of the Laws and Ordinances of the City of Philadelphia, § 80

* To the left of the word “or” (and in a carved-out portion of the left portion of the text), there is printed “Ibid. § 2.” This is referencing the carved-out portion immediately above in § 79, which reads “A. 30 Ap. 1879, § 1, P. L. 33.”  Users should do their own research to confirm; however, a reasonable guess might be that this means A[pproved] 30 Ap[ril,] 1879, § 1, P[ublic] L[aw] 33. This is the source of the information at the end of the citation below, and users should confirm the accuracy of that part of the citation independently by looking at the original MS linked above. The rest of the citation is certainly accurate. 

Frank F Brightly, ed., A Digest of the Laws and Ordinances of the City of Philadelphia from the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and One to the Twenty-First Day of June One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-Seven (Philadelphia, PA: Kay & Brother, 1887), 462. Department of Charities and Corrections, Bureau of Corrections, Pt. 3—Commitments, “Tramps,” § 80. Approved, April 30, 1879; § 1, P. L. 33.

“CHAPTER XLII.
POWDER…

    …SECTION 459. No merchant, or other person, shall, within the city of Atlanta, keep in any house, except in a public warehouse, more than one keg of powder at a time, which shall be kept in a tin can; and for a violation of this ordinance, the offender may be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars and costs, or imprisonment in the station house or common jail of Fulton county, not exceeding thirty days.
    SEC. 460. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to sell gunpowder without first having procured a license from the Clerk of Council, who shall receive a fee of fifty cents for each and every license granted for the term of one year; and any person or persons selling without first having obtained such license, shall, on conviction before the Recorder, Mayor, Mayor pro tem., or three members of Council, pay a fine of one hundred dollars and costs of trial, for each and every day the party so convicted shall have violated this ordinance, or be imprisoned not more than thirty days in the station house, or common jail of Fulton county.
    SEC. 461. When any person desires to sell powder as a part of his or their business, all such persons shall first petition the General Council for a license, and accompany such petition with the names of three of his or their neighbors, where powder is to be sold, signifying their willingness; and such applicant shall give bond and security in the sum of one thousand dollars, that he will not violate any ordinance relating to the sale of powder in Atlanta.
    SEC. 462. When application is made in writing, to Council, it shall be competent for the Board to grant or refuse license, if, in their opinion, the applicant or bondsman is not responsible, or in any way disqualified for such trade or traffic in gunpowder.
    SEC. 463. All persons licensed to sell powder shall be required to place a sign over their place of business as follows: “Licensed to sell powder.”
    SEC. 464. Any person who shall burn rockets or crackers, or any kind of fire-works, within the incorporate limits of the city of Atlanta, without permission in writing, from the Mayor, shall, on conviction of such offense, pay a fine of not exceeding five dollars and costs.”

Full Text: 1879, GA, The Code of the City of Atlanta, Ch. 42—Powder, §§ 459-464

William T. Newman, ed., The Code of the City of Atlanta, Containing the Charter of 1874, and the Amendments Thereto, the Ordinances Adopted by the Mayor and General Council, and an Appendix Containing Water Works Rules and Rates, Rules of Order, Etc., Etc. (Atlanta, GA: J. P. Harrison, 1879), 163-64. Chapter 42—Powder, §§ 459-464. (Undated.)

“CHAPTER 8.
CONCEALED WEAPONS…

    …1. CONCEALED WEAPONS—CARRYING OF, PROHIBITED.] Ord. Aug. 17, 1871. All persons within the limits of the city of Chicago are hereby prohibited from carrying, or wearing under their clothes, or concealed about their person, any pistol, or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, or dirk knife, or dirk, or dag­ger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.
    2. PENALTY — CONFISCATION.] Any such weapon or weapons duly adjudged by any police magistrate, or justice of the peace of said city, to have been worn or carried by any person, in violation of section one of this chapter, shall be forfeited or confiscated to the said city of Chicago.
    3. FURTHER PENALTY—ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT.] Any policeman of the city of Chicago may, within the limits of said city, without a warrant, arrest any person or persons whom such policeman may find in the act of carrying or wearing under their clothes, or concealed about their persons, any pistol, or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk, or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon, and detain him, her, or them in the city jail or armory until a summons or warrant can be procured on complaint made (under oath or affirmation) for the trial of such person or persons, and for the seizure and confiscation of such of the weapons, above referred to, as such person or persons may be found in the act of carrying or wearing under their clothes, or concealed about their persons.
    4. FORTHWITH SUMMONS TO ISSUE ON COMPLAINT UPON OATH.] Upon complaint made, under oath or affirmation, to any magistrate or justice of the peace in said city, that any person has been guilty of violating any of the provisions of section one of this chapter, a summons or warrant shall issue for the summoning or arrest of the offender or offenders, returnable forthwith; upon the return of such summons or warrant, such magistrate or justice shall proceed to the hearing and determination of the matter, and if it shall be adjudged that such person or persons has or have incurred any of the penalties fixed by this chapter, such magistrate, or justice of the peace, shall order that the weapon or weapons, concerning the carrying or wearing of which such penalty shall have been incurred, shall be kept and detained until it shall be adjudged whether or not such weapon or weapons shall be confiscated to the city of Chicago.
    5. WARRANT—FORM OF.] Upon any judgment having been rendered for a violation of any of the provisions of section one of this chapter, or upon complaint made under oath or affirmation, that any such weapon or weapons has [or have] been worn or carried, or is being worn or carried, by any person or persons in violation of section one of this chapter, the magistrate, or justice of the peace acting as a police justice, or other officer authorized by law to receive such complaint shall enter the cause on his docket as follows :
    The city of Chicago vs. (here describe the weapon or weapons by general description); and shall thereupon issue a writ which shall be in form, as nearly as may be, as follows, viz. :
STATE OF ILLINOIS,¹   
    COOK COUNTY.
    The city of Chicago vs. (here describe the weapon or weapons by general description).
    To _______ (here name the person accused, or who shall have been convicted as aforesaid) and all other persons interested:
    You are hereby commanded to appear before me, at my office in Chicago, No, _____ Street (which day shall not be less than ten nor more than thirty days from the date of such writ), at the hour of ___ a. m. (or p. m.), and show cause, if any you have, why the weapon described in the caption hereof shall not be confiscated to the city of Chicago, in accordance with the provisions of an ordinance concerning the carrying of concealed weapons, and the confiscation of such weapons. _______ constable, or any other constable, of said county is hereby commanded to cause due service of this writ to be made, copies thereof to be duly posted, and to make due return of this writ as required  by law; and also to seize and hold the said weapons until it shall be adjudged whether or not the same shall be confiscated to the said city of Chicago.
        Given under my hand and seal of office this ____ day of ______ A. D. ____.

                                                                               _____________.    [SEAL.]

    6. WARRANT—HOW SERVED.] The officer receiving said writ shall cause one copy of said writ to be posted, for at least five days prior to the day therein mentioned for the hearing, at the court house door of said city, one copy at the office of the justice or officer issuing said writ, and a like copy at two other public places in said city. He shall serve the person in such writ named, by leaving one copy thereof with such person or persons, and reading the same to such person or persons, at least five days before the day fixed for such hearing and shall make due return of such writ.
    7. PROCEDURE—FORM OF JUDGMENT.] Upon the return of any such writ, duly served in accordance with the preceding section, the officer issuing the same shall proceed, at the time designated in said writ, to the hearing of the cause, and shall hear all persons who may desire to be heard touching the matter; and if, upon such hearing, such magistrate or justice of the peace shall find that such weapon or weapons shall have been worn or carried in violation of section one of this chapter, he shall enter an order that the same be confiscated to the city of Chicago, and that “the same be delivered to the officer known as the custodian of stolen property,” for safe keeping.
    8. PENALTY FOR CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON.] Any person who shall be adjudged to have violated any of the provisions of section one of this chapter shall pay a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the house of correction, for a term not exceeding six months, or both, in the discretion of the magistrate or court before whom such conviction shall be had.
    9. EXEMPTION AS TO POLICE FORCE.] The prohibitions of this chapter shall not apply to the officers or members of the police force of said city, when on duty.”

Full Text: 1871, IL, Laws and Ordinances Governing the City of Chicago, Ch. 8—Concealed Weapons

1. There is a “}” brace, followed by the letters “ss,” to the right of the words “STATE OF ILLINOIS” and “COOK COUNTY” that links them together.

Murray F. Tuley, ed., Laws and Ordinances Governing the City of Chicago (Chicago, IL: The Bulletin Printing Co., 1873), 11–13. Chapter 8—Concealed Weapons, §§ 1-9. Enacted August 17, 1871.

“REGULATIONS.

40 The Passenger Conductor will be with his train twenty minutes before starting time; will have general charge of it from terminus to terminus; also, of the men employed on it, and will require each and every one of them to conform strictly to these regulations.
41. He will announce his train in both public rooms at the Berks Street Depot, and will see that no person passes the gate without a ticket, and that passengers do not take into the cars guns, dogs, valises, large bundles or baskets. He will make frequent examinations of the cars while stopping at stations for water or otherwise, to discover defective wheels, brakes, &c., or hot boxes, and shift out cars found unsound.”

Full Text: 1875, PA, Rules Regulations for Running the Trains on the North Pennsylvania Railroad, § 41

North Pennsylvania Railroad, Rules and Regulations for Running the Trains on the North Pennsylvania Railroad: Adopted June 1, 1875 and Approved by the President (Philadelphia, PA: s.n., 1875), 13. Regulations, § 41.

“Ordinance No. 317.

AN ORDINANCE Concerning Offenses and disorderly conduct.

The city of Astoria does ordain at follows:

…

…SEC. 2. That any person or persons who shall fire any pistol, gun or rifle or any other kind of fire-arms within the corporate limits of the city, shall on conviction thereof before the Police court, be fined not less than five nor more than fifty dollars; provied, that all circumstances of necessity may be pleaded as a defense to the offence, described in this section, and provided further, that the committee on Health and Police, upon the national holidays and other days of public celebration, may permit any ap­propriate display or use of fire-ams named in this section.

…

…SEC. 7. Any person or persons who shall draw any kind of fire arms, or any dirk, dagger, knife or other deadly weapon upon the person of another, or who shall strike at the person of another with slung-shot, knuckles or any other dangerous weapon, within the corporate limits of the city, shall on conviction thereof before the police judge be fined not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than twenty days, or both.

…

…SEC. 9. That any person or persons who shall carry any fire arms, knife, dirk, knuckles, slung-shot or any other dangerous weapon in a concealed manner about their or his person, within the corporate limits of the city, without a permit, which permit shall be issued by the auditor and clerk of the city upon the recommendation, in writing, of the chief of police, and upon the presentation of the treasurer’s receipt, that the applicant therefore, has paid into the city treasurer the sum of five dollars for a yearly permit, or the sum of one dollar for a permit extending over the period of one month, shall upon conviction thereof before the police court, be fined not less than two nor more than twenty-five dollars, or by a term of imprisonment not exceeding twenty days, provided this section shall not apply to the officers of the law.

…

…SEC. 18. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its approval by the Mayor.

Passed the council, Feb. 18, 1879.
                     Attest: R. H. CARDWELL.
                                Auditor and Clerk.
Approved, Feb. 20, 1879.
                            J. H. D. GRAY. Acting Mayor.”

Full Text (From Newspapers.com): 1879, Astoria, OR, The Daily Astorian, Feb 22, 1879

“Ordinance No. 317. An Ordinance Concerning Offenses and Disorderly Conduct.” The Daily Astorian, Feb. 22, 1879, p. 3. Volume 8, Number 44. Passed February 18, 1879; Approved February 20, 1879.  (Astoria, Oregon).

    “…SEC. 31. That any person who shall within said city, carry concealed on or about his or her person, a revolver, pistol, bowie-knife, dirk, slung-shot, brass, lead or iron knuckles, or any other dangerous weapon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
    Provided, that if it shall be proved to the Police Judge, from the testimony of any case prosecuted under this section of this ordinance, that the accused was at the time of carrying any of the weapons aforesaid, engaged in the pursuit of any lawful business, calling or employment, and that the circumstances in which he was placed at the time aforesaid were such as to justify a prudent man in carrying the weapon or weapons aforesaid, for the defense of his person, property or family, the accused shall be acquitted…

    …SEC. 57. That any person who shall within the city of Beloit, shoot off, fire or discharge any cannon, gun fowling piece, revolver or pistol of any kind, or firearms of any description, or fire explode or set off any squib, fire cracker or other thing containing powder, or other combustible or explosive material, without permission from the Mayor, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor…”

Full Text (From Newspapers.com): 1879, KS, Beloit Weekly Democrat, Ordinance no. 12, §§ 31 & 57 at 4

“Ordinance No. 12: An Ordinance to Suppress Criminal and Improper Practices in the City of Beloit.” Beloit Weekly Democrat, May 16, 1879, p. 4. Volume 1, Number 34.  Passed and Approved May 13, 1879; in Effect May 15, 1879. (Beloit, KS).

NB: The title of this newspaper changed unusually often, and readers may have difficulty locating the original source. Following its publication as the Beloit Weekly Democrat, it used the following names: from 1879-1881 it was published as The Western Democrat, from 1881-1883 it was published as The Western Nationalist, from 1884-1890 it was published as The Western Democrat, and from 1890-1910 it was published as The Western Call. It may be cataloged under any of these names. This information was found in the Library of Congress as part of our effort to locate the original PDF.

“ORDINANCE NO. 1.

    Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the city of Empire City.
SEC. 1 Any three or more persons, who shall assemble together, within the limits of this city, with the intent to do any unlawful act against the peace, and to the terror of the people, or to do any act against the peace, quiet, security, or repose of any person or persons, or being unlawfully assembled, shall agree with each other to do any such act; or being so unlawfully assembled, shall, without any agreement, by words, acts, or signs, make any preparations, or movements to do any unlawful act, as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction be fined in a sum not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars. 
    SEC. 2. Every person who shall disturb the peace or quiet of this city, or of any lawful assembly of persons within the limits of this city, or any neighborhood, by any indecent, obscene, tumultuous or offensive language, conversation or conduct, or by any device or misconduct whatever, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction be fined in a sum not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00
    SEC. 3. Any person or persons who shall assault strike, fight or challenge any other person or persons within the limits of this city shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, be fined in a sum not less than $2.00 nor more than $50.00.
    SEC. 4. Any person who shall be found drunk in any Street, Alley, Side-walk or public place of any kind, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction be fined in a sum not less than $1.00 nor more than $25.00.
    SEC. 5. Any person who shall appear in any Street, Alley, Side-walk, or public place of any kind, or who shall appear publicly, in or from any place whatever, naked or in any indecent or lewd dress, or shall be guilty of any indecent behavior or lewd act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction hereof, be fined in a sum not less than $5.00 nor more than $100.
    SEC. 6. Any person who shall carry any concealed pistol, dirk, or other deadly weapon, within the limits of thi- city, shall he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not less than $10 nor more than $50.
    SEC. 7. Any person who shall discharge any gun, pistol, or other firearms, within the limits of this city, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, be fined in a sum not less than $5.00 nor more than $20.
    SEC. 8 Any person who shall, while exercising the right to carry firearms, not concealed, be intoxicated, or shall do any act or thing calculated to cause apprehension or alarm to any citizen within the limits of this city shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction be fined in a sum not less than $3.00 nor more than $20.00.
    SEC. 9. Any person who shall destroy or injure any shade or ornamental tree, shrub or plant not his own, within the limits of this city, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction be fined in a sum not less than $5.00 nor more than $25.00
    SEC. 10. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on and after its publication. Approved July 2, A. D. 1877.
                        SOLON L. CHENEY, Mayor.
    GEO. S. HAMPTON, Clerk.
                        [Published July 3, 1877.]”

Full Text (From Newspapers.com): 1877, KS, Ordinance No. 1, The Mining Echo, Jul. 7, 1877 (Empire City, KS)

“Ordinance No. 1.” The Mining Echo, July 7, 1877, p. 1. Volume 1, Number 10. Ordinance No. 1, §§ 6-8. Approved July 2, 1877; In Effect July 3, 1877. (Empire City, KS).

“AN ORDINANCE

Relating to the Carrying of Fire Arms and other Deadly Weapons.

Be it ordained by the Trustees of the town of Abilene,

    SEC. 1. That any person who shall carry, within the limits of the town of Abilene, or commons, a pistol, revolver, gun, musket, dirk, bowie-knife, or other dangerous weapon upon his or their person or persons, either openly or concealed, except to bring the same and forthwith deposit it or them at their house, boarding house, store room or residence, shall be fined in a sum not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars; and it shall be the duty of any town constable, or policeman of this town, to arrest and disarm any person violating this ordinance, and to deposit the nrms so taken with the captain of the town police, to be by him kept until he is, by the magistrate taking cognizance of the offense of carrying arms as aforesaid, authorized to deliver the same to the person or persons from whom the same shall have been taken.

    SEC. 2. Any and every person who shall be in violation of this ordinance, within the town of Abilene, or commons, and who shall refuse to deposit his or their arms with the constable or policeman aforesaid or shall resist any officer who may attempt to disarm him or them according to the provisions of section one of this ordinance, shall be imprisoned in the common goal of the town not less than twenty-four hours nor more than ten days, and fined not less than $10 nor more than one hundred dollars: Provided, that the provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to the constable or any officer of the town of Abilene, while in the discharge of their duties as such constable or policeman.

    SEC. 3. That any person who shall intentionally discharge any pistol, revolver or gun, within the town of Abilene, in any street, alley, highway, lot, house or other place where life or limb of any person could be endangered, shall be punished by a fine not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.

    SEC. 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from the 20th of May 1870.

                                T. C. HENRY, Chairman.

    Attest: G. L. BRINKMAN, Clerk.”

Full Text: (From Newspapers.com): The Abilene Chronicle, May 12, 1870

“An Ordinance Relating to the Carrying of Fire Arms and Other Deadly Weapons.” The Abilene Chronicle, May 12, 1870, p. 1. Volume 1, Number 9. An Ordinance Relating to the Carrying of Fire Arms and Other Deadly Weapons, §§ 1-4. In Effect May 20, 1870. (Abilene, KS).

“CHAPTER XXXIV.

An Act to regulate the keeping and beariing of deadly weapons.

    Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That any person carrying on or about his person, saddle, or in his saddle bags, any pistol, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, sword-cane, spear, brass-knuckles, bowie-knife, or any other kind of knife manufactured or sold for the purposes of offense or defense, unless he has reasonable grounds for fearing an unlawful attack on his person, and that such ground of attack shall be immediate and pressing; or unless having or carrying the same on or about his person for the lawful defense of the State, as a militiaman in actual service, or as a peace officer or policeman, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof shall, for the first offense, be punished by fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, and shall forfeit to the county the weapon or weapons so found on or about his person; and for every subsequent offense may, in addition to such fine and forfeiture, be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding sixty days; and in every case of fine under this section the fines imposed and collected shall go into the treasury of the county in which they may have been imposed; provided, that this section shall not be so construed as to prohibit any person from keeping or bearing arms on his or her own premises, or at his or her own place of business, nor to prohibit sheriffs or other revenue officers, and other civil officers, from keeping or bearing arms while engaged in the discharge of their official duties, nor to prohibit persons traveling in the State from keeping or carrying arms with their baggage; provided, further, that members of the Legislature shall not be included under the term “civil officers” as used in this act.     
    Sec. 2. Any person charged under the first section of this act, who may offer to prove, by way of defense, that he was in danger of an attack on his person, or unlawful interference with his property, shall be required to show that such danger was immediate and pressing, and was of such a nature as to alarm a person of ordinary courage; and that the weapon so carried was borne openly and not concealed beneath the clothing; and if it shall appear that this danger had its origin in a difficulty first commenced by the accused, it shall not be considered as a legal defense. 
    Sec. 3. If any person shall go into any church or religious assembly, any school room, or other place where persons are assembled for amusement or for educational or scientific purposes, or into any circus, show, or public exhibition of any kind, or into a ball room, social party, or social gathering, or to any election precinct on the day or days of any election, where any portion of the people of this State are collected to vote at any election, or to any other place where people may be assembled to muster, or to perform any other public duty, (except as may be required or permitted by law,) or to any other public assembly, and shall have or carry about his person a pistol or other firearm, dirk, dagger, slung shot, sword cane, spear, brass-knuckles, bowie-knife, or any other kind of knife manufactured and sold for the purposes of offense and defense, unless an officer of the peace, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall, for the first offense, be punished by fine of not less than fifty, nor more than five hundred dollars, and shall forfeit to the county the weapon or weapons so found on his person; and for every subsequent offense may, in addition to such fine and forfeiture, be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not more than ninety days.
    Sec. 4. This act shall not apply to, nor be enforced in any county of the State, which may be designated, in a proclamation of the Governor, as a frontier county, and liable to incursions of hostile Indians.
    Sec. 5. All fines collected under the provisions of this act shall be paid into the treasury of the county, and appropriated exclusively to the keeping in repair and maintenance of public roads, and all weapons forfeited to the county under the provisions of this act shall be sold as may be prescribed by the county court, and the proceeds appropriated to the same purpose.
    Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of all sheriffs, constables, marshals, and their deputies, and all policemen, and other peace officers, to arrest any person violating the first or third sections of this act, and to take such person immediately before a justice of the peace of the county where the offense is committed, or before a mayor or recorder of the town or city in which the offense is committed, who shall investigate and try the case without delay. On all such trials the accused shall have the right of a trial by jury, and of appeal to the district court; but, in case of appeal, the accused shall be required to give bond with two or more good and sufficient sureties in a sum of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars, if convicted under the first section and in a sum of not less than two hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, if convicted under the third section of this act; said bond to be payable to the State of Texas, and approved by the magistrate, and conditioned that the defendant will abide the judgment of the district court that may be rendered in the case; and in case of forfeiture the proceedings thereon shall be as is or may be prescribed by law in similar cases; and all moneys collected on any bond or judgment upon the same, shall be paid over and appropriated as provided in the fifth section of this act.
    Sec. 7. Any officer named in the sixth section of this act who shall refuse or fail to arrest any person whom he is required to arrest by said section on his own information, or where knowledge is conveyed to him of any violation of the first or third sections of this act, shall be dismissed from his office on conviction in the district court, on indictment or information, or by such other proceedings or tribunal as may be provided by law, and in addition, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, at the discretion of the court or jury.
    Sec. 8. That the district courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction under this act, and it is hereby made the duty of the several judges of the district courts of this State to give this act especially in charge to the grand juries of their respective counties.
    Sec. 9. It is hereby made the duty of the Governor to publish this act throughout the State; and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after the expiration of sixty days after its passage.
    Approved April 12, 1871.”

Full Text: 1871, TX, ch. 34, An Act to regulate the keeping and beariing of deadly weapons

H. P. N. Gammel, ed., The Laws of Texas 1822-1897: Austin’s Colonization Law and Contract; Mexican Constitution of 1824; Federal Colonization Law; Colonization Laws of Coahuila and Texas; Colonization Law of State of Tamaulipas; Fredonian Declaration of Independence; Laws and Decrees, With Constitution of Coahuila and Texas; San Felipe Convention; Journals of the Consultation; Proceedings of the General Council; Goliad Declaration of Independence; Journals of the Convention at Washington; Ordinances and Decrees of the Consultation; Declaration of Independence; Constitution of the Republic; Laws, General and Special, of the Republic; Annexation Resolution of the United States; Ratification of the Same by Texas; Constitution of the United States; Constitutions of the State of Texas, With All the Laws, General and Special, Passed Thereunder, Including Ordinances, Decrees, and Resolutions, With the Constitution of the Confederate States and the Reconstruction Acts of Congress, vol. 6 (Austin, TX: The Gammel Book Company, 1898), 25-27. Twelfth Legislature, General Laws, First Session, Chapter 34—An Act to Regulate the Keeping and Beariing of Deadly Weapons, §§ 1-9. Approved April 12, 1871.

CHAPTER 108

…

CARRYING PISTOLS, BOWIE-KNIVES, ETC.

    SECTION 1. That every person found carrying a pistol, bowie-knife, dirk-knife, slung-shot, brass knucks or other deadly weapon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction of such first offense, shall be fined form ten to fifty dollars, at the discretion of the court, but upon conviction of every such subsequent offense, shall be fined fifty dollars; Provided, however, that no ordinary pocket knife and common walking-canes shall be construed to be deadly weapons.

    SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of every police officer who sees any person or persons with, or knows of any person carrying, such deadly weapons, to immediately arrest every such person, that they may be dealt with according to the provisions of this act.

    SEC. 3. That every police officer who may refuse or neglect to immediately arrest every such person seen with or known to be carrying such deadly weapons, shall be deemed guilty of dereliction of duty, and upon conviction thereof, shall be dismissed from service, and any two respectable citizens shall be deemed competent to prefer charges to the proper authorities against such police officer for such dereliction of duty.

    SEC. 4. To the end that the provisions of this act may be more fully carried out, the Police Commissioners be, and are hereby, instructed to increase the number of patrolmen to thirty-four, to be uniformed, paid and controlled in accordance with the present police law.

    SEC. 5. It is expressly understood that the provisions of this act relating to carrying such deadly weapons as are mentioned in the preceding sections, do not extend to police or other officers, or persons that are entitled by law to carry such deadly weapons, nor does it extend to the act of handling or moving such deadly weapons in any ordinary business way.

    SEC. 6. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed, and this act to take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

Approved December 26, 1873.

Full Text: 1873, Nashville, TN, ch. 108—Carrying Pistols, Bowie-Knives, etc.

William King McAlister, Jr., ed., Ordinances of the City of Nashville, to Which are Prefixed the State Laws Chartering and Relating to the City, with an Appendix (Nashville, TN: Marshall & Bruce, 1881), 340-341. Part Third—Municipal Regulations, Title 12—Prohibitory Regulations, Chapter 108—Carrying Pistols, Bowie-Knives, etc. Approved December 26, 1873.

    “By request of the City Marshal, we again publish a few sections of the City Ordinances. Mr. Hartsock does not intend to go beyond the limits of the law, but he does intend to force law in all cases where it may be violated, and that to the fullest extent:

…

    …Art. 2—Sec. 1….

    …Sec. 2. No person shall in this city, wear on or about his person any pistol, revolver or any other dangerous or deadly weapon, except by special permission from the Mayor, and whoever shall violate this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than five nor more than ten dollars. Provided however that this section shall not be construed as to prevent any United States, State, County or City officer from carrying such weapons as may be necessary in the proper discharge of his duties.

    Sec. 3. No person shall in this City, discharge any gun, pistol or other firearms except as an officer of the City in the discharge of his duties. Any person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.”

Full Text (From Newspapers.com): 1879, KS, Arkansas Valley Democrat, Aug 8, 1879

“By request of the City Marshal…” Arkansas Valley Democrat, August 8, 1879, p. 3. Volume 1, Number 3. (Arkansas City, Kansas).

“CHAPTER XL.
AN ACT to prohibit the sale, gift, or bartering of deadly weapons or ammunition therefor, to minors.

[APPROVED FEBRUARY 27, 1875.]

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, barter, or give to any other person, under the age of twenty-one years, any pistol, dirk, or bowie-knife, slung-shot, knucks, or other deadly weapon that can be worn, or carried, concealed upon or about the person, or to sell, barter, or give to any person, under the age of twenty-one years, any cartridges manufactured and designed for use in a pistol.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the foregoing section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than five dollars, nor more than fifty dollars.”

Full Text: 1875, IN, ch. 40, §§ 1-2

Laws of the State of Indiana, Passed at the Forty-Ninth Regular Session of the General Assembly, Begun on the Seventh Day of January, A. D. 1875 (Indianapolis, IN: Sentinel Company, 1875), 59. Chapter 40—An Act to Prohibit the Sale, Gift, or Bartering of Deadly Weapons or Ammunition Therefor, to Minors, §§ 1-2. Approved February 27, 1875.

“The following is the ordinance as passed: AN ORDINANCE Prohibiting the sale to or furnishing minors with firearms.

Be it Ordained by the Common Council of the City of Chicago:

SECTION 1. That no person within said city shall sell to or in any manner furnish any minor with any gun, pistol, revolver, or other firearms; and any person offending against this ordinance shall on conviction be fined in a sum of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.
SEC. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from and after its passage and due publication.” 

Full Text: 1873, Chicago, IL, Minors

Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Chicago, for the Municipal Year 1872–3, Being from December 2d, 1872, to November 24th, 1873 (Chicago, IL: Jameson & Morse, Printers, 162 & 164 Clark Street, 1874), 140. An Ordinance Prohibiting the Sale to or Furnishing Minors with Firearms, §§ 1-2. Passed March 17, 1873. 

“No student shall have or keep any gunpowder or fire-arms in his room, or in any building or other place on College grounds; nor shall he at any time use gunpowder or fire-arms within half a mile of the College grounds.”

Full Text: 1878, Williams College

Laws of Williams College, Authorized by the Trustees at Their Meeting in July, 1878 (North Adams, MA: James T. Robinson & Son, 1878), 13. Chapter 3—Of Deportment and Discipline, § 3.

“AN ACT TO PROTECT FISH IN THE WATERS OF LIMESTONE CREEK AND OTHER STREAMS IN DUPLIN COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
    SECTION 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person to take any fish from the waters of any stream in the county of Duplin by stirring or muddying or poisoning at any season of the year.
    SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful to take any fish of the kind known as perch or bream by shooting or netting in the day time or in any manner by fire light from any of said streams between the first day of May and the fifteenth day of August in each year.
    SEC. 3. It shall be unlawful to take any fish by hand seining from the waters of Limestone creek in said county.
    SEC. 4. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty dollars, or imprisoned not less than ten nor more than twenty days.
    SEC. 5. All laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
    SEC. 6. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification.
Ratified the 13th day of March, A. D. 1879.”

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Laws and Resolutions of the State of North Carolina, Passed by the General Assembly at Its Session of 1879, Begun and Held in the City of Raleigh, on Wednesday, the Eighth Day of January, A. D. 1879: To Which Are Prefixed a Register of State Officers, Members of the General Assembly, Judiciary, a List of Commissioners of Affidavits, and State Constitution (Raleigh, NC: The Observer, 1879), 360. Chapter 204—An Act to Protect Fish in the Waters of Limestone Creek and Other Streams in Duplin County, §§ 1-6. Ratified March 13, 1879. 

“AN ACT TO PREVENT TRAMPS INFESTING OR DEPREDATING ON CITIZENS OF THIS STATE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
    SECTION 1. Any person going about from place to place begging and asking or subsisting on charity, shall be taken and deemed a tramp, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county prison not more than six months: Provided, that any person who shall furnish satisfactory evidence of good character shall be discharged without cost.
    SEC. 2. Any tramp who shall enter any dwelling house or kindle any fire on the highway or on the land of another without the consent of the owner or occupant thereof, or shall be found carrying any firearms or other dangerous weapon, or shall threaten to do any injury to any person or to the real or personal estate of another, shall be punished by imprisonment at the discretion of the court, not to exceed twelve months.
    SEC. 3. Any tramp who shall wilfully and maliciously do any injury to any person or to the real or personal estate of another, shall be punished by imprisonment at the discretion of the court, not to exceed three years.
    SEC. 4. Any act of begging or vagrancy by any person unless such are well known objects of charity, shall be evidence that the person committing the same is a tramp within the meaning of this act.
    SEC. 5. Any person upon a view of any offence described in this act shall cause the said offender to be arrested upon a warrant and taken before some justice of the peace, or may apprehend the offender and take him before a justice of the peace for examination, and on his conviction shall be entitled to the same fee as a sheriff.
    SEC. 6. This act shall not apply to any female or minor under the age of fourteen years, nor to any blind person.
    SEC. 7. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification.
Ratified the 12th day of March, A. D. 1879.”

Full Text (Subscription Required): Hein

Laws and Resolutions of the State of North Carolina, Passed by the General Assembly at Its Session of 1879, Begun and Held in the City of Raleigh, on Wednesday, the Eighth Day of January, A. D. 1879: To Which Are Prefixed a Register of State Officers, Members of the General Assembly, Judiciary, a List of Commissioners of Affidavits, and State Constitution (Raleigh, NC: The Observer, 1879), 355-356. Chapter 198—An Act to Prevent Tramps Infesting or Depredating on Citizens of this State, §§ 1-7. Ratified March 12, 1879. 

“AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF WILD FOWL IN CARTERET COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
    SECTION 1. That it shall not be lawful for any person in the hunting of wild fowl in Carteret county to use any gun other than can be fired from the shoulder.
    SEC. 2. That any person violating the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in the superior court of Carteret county shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not less than thirty days, at the discretion of the court.
    SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty of the [any]¹ justice of the peace in said county of Carteret, upon information of the violation of this act, to issue his warrant for the arrest of the offenders and if found guilty by him, he shall bind them over in such sums as he thinks proper: Provided, that such sum shall not exceed two hundred and fifty dollars, to the next term of the superior court for the county of Carteret. This act shall apply to the waters of Pamlico Sound and its tributaries.    
    SEC. 4. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification.”

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Laws and Resolutions of the State of North Carolina, Passed by the General Assembly at Its Session of 1879, Begun and Held in the City of Raleigh, on Wednesday, the Eighth Day of January, A. D. 1879: To Which Are Prefixed a Register of State Officers, Members of the General Assembly, Judiciary, a List of Commissioners of Affidavits, and State Constitution (Raleigh, NC: The Observer, 1879), 54-55. Chapter 46—An Act for the Better Protection of Wild Fowl in Carteret County, §§ 1-4. Ratified February 20, 1879. 

“RESOLUTION IN RELATION TO PUBLIC ARMS.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That the adjutant general be required to collect and deposit in the state arsenal, such arms and equipments belonging to the state as are now in unauthorized hands, whereever they may be found, and that the necessary expenses of travel, freight and drayage, incident thereto, be paid by the treasurer of the state upon the warrant of the governor.
    Ratified the 6th day of March, A. D. 1877.”

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Laws and Resolutions of the State of North Carolina, Passed by the General Assembly at Its Session 1876-’77, Begun and Held in the City of Raleigh, on Monday, the Nineteenth Day of November, A. D. 1876: To Which Are Prefixed a Register of State Officers, Members of the General Assembly and Judiciary, and a List of Commissioners of Affidavits (Raleigh, NC: The News Publishing Company, 1877), 606. Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina at Its Session of 1876-’77—Resolution in Relation to Public Arms. Ratified March 6, 1877.

“AN ACT TO PREVENT THROWING OR SHOOTING INTO RAILROAD CARS.

    SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That if any person shall cast, or throw, or shoot, any stone, rock, bullet, shot, pellet, or other missile, at, against, or into, any railroad car, locomotive, or train, while the said car or locomotive shall be in progress from one station to another, or while the said car, locomotive or train shall be stopped for any purpose, with intent to injure said car or locomotive, or any person therein or thereon, the person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine or imprisonment in the county jail, or the State prison, at the discretion of the Court.
    SEC. 2. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification.”

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Laws and Resolutions of the State of North Carolina, Passed by the General Assembly at Its Session 1876-’77, Begun and Held in the City of Raleigh, on Monday, the Nineteenth Day of November, A. D. 1876: To Which Are Prefixed a Register of State Officers, Members of the General Assembly and Judiciary, and a List of Commissioners of Affidavits (Raleigh, NC: The News Publishing Company, 1877), 53. Chapter 4—An Act to Prevent Throwing or Shooting into Railroad Cars, §1-2. Ratified December 5, 1876.

“AN ACT TO MAKE THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED WEAPONS A MISDEMEANOR.

    SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, If any person shall be found off of his own premises, within the county of Alleghany, having concealed about his person a pistol, bowie-knife, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, loaded cane, or brass or iron knuckles, or other deadly weapon of a like kind, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined or imprisoned at the discretion of the court.
    SEC. 2. The following persons shall be exempt from the provisions of section one of this act: officers and soldiers of the United States army; civil officers of the United States while in the discharge of their official duties; officers and soldiers of the militia of this state, when called into actual service; officers of this state or of any county, city or town of this state, charged with the execution of the laws of the state, or such county, city, or town, while in the discharge of their official duties.
   SEC. 3. This act shall go into effect on the first day of September, Anno Domini, 1877.”

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Laws and Resolutions of the State of North Carolina, Passed by the General Assembly at Its Session 1876-’77, Begun and Held in the City of Raleigh, on Monday, the Nineteenth Day of November, A. D. 1876: To Which Are Prefixed a Register of State Officers, Members of the General Assembly and Judiciary, and a List of Commissioners of Affidavits (Raleigh, NC: The News Publishing Company, 1877), 162-163. Chapter 104—An Act to Make the Carrying of a Concealed Weapon a Misdemeanor, §1-2. Ratified February 16, 1877; in effect September 1, 1877.

“AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ARMS FOR MILITARY SCHOOLS.

    SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That the Adjutant General be and he is hereby authorized, and directed, under the direction of the Governor, to draw if practicable such additional breech loading Springfield rifles, muskets and the accoutrements therefor as the State is entitled to, not to exceed four hundred, and to issue the same under the provisions of chapter ninety-six, acts of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three and one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, entitled an act to provide for and furnish arms to military schools.
    SEC. 2. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification.”

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Laws and Resolutions of the State of North Carolina, Passed by the General Assembly at Its Session 1874-’75, Begun and Held in the City of Raleigh, on Monday, the Sixteenth Day of November, A. D., 1874, to Which Are Prefixed a Register of State Officers, Members of the General Assembly and Judiciary, and a List of Commissioners of Affidavits (Raleigh, NC: Josiah Turner, 1875), 280. Ratified March 19, 1875. Chapter 207—An Act to Provide Additional Arms for Military Schools, §§ 1-2.

“AN ACT IN RELATION TO PUBLIC ARMS.

    SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That the auditor of the State is hereby authorized and directed to issue his warrant upon the public treasurer for the payment of such sums as may be certified by the adjutant general and governor, and as may be actually necessary to pay the freight and drayage upon the public arms received as the quota of North Carolina, from the United States government, under the acts making provision for the arming of the militia of the several States and territories, or returned to the arsenals of the United States for exchange under the act of Congress of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.
    SEC. 2. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification.”

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Laws and Resolutions of the State of North Carolina, Passed by the General Assembly at Its Session 1874-’75, Begun and Held in the City of Raleigh, on Monday, the Sixteenth Day of November, A. D., 1874, to Which Are Prefixed a Register of State Officers, Members of the General Assembly and Judiciary, and a List of Commissioners of Affidavits (Raleigh, NC: Josiah Turner, 1875), 18. Ratified December 8, 1874. Chapter 21—An Act in Relation to Public Arms, §§ 1-2.

“AN ACT TO PREVENT THE RECKLESS DESTRUCTION OF DEER.

     SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That if any person shall hunt for with gun, or chase with a dog, or shall kill or destroy any deer running wild in the woods, between the fifteenth day of January and the first day of September next thereafter ensuing, unless in an enclosure surrounded by a sufficient fence, at least five feet high, and where such person shall have a lawful right so to do, the person so offending shall pay a penalty of fifty dollars for each and every offense to any person or persons suing for the same, one-half for his use and the other for the use of the public school or schools of the school district or districts wherein the offense is committed, and the offender shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall pay a fine of not less than ten dollars, or be imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the court.
    SEC. 2. In the event that no one has brought a prior suit, and prosecuted the same in good faith for the penalty prescribed in the preceding section, it shall be the duty of the school committee of any township where the said offense shall be committed, to sue for the same, and the whole of their recovery shall be to themselves for the use of their school district. And it shall further be their duty to cause any person so offending to be prosecuted, by indictment, for such offense.
    SEC. 3. That the provisions of this act shall not apply to the county of Johnston and all other counties east of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, or through which the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad passes, nor to the counties of Madison, Yancey, Cumberland, Harnett, Columbus, Anson and Sampson.
    SEC. 4. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification.”

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Public Laws of the State of North Carolina, Passed by the General Assembly at Its Session 1871-‘72 begun and Held in the City of Raleigh on the Twentieth Day of November, 1871; to Which Are Prefixed a Register of State Officers, Members of the General Assembly and Judiciary, and a List of Commissioners of Affidavits (Raleigh, NC: Theo N. Ramsay, 1872), 115. Chapter 68—An Act to Prevent the Reckless Destruction of Deer, §§ 1-4. Ratified January 26, 1872.

“AN ACT TO PREVENT THE DESTRUCTION OF FISH IN THE WATERS OF BLACK RIVER AND SIX RUNS IN THE COUNTIES OF NEW HANOVER, SAMPSON, CUMBERLAND AND HARNETT.

    SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That it shall be unlawful for any person to catch or destroy with seins, nets, firearms, bows and arrows or by muddying or stirring the waters, or by striking any fish of any kind in the waters of Black or South rivers in the counties of Now Hanover, Sampson, Cumberland and Harnett and of the waters of Six Runs in the counties of New Hanover and Sampson, between the fifteenth day of May and the fifteenth day of August in each and every year.
    SEC. 2. That any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before any justice of the peace in the county where the offence was committee, shall be fined not to exceed five dollars, which fine shall be paid to the treasurer of the county where the offence was committed for the benefit of the school fund.
    SEC. 3. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification.”

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Public Laws of the State of North Carolina, Passed by the General Assembly at Its Session 1871-‘72 begun and Held in the City of Raleigh on the Twentieth Day of November, 1871; to Which Are Prefixed a Register of State Officers, Members of the General Assembly and Judiciary, and a List of Commissioners of Affidavits (Raleigh, NC: Theo N. Ramsay, 1872), 241. Chapter 152—An Act to Prevent the Destruction of Fish in the Waters of Black River and Six Runs in the Counties of New Hanover, Sampson, Cumberland and Harnett, §§ 1-3. Ratified February 8, 1872.

“AN ACT TO REPEAL CERTAIN SECTIONS OF AN ACT RATIFIED AUGUST SEVENTEENTH, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT, ENTITLED AN ACT TO ORGANIZE A MILITIA OF NORTH CAROLINA.

SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That all those sections from the eighth to the twenty-second inclusive, of the act ratified August seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, entitled an act to organize a militia of North Carolina, are hereby repealed; Provided, That the governor be and he hereby is directed to have returned to the arsenal at Raleigh all arms and equipment now in the possession of the detailed militia, and he is authorized to draw a sufficient sum, not to exceed one hundred dollars, from the treasury to pay cost of transportation.
SEC. 2. That this act shall take effect from and after the date of its ratification.”

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Public Laws of the State of North Carolina, Passed by the General Assembly at Its Session 1870-‘71 begun and Held in the City of Raleigh on the Sixteenth of November, 1870; to Which Are Prefixed the Constitution of the State and a Register of State Officers Members of the General Assembly and Judiciary, with the Auditor’s Statement of the Public Revenue and Expenditure (Raleigh, NC: James H. Moore, 1871), 202. Chapter 134—An Act to Repeal Certain Sections of an Act Ratified August Seventeenth, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-Eight, Entitled an Act to Organize a Militia of North Carolina, §§ 1-2. Ratified March 17, 1871.