“Sec. 13. The West Virginia National Guard shall consist of not exceeding twenty companies of infantry, which divided into regiments, shall constitute the West Virginia National Guard, and it shall not be lawful for anybody[sic] of men whatsoever, other than the regularly organized National Guard or militia or the troops of the United States, to associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or to parade in public with arms, in any city or town in the state, without the license of the governor therefor, which may at any time be revoked, nor shall it be lawful for any city or town to raise or appropriate any money towards arming, equipping, uniforming, or in any way supporting or sustaining or providing drill rooms or armories, for any such bodies of men.                

        Whoever offends against the provisions of this section or belongs to or parades with any such unauthorized body of men, with arms, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding the sum of twenty five dollars, or by imprisonment for a time not exceeding six months.”

1889 WV, Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Ch. 24—Relating to the Militia, § 13

Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia at Its Nineteenth Regular Session, Commencing January 9, 1889 (Charleston, WV: Moses W. Donnally, 1889), 86. Chapter 24, An Act to Amend, Re-enact and Reduce into One Act Chapters 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 of the Code of West Virginia, Second Edition, Relating to the Militia, § 13—Other Militia Not to Parade, etc. Passed February 22, 1889; approved February 25 , 1889.  N.B.  On page 100, there is a note regarding the date the act took effect: “[NOTE BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.] The foregoing act takes effect at the expiration of ninety days after its passage.”

“Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: That Article 3249, of Chapter 2, and Articles 3293, 3294, 3295, 3304, 3306, 3307, 3308, 3318, 3327, and 3329, of Chapter 4, Revised Statutes of Texas, shall be amended to read as follows:

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Article 3294. Any number of persons not less than forty nor more than one hundred, of good moral character, desiring to form a company of volunteer guards, may meet and declare such purpose, and after obtaining consent from the governor may perfect their organization by electing their company officers in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. And it shall not be lawful for any body of men whatsoever, other than the regularly organized volunteer guard, to associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or to parade in public with arms in any part of the state, without the license of the governor therefor.

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1889, TX, An Act to Amend Militia Law, Chapter 16, § 1

General Laws of the State of Texas Passed at the Regular Session of the Twenty-First Legislature Convened at the City of Austin, January 8, 1889, Adjourned April 6, 1889 (Austin, TX: State Printing Office, 1889), 12-13. Chapter 16 [H. B. No. 515], An Act to Amend Article 3249, of Chapter 2, and Articles 3293, 3294, 3295, 3304, 3306, 3307, 3308, 3318, 3327, and 3329, of Chapter 4 (Militia Law), Revised Statutes of the State of Texes[sic], and to Repeal Articles 3319, 3320, 3321, 3322, 3323, 3324, 3325, and 3326, Chapter 4, of Said Militia Law, § 1. Approved April 5, 1889.

        “Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That it shall not be lawful for any person, persons or body of men, whether uniformed or not uniformed, to be associated, assembled or congregated together by or under any name whatsoever, in a military capacity for the purpose of drilling, parading or marching, at any time or place in State of Alabama, or otherwise taking up or bearing arms in any such capacity, unless authorized by law and granted by the governor. Provided, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to any school or college where military tactics are taught, to the Order of Knights Templar, Order of Knights of Pythias, or Patriarchs Militant.
        Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That any person violating the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.”

1889, AL, Act No. 94, §§ 1-2, An Act to Prohibit the Taking up or Bearing Arms in a Military Capacity

Acts of the General Assembly of Alabama Passed at the Session of 1888-9, Held in the City of Montgomery, Commencing Tuesday, November 13th, 1888. With a Separate Index to the General and Local Laws (Montgomery, AL: The Brown Printing Co., 1889), 82. Act No. 94, H. B. 423, §§ 1-2, An Act to Prohibit the Taking up or Bearing Arms by Any Person, Persons or Body of Men in a Military Capacity, Unless Authorized by Law. Approved February 28, 1889.

“Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any body of men whatever, other than the regular organized militia of this Commonwealth, and the troops of the United States, to associate themselves together as a military company or other armed organization, or to drill or parole with arms anywhere in this Commonwealth, without the license of the Governor thereof, which license may, at any time, be revoked: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to prevent benevolent or social organizations from wearing swords, or students in educational institutions chartered by the Legislature, wherein military science is part of the course of instruction, from drilling and parading with arms in public, under the superintendence of their instructors, or honorably discharged soldiers of the United States Army from parading or doing escort duty with arms. This section shall not apply to the Louisville Light Infantry.”

1888, KY, Unlawful for Other Than Regular Militia to Drill, Ch. 1525, § 1

Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Passed at the Regular Session of the General Assembly, which Was Begun and Held in the City of Frankfort, on Friday, the Thirtieth Day of December,  Eighteen Hundred and Eighty-Seven (Frankfort, KY: John D. Woods, 1888), 139-140. Chapter 1525, An Act to Amend an Act, Entitled “An Act in Relation to the Militia of This Commonwealth, and the Organization of the Kentucky State Guard,” Approved April 8th, 1878, and the Amendments Thereto, Approved Respectively May 5th, 1880, and December 16th, 1882, § 1. Approved May 4, 1888.

        “Sec. 54. It shall not be lawful for any body of men whatever, other than the regular organized volunteer militia of this state, and the troops of the United States to associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or to drill or to parade with arms in any city or town in this state without the license of the governor thereof which license may at any time be revoked; and

        Provided, further, That students in educational institutions where military science is part of the course of instruction may with the consent of the governor drill and parade with arms in public under the superintendence of their instructors may take part in any regiment or brigade encampment under the command of their military instructor and while so encamped shall be governed by the provisions of this act. They shall be entitled only to transportation and subsistence and shall report and be subject to the commandant of such encampment provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to prevent benevolent or social organizations from wearing swords.

        Sec. 55. Whoever offends against the provisions of the preceding section, or belongs to, or parades with any such unauthorized body of men with arms, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding the sum of ten ($10.00) or by imprisonment in the common jail for a term not exceeding six months, or both.”

1887, NE, Military Companies Other than State Militia, Ch. 50, §§ 54-54

Laws, Joint Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska, at Its Twentieth Session, Begun and Held at the City of Lincoln, January 4, A.D. 1887 (Lincoln, NE: Journal Company, 1887), 502. Chapter 50—Militia, An Act to Amend an Act, Entitled “An Act to Establish a Military Code for the State of Nebraska,” Approved February 28, A.D. 1881, and to Repeal Chapter 64, Laws 1881, as Now Existing, §§ 54-55, Military Companies Other than State Militia & Punishment of Offences. Approved March 31, 1887.

“Sec. 1. No person shall in this city wear under his clothes, or concealed on or about his person, any pistol or revolver, except by special permission from the mayor; nor shall any person wear under his clothes, or concealed on or about his person, any slung shot, cross knuckles, knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or any bowie knife, razor, billy, dirk, dirk-knife or dagger, or any knife resembling a bowie knife, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon. Any person violating any provision or requirement of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before the police magistrate shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. Provided, however, that this section shall not be so construed as to prevent any United States, territorial, county or city officer, or any member of the city government, from carrying such weapons as may be necessary in the proper discharge of his duties.”

1883, MT, Ordinance No. 4, Concealed Weapons

Alexander C. Botkin, The Charter and Ordinances of the City of Helena, Montana with the Rules of Order for the government of the City Council: 1887 (Helena , MT: Journal Publishing Company, 1887), 103-104. Ordinance No. 4: Concealed Weapons. Passed and approved June 14, 1883.

“…Or, if any person shall temporarily erect any stand, booth, or other structure for the purpose of exposing for sale, giving, bartering, or otherwise dispose of any spirituous or other intoxicating liquors whatsoever, at or within a distance of one mile from any such parade or encampment, he may be put immediately under guard, and kept at the discretion of the commanding officer, and such commanding officer may turn over such person to any police officer or constable of the city, township or town wherein such duty, parade or drill, encampment or meeting is held, for examination or trial before any court of justice having jurisdiction of the place.”

1886, OH, Amendments to Militia Regulations, Senate Bill No. 7, § 1

The State of Ohio: General and Local Acts Passed, and Joint Resolutions Adopted by the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly at Its Regular Session Begun and Held in the City of Columbus January 4, 1886, vol. 83 (Columbus, OH: Myers Brothers, 1886), 100. Senate Bill no. 7, An Act to Amend Sections 3033, 3034, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3041, 3042, 3043, 3044, 3045, 3046, 3047, 3048, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3052, 3054, 3055, 3056, 3057, 3058, 3059, 3963, 3064, 3067, 3068, 3069, 3070, 3071, 3074, 3076, 3078, 3079, 3080, 3081, 3082, 3083, 3084, 3085, 3104 and 3105 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, and to Repeal Sections 3035, 3060, 3061, 3062, 3065 and 3066, § 1, Amending § 3079 of Chapter 4—Uniforms, Drill, and Pay. Passed April 28, 1886.

        “Sec. 1. No person shall use or have in his or her possession on the public highways within the City limits, any instrument commonly known as a Bean Shooter, nor any instrument of a like character for throwing missless, under a penalty of Five Dollars for each offence, to be recovered from the person using or having the same in his or her possession.

        Sec. 2. Any penalty arising under this Oodinance [sic] may be recovered before the Recorder, in the manner provided by the City Charter, which penalty when recovered shall be paid into the City Treasury.”

1886, NJ, An Ordinance to Prevent Danger to Persons and Property and Malicious Mischief

Ordinances of the City of Bayonne, From 1869 to 1894 (Bayonne, NJ: The Rinker Printing Co., 1894), 486. An Ordinance to Prevent Danger to Persons and Property and Malicious Mischief. Passed January 6, 1886; Approved January 11, 1886.

        “Sec. 1. That no person shall, within the limits of the City of Bayonne, fire or discharge any pistol, cannon, fowling-piece, duck-gun, rifle, air-gun or other gun, except in the lawful defence of his property, person or family, or set off or explode any squibs, Chinese crackers or other fire-works, except on the Fourth of July, under a penalty not exceeding ten dollars for each offence, to be collected in the manner provided by law; provided, however, that the Council may permit proper parties to engage in the practice of marksmanship under proper restrictions.

        Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistant herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed.”

1888, NJ, An Ordinance to Regulate the Discharge of Firearms within the City of Bayonne

Ordinances of the City of Bayonne, From 1869 to 1894 (Bayonne, NJ: The Rinker Printing Co., 1894), 521. An Ordinance to Regulate the Discharge of Firearms within the City of Bayonne, §§ 1-2. Passed May 1, 1888; Approved May 2, 1888.

“Sec. 3. And be it ordained and enacted, That if any person shall unnecessarily fire or cause to be fired, any gun, pistol or other fire-arms or cannon, in any of the street, lanes, alleys or parks of said Borough [i.e., the Borough of Vineland]; or if any person under the age of fifteen years shall carry or use any gun, pistol or other fire-arms, or if any merchant or trader shall sell or offer to sell any gun, pistol or other fire-arms to any such person, he or they so offending shall be liable to a fine of not less than one nor more than ten dollars for every such offence.”

1883, NJ, For the Protection of Persons and Property, Ordinance no. 3, § 3, Ordinances of the Borough of Vineland

Ordinances of the Borough of Vineland: From No. 1 to No. 12 Inclusive (Vineland, NJ: Vineland Book and Job Printing House, 1884), 5. Ordinance no. 3, For the Protection of Persons and Property, § 3. Passed July 12, 1883; in effect September 10, 1883.

“Title 7.

Military.

Organization, government and discipline of Volunteer Troops of the State. Roster of Georgia Troops in Confederate Army.

Organization, Government and Discipline of  the Volunteer Troops of the State.

No. 355.

An Act to amend an Act to provide for the better organization, government and discipline of the volunteer troops of this State, and to repeal all that part of the Code of Georgia consisting of Articles 2 and 3 of Chapter 2, Title 12, Part 1, and comprising all those Sections numbered from 1075 to 1103, both included, in the Revised Code of 1873, relating to the Volunteer Troops of the State, and for other purposes connected therewith, approved October 16, 1879, and now embraced in the Code of 1882, comprising all those Sections in said Code numbered from 1103(a) to 1103(rr) both inclusive.”

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“Sec. 17. Be it further enacted as an amendment to said Act, That it shall not be lawful for any body of men whatever, other than the said volunteer forces of this State, and the troops of the United States and bodies of police, to associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or to drill or parade with arms in any city or town in this State, without the license of the Governor thereof, which license may at any time be revoked; Provided, that the students in educational institutions where military science is part of the course of instructions may, with the consent of the governor, drill and parade with arms in public under the superintendence of their instructors; and provided further, that nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to prevent benevolent secret or social organizations from wearing swords and parading with side arms: whoever offends against the provisions of this secretion, or belongs to or parades with any such unauthorized body of men with arms, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars, or by imprisonment in the common jail for a term not exceeding six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.”

1885, GA, Acts and Resolutions of the State of Georgia, Title 7, § 17

Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia: 1884-85 (Atlanta, GA: James P. Harrison, & Co., 1885), 85. Title 7, Military, No. 355, § 17 Permission to Drill for Troops Other than Volunteer Forces, etc. Approved October 13, 1885.

        “Sec. 22. It shall be unlawful for any person, not being a public officer or traveler, or not having a permit from the Police Commissioners of this city and county, to wear or carry concealed, in this city and county, any pistol, dirk or other dangerous or deadly weapon.

        Every person violating any of the provisions of this Order shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished accordingly. Such persons and no others shall be termed ” travelers,” within the meaning of this Order, as may be actually engaged in making a journey at the time.

        The Police Commissioners may grant written permission to any peaceable person, whose profession or occupation may require him to be out at late hours of the night, to carry concealed deadly weapons for his own protection.”

1880, CA, General Order no. 1,603—Relating to the Police Department, § 22—Prohibiting the Carrying of Concealed Deadly Weapons

General Orders of the Board of Supervisors Providing Regulations for the Government of the City And County of San Francisco: Also, Ordinances of Park Commissioners (San Francisco: P.J. Thomas, 1884), 8. General Order no. 1,603—Relating to the Police Department, § 22—Prohibiting the Carrying of Concealed Deadly Weapons. Approved September 17, 1880.

“Sec 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, within the limits of the city of St. Paul, to carry or wear under his clothes, or concealed about his person, any pistol or pistols, dirk, dagger, sword, slungshot, cross-knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, bowie-knife, dirk-knife or razor, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.

Sec. 2. Any such weapon or weapons, duly adjudged by the municipal court of said city to have been worn or carried by any person, in violation of the first section of this ordinance, shall be forfeited or confiscated to the said city of St. Paul, and shall be so adjudged.

Sec. 3. Any policeman of the city of St. Paul, 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 person, any pistol or pistols, dirk, dagger, sword, slungshot, cross-knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, bowie-knife, dirk-knife or razor, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon, and detain him, her or them in the city jail, until a warrant can be procured, or complaint made for the trial of such person or persons, as provided by the charter of the city of St. Paul, for other offenses under said charter, and 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.

Sec. 4. Upon complaint made under oath or affirmation, to the municipal court of the city of St. Paul, that any person has been guilty of violating any of the provisions of section one of this ordinance, a warrant shall issue for the arrest of the offender or offenders, returnable as other warrants are returnable; upon the return of such warrant, the municipal court 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 ordnance, such court shall so adjudge, and order that the weapon or weapons concerning the carrying or wearing of which such penalty shall have been incurred, shall be confiscated to the city of St. Paul.
And further, every such person or persons so offending, on conviction, shall be required to find sureties for keeping the peace for a term not exceeding six months.

Sec. 5. Any person or person violating any of the provisions of section one of this ordinance shall pay a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $100, or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding ninety days or both, in the discretion of the municipal judge, before whom such conviction shall be had.

Sec. 6. The prohibition of this ordinance shall not apply to the officers and members of the police force of said city, when on duty, nor to any officer of any court whose duty may be to secure warrants or to make arrests, nor to persons whose business or occupation may seem to require the carrying of weapons for protection, and who shall have obtained from the Mayor of said city a license so to do as hereinafter provided.

Sec. 7. The Mayor of the city of St. Paul may grant to so many, and to such persons as he may think proper, licenses to carry concealed weapons; and may revoke any and all of such licenses at his pleasure.

Sec. 8. Application for such licenses shall be made to the mayor of said city, in writing, and when granted, the person applying therefor, shall pay into the city treasury the sum of two dollars, and thereupon a license shall be issued by the city clerk, and signed by the mayor.

Sec. 9: Every such license shall state the name, age, occupation and residence of the person to whom it is granted, and shall expire on the thirty-first day of December of each and every year.”

1884, MN, Concealed Weapons-License, Article 18, §§ 1-9, The Municipal Code of Saint Paul

W. P. Murray, The Municipal Code of Saint Paul: Comprising the Laws of the State of Minnesota Relating to the City of Saint Paul, and the Ordinances of the Common Council: Revised to December 1, 1884 (St. Paul, MN: Daily Globe, 1884), 289-290. Article 18, Concealed Weapons-License, §§ 1-9. Passed January 17, 1882.

“Sec. 2. No person shall—
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4. Make use of, or have in his possession any slung shot, rubber sling or other instrument or device, by means of which missiles of kind or description are hurled or projected;

5. Wear or carry any slung shot, or knuckles, or instruments of a similar character.

Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, or give to any minor under the age of twelve years, any revolver, or pistol of any kind, from or by means of which any bullet, shot or other missile of any kind is or may be fired or projected by means of percussion caps, cartridges, or any explosive substance whatever.

Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person not being a public officer, to wear or carry concealed in this city any pistol, dirk, or other dangerous weapon.”

1882, CA, Revised Ordinances of the City of San Jose, An Ordinance to Preserve the Peace and Good Order of the City of San Jose, § 2 (subsections 4-5) and §§ 3-4

Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of San Jose (San Jose, CA: Cottle & Wright, 1882), 91. An Ordinance to Preserve the Peace and Good Order of the City of San Jose, § 2 (subsections 4-5) and §§ 3-4. To Preserve the Peace and Good Order of the City of San Jose. Passed May 22, 1882.

“Sec. 129. That whoever carries any pistol, bowie knife, dirk, or other dangerous weapon, concealed on or about his person, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, and for a second offense, fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than three months, or both.
Sec. 130. That upon the trial of a complaint for carrying a concealed weapon, the jury or the Mayor, as the case may be, shall acquit or discharge the defendant if it be made to appear that he was at that time engaged in a lawful business, calling or employment, and that the circumstances in which he was placed were such as to justify a prudent man in carrying the weapon for the defense of his person, property or family.”

1880, OH, The Revised Ordinances of the City of Massillon, Ch. 10, §§ 129-130 Carrying Concealed Weapons & a Related Proviso

The Revised Ordinances of the City of Massillon (Massillon, OH: Newstetter Printing House, 1893), 50-51. An Ordinance To Revise, Codify, and Re-arrange the General Ordinances of the City of Massillon, Ohio, Ch. 10, §§ 129-130. Passed March 17, 1880.

“Sec. 36. It shall not be lawful for any body of men whatever, other than the regularly organized volunteer militia of this state and the troops of the United States, to associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or to drill or parade within the limits of this state without the license of the governor thereof, which license may at any time be revoked: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent social or benevolent organizations from wearing swords.”

1880, IA, Revised and annotated Code of Iowa, vol. 1, Title 8, Ch. 1, § 36 Unlawful for Other than Regularly Organized Militia to Organize

William E. Miller, Revised and Annotated Code of Iowa, Containing All the Statutes of the State of Iowa of a General Nature in Force July 4, 1880, Being the Code of 1873 as Amended by Statutes Passed by the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth General Assemblies, and All the General and Permanent Statutes of those Sessions Suitably Arranged…Authorized and Made Legal Evidence by Chap. 196, Laws of 1800, vol. 1 (Des Moines, IA: Mills & Company, 1880), 265. Title 8, Ch. 1, § 36 Unlawful for Other than Regularly Organized Militia to Organize. Undated.

        “Sec. 1. That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons (excepting policemen and private watchmen when on duty), within the corporate limits of the city of Hoboken, to carry, have or keep concealed on his or her person any instrument or weapon commonly known as slung shot, stilletto, billy, sandclub or metal knuckles, and any dirk or dagger (not contained as a blade of a pocket knife), and loaded pistol or other dangerous weapon, under the penalty of not exceeding twenty dollars for each offense, provided nevertheless that this and the following section shall not apply to any person or persons who shall have made an application to and received a written permit therefor from the board of police commissioners on recommendation of the chief of police of said city of Hoboken, or in his absence from the acting chief of police of said city.
        Sec. 2. That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons (excepting policemen and private watchmen when on duty), within the corporate limits of the said city of Hoboken, to carry or wear any sword in a cane, or air gun, under the penalty of not exceeding twenty dollars for each offense.
        Sec. 3. Any forfeiture or penalty arising under this ordinance may be recovered in the manner specified by the city charter, upon the written complaint of any person or persons, made to the recorder of said city of Hoboken, and all persons violating any of the provisions aforesaid shall, upon conviction, stand committed until the same be paid.
        Sec. 4. That all ordinances in anywise inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed.”

1885, NJ, To Prevent the Carrying of Loaded or Concealed Weapons Within the Limits of the City of Hoboken, §§ 1-4, Ordinances of the City of Hoboken

James F. Minturn, ed., Ordinances of the City of Hoboken, From the Incorporation of the City to Jan. 1, 1892 (Hoboken, NJ: The Evening News Print, 1892), 240-241. An Ordinance to Prevent the Carrying of Loaded or Concealed Weapons Within the Limits of the City of Hoboken, §§ 1-4. Passed October 13, 1885; Approved October 17, 1885.

“Sec. 323. Keeping gunpowder unlawfully.—A person who makes, or keeps, gunpowder, nitro-glycerine, or any other explosive or combustible material, within a city or village, or carries such materials through the streets thereof, in a quantity or manner prohibited by law, or by ordinance of the city or village, is guilty of a misdemeanor. And a person who, by the careless, negligent or unauthorized use or management of gunpowder or other explosive substance, injures, or occasions the injury of, the person or property of another, is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year.”

1885, MN, The Penal Code of the State of Minnesota, § 323 Keeping gunpowder unlawfully

The Penal Code of the State of Minnesota, To Take Effect January 1, A.D. 1886 (St. Paul, MN: The Pioneer Press Company, 1885), 123-124. Title 12, Of Crimes Against the Public Health and Safety, § 323 Keeping gunpowder unlawfully. Undated.

“Sec. 333. Making, selling, etc., dangerous weapons.—A person who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, or sells or keeps for sale, or offers, or gives, or disposes of any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as slung-shot, sand-club, or metal knuckles, or who, in any city of this state, without the written consent of a magistrate, sells or gives any pistol or firearm to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 334. Carrying, using, etc., certain weapons.—A person who attempts to use against another, or who, with intent so to use, carries, conceals or possesses any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as slung-shot, sand-club or metal knuckles, or a dagger, dirk, knife, pistol or other firearm, or any dangerous weapon, is guilty of a misdemeanor.”

1885, MN, The Penal Code of the State of Minnesota, Title 12, Of Crimes Against the Public Health and Safety §§ 333-334

The Penal Code of the State of Minnesota, To Take Effect January 1, A.D. 1886 (St. Paul, MN: The Pioneer Press Company, 1885), 127. Title 12, Of Crimes Against the Public Health and Safety, § 333 Making, selling, etc., dangerous weapons; § 334 Carrying, using, etc., certain weapons. Undated.

“Sec. 330. Using fire arms while fighting in a public place. Any person who, while fighting in the streets or other public place in the city, uses or attempts to use, except in self-defense, any kind of fire arms, must, on conviction, be fined not exceeding twenty-five dollars, and may be imprisoned, or put to hard labor for the city, not exceeding thirty days.”

1885, AL, Using fire arms while fighting in a public place, § 330, Chapter 3—Offenses Against the Person

A Revised Code of Ordinances of the City of Tuscaloosa to Which Are Prefixed the Act of Congress, the Charter of the City, Amendments of the Charter, Articles of the State Constitution, etc. (Tuscaloosa, AL: M.I. Burton, 1885), 149-150. Chapter 3—Offenses Against the Person, § 330, Using fire arms while fighting in a public place. Undated.

“Sec. 375 . Discharging fire-arms.—Any person who shall discharge a gun, pistol, or other fire-arm within the corporate limits of this city, unless in self-defense, or in the execution of the law, or at a military parade by order of the proper officer, without the express permission of the Mayor, must, on conviction, be fined not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

Sec. 376. Shooting gravel-shooter, or sling-shot.—Any person who shall shoot gravel or other substance out of or with a gravel-shooter, sling-shot, or implement of like kind, within the corporate limits of this city, shall be fined on conviction, not exceeding five dollars.”

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“Sec. 380. Carrying concealed weapons.—Any person who, not being threatened with, or having good reason to apprehend an attack, carries concealed about his person a bowie-knife, or any other knife of like kind or description, or a dirk, or a pistol, or fire-arms of like kind or description, must, on conviction, be fined not exceeding fifty dollars, and may be imprisoned or put to hard labor for the city for not exceeding sixty days.”

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“Sec. 387. Unlawful to keep explosives.—It shall not be lawful for any one to keep, except at the powder magazine, more than twenty-five pounds of gun-powder or other explosive, at any one time; and such explosive must be kept only in tin canisters, well secured from fire, and shall not be sold by artificial light. Any one violating the provisions of this ordinance, shall be fined not exceeding twenty-five dollars.”

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“Sec. 420. Carrying concealed brass knuckles and slung-shot.—Any person who carries concealed about his person brass knuckles, slung-shot, or other weapon of like kind or description, or who carries a rifle or shot gun walking cane, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, and may be imprisoned, or put to hard labor for the city for not exceeding sixty days.”

1885, AL, Offenses Against Public Safety, Chapter 6

A Revised Code of Ordinances of the City of Tuscaloosa to Which Are Prefixed the Act of Congress, the Charter of the City, Amendments of the Charter, Articles of the State Constitution, etc. (Tuscaloosa, AL: M.I. Burton, 1885), 160-170. Chapter 6—Offenses Against Public Safety, §§ 375-376, § 380, § 387, & § 420. Undated.

Chapter XIX. Parks. 

FIRE-ARMS AND FIRE-WORKS FORBIDDEN.] § 4.  Whoever shall carry any fire-arms into said parks, or shall fire off or discharge the same in, or into said parks, or any of them ; or whoever shall shoot, fire or discharge any kind of fire-works therein, shall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than one hundred dollars, for each offense.

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Article XLIII. Parks and Public Grounds.

1690. All persons are forbidden to carry firearms or to throw stones or other missiles within any one of the public parks.  All persons are forbidden to cut, break or in any way injure or deface the trees, shrubs, plants, turf or any of the buildings, fences, bridges or other construction or property within or upon any of the said parks. 

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An Ordinance in relation to offenses . . .

SEC. 14. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry any slung shot, colt, or knucklers of lead, brass or other metal or material, or to carry about his person, hid from common observation, any pistol, dirk , bowie knife, or weapon of the like kind, without a permit in writing from the mayor so to do. It shall also be unlawful for any person or persons to sell or give away to a person not of age, any slung shot, colt, or knuckler or knucklers of lead, brass or other metal or material, or any pistol, dirk, bowie knife or weapon of the like kind.

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Chapter XXXIV. Public Safety. . . .

Sec. 3. No person shall, in this city, wear under his clothes or concealed about his person, any pistol or revolver, except by special permission from the Mayor; nor shall any person wear under his clothes, or concealed about his person, any slung-shot, cross knuckles, knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or any bowie knife, razor, billy, dirk, dirk-knife or dagger, or any knife resembling a bowie knife, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon. Any person, violating any provision or requirement of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof before the City Recorder, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars : Provided, however, That this section shall not be so construed as to prevent any United States, State, County or City officer, or any member of the City government, from carrying such weapons as may be necessary in the proper discharge of his duties. 

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