Pennsylvania
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Item Open Access Laws and Ordinances for the Government of the Municipal Corporation of the City of Williamsport, Pa., at 141, An ordinance prescribing the rules and regulations for the government and protection of Brandon Park, § 21 (1891)(General Publisher, 1891)Prohibited carry of fire-arms, shooting in the park, discharging fire-works, throwing stones, or throwing missiles within the limits of Brandon ParkItem Open Access A Digest of the Acts of Assembly Relating to and the General Ordinances of the City of Pittsburgh, from 1804 to Jan. 1, 1897, Ordinances–Executive Departments, Bureau of Parks (1893)(General Publisher, 1893)Prohibited carry of firearms, shooting or throwing of stones, or setting snares within the limits of the park or within one hudnred yards thereof.Item Open Access A Digest of the Laws and Ordinances for the Government of the Municipal Corporation of the City of Reading, Pennsylvania, Park Rules and Regulations, at 240, City Park, § 20(8) (1897)(General Publisher, 1897)Prohibited any person from carrying firearms, or discharge in the common or within fifty yards therof, or throw stones or other missiles therein.Item Open Access Laws of the City of Johnstown, Pa., Embracing City Charter, Act of Assembly of May 23, 1889, for the Government of Cities of the Third Class, General and Special Ordinances, Rules of Select and Common Councils and Joint Sessions, at 84, General Ordinance no. 2, § 2 (1897)(General Publisher, 1897)Any person who shall on any public street, alley, square, or public grounds, within the limits of the city, willfully discharge any gun or firearm - excepting in necessary defense of self or property - or shall wantonly throw any metal, stone, brick, bullet, or other missile, or who shall willfully explode any torpedo, bomb, fire-cracker, or fire-works in any place on either public or private grounds, or on the street corners or alleys, shall upon conviction pay a fine of not less than one dollar or more than fifty dollars with costs.Item Open Access Annual Message of the Mayor and Annual Reports of the City Controller, Commissioners of the Water and Lighting Department, City Engineer, Building Inspector, Sanitary Committee, Chief of Police, Superintendent of the fire and Police Alarm Telegraph, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department and Ordinances Passed and approved During the Session of 1895, of the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania., for the Year 1895, at 180, An Ordinance Prohibiting the use of bow guns, air guns, cattys and sling shots, the playing of shinny or golf in the city of Harrisburg. § 1. (Vol. 2, 1897)(General Publisher, 1895)That any person who shall discharge any bow guns, air guns, sling shots, or play the game of catty, shinny or golf or any device dangerous to person or property, shall upon conviction thereof before the mayor or any alderman be fined not less than two nor more than twenty dollars, and in default of payment thereof be imprisoned not exceeding five days. § 3. That any person or persons found in possession of any bow gun, air gun, sling shot, or any device the use of which is dangerous to person or property, shall upon conviction thereof, before the mayor or any alderman, be subject to the same penalty as though discovered in the act of using the same.Item Open Access Ordinances of the Borough of Shamokin, Pa., at 71-72, An Ordinance Regulating the Storage of Coal, Oil, Benzene and Other Inflammable Oils and Regulating the Hauling and Storage of Gun Powder and other Explosives in the Borough of Shamokin, § 3 (1896)(General Publisher, 1896)That no person shall convey or cause to be conveyed through any of the streets, lanes or alleys of the Borough in any cart, wagon or other vehicle, at any one time, any greater quantity of gun powder, blasting powder, or other explosives than twenty five pounds without a sheet of canvass under, around and over the same sufficient to prevent it from being scattered from the said cart, wagon or vehicle, or being ignited by sparks or otherwise under the penalty of forfeiture of the said gun powder, blasting powder or other explosive, and for every such offense the person so offending upon conviction thereof before the Chief Burgess or any Justice of the Peace within the Borough shall pay a fine of not less than One Dollar nor more than Ten Dollars to be collected as penalties of like amount are not by law collectible.Item Open Access A Digest of the Acts of Assembly Relating to and the General Ordinances of the City of Pittsburgh, from 1804 to Jan. 1, 1897, at 496, Bureau of Parks, § 5, pt. 3 (1893).(General Publisher, 1893)Third. No person shall be allowed to carry firearms, or to shoot or throw stones at or to set snares for birds, rabbits, squirrels or fish , within the limits of the parks or within one hundred yards thereof.Item Open Access Ordinances of Tyrone Borough, Pa., at 35, Ordinance no. 51, § 1 (1893)(General Publisher, 1893)That from and after the passage of this Ordinance it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol, or other fire arm (in or upon any of the streets or alleys) within the limits of the borough of Tyrone. §2. Any person violating the provisions of this Ordinance, shall, upon conviction before the Burgess, be subject to a fine of not less than one ($1) dollar nor more than fifty ($50) dollars at the discretion of the Burgess, and in default of payment thereof be confined in the lock-up not exceeding forty-eight (48) hours.