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Item Open Access Ordinance no. 103, §§ 1-3, ST. TAMMANY FARMER, September 11, 1909, at 7, 7 (Slidell, Louisiana).(General Publisher, 1909)That it shall be unlawful for any person at any time to explode, shoot any firecracker, firearms, Roman candle, or any other fireworks that may be used for the purpose of celebrating, within the corporate limits of the Town of Slidell.Item Open Access John C. White, Digest of the Laws and Ordinances of the Parish of East Feliciana, Adopted by the Police Jury of the Parish 68 (1848)(General Publisher, 1848)Prohibited any “slave” from carrying a gun off the plantation without the permission.Item Open Access Proceedings of the Board of Police of the Town of Opelousas, §§ 1-6, THE OPELOUSAS JOURNAL, Jun. 26, 1874, at 3 (Opelousas, Louisiana).(General Publisher, 1874)to prevent the carrying concealed weapons within the corporate limits of the town of OpelousaItem Open Access 1918 New Orleans Police Code at 114-16, image 112-14, Art. 15 (1918).(General Publisher, 1918)Ship captains are obliged, within 24 hours of their arrival at port, to deposit gunpowder they may have on board in the powder magazine on the right bank of the river. Also prohibited citizens from storing more than one hundred pounds of gunpowder at any time.Item Open Access John Q. Flynn Flynn’s Digest of the City Ordinances, Together with the Constitutional Provisions, Acts of the General Assembly, and Decisions of the Courts Relative to the Government of the City of New Orleans Page 545, Image 617 (1896) § 1342(General Publisher, 1893)It shall be unlawful for any one to sell, or lease, or give through himself or any other person, any pistol, dirk, bowieknife, toy pistol for which cartridges are used, or any other dangerous weapon which may be carried concealed, to any person under the age of eighteen years.Item Open Access Prohibition of Weapons in Balls, Theatres, etc., The Laws and Ordinances of the City of New Orleans, Title 1—Amusements, Chapter 1—General Ordinances, Articles 1-6 (1879).(General Publisher, 1879)That hereafter it shall not be lawful for any person to carry a dangerous weapon, concealed or otherwise, into a theatre, public hall, tavern, pic-nic ground, place for shows or exhibitions, house or other place of public entertainment or amusement.Item Open Access The Laws and General Ordinances of the City of New Orleans: Together with the Acts of the Legislature, Decisions of the Supreme Court, and Constitutional Provisions Relating to the City Government: Revised and Digested, Pursuant to an Order of the Common Council, Section 1, art. 636 (5), 257 (Henry Jefferson Leovy, Simmons & Co. New Ed. 1870)(General Publisher, 1870)Prohibited unlicensed shooting galleries from operating within city limits.Item Open Access The Laws and General Ordinances of the City of New Orleans: Together with the Acts of the Legislature, Decisions of the Supreme Court, and Constitutional Provisions Relating to the City Government: Revised and Digested, Pursuant to an Order of the Common Council, Section 635, 257 (Henry Jefferson Leovy, Simmons & Co. New Ed. 1870)(General Publisher, 1870)No person shall fire or discharge any gun, pistol, fowling piece or fire-arms, within the limits of the city, or set fire to, or discharge any rocket, cracker, squib or serpent, or shall throw any lighted rocket, cracker, squib or serpent, within the limits of the city, without the license of the common council; Provided, that nothing herein contained shall apply to military reviews or to the lawful use of weapons in self defense.Item Open Access An Ordinance to Establish a Uniform Rate of Taxes and Licenses, THE NEW ORLEANS CRESCENT, December 30, 1868, at 6 (New Orleans, Louisiana).(General Publisher, 1869)imposed a 50 dollar tax on pistol galleriesItem Open Access Evening Gun, no. 251 at 89, NEW ORLEANS, LAWS AND GEN. ORDINANCES (1857 E. C. Wharton).(General Publisher, 1857)That the captains of police of the first, second, third and fourth districts be, and are hereby, instructed to purchase the powder necessary for firing the evening guns in said districts, and present the vouchers for the same, after they have been approved by the chief of police, and it shall be the duty of the said captains to detail a member of the police force of each of said districts to fire the said evening guns, without extra compensation."