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Item Open Access Laws of the State of New-York, Relating to the City of Schenectady: And the Laws and Ordinances of the Common Council of the City of Schenectady, at 58, A Law to prevent injuries by fire, and for other purposes, § XI (1824)(General Publisher, 1824)That if any person shall fire or discharge any gun, pistol, rocket, cracker, squib or other fire works, in any street, lane or alley, or in any yard, garden or other enclosure, or in any place which persons frequent to walk within the limits aforesaid, without permission of the mayor or one of the aldermen or assistants of this city, such person shall forfeit for every such offence the sum of one dollar...Item Open Access Edward Livingston, Laws and Ordinances, Ordained and Established by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New-York, in Common-Council Convened, for the Good Rule and Government of the Inhabitants and Residents of Said City, at 83-84, ch 23, § 1 (1803)(General Publisher, 1803)That no person shall hereafter be permitted to fire or discharge any gun, pistol, fowling piece, or fire-arm, at any place on the island of New York, within the distance of four miles from the City Hall, under the penalty of five dollars upon each offender, to be recovered with costs.Item Open Access Laws and Ordinances of the City of New York, Appendix containing certain acts of the Legislature which immeditely relate to the City and County of New York, at (1), An Act to prevent the Firing of Guns and other Fire-Arms within this State, on certain days therein mentioned (1793)(General Publisher, 1786)if any person or persons, of what age, sex, or quality whatsoever, from and after the said first day of June next, shall fire and discharge any gun, pistol, rocket, cracker, squib or other fire-work, in any street, lane or ally, garden or other inclosure, or from any house, or in any other place where persons frequently walk, to the southward of Fresh-Water; that then every such person or persons so offending, and being thereof convicted before on or more justice or justices of the peace for the said city and county of New York, either by the confession of the party or parties so offending, or the oath of one or more witness or witnesses, (which oath the said justice or justices of the peace is and are hereby empowered and required to administer) shall, for every such offense, forfeit the sum of twenty shillings...Item Open Access 5 Colonial Laws of New York, ch. 1501, pp 244-246 (1894)(General Publisher, 1773)Restricted the firing of guns, pistols, rockets, crackers, squibs, or other fireworks on New Years Eve or the days following. Violators fined twenty shillings.Item Open Access Laws, Statutes, Ordinances and Constitutions, Ordained, Made and Established, by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty, of the City of New York, Convened in Common-Council, for the Good Rule and Government of the Inhabitants and Residents of the Said City, at 11, , Ordinances of the City of New York § VI (1763)(General Publisher, 1763)Prohibited the discharge of firearms in the City of New YorkItem Open Access A Law for the Better Preventing of Fire, no. 4, § 6, N.Y., LAWS, STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND CONST. ETC. (1763 John Holt).(General Publisher, 1763)Prohibited the discharge of firearms within the city of New YorkItem Open Access Acts Relating to the City of Brooklyn, and the Ordinances Thereof; Together with an Appendix, Containing the Old Charters, Statistical Information, &c. &c., Laws and Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn, at 25, tit. 1, § 1 (1836)(General Publisher, 1836)That it shall not be lawful for any person within the first six wards, and in so much of the seventh ward as lies westerly of Clinton avenue and the Jamaica turnpike, southerly of the place where the said turnpike is intersected by Clinton avenue, in said city, to fire or discharge any gun, pistol, fowling piece, or fire arms, or to explode or set off any squib, cracker, or other thing containing gunpowder, or any combustible material, under the penalty of five dollars for each and every offence.Item Open Access Laws and Ordinances of the Common Council of The City of Albany, at 127, 133-34 ch. 25, § 10 (Passed, 1820)(General Publisher, 1820)That it shall not be lawful for any person to fire or set off any gun-powder, squib, rocket or fire-work, or to fire any cannon, gun or pistol in any part of the said city, within the following bounds, viz: east of the west side of Knox-street, and north, east and south by the city line;Item Open Access The Documentary History Of The State Of New - York, at 222-223 (1849)(General Publisher, 1690)Prohibited the discharge of pistols and firearms in AlbanyItem Open Access Laws of the State of New-York, at 41-42, ch. 81 (Vol. 1, 1802)(General Publisher, 1785)Whereas great dangers have arisen, and mischief been done by the pernicious practice of firing guns, pistols, rockets, squibs, and other fire-works, on the eve of the last day of December, and first and second days of January: For prevention whereof for the future: Be it enacted by the People of the State of New York, represented in the Senate and Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that if any person or persons whomsoever, shall fire or discharge any gun, pistol, rocket, squib or other fire-work, within a quarter of a mile of any building, on the said eve or days before mentioned, every such person or persons so offending and being thereof convicted before any justice of the peace of the city or county where such offense shall be committed, either by the confession of the party or parties so offending, or the oath of any one credible witness, shall for every such offence, forfeit the sum of forty shillings