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Item Open Access Ordinance No. 1: Protecting Public Morality, Order and Safety, undated, reprinted in Ordinances of the Town of Bedford (1869) (Indiana) § 16(General Publisher, 1869)Prohibited discharging any gun, pistol, other firearms, on or across any street, sidewalk, or alley within the corporate limits of the town. Violators fined not exceeding three dollars.Item Open Access Ordinance No. 1: Protecting Public Morality, Order and Safety, undated, reprinted in Ordinances of the Town of Bedford (1869) (Indiana) § 1(General Publisher, 1869)Prohibited the concealed carry of any dirk, pistol, Bowie-knife, dagger, sword in cane, or any other dangeorus or deadly weapon concealed. Also prohibited carrying weapons with intent of injuring another. Violators fined not more than ten dollars.Item Open Access FORT WAYNE, CHARTER AND REVISED ORDINANCES, ch. 31, § 17 (Sentinel Book and Job Office 1887).(General Publisher, 1887)It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge any common gun, fowling piece, pistol or firearms of any description, or fire, or explode or set off any squib, cracker, or any other thing containing powder, or other combustible or explosive material, without permission from the Common Council, or written permission from the MayorItem Open Access The General Ordinances of the City of Indianapolis. Containing also, Acts of the Indiana General Assembly so far as they Control Said City, to which Prefixed a Chronological Roster of Officers from, 1832 to 1904 and Rules Governing the Common Council Page 551 § 1665-1668(General Publisher, 1884)Prohibited operating a shooting gallery for rifles or pistols without obtaining a license. Licenses shall cost twenty-five dollars for six-months or fifty dollars for one year. Violators fined fifty dollars for each day in violation.Item Open Access Amended Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Indianapolis, with the Rules of Order of the Common Council, and the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana Relating to Incorporated Cities. Together with a Catalogue of the Officers of the City Government, and the Charters of the Indianapolis Gas Light and Coke Company, and the Citizens’ Street Railway Company page 160, § 9(General Publisher, 1869)Prohibited discharging a gun or pistol within the city. Violators fined fifty dollars.Item Open Access 1879 Ind. Acts 210, An Act To Amend the Thirtieth Section of an Act Entitled “An Act Granting The Citizens Of The Town Of Evansville, In The County Of Vanderburgh," pt. 9(General Publisher, 1879)Granted the city council the authority to regulate the keeping and conveying of gunpowder and all other combustible and dangerous materials, including the use of candles and lights in barnes and stables.Item Open Access The Charter, General Ordinances, etc., of the City of Evansville Page 230 § 23(General Publisher, 1871)Prohibited keeping any gun or blasting powder in quantities greater than twenty-five pounds at one time. Also prohibited keeping such quantities in any other vessel than a tin canister, with a cover or stopper and the words "Gun Powder" labeled on it. Also prohibited selling gun powder after twilight.Item Open Access James S. Frazer & John H Stotsenburg, The revised statutes of Indiana : containing, also, the United States and Indiana constitutions and an appendix of historical documents, 1889 Suppl., p. 89 § 338(General Publisher, 1885)Prohibited the manufacture sale, exposure for sale, giving away as a prize or reward, any toy pistol or device that uses exploding caps, wafers, or other explosive compounds. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, fined not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned in county jail not less than ten nor moe than twenty days.Item Open Access 1883 Ind. Acts 1712, Pointing or Aiming Firearms a Misdemeanor, chap. 87, § 6678(General Publisher, 1883)Prohibited anyone over the age of ten to purposefully point any pistol, gun revolver, or other firearm, loaded or unloaded at or toward any other person. Violators fined not less than five hundred dollars.Item Open Access The Revised Statutes of Indiana: Containing, Also, the United States and Indiana Constitutions and an Appendix of Historical Documents. Vol. 1, at 366 (1881), Crimes, § 1957(General Publisher, 1881)Prohibited maliciously or mischievously shooting a gun, rifle, pistol, or other missile or weapon, or throwing a stone, stick, club, or other substance at a vehicle. Punishable by imprisonment for 30 days to 1 year and a fine of $10-100.