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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 Revision of 1895. 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 1895 and Rules Governing the Common Council Page 290-291, Image 372-373 (1895)(General Publisher, 1895)Be it ordained by the Common Council and Board of Aldermen of the City of Indianapolis, That it shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to conduct or carry on any shooting gallery or room where rifle or pistol shooting is practiced, in the City of Indianapolis, without first having procured a license so to do, as hereinafter providedItem 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 fro, 1832 to 1895 and Rules Governing the Common Council. Revision of 1895 Page 230, § 12-15(General Publisher, 1895)The Chief Fire Engineer shall search any building in the compact portion of the city where there shall be cause to suspect the keeping of gunpowder in quantities over twenty-five pounds. Violators shall have powder seized, fined not less than five nor more than fifty dollars. Owners of said buildings shall be fined not less than one nor more than ten dollars for every day such gunpowder shall be stored or kept.Item 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 1905 Ind. Stat. Ann. 231, ch. 5, art. 4, § 2093(General Publisher, 1905)Prohibited brandishing or threatening to use any pistol, dirk, knife, slung-shot, or other deadly or dangerous weapon against any other person. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, fined not less than one nor more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment not exceeding six months.