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Item Open Access 1883 Wash. Sess. Laws 139-40, An Act to Incorporate the City of Whatcom, ch. 2, § 8.(General Publisher, 1883)The city of Whatcom shall have the power to prevent injury or annoyance from anything dangerous, offensive, or unhealthy . . . to regulate and prohibit the carrying of deadly weapons in a concealed manner; to regulate and prohibit the use of guns, pistols and firearms, fire-crackers, bombs and detonating works of all descriptions[.]Item Open Access Act of Jan. 31, 1888, § 1 Wash. Territory Sess. Laws 100, 100-101 (Thomas H. Cavanaugh 1888).(General Publisher, 1888)Every person who shall in a reckless, careless or negligent manner discharge, in the vicinity of an inhabitated dwelling house, or in the streets of an incorporated city, or unincorporated town, any firearm, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days, or both such fine and imprisonment.Item Open Access An Ordinance Relating to Offenses and Disorderly Conduct and Repealing Ordinances no. 152, 178, & 471, Olympia City Council, Ordinance no. 523, §§ 4-5 (Washington, 1891).(General Publisher, 1891)That any person who shall within the following limits, to-wit: Beginning at the intersection of Fifteenth and Eastside streets; thence north on line of said Eastside street to a point known as the Priest Place; thence west to a point five hundred yards west of the west shore of Budd’s Inlet; thence south to the line of said Fifteenth street, and thence east to place of beginning, fire off or discharge any gun, pistol or fire arm of any kind, shall upon conviction thereof before a police justice of said city be fined in any sum not less than five nor more than twenty five dollars, and in default of the payment thereof, shall be committed to the city jail until such fine and costs are paid, not to exceed ten days.Item Open Access An Ordinance Relating to Offenses and Disorderly Conduct, Olympia City Council, Ordinance No. 152, § 4 (Washington, 1882).(General Publisher, 1882)Any person, who shall within the following... [seems to contain a detailed description of local landmarks outlining a specific area]4...fire off or discharge any gun pistol or fire arm of any kind, shall be liable to a fine of not less than five or more than twenty dollars or by imprisonment for not less than five nor more than ten days or by both-such fine or imprisonment.Item Open Access An Ordinance Relating to Offenses and Disorderly Conduct, Olympia City Council, Ordinance No. 152, § 5 (Washington, 1882).(General Publisher, 1882)That any person or persons who shall fire or explode any fire crackers boom5 torpedoes, or any other explosives within the City of Olympia without first obtaining Permission from the City Council shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars of or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten days, or by both such fine and imprisonment Provided that this section shall not apply to using fire works on5 the public squares, The [???]6 and Marshville Bridges and all boats or crafts upon the waters of the sound within the corporate limits of the City..."Item Open Access Ch. 249, Subchapter 7—Crimes against Public Health and Safety, §283 in 1909, Wash. Sess. Laws 965, 977-78 (1909 E. L. Boardman).(General Publisher, 1909)Every proprietor, lessee or occupant of any place of amusement, or any plat of ground or building, who shall allow it to be* used for the exhibition of skill in throwing any sharp instrument or in shooting any bow gun, pistol or firearm of any description, at or toward any human being, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.Item Open Access Charter and Ordinances of the City of Olympia: Also General Laws of Washington Territory, Relative to the Government of Incorporated Cities and Towns, at 80, Ordinance No. 152, § 4 (1886)(General Publisher, 1886)Any person who shall, within the following limits, to wit: between Union street on the south-east corner of Cherry; thence north, on a line, to First street: thence west to the western shore of Budd’s inlet; thence south to the line of Union street, continued; fire off or discharge any gun, pistol or firearm of any kind, shall be liable to a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than five nor more than ten days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.Item Open Access Del Cary Smith, Ordinances of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, Comprising the General Ordinances of the City, Together with the Private Ordinances Now in Force, at 27, div. 3, § 15 (1890)(General Publisher, 1890)Whoever shall fire or discharge any cannon, gun, pistol revolver or any firearm of any description, or shall fire, or explode or set off any squib, firecracker, torpedo or other thing containing powder or other explosive material, without permission from the Mayor or common council so to do, within the city limits, shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty dollarsItem Open Access Ordinance No. 10, § 5, Lamont Town Council (1910) (Lamont, Washington).(General Publisher, 1910)It shall be unlawful for any person within the corporate limits of the Town of Lamont to discharge any fire arms, bomb or cannon fire cracker, or to shoot any sling shot, or to flourish or exhibit any dangerous weapon in any manner that will cause terror to the people passing, or exhibit in a rude, angry or threatening manner in a crowd of two or more persons, any pistol, bowie knife, or other dangerous weapon."Item Open Access Ordinance no. 11—An Ordinance Concerning Offenses and Disorderly Conduct, § 27, Ilwaco Town Council (1891) (Washington).(General Publisher, 1891)Any person or persons who shall fire off or discharge any ordinance gun, pistol. rifle or other fire-arms within the Town of Ilwaco shall upon conviction thereof before the Police Court pay a fine of not less than One nor More than One Hundred Dollars. Provided that the Mayor with the consent of the majority of the Committee on Health and Police may permit upon National holidays and other days and other days of public celebration the same which permit shall designate the time and locality of firing.Item Open Access Ordinance no. 11—An Ordinance Concerning Offenses and Disorderly Conduct, § 34, Ilwaco Town Council (1891) (Washington).(General Publisher, 1891)If any person or persons shall use or caused to be used or encouraged the use of any bean-shooter. air-gun, cross-bow or other contrivance or invention used in shooting or throwing beans, stones pebbles, bullets, shot or other substance or thing in or upon any street, park, lane, alley or other public place in the Town shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before the Police Court shall be fined not less than Two nor more than Forty $Dollars...Item Open Access Ordinance No. 2, §§ 2-3 & 7, Soap Lake Town Council (1919) (Soap Lake, Washington).(General Publisher, 1919)That it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm or other dangerous weapon, at any place within the incorporated limits of the Town of Soap Lake.It shall be unlawful for any person to carry any firearm or other dangerous weapon, or to exhibit, flourish or to use the same in any manner having a tendency to put any other person in terror or fear; upon any of the public highways or other public places within the incorporated limits of the Town of Soap Lake...Item Open Access Ordinance no. 260, § 5, Colfax City Council (1902) (Colfax, Washington).(General Publisher, 1902)It shall be unlawful for any person within the corporate limits of the city of Colfax to discharge any fire arms, bomb or xxxx cannon fire cracker ,or to shoot any sling shot, or to fl^ourish or exhibit any dangerous weapon in any manner that will cause terror|to the people passing, or exhibit in a rude, angry, or threatening manner in a crowd of two or more persons, any pistol, bowie knife, or other dangerous weapon."Item Open Access Ordinance No. 4, §§ 5 & 10, Leavenworth Town Council (1906) (Leavenworth, Washington).(General Publisher, 1906)It shall be unlawful for any person or persons within the corporate limits of said Town, to discharge or cause to be discharged any Pistol, Gun, or other firearm or firearms, loaded with leaden or other misle at any time, under any circumstances, within the corporate limits of said town, excepting officers of the law in the discharge of their duties, or in necessary and urgent defense of person or property. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons within the corporate limits of said town, to carry on or about the person any concealed pistol, revolver, dirk, bowie-knife, billy, slung-shot, metal knuckles, or other dangerous or deadly weapon or weapons of any kind, excepting only officers of the law in the discharge of their duties; and any person or persons so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to the penalty hereinafter provided."Item Open Access Ordinance No. 7, § 1, Bucoda Town Council (1910) (Bucoda, Washington).(General Publisher, 1910).all persons ( except police officers and other persons whose duty it is to execute process or warrants, or make arrests) who shall carry upon his person any concealed weapon, consisting of either a revolver or other firearm or any knife, (other than ordinary pocket knife) or any dirk or dagger, sling shot or metal knuckles, or any instrument by the use of which injury could be inflicted upon the person or property of any other person.All persons (except police officers as aforesaid) who shall draw, exhibit or attempt to use any deadly weapon upon, to or against another person in said town (excepting in necessary defence of person or property) with intent to bodily injure to such person.All persons (except police officers aforesaid and persons practicing at target shooting in a shooting gallery, duly licensed) who shall upon any of the public streets of this town, fire off or discharge any gun, pistol or firearm of any kind, or any bombItem Open Access Ordinance no. A-17, § 2, Wilbur, Washington Town Council, 1894 (preventing the concealed carry or discharge of firearms).(General Publisher, 1894)If any person shall within the corporate limits of the Town of Wilbur, fire or discharge any gun, rifle, fowling piece, pistol or any other firearm, they shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty five dollars ($25.00) together with the cost of prosecution.