Henry John Horn, (Editor), The Charter and Ordinances of the City of St. Paul, Together with Legislative Acts Relating to the City, and the State Constitution, in an Appendix 113 (1858), ch. 21, §§ 1–5

Abstract

Prohibited the keeping, sale, or giving away of gun powder or gun cotton “in any quantity” absent payment of $5 to the City Treasurer and written permission of the authorities. Authorized any person to “keep for his own use” no more than 1 pound of gun powder or gun cotton at any one time. Punishable by a fine not to exceed $50 per offense.