The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-04-21
ORDINANCE NO. Q.
GUNPOWDER.
The Common. Council cfthe City Of st. Cgoud

The Common Council Of the City Of Cloud
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SEo.&1 No person shall keep, sell,
or give away .gunpowder,T guncotton or
other explosive mateial in any quantity with
o1t first having obtained from the Common
Council permission in writing, signed by
the Mayor and Clerk, and sealed with the
Corporate seal, under . penalty not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars, for every offence
provided. any person may keep for his own
use, not exceeding one pound of powder
or one pound Of 'gun-cotton or other explo-
tsive material ct one and the lsameime. (
SEC. 2. All applications for permits
shall be- addressed to the Common Council,
| IN writing signed by the applicant. When
the permit is issued, the Clerk shall make
an entry thereof in q Register to be pro-
lvided for the purpose, which entry shall
state the name and place Of business, and
date Of permit. .ss5z.;ss. So. :......
NJ Persons to whom permits may be issued,
shall not have or keep at their place Of
business, Or elsewhere within the City, q
| greater quantity Of gunpowder, gun. cotton
sor other explosive material than fifty pounds
7 u one time, and tho same shall be kept in
tin canisters or cans, or kegs secured hoped
and headed, containing not to exceed tweR-
Jty-fve pounds each, and in situation re-,
mote from fires or lighted lamps, candles
or gas, from which they may be easily re-
l moved in case of fire, nor shall any per-
son sell or weigh any gunpowder or gun-cot-
ton or other explosive ma erial after the light.
| ing Of lamps in the evening, unless in seal
ed canisters or cans. It shall be the duty of
every person to whom q permit shall be
piven, to keep q sign at the front door Of
q his place Of business with the word ssgun-
4 powder painted or printed thereon in
= large letters. Any person violating any
clause Of this section shall, upon convic-
ton thereof, be punished by fine OF
not less than ten, nor more than one hun
dred dollars. s35as.. ..ssss s%s.s.sa +
1 SEQ. 8. No person shall convey or CAR
ry any gunporder, gun. cotton OF other ex-
plo tive material exceeding one pound in
quantity, through any street or alley in the
City. in any cart, carriage, wagon, dray,
wheelbarrowsor Otherwise, unless the said
: gunpowder, gun-cotton or other explosive
( material be secured in tight cans or Kegs,
l lawell headed and hoped, sufficient to pre-.
vent such gunpowder, gun-cotton Or other
explosive material9from being spilled Q,
7 scattered; under q penalty Of fifty dol
II lars. s9Esx9 sas s5
3 azs SIC. a. All permissions granted under
this Ordinance shall expire on the second
{ Tuesday in May in each year; and no per
!. nit shall be granted to any retailers of in
toxicatlng liquors, or to any incorporate
3 person. The Clerk shall be entitled to i
- i Zee Ct twenty five cents for every permit
4 which may Do issued. ..s
q SEc.S5 This Ordinance shall take eff
" feet from and after Its publication.
81 Ayes Id. Alden, Bridgman, Burbank
q CLARK, fritx, Kerr, Miller, Robbers, T
Smith, 7. Smith and Tsnny,
Nays-No
ssAppsoIedApril Is, zsSs.
q S. s. OSCAR TAYLOR
d Mayor
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II City Clsgk