Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-20
second time and passed. (See ordinance
No. 1851
Ordinances.
ORDINANCE No 2e5.


An ordinance to suppress the carrying
City of ct. Paul, and to punish the offenders
for the violation of this ordinance.
The Common Council of the City of St.
Paul do ordain as followe.
SECTION 1. Itshall be unlawful for any per-
son within the limits of the City of st. Paul
to carry or wear under his clothes, or con-
called about his person any pistol or pistols,
dirk, dagger, sword, slungsh OF, cross knuck-
les, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal,
bowie knife, dirk knife or razor, or any other
dangerous or deadly weapon.
Sec. 3. Any such weapon or weapons duly
adjudged by the municipal court of said city
to have been worn or carried by any person in
violation of the first section of this ordinance
shall be forfeited or conaiscated to the said
city OF st. Paul, and shall be so adjudged.
Sec: g.. Any policeman of the city
without a warrant arrest any person or per-
sons whom such policeman may find In the
act of carrying or wearing under their clothes
or concealed about their person any pistol or
pistols, dirk, dagger, sword, slung shot, cross
knuckles, or knuckles Of lead, brass or other
metal, bowie knife, dirk knife or razor, or any
other dangerous or deadly weapon, and detain
him, her or them in the city jail until war
rant can be procured or complaint made for
ed by the charter of the city of st. Paul for
other offenses under said charter, and for the
trial of such person or persons, and for the
seizure and confscation of such of the weap-
ons above referred to as such person or per.
sons may be found in the act Of carrying or
wearing under their clothes, or concealed
about their persons.
or affirmation to the municipal court Of the
city of st. Paul that any person has been gull
ty of violating any of the provisions OF Sec.
of this ordinance a warrant shall issue for the
arrest of the offender or offenders, returnable
as other warrants are returnable: upon the re-
turn of such warrant, the Municipal Court
shall proceed to the hearing and determination
of the matter, and if it shall be adjudged that
such person or persons has or have incurred
any OF the penalties fixed by this ordinance
such court shall SO adjudge, and order that
the weapon or weapons concerning the carry
ing or wearing of which such penalty shall
have been incurred, shall be conAscated to the
city of st. Paul.
And further, every such person or persons
so offending, on conviction, shall be required
to find sureties for keeping the peace for a
term not exceeding six months.
Section 5. Any person or persons violating
any of the provisions of section one OF this
ordinance shall pay fine of not less than five
dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, or
be imprisoned for a term not exceeding ninety
days or both, in the discretion of the municip-
al Judge before whom such conviction shall
be had.
Sect. 6. The prohibition of this ordinance
shall not apply to the officers and members of
the police force of said city when on duty, nor
to any officer of any court whose duty may
be to secure warrants or to make arrests, nor
to persons whose business or occupation may
seem to require the carrying of weapons for
protection, and who shall have obtained from
the Mayor of said city a license SO to do as
hereinafter provided.
Sect. Z. The Mayor of the city of st. Paul
may grant to so many and to such persons as
he may think proper, licenses to carry conceal
ed weapons; and may revoke any and all of
such licenses at his pleasure.
Sec. 8,-Application for such licenses shall
be made to the Mayor of said city, in writing,
and when granted, the person applying there.
for, shall pay into the City Treasury the sum
of two dollars, and thereupon license shall
be issued by the City Clerk and signed by the
Mayor.
Sec. 9. Every such license shall state the
name, age, occupation and residence of the
on the thlrty-fir day of December of each and
every year.
Sec. 10. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's passage.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, O'Connor, Robert, Otis,
Ringwald, Cornish, starkey, Mccarthy, Mr..
President-9.
Passed January II, 1882.
JOHN DowLAN,
President of Council
Approved Jan. 10, 1882.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Attest:
THos. A. PRENDBReAsr, City Clerk.