Mohave County miner., 1889-06-08

Section 1. IL any person within any set
tlement, town. village or city within this
Territory, shall carry on or about his per-
son, saddle or in his sad dlebags, any pistol,
dirk, dagger; slnn2shot,, swordcane, spear,
brass knuckles, Bowie knife, or any other
knife manufactured or sold f0I purposes of
ofense or defense, he shall be panished by
fine OF no. less than twenty-five nor more
than one hundred dollars, and in addition
thereto shall forfeit to the county in which
he is convicted the weapon or weapons 10
carried.
Sec. 2. The preceding article shall not
apply TO person in Gctual service az M il
itiaman, nor As peace officer or policeman
or person summ oped to his aid, nor TO a
revenue or other civil officer enged ia the
discharge Of official d1ty, nor to the carry.
ing of arms On ones own premises or place
Of business, nor TO persons travelling, nor
TO one who has reasonable ground for fear
ing an unlawful attack upon his person,
and the danger is 50 imminent and threat
ening as not TO admit of tho arrest OF tho
party about to make such an attack, upon
legal process.
Sec. 3. IL any person shall go into any
church or religious assembly, any school
room or other place where persons are as
sembled for amusement or for sducat tional
purposes, or into any circus Hhow, or public
exhibition Of any kind. or into bali room,
social party or social gathering, or at any
election precinct on the day or days Of any
election. where any portion Of the people
of this Territory are collected together TO
vote at any election, or to any other
place where peopie may be assembled TO
muster or to perform any other public duty
or to any other public assembly, and shall
have or carry about bis person A pistol or
other frearm, DIRK, dagger, siungshot,
swordcane, spear, brass kaucklss, Bowis
knife, or any other kind Of knife manu-
featured for the purpose of o6enss or de-
fense, he shall be punished BY a fine not less
than Fifty nor more than five hundred dol.
lars, and shall forfeit to the county the
weapon or weapons 20 found on his person.
Sec. 4. The preceding article shall not
apply to poace officers or other persons
authorized or permitted BY Law 10 carry
arms at the places therein designated.
Sec. s.. Any person violating any Of ths
provisions OF articles l and may be sr.
rested without warrant by any pence officer
the peace for trial, end aiay psa0s ofacer
who shall fail or refuse 10 arrest such per.
son on bis own knowlsdGe, or upon infos-
nation from some credible person, shall be
punished by fine not exoetding three hum
dred dollars.
SEQ 6. Persons travelling may be per.
mitted TO carry srras within settlements or
tOWnB OF the l6YfitoIy fpr 0ne-naif hour
after arriving in such settlements or towns,
and while going ont Of such towns or set
Elements: and sherins and constableS Of the
various counties of this Territory, and
their lawfully appointed Deputies, may
carry Weapons 10 the legal discharge OF
the duties OF their respective Offices.
Sec. Z. 1t shall be the duty Of the keeper
Of each and every hotel, boarding house
and drinking saloon, to keep posted up in a
conspicuous place in their bar room, or
reception room, IL there be- no bar in the
house, plain notice TO travellers to divest
themselves Of their weapons In accordance
with section Q of this act, and the shsrifs
of the various counties shall notify the
keepers Of hotels, boarding houses and
drinking saloons i'm their respective coun-
ties Of their duties under this law. and IL
after such notification any keeper of no
tel, boarding house or drinking saloon
shall fail to keep notices pasted as required
by this sct, he shall, upon conviction there
Of before justice Of the pace, be fined in
the sum Of five dollars, to go into the
county treasury.
Sec. 8. All acts or parts Of acts in con-
fict with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall taks effect upon
the 1st day Of April, 1859. 81