Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-04
HAVE YOU TAKEN
OUT A LICENSE
If Not Don't Flourish a
Pistol.
New Law Makes 1t Mis-
demeanor to Even
Show One Unless You
Have a License.

Representative Sheppard calls at
tention to the fact that a law enacte
at tie last session of the legisla .ue
to which little public attenti9c ha
been called, makes it a misdemeanv
IL Georgia for any one to carry ris
,ol outside of his own premise:
WfetEler concealed or not.
Heretofore it has been permissibl
to carry pistol so long as it WA
moi concealed. This provision fire
quently made it difficult to make case
and secure convictions. PARTIES gey
ting into an altercation and produc
ing pistol would swear that the pis
tol was carried exposed. For th;
there was no penalty under the law.
Now it is entirely different. An,
one seen with pistol outside of hi
L'ome or store can be arrested am
punished for misdemeanor, unle3
such party has license to carry a.
exposed weapon.
Such a license must be secured frolr
the ordinary of the county and mus
be accompanied by a satisfactory bono
for 800.
This bond will put it out of the ques.
ton for the army of undesirables to
carry pistols without being liable Il
arrest and conviction if they are ever
seen with them.
Properly enforced, it is believed the
new law will help to hasten the day
when the army of pistol toters will be
greatly reduced in numbers and til
frightful list of homicides be also cut
down to proportions that will not be
such reflection upon the civilization
Of the state.
No one has yet been arrested in
Sumter county under the law, but Off
GERS will doubtless get on the alert
now, and any one seen with a pistol
is likely to be sent before Judgl
Crisp and explain why a license was
not secured and a bond given.
Here is the law in full. Judge COBB
Will have the licenses and bond forms
ready in few days. In the mean
time, to be on the safe side, don !
flourish pistol where any one can
see you. 1t may cost you $10O, or a
term on the roads:
From and after the passage of this
act, it shall be unlawful for any
person to have or carry about his PEI
SON in any county in the state of Geor-
gia, amy pistol or revolver, without
first taking out license from the or
binary of the respective counties
which tlle party resides, before such
person shall be at liberty to carry
around with him, on his person, or to
have in his manual possession outside
of his own home or place of business,
provided THAT nothing in the act shall
be construed to alter, affect or amend
any laws in force in this state rela-
tive to the carrying of concealed wea>
pons on or about ones person, and
provided further, that this shall not
apply to sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, ma :
shals or other arresting officers of this
state, or United States, who are now
allowed by law to carry revolvers; !;
nor to any of the militia or said state
while in the service, or upon duty;
nor to any student of military col
leges or schools when they are in the
discharge of their duty at such col
leges.
Be it enacted further, That the or
dinary of the respective counties of
this state in which the applicant re
sides may grant such license, eithel
in term time or during vacation, upon
THE application Of party or person de,
string to apply for such license; pro
vided applicant shall be at least
eighteen years old or over land shall
give bond payable to the governor
of the state in the sum of one hu,
dred dollars, conditioned upon the
proper and legitimate use of SAID
weapon, with surety approved b.
TIE ordinary OF said county, and the
ordinary granting the license shall
keep a record of the name of tNe per
son taking out such license, the name
OF the maker of the frearm to ibe car
ried and the calibre and number oil
the same.
THE person making such aplica-
tion and to whom such license il
granted shall pay to the ordinary 70;
granting said license the sum of fifty
cents, which license shall cover a pc
riod of three years from the date o.
granting same,
BE it further enacted, That any
person violating any of the provision.
of the above act shall be punish4(
as for mfsdemeanor ais prescribed il
Section 100 of the Penal Code of 1S9'
and amendments thereto"