The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-06-11
LICENSE TO
CARRY WEAPONS
After July 9TH You Must Not Garry a
Revolver, Pistol or Pocket Billy
Without License.
DEALERS MUST SECURE LICENSE
Sale Of Dirks. Daggers, StiIettos, Brass
knucks, Sand Bags or Skull
Crackers Is Prohibited.


knucks, Sand Bags or Skull
Crackers Is Prohibited.
After July 4th you must not carry 8
revolver, pistol or pocket billy without
license regularly issued by the
sheriff, chief of police or mayor. Tt
do so is to invite fine OF $500 or i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for
term of two years.
Gentle reader, get that fully into
your system, for ignorance of the law
excuses nobody.
This new piece of Iowa legislation is
in line with what has been passed by
a good many states. 1t is known as
House File No. 10S, the full text OF
which is printed below. In brief its
provisions are as follows:
Carrying weapons is unlawful, eX
cept as provided in the act. Prohibits
sale, loaning or giving away of any
dirk, dagger. stiletto, brass 'knucks,
sand bag or "skull cracker" Revol'
Yer, pistol or pocket billy" only per.
mitted by license. No person under IA
years can secure license, or be al
lowed to carry any weapon whatever
All peace officers, and other persons
qualified, may secure license. A gen.
eral permit may be issued to banks
and express companies, good for any
of their employees while on duty only.
Only police officers and railroad and
express employees entitled to permits
good anywhere in the state.
County recorder is to keep record
of all licenses issued, which record
shall not be open to inspection to any,
except the sheriff, mayor, or chief OF
police.
All dealers in firearms shall secure
license permitting them to sell such,
on and after July 4, 1918.
No dealer shall sell to any person
any revolver, pistol or pocket billy, or
other weapons of like character,
which may be small enough to be con-
cealed upon the person, until the per-
son wishing to buy shall have secured
a proper permit to carry same. And
such dealer shall report such sale to
the county recorder within twenty
four hours after making the sale.
The sheriff, mayor or chief of police
may revoke license at any time
they deem it proper.
Under the law there would be three
officers in Jefferson entitled to issue
such licenses. However, for the bene-
fit of a straight record, and to avoid
confusion, in various ways it IS
thought best to place the blanks for
issuing permits entirely in the hands
of Sheriff Caufield, to wh)m local
people should apply for credentials
either to sell or carry such concealed
weapons as are permitted under the
law.
It is we'll to remember that the law,
While specifying revolvers, pistols and
rocket billys, also includes weapons
of Ike character" Weapons Of like
character may be of wide range, in
Gliding even a no *, carried for crimi-
nal purpose, including also such can
non, howitzers or even baseball bats.
as can be concealed in ones clothing.
The complete text of the law is as
follows:
II. E. No. 1903. =.
An act to prohibit the sale, keeping
for sale, loaning, giving away or
carryip of certain dangerous weap-
ons, to prevent the carrying OF con-
cealed weapons, except in specified
cases when a permit is issued there
for; to provide punishment for he
violation OF the provisions hereof.
Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of the state OF Iowa:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful Tor
any person, except as hereinafter pro-
vided. to go around with and having
concealed upon his person dirk, dag
ger, sword, pistol revolver, stlletto,,
metallic knuckles, pocket billy, SAND
bag, skull cracker, slungshot, or other
offensive and dangerous weapons or
instruments concealed upon his per-
son; provided that no person under
fourteen years of age shall be allowed
to carry firearms of any Description
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful to
sell. to keep for sale or offer for sale,
loan or give away dirk, dagger. still
etto, metallic knuckles, sand bag or
skull cracker. The provisions OF this
section shall not prevent the selling or
keeping for sale of hunting and fish
ing knives.
Section 3. The chief of police in
cities of the first and second class,
special charter cities and cities under
commission form, or where there is no
organized police force, in counties,
towns and villages the sheriff or
MAYOR shall issue permit to carry
concealed a revolver, pistol or pocket
billy, provided that in the Judgment OF
said officials such permit should be
granted.
Section A. 1t shall be the duty OF
said officials to issue a permit to go
armed. with a revolver, pistol or pocket
billy fosAll peace officers and such
other persons who, in the Judgment oil
said officials, should be permitted to
90 so armed. Mining companies,
hanks, trust companies, railroad and
express companies may obtain a gen
eral permit good for any OF their EN-
nloyees, only while on duty, actually
engaged in guarding any property or
the transportation OF moneys or other
valuables.
Permits issued to peace officers or
to employees of railroad or express