The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-22
Ordinance, if Passed, Would
Require Permit From Both
the Dealer and Buyer
THE CHIEF OF POLICE
MUST ALSO APPROVE
Dealer Must Report Each Day-Mr.
Weatherly Submits Ordinance With
out Comment-To Come Up for
Consideration Next Week

| blow at the pistol toting'' evil which
in the last few years has given Birming-
ham such an unenviable reputation, was
struck yesterday by City Commissioner
James Weatherly when he submitted to
the city commission IAN ordinance to reg
ulate the sale of firearms and other dan
gerous weapons" It will go over until
Friday or Tuesday of next week, and
then active consideration and action upon
it may be expected.
The ordinance requires all firms or per-
sons selling firearms to secure license.
from the president of the city commission.
and such firms or persons after being
licensed will be required to report daily
to the chief of police all sales or gifts
made of firearms or dangerous weapons
And further. before any person can buy
such a firearn or dangerous weapon, he
will have to secure a permit from the
city commission which has been indorsed
! by the chief of police. The chief of police
will be bound by law TO deny his indorse-
nent to all permits. asked for by minors,
Va ga bonds and persons having been con-
vioted of crime.
Ordinance Offered by Weatherly
! The ordinance was submitted by Mr..
| Weatherly without comment, except TO
| state that he though 1t was good one.
and neither of the other commissioners
would state any opinion in regard to 1t
until they had studied it's provisions. 1t
| follows in full:
AN Ordinance Regulating the Sale OF
Firearms and Other Dangerous
| Weapons:
L. I2a .i.af,t t.l- fila nd af anffa-
missioners of the city of Birmingham:
Section |. II shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to engage IN
| the business of selling, or to sell or give
away to any person, within the city, any
pistol, revolver, derrnger bowie knife,
| dirk or other weapon Of like character,
wtich can be concealed on the person,
without securing a license so to do as
/ hereinafter provided and no person firm
or corporation having secured such u
| license, shall sell or give away any such
weapon to any person within This city,
who has not secured permit from the
board of commissioners to purchase such
yea pom in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 2. Any person. firm or corpora
| ton desiring a license authorizing the
sale of any of the deadly weapons men
| toned in section l hereof. shall make
application in writing to the president Of
in such application the full name and
residence OF the applicant, if an indi =
| vidual, and II n firm or corporation, the
name and residence of each of its mem
| bers or officers. Such applicant small
| also set out the location at which it Is
intended or desired to conduct such busi-
ness. Upon the receipt of such appca-
| tion. it shall be the duty of the presi-
dent to issue a license to the applicant
| upon his payment to the city collector
of an annual license fee of ...... dollars.
Must Report to Police
Sec. B. Every person, firm or corpor-
alton, who Is licensed to deal in the
deadly weapons described in section /
hereof shall make out and deliver to the
chief of police of the city of Birmingham
every day before the hour of II O'Clock
noon. legible and correct report of every
| sale or gift made under authority of said
license during the preceding "a hours,
which report shall contain the date of
such sale or gift. the name of the pur-
chaser or donee, with his or her address
and age, the number, kind, description
and price of such weapon, the number of
the purchasers permit. and the purpose
given by such person for the purchase OF
such weapon, which report shall be sub
stantially in the follow form:
Number permit, -; number weapon.
-; name of purchaser, -; address of
purchaser, -; age or purchaser -;
kind of description of weapon, -: for
what purpose purchased, -; price. -
Sec. 4. In case the president of the
board of commissioners shall be satisfied
that such applicant has violated any pro-
vision of this ordinance, then he may and
shall revoke the license to such person.
firm or corporation for the selling OF such
weapons, and the money paid for such
license shall be forfeited to the city and
no other such license shall be issued to
such licensee for a period of three years
thereafter.
Permit to Purchase Required
Sec g. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to purchase any pistol, revolver
derringer, bowie knife, dirk or other
weapon of like character which can be
concealed on the person. without first se-
curing from the president, or acting pres
ident of the board of commissioners n
permit SO to do. Before any such permit
is granted. an application in writing, CON
tanning the recommendation of the chief
of police, indorsed thereon for such per-
nit, shall be made therefor, setting forth
In such application the name. address.
age, height, weight complexion. nation
ality and other elements of Identification,
of the person desiring such permit.
"Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty'o Of the chief
of police to refuse recommendation for
such permit to:
ta) All persons having been convicted
of any crime.
(b) All vagabonds.
(c) All minors
otherwise. 1t shall be the duty OF the
chief of police to grant such permit upon
the payment OF fee OF 81.
Sec. z Any person. firm or corpora
ton violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be fned not less than
IS nor more than 500 for each ofrense
and every purchase, sale or gift OF any
weapon mentioned in this ordinance shall
be deemed separate offense.
sec. 8. This ordinance shall take effect
| and be In force from and after its pa ssa ca