The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-22

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-Your Committee on Ordin-
ances, 10 whom was referred the ofdin-
ance presented by Aid. Littlefield regt-
| lating the sale Of pistols within the City
respectfully report that We have had the
same under consideration. and recon-
Aid Littlefeld at the session held on
the eth inst 81. G.. c. p 1850, be
adopted as amended in the following
draft or the ordinance.
Respectfully submitted.
SHERMAN LITTLEFIELD.
GEO. A. OWEN.
| ROBERT II. RCTTER
EDWARD BARNETT,
ELMER ID. CASE.
OTTO REINHARDT,
ANTHONY NOWC.
AN ORDINANCE TO regulate the pur-
chase. sale or delivery OF pistols With
In the limits OF the City OF Detroit.
II Is hereby ordained by the people of
the City Of Detroit
Section l. No person shall pur-
chase pistol without first having
obtained a permit so to do from the
: Superintendent OF Police OF the City
ton or agent thereof shall sell or
deliver pistol TO any person who
~ soever unless such person has OBJ
ii ta'ned permit therefor from the
IL Superintendent OF Police, which per-
~ init snail be given 10 the person or
IL firm making such sale or delivery
10 and must be kept by them. and
~ every person, co-partnership, corpor-
II alton. its agent or employee selling
Is or delivering pistols within the
II limits OF the City OF Detroit shall
20 keep book In which shall he writ
II ten in ink the name. age, address
~ and personal description OF any per-
~ son or persons purchasing or receiv-
"a ing pistol from HIM or them. and
20 me make, number II any, and gem
20 eral description OF such pistol also
~ the date and hour Of such purchase
- Such books shall at all times be open
~ to the inspection OF any member OF
80 the police force OF the City of De-
81 troit. Such books shall be substan-
30 TALLY bound and OF size not less
81 than six inches IN width and breadth
81 and which shall have legibly written
30 therein In the English language the
80 information aforesaid, and no entry
81 In such book shall be erased. oblit-
3S Grated. altered or defaced. Every
80 person who makes sale or de-
40 livery OF pistol as aforesaid shall
~ make out every week day before the
~ hour OF ten a. m. on a blank form TO
~ be furnished by the police depart.
~ ment for that purpose legible and
as correct copy OF the record required
46 TO be kept containing the particulars
AZ OF the sales and deliveries of such
- pistols ON the preceding business
so such record to the Superintendent OF
81 Police OF said City or his authorized
80 representative. at hts office in the
% lily or Detroit DeIore j." CLOCK n
50 NJ OF the week day following such
SIS sale or delivery.
Section 2. II shall be the duty OF
the Department Of Police to cause
10 be printed copies OF this ord,-
ance and to have them forthwith
served upon all the known dealers
I'm firearms within the limits of the
City Of Detroit.
Section 3. Any violation or failure
10 comply with the provisions OF this
ordinance shall be punished by "A fine
not to exceed one hundred dollars
s and costs and the offender NAV
sentenced to be imprisoned In default
until the payment thereof In the
Detroit House OF Correction for
period not To exceed six months.
section 4. This ordinance shall
take immediate effect
Read twice by title. ordered printed,
and consent being granted, the ordinance
was then placed on the order Of third
reading.