The border vidette., 1917-04-28
Be It Resolved by the Board of Su- pervisors of Santa Cruz
 County, State of Arizona:

pervisors of Santa Cruz
 County, State of Arizona:
 Section 1. It shall be unlaw- full for any person, firm, compa- ny, copartnerShipO or corporation within Santa Cruz County, State of Arizona, to sell, barter, ex change or dispose of any fire arms or ammunition to any per son without first having obtained a written permission to so sell, barter, exchange or dispose of said firearms or ammunition from and signed by the Sheriff of Santa Cruz County, or some one specially authorized by him to give and sign sucb written permission, or by the mayor or town marshal of any town locat- ed within said Santa Cruz county.
 Section }. Immediately after the passage of this resolution or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, every person, firm, company, copartnership or cor pOration engaged in the sale of fire arms or ammunition, either as wholesalers or retailers, within Santa Cruz County shall file with the Sheriff of Santa Cruz County a sworn statement showing a full, correct and true inventory of any and all firearms or ammunition kept in stock by them and on hand at the time of making said inventory, said in- ventory to show the quantity of firearms kept in stock and on hand at the time of making said inventory, the factory number upon each and every firearm so carried in stock and on hand, and the number of rounds of ammunition kept in stock and on hand at the time of making said inventory; Provided, should any person, firm, company, co partnership or corporation with in Santa Cruz County receive an additional supply of arms or ammunition after filing the in ventory hereinabove provided, then upon the receipt of each and every additional supply of arms or ammunition said person, firm, company, copartnership or corporation shall immediately file with the Sheriff of Santa Cruz County an additional in ventory in the same manner as hereinabOve provided in this section.
 Section g. Whenever any per- son, firm, company, copartner- ship or corporation shall sell, barter, exchange or dispose of any firearms or ammunition in the manner provided for in Sec tion l of this resolution, said person, firm, company, copart- nerShip or corporation shall file with the Sheriff of Santa Cruz County on or before the 1st day of each and every month state ment showing the date of sale, party authorizing sale, name of purchaser, amount and nature of said sale so made by them, aud factory number of any firearms so sold.
 Section 4. Any person, firm, company, copartnership or cor poration violating any of the provisions of this resolution shall be guilty of misd and upOn iCOIOlI uI1SISOl SldIk CS punished by fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than three hundred dollars, or by inn prisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than ten days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprison- ment.
 WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has declared that a state of war exists between the Government of the United States and the Imperial Govern ment of Germany, and the provi- sions of this resolution are inn mediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the Chairman of the Board of Sup ervisors of Santa Cruz County, and is hereby exempt for the operation of the referendum