East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-02-12
ORDINANCE NO. 470s
By: Mr- Rockwell

| ORDINANCE NO. 47OS
By: Mr.. Rockwell
AN EMERGENCY ORDI-
NANCE TO AMEND ORDI-
NANCE NO. 1886, PASSED
JUNE 80, 1925, AND BEING
THE MISDEMEANOR ORDI-
| NANCE, so CALLED, BY
AMENDING SECTIONS 1, 2,
"a and 34A AND BY THE
| ADDITION OF SECTIONS
34B, 34C AND BAD; AND RE-
PEALING ORDINANCE NO.
724, PASSED JUNE II, 1912;
ORDINANCE NO. 725, PASS
ED JUNE II, 1912; AND OR
DINANCE NO. 4477, PASSED
SEPTEMBER 5, 1850.
WHEREAS, an emergency exists
for the immediate preservation of
the public peace, property, health
and safety and for the usual daily
operation of a municipal depart
ment.
NOW. THEREFORE,, BE IT
ORDAINED by the Commission
of the City of East Cleveland,
Ohio, four-fifths of all members
elected thereto concurring.
SECTION /: That Sections I,
2 and "a of Ordinance No. 1886,
passed June 80, 1925, and entitled:
"An Ordinance defining and set
ting fourth certain misdemeanors
fixing penalties for the violation
hereof and repeating all ordinances
or parts of ordinances inconsistent
herewith" which Sections l, 2 and
"a read respectively as follows:
"SECTION /: POINTING FIRE
ARMS. Any person who shall in
tentionally without malice, point
OF aim any firearm at or toward
any other person, shall be subject
to fine Of not less than five nor
more than five hundred dollars"
"SECTION =: Any person who
shall discharge, without injury to
any person, any firearm while in
tentionally, without malice, aimed
at or toward any such person, shall
be subject to a fine of not less
than twenty-five nor more than
five hundred dollars, or impTison-
ment not exceeding thirty days or
both, at the discretion of the
Court"
"SECTION "a: 1t shall be unlaw-
full for any person, firm or cor
poration to exhibit for sale in
show cases or show windows, re-
volvers, daggers, stilettoes, brass
or iron knuckles and billies, or to
display any signs, posters, car
toons or display cards suggesting
the sale of any revolvers, daggers,
stilettoes, brass or iron knuckles
or billies. Any person violating any
provisions of the foregoing sec
tion shall upon conviction, be fined
not less than fifty ($50.00) dollars
and not more than two hundred
(S200.00) dollars and the costs of
prosecution, or be imprisoned for
a period not to exceed ninety days,
or both"
be and the same are hereby amend
ed to read respectively as follows:
SECTION /: POINTING AND
DISCHARGING FIREARMS OR
AIRGUNS. Any person who shall
intentionally and without malice
point or aim a firearm or airgun
at or toward any other person OF
discharge a firearm or airgun so
pointed or aimed shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined not
more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) or imprisoned not more
than thirty 800 days, or both; pro-
vided that nothing herein contain
ed shall be deemed to affect the
right of sheriffs, police officers,
constables and other persons spe-
cially authorized by law to be
armed when on duty, to point, aim
or discharge firearms or airguns
in the performance of their duties.
SECTION 2: DISCHARGING
FIREARMS OR AIRGUNS. Any
person who shall discharge fire
arm or airgun within the limits of
the City of East Cleveland shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not more than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not
more than thirty 800 days, or
both; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be deemed to af-
feet the right of sheriffs, police
officers, constables and other per-
sons specially authorized by law
to be armed when on duty, to dis
charge firearms or airguns in the
performance of their duties; and |
provided further that nothing here
in contained shall be deemed to
prevent or prohibit the discharg-
ing of firearms or airguns for |
testing or target practice within |
a structure specially and properly |
equipped therefor.
SECTION 34: 1t shall be unlaw-
full for any person, firm or corpora
tion to give, sell or offer for sale
any billy, blackjack or similar
bludgeon, or any knucklers, or any |
knife, fitted with a mechanical de-
vice for automatic release of the |
blade, opening the knife and lock-
ing the blade in the open position,
and commonly known as switch |
or automatic spring knife.
SECTION 2: That Section 34A |
of said Ordinance No. 1886, passed |
June 80, 1925, as added by Ordi-
nance No. 4477, passed September
5, 1850, which Section 34A reads
as follows:
"SECTION 34A: Whoever CAL
ries on or about his person knife |
having blade two and one-half |