East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-02-12

or knucklers or billy shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon con.
viction thereof shall be fined not
less than Twenty-Five Dollars
($25.00) nor more than Five Hun.
dred Dollars ($500.00) and be i'm
prisoned not less than ten (10)
days nor more than six (6) months
or both; provided, however, that
upon the trial Of this charge, the
defendant shall be acquitted if it
appears that he was at the time
engaged in a lawful business or
calling, employment or occupation,
and that the circumstances in
which he was placed justified a
prudent man in possessing such a
weapon for the defense of his per-
son, property or family"
be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
SECTION 34A: 1t shall be un-
lawful for any person, firm or cor
poration to give, sell or offer for
sale to a minor any knife having
a blade two and one half (21a)
inches in length or longer, or any
pistol, revolver, air pistol, rifle,
shotgun or airgun.
SECTION 3: That said Ordi-
nance No. 1886, passed June 30,
1925, be further amended by the
addition of the following sections:
SECTION 34B: 1t shall be
unlawful for any person, firm, or
corporation to give, sell or offer
for sale any pistol, revolver or
air pistol to any person without
first securing license so to do
from the City Manager, and fur
ther provided that no person, firm
or corporation having secured such
a license shall give, sell or offer
for sale any such weapon to any
person who has not secured a per-
nit from the Chief of Police to
purchase such weapon. The appli-
cation and form of license shall be
established by the City Manager
and the application and form of
permit shall be established by the
Chief of Police
SECTION SAC: 1t shall be
unlawful for any person to carry
a pistol, revolver, air pistol, bowie
knife, dirk, stiletto, dagger, or
other knife having blade two
and one half (212) inches in length
or longer, or knucklers, or a billy,
blackjack or other bludgeon, or
knife, fitted with mechanical
device for automatic release of
the blade, opening the knife and
locking the blade in the open posi-
ton, and commonly known as a
switch or automatic spring knife,
or any other dangerous weapon
concealed on or about his person;
provided that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be deemed to affect
the right of sheriffs, police Off
GERS, constables and other persons
specially authorized by law, to be
armed when on duty; and provided
further that upon the trial for
violation of this section, the
defendant may be acquitted if 1t
appears that he was at the time
engaged in a lawful business, call
ing, employment or occupation and
that the circumstances in which he
was placed justified prudent man
in possessing such weapon for
the defense Of his person, prop
erty or family.
SECTION BAD: Any person,
firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of the preceding
four sections identified as SECTIONS
"a. 34A. 34B and SAC shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined
not more than Five Hundred Dol
lars (S500.00), or imprisoned not
more than six (6) months, or both.
SECTION a: That Ordinance
No. 724, passed June II, 1912;
Ordinance No. 725, passed June
II. 1912: and Ordinance No. 4477.
passed September 5, 1850, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: That this ordi-
nance is hereby declared to be an
emergency measure necessary for
the immediate preservation OF the
public peace, property, health and
safety and for the usual daily
operation of a municipal depart
ment. and provided it receives the
affirmative vote of four-fifths OF
all members elected to the City
Commission, it shall take effect
and be in force from and after It's
passage; otherwise, it shall take
effect and be in force from and
after the earliest period allowed
by law.
PASSED:
Attest: G. T. APTHORP,
Clerk of the Commission
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