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W.G. Armstrong, The Ordinances and Charter of the City of Jeffersonville 15-17, § 3, pt. 11 (1855)
(1855)
§ 3, Pt. 11: Prohibited discharge of any firearm, squibs, bombs, or fireworks without a license. Punished as a nuisance.
W.G. Armstrong, The Ordinances and Charter of the City of Jeffersonville 15-17 (1855)
(1855)
§ 3, pt. 10: Prohibited storing more than twenty-five pounds of gun powder.
1847 Ind. Acts 93
(1847)
Ch. 61, § 8, pt. 4: An Act to Reduce the Law Incorporating the City of Madison, and the Several Acts Amendatory thereto into One Act, and to Amend the Same: Authorized the town of Madison to regulate and license the keepers of gunpowder and other explosive compounds
1847 Ind. Acts 93
(1847)
An Act to Incorporate the City of Jeffersonville, and the Several Acts Amendatory Thereto Into One Act, and to Amend the Same, chap 77, § 49, pt. 8: Granted the city of Jeffersonville the authority to regulate and license the keepers of gunpowder and other explosive compounds
Edgar A. Brown & William W. Thornton, Revision of 1904: The General Ordinances of the City of Indianapolis 425-26 (1904)
(1895)
§§ 1255-58 (12-15): The Chief Fire Engineer shall search any building in the compact portion of the city where there shall be cause to suspect the keeping of gunpowder in quantities over twenty-five pounds. Violators shall have powder seized, fined not less than five nor more than fifty dollars. Owners of said buildings shall be fined not less than one nor more than ten dollars for every day such gunpowder shall be stored or kept.
The Charter, General Ordinances, & c., of the City of Evansville 230 (1871)
(1871)
§ 23: Prohibited keeping any gun or blasting powder in quantities greater than twenty-five pounds at one time. Also prohibited keeping such quantities in any other vessel than a tin canister, with a cover or stopper and the words "Gun Powder" labeled on it. Also prohibited selling gun powder after twilight.
Revision of 1895: The General Ordinances of the City of Indianapolis 290-91 (1895)
(1895)
Be it ordained by the Common Council and Board of Aldermen of the City of Indianapolis, That it shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to conduct or carry on any shooting gallery or room where rifle or pistol shooting is practiced, in the City of Indianapolis, without first having procured a license so to do, as hereinafter provided
Ordinance No. 1: Protecting Public Morality, Order and Safety, undated, reprinted in Ordinances of the Town of Bedford 4 (1869)
(1869)
§ 16: Prohibited discharging any gun, pistol, other firearms, on or across any street, sidewalk, or alley within the corporate limits of the town. Violators fined not exceeding three dollars.
Henry Golerick, Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Fort Wayne 26 (1887)
(1887)
Ch. 31, § 17: It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge any common gun, fowling piece, pistol or firearms of any description, or fire, or explode or set off any squib, cracker, or any other thing containing powder, or other combustible or explosive material, without permission from the Common Council, or written permission from the Mayor
1879 Ind. Acts 210
(1879)
An Act To Amend the Thirtieth Section of an Act Entitled "An Act Granting The Citizens Of The Town Of Evansville, In The County Of Vanderburgh," pt. 9: Granted the city council the authority to regulate the keeping and conveying of gunpowder and all other combustible and dangerous materials, including the use of candles and lights in barnes and stables.
Edgar A. Brown & William W. Thornton, Revision of 1904: The General Ordinances of the City of Indianapolis 551 (1904)
(1884)
§§ 1665-1668: Prohibited operating a shooting gallery for rifles or pistols without obtaining a license. Licenses shall cost twenty-five dollars for six-months or fifty dollars for one year. Violators fined fifty dollars for each day in violation.
Ordinance No. 1: Protecting Public Morality, Order and Safety, undated, reprinted in Ordinances of the Town of Bedford 2 (1869)
(1869)
§ 4: Prohibited the concealed carry of any dirk, pistol, Bowie-knife, dagger, sword in cane, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon concealed. Also prohibited carrying weapons with intent of injuring another. Violators fined not more than ten dollars.
1929 Ind. Acts 139, ch. 55, § 1
(1929)
Ch. 55, § 1: Prohibited being armed with a pistol, revolver, rifle shotgun, machine gun, or any other firearm or dangerous weapon while committing or attempting to commit a crime of rape, robbery, bank robbery, or larceny. Punishable by imprisonment for 10-20 years, in addition to the punishment for the original crime.
Ellis Barnes, Amended Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Indianapolis 160 (1864)
(1863)
§ 9: Prohibited discharging a gun or pistol within the city. Violators fined fifty dollars.
1927 Ind. Acts 53-54
(1927)
Crimes-Burglary with Explosives, Electricity or Gas-Punishment, ch. 19, § 1: Prohibited breaking into and entering, with intent to commit a felony, and attempts to open or attempt to open any vault, safe, or other secure place by the use of nitroglycerin, dynamite, gunpowder, or any other explosive, or by the use of electricity to burn or melt, or use oxycetyline gas, or any other gas to open such containers, shall be deemed guilty of burglary with explosives, electricity, or gas. Violators shall be imprisoned not less than ten years.
1927 Ind. Acts 469, § 1-2
(1927)
Public Offenses - Ownership, Possession or Control of Machine Guns or Bombs - Penalty, ch. 156, § 1: Prohibited owning or possessing a machine gun or bomb in an automobile. Punishable by imprisonment for 1-5 years.
1925 Ind. Acts 495-501
(1925)
Prohibited the sale, delivery, or otherwise transfer of a pistol or revolver to a person who he or she has reasonable cause believe is either not a citizen or is a felon. Violatos fined not less than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
1881 Ind. Rev. Stat. 372
(1881)
§§ 1986-1987: Prohibited selling, bartering, exchanging, disposing of, or furnishing any dirk, Bowie-knife, slung-shot, metal knuckles, pistol cartridges, or other deadly weapon which can be carried concealed, to anyone under the age of twenty-one.
William F. Elliott, Elliott's Supplement to the Indiana Revised Statutes of 1881, at 89 (1889)
(1885)
§ 338: Prohibited the manufacture sale, exposure for sale, giving away as a prize or reward, any toy pistol or device that uses exploding caps, wafers, or other explosive compounds. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, fined not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned in county jail not less than ten nor moe than twenty days.
1883 Ind. Acts 1712
(1883)
Pointing or Aiming Firearms a Misdemeanor, chap. 87, § 6678: Prohibited anyone over the age of ten to purposefully point any pistol, gun revolver, or other firearm, loaded or unloaded at or toward any other person. Violators fined not less than five hundred dollars.
1881 Ind. Rev. Stat. 371-72
(1881)
§ 1985: Prohibited the concealed carry of any dirk, pistol, Bowie-knife, dagger, sword-cane, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon. Also prohibited the open carry of the same with intent to injure another. Violators fined any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars
1881 Ind. Rev. Stat. 371
(1881)
§ 1984: Prohibited brandishing any pistol, dirk, knife, slung-shot, or any other deadly or dangerous weapon. Violators fined any sum not less than one nor more than five hundred dollars.
1905 Ind. Acts 677
(1905)
Ch. 169, § 410: Prohibited maliciously or mischievously shooting a gun, rifle, pistol or other weapon, or throwing a stone, stick, club or any other substance at a vehicle. Punishable by imprisonment for 30 days to 1 year and a fine of $10-100.
1905 Ind. Acts 688
(1905)
Toy Pistols, § 451: Prohibited the manufacture, sale, exposing for sale, or giving away as a prize, or reward, any toy pistol or other device for the purpose of exploding caps or wafers containing fulminates or other explosive compounds. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, fined not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned in county jail not less than ten days nor more than twenty days.
1923 Ind. Acts 108
(1923)
Intoxicating Liquor-Transportation Penalty, ch. 34, § 1: Prohibited transporting liquor in wagon, buggy, automobile, or water or aircraft when such vehicle has any firearms or guns within. Violators guilty of a felony, fined not more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned not less than one year nor more than two years.
1905 Ind. Stat. Ann. 231, § 2094
(1905)
Ch. 5, art. 4, § 2094: Prohibited the concealed carry of any dirk, pistol, Bowie-knife, dagger, sword-cane, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon. Also prohibited the open carry of the same with intent to injure another. Violators punished by destruction of the weapon. Repeat offenders sentence to not more than one year in prison upon third offense.
1905 Ind. Acts 688
(1905)
Weapon- Furnishing to Minor, § 450: Prohibited selling, bartering, exchanging, disposing of, or furnishing any dirk, Bowie-knife, slung-shot, metal knuckles, pistol cartridges, or other deadly weapon which can be carried concealed, to anyone under the age of twenty-one. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, fined not less than five nor more than fifty dollars.
1901 Ind. Acts 206
(1901)
Public Comfort and Health, § 4077: Allowed the cities with populations of more than thirty thousand and less than thirty six and a half thousand in population to regulate the storage of gun powder, tar, pitch, resin, coal oil, benzene, turpentine, hemp, cotton, nitroglycerine, dynamite, giant powder, petroleum, gasoline, or gas, or other explosive or combustible material which may seem dangerous
1881 Ind. Acts 191, § 82
(1881)
Ch. 37, § 82: Prohibited wear or carry of any dirk, pistol, Bowie-knife, dagger, sword-cane, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon concealed, or who carries openly with intent or avowed purpose of injuring another. Violators shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars.
1875 Ind. Acts 62
(1875)
Ch. 17, § 1: Prohibited the drawing or threatening to use a pistol, dirk, knife, slungshot, or any other deadly or dangerous weapon. Punishable by fine of $1-500, and potentially imprisonment up to 6 months.
1843 Ind. Acts 982
(1843)
Ch. 53, sec. 107: Prohibited the concealed wear or carry of any dirk, pistol, sword in a cane, or other dangerous weapon. Violators fined not exceeding one hundred dollars.
1831 Ind. Rev. Stat. 192
(1831)
Ch. 26, § 58: Prohibited the concealed carry of a dirk, pistol, sword-cane, or other dangerous weapon. Violators fined not exceeding one hundred dollars.
1875 Ind. Acts 59
(1875)
Ch. 40 § 1-2: Prohibited the sale, barter, or transfer of any pistol, dirk, Bowie-knife, slung-shot, knuckles, or other deadly weapon to any adult under the age of twenty-one. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than five but no more than fifty dollars.
1859 Ind. Acts 129
(1859)
Ch. 78, § 1: Prohibited the wear or carry of any dirk, pistol, Bowie-knife, dagger, sword-cane, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon with the intent or avowed purpose of injuring another. Violators fined not exceeding five hundred dollars.
1836 Ind. Acts 77
(1836)
An Act to Prevent Disasters on Steam Boats, § 7: Required gun powder to be transported upon steam boats stowed away as great a distance as possible from the furnace. Written notification shall be posted in three places. In the event of loss of property or life from the powder, the owner shall be liable.
1852 Ind. Rev. Stat. 485-86
(1852)
Granted the board of trustees for new incorporated towns to regulate the storage of gun powder and other dangerous materials.
1881 Ind. Rev. Stat. 366
(1881)
Crimes, § 1957: Prohibited maliciously or mischievously shooting a gun, rifle, pistol, or other missile or weapon, or throwing a stone, stick, club, or other substance at a vehicle. Punishable by imprisonment for 30 days to 1 year and a fine of $10-100.
1855 Ind. Acts 153
(1855)
An Act to Provide for the Punishment of Persons Interfering with Trains or Railroads, ch. 79, § 1: Prohibited the carrying of any dirk, pistol, Bowie knife, dagger, sword in cane, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon with the intent of injuring another person. Exempted any person who was a "traveler." Punishable by fine up to $500.
1881 Ind. Acts 191, § 81
(1881)
Ch. 37, § 81: Prohibited drawing or threatening to use any pistol, dirk, knife, slung-shot, or any other deadly or dangerous weapon. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, fined not less than one but no more than five hundred dollars. Violators may also be subject to imprisonment not exceeding six months.

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