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Illinois

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Jurisdiction: search.filters.coverage.Illinois - ChicagoEnd date: 1879

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    Laws and Ordinances Governing the City of Chicago 88-89 (1873)
    (1873)
    Part I, Ch. 31, § 6,: Forbade all persons from carrying firearms or throwing stones or other missiles within any public park.
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    Laws and Ordinances Governing the City of Chicago 88-89 (Murray F. Tuley ed., 1873)
    (1866)
    Chapter 31-Parks and Public Grounds, § 6-Firearms and Missiles Prohibited-Protection of Shrubbery. Revised Ordinance of 1866: Prohibited carry of firearms, throwing stones or other missiles with any of the public parks of Chicago. Forbade cutting, breaking, or in any way injuring or defacing trees, shrubs, plants, turf, or any buildings, fances, bridges, or other construction or property.
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    Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Chicago 140 (Vol. 5, 1874)
    (1873)
    § 1: Prohibited the sale of any gun, pistol, revolver, or other firearms to any minor. Violators shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.
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    Laws and Ordinances Governing the City of Chicago 239 (Joseph E. Gary ed., 1866)
    (1851)
    Ch. 11, § 1: Prohibiting the keeping, sale, or giving away of gun powder or gun cotton "in any quantity" absent written permission of the authorities. Punishable by a fine of $25 per offense.
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    Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Chicago 113-14 (1874).
    (1873)
    An Ordinance Prohibiting the Sale to or Furnishing Minors with Firearms: That no person within said city shall sell to or in any manner furnish any minor with any gun, pistol, revolver, or other firearms; and any person offending against this ordinance shall on conviction be fined in a sum of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.
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    Laws and Ordinances Governing the City of Chicago 78 (Murray F. Tuley ed., 1873)
    (1866)
    Chapter 28-Misdemeanors, § 15-Fire Arms and Fire-Works Not to be Discharged-Permission-Penalty. Revised Ordinance of 1866: Prohibited firing or discharging any cannon, gun, fowling piece, pistol, or firearms of any description, or fire, explode, or set off any squib, crackers, or other thing containing powder, or other combustible, or explosive material. Violators shall be fined not less than two nor more than five dollars.
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    Laws and Ordinances Governing the City of Chicago 11-13 (Murray F. Tuley ed., 1873)
    (1871)
    Chapter 8-Concealed Weapons, §§ 1-9. Enacted August 17, 1871: Prohibited anyone from carrying or wearing under their clothes, or concealed about their person any pistol, colt, slung shot, cross knuckles, knuckles of lead, brass, or other metal, or Bowie-knife, dirk, dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon. Violators shall have weapons seized, and shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding six months, or both fine and imprisonment.
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    1861 Ill. Laws 144
    (1861)
    Sec. 78: Prohibited the discharge of any cannon, gun, fowling piece, pistol, or fire-arms of any description.