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Vermont

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    Act of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Village of Northfield 20 (1894)
    (1894)
    Severely restricted the ability to discharge firearms in Northfield.
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    Charter and Ordinances of the City of Barre 116–17 (1904) (enacted 1895)
    (1895)
    Ch. 38, § 7: No person shall carry within the city any steel or brass knuckles, pistol, slung shot, stilletto, or weapon of similar character, nor carry any weapon concealed on his person without permission of the mayor or chief of police in writing."
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    1890 Vt. Acts & Resolves 83
    (1890)
    No. 82, § 19, pt. 15: Granted the village the power to restrain the use of firecrackers, rockets, squibs, and toy pistols in the village.
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    Leon G. Bagley, Charter and Ordinances of the City of Rutland 153 (1894)
    (1894)
    Ch. 20, § 19: No person shall, except in the performance of some duty required by law, discharge any gun, pistol, or other fire arm loaded with ball or shot, or with powder only, or squibs, or fire-crackers, serpent, or other preparation whereof gun-powder or other explosive substance is an ingredient, or which consists wholly of the same, within the principal inhabited parts of the city, or within twenty-five rods of any dwelling-house therein, nor shall make any bonfire in or upon any street, lane, common or public place within the city, except by authority of the city council.
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    Ch. 13, § 21; Ch. 22, §§ 14-15; Ch. 35, § 7, in St. Albans Daily Messenger Supplement, Aug. 7, 1897, at 1, 3-10
    (1897)
    No person, except on his own premises, or by the consent of the owner or occupant of the premises, or in the performance of some duty required by law, shall discharge any gun, pistol or other firearm loaded with ball or shot, or with powder only, or squibs or fire-crackers, serpent, or other preparation whereof gun-powder or other explosive substance is an ingredient, or which consists wholly of the same, within the principal inhabited parts of the city, or within twenty-five rods of any dwelling house therein, nor shall make any bonfire in or upon any street, lane or public place within the city, except by permission of the city council
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    Charter and Ordinances of the City of Barre 48, 53 (1904) (enacted 1895)
    (1895)
    Ch. 14, § 18: No person, except on his own premises, or by the consent and permission of the owner or occupant of the premises, and except in the performance of some duty required by law, shall discharge any gun, pistol, or other fire arm loaded with ball or shot, or with powder only, or firecrackers, serpent, or other preparation whereof gunpowder or other explosive substance is an ingredient, or which consists wholly of the same, nor shall make any bonfire in or upon any street, lane, common or public place within the city, except by authority of the city council.
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    1891 Vt. Acts & Resolves 95
    (1891)
    Ch. 8: Prohibited the carry of any firearms, dirk knife, bowie knife, dagger, or other dangerous or deadly weapon shall while "a member of and in attendance upon any school." Violators fined not exceeding twenty dollars.
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    Leon G. Bagley, Charter and Ordinances of the City of Rutland 193 (1894)
    (1894)
    Ch. 22, § 40: No person shall keep in any building or place within the city, excepting in such magazine or place of storage as may be provided by or under the direction of the city council, any greater quantity than twenty-five pounds of gunpowder, nitro-glycerine or other like compound for a longer period than twenty-four hours.
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    Act of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Village of Bradford 12-13 (1891)
    (1891)
    Provided that the trustees may grant revocable licenses to store and sell specified quantities of gunpowder, gun cotton, or other explosives under strict storage, signage, location, and inspection regulations, with unlicensed possession of excess amounts subject to a daily five-dollar fine.
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    Act of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Village of Northfield 19-20 (1984)
    (1894)
    Provided that to store powder or gun-cotton within the village, individuals must obtain and record a Trustee-approved license, display a designated warning sign, permit inspections, and adhere to strict quantity limits and metal container rules.