An Ordinance Relating to Concealed Weapons, §§ 1-5, in City of Portland Auditor's Fifty-First Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Portland for the Financial Year of 1909, at 152-53 (1910).
| dc.coverage.spatial | Maine - Portland | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T01:39:37Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T01:53:57Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T02:05:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1909 | |
| dc.description.abstract | No person shall, within the corporate limits of the City of Portland, in a threatening manner display any firearm, slung shot, knuckles, bowie knife, dirk, stiletto, or other dangerous or deadly weapon. And no person shall, within the corporate limits of the City of Portland, wear under his clothes or concealed about his person any such fire arm, slung shot, knuckles, bowie knife, dirk, stiletto, or other dangerous or deadly weapon, unless first licensed so to do in the manner following: | |
| dc.description.lawtext | Section 1. No person shall, within the corporate limits of the City of Portland, in a threatening manner display any firearm, slung shot, knuckles, bowie knife, dirk, stiletto, or other dangerous or deadly weapon. And no person shall, within the corporate limits of the City of Portland, wear under his clothes or concealed about his person any such firearm, slung shot, knuckles, bowie knife, dirk, stiletto, or other dangerous or deadly weapon, unless first licensed so to do in the manner following: Section 2. The Chief of Police, or, in his absence, either of the captains of police, may, upon written application, issue to any person of good moral character, whose business or occupation requires the carrying of such weapons for protection, a certificate setting forth that such person has complied with the requirements of this ordinance, and that he has been duly licensed to carry such weapon or weapons for protection. Such license shall continue in effect until revoked by the Chief of Police. Section 3. Nothing in the foregoing sections shall be construed as forbidding the carrying or wearing of such weapons by United States marshals, sheriffs and their deputies, and constables and police officers of the City of Portland. Section 4. Whoever violates this ordinance shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for each offence. Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect when approved. | |
| dc.description.summary | This ordinance prohibits openly displaying or concealing dangerous weapons—such as firearms, slung shots, brass knuckles, knives like bowie knives, dirks, and stilettos—within Portland unless the person has a police-issued license. Licenses may be granted to individuals of good moral character who can show a work-related need for carrying such weapons, and remain valid until revoked. Exceptions are made for law enforcement officers and certain federal and local officials. Violations are punishable by fines ranging from $5 to $20 per offense, and the ordinance takes effect upon approval. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4034 | |
| dc.subject | BRANDISHING | |
| dc.subject | CARRY - CONCEALED | |
| dc.title | An Ordinance Relating to Concealed Weapons, §§ 1-5, in City of Portland Auditor's Fifty-First Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Portland for the Financial Year of 1909, at 152-53 (1910). |