1879 Mo. Laws 90
Abstract
An Act To Prohibit The Discharge Of Firearms In The Immediate Vicinity Of Any Courthouse, Church Or Building Used For School Or College Purposes, § 1: Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person in this State, except he be a sheriff or other officer, in the discharge of official duty to discharge or fire off any gun, pistol or fire-arms of any description in the immediate vicinity of any court house, church or building used for school or college purposes.
Summary
Prohibited the discharge of firearms unless one is a police officer near courts, churches, or schools. Violation of the act was deemed a misdemeanor and punishable by fine or time in the county jail.
Law Text
SECTION 1. Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person in this State, except he be a sheriff or other officer, in the discharge of official duty, to discharge or fire off any gun, pistol or fire-arms of any description, in the immediate vicinity of any court house, church or building, used for school or college purposes.
SEC. 2. Any person guilty of a violation of the preceding section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding twenty days.
SEC. 3. The term "immediate vicinity," as used in this act, shall be construed and held to mean a distance not exceeding two hundred yards.
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