1881 Ill. Laws 71
| dc.coverage.spatial | Illinois | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T00:04:40Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T01:35:11Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T01:30:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1881 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Prohibited selling, giving, loaning, hiring for barter any minor a pistol, revolver, derringer, Bowie knife, dirk or other deadly weapon. Punishable by fine of $25-200. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | 1. Having in possession or selling.] § 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That whoever shall have in his possession, or sell, give or loan, hire or barter, or whoever shall offer to sell, give, loan, hire or barter, to any person within this State, any slung-shot or metallic knuckles, or other deadly weapon of like character, or any person in whose possession such weapons shall be found, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not less than ten dollars ($10), nor more than two hundred dollars ($200). 2. Selling or giving to minor.] § 2. Whoever, not being the father, guardian or employer of the minor herein named, by himself or agent, shall sell, give loan, hire or barter, or shall offer to sell, give, loan, hire or barter to any minor within this State, any pistol, revolver, derringer, bowie knife, dirk or other deadly weapon of like character, capable of being secreted upon the person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars ($25), nor more than two hundred dollars ($200). 3. Register to be kept—what it shall contain.] § 3. All persons dealing in deadly weapons hereinbefore mentioned, at retail within this State, shall keep a register of all such weapons sold or given away by them. Such register shall contain the date of the sale or gift, the name and age of the person to whom the weapon is sold or given, the price of the said weapon, and the purpose for which it is purchased or obtained. The said register shall be in the following form: | No. of Weapon. | To whom sold or given. | Age of Purchaser. | Kind and description of weapon. | For what purpose purchased or obtained. | Price of weapon. | |---|---|---|---|---|---| Said register shall be kept open for the inspection of the public, and all persons who may wish to examine the same, may do so at all reasonable times during business hours. A failure to keep such register, or to allow an examination of the same, or to record therein any sale or gift of a deadly weapon, or the keeping of a false register, shall be a misdemeanor, and shall subject the offender to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25), nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.) 4. Carrying concealed weapons.] § 4. Whoever shall carry a concealed weapon upon or about his person, of the character herein above specified, as a weapon, or whoever, in a threatening or boisterous manner, shall display or flourish any deadly weapon, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars ($25), nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.) 5. Fines how recovered—where paid—second violation.] § 5. All fines arising under the provisions of this act, may be sued for by information, complaint, indictment, or other appropriate remedy, in any court of competent jurisdiction; and when recovered, shall be paid into the county treasury of the county where the conviction is had, and become a part of the current revenue of the county; or, the said fines when recovered may be recovered by qui tam action, one half to be paid to the informer and the other half to be paid into the county treasury as aforesaid. For a second violation of any of the provisions of this act, the offender shall be fined in double the amount herein specified; or, may be committed to the county jail for any term not exceeding twenty days, in the discretion of the court. 6. Act not to apply to certain officers.] § 6. Section four (4) of this act shall not apply to sheriffs, coroners, constables, policemen, or other peace officers, while engaged in the discharge of their official duties, or to any person summoned by any of such officers to assist in making arrest, or preserving the peace, while such person so summoned is engaged in assisting such officer. 7. Repeal.] § 7. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act, are hereby repealed. | |
| dc.description.summary | Prohibited selling, giving, loaning, hiring for barter any minor a pistol, revolver, derringer, Bowie knife, dirk or other deadly weapon. Punishable by fine of $25-200. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3731 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/All_the_Laws_of_the_State_of_Illinois/kclGAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=april%2016 | |
| dc.subject | TRANSFER - MINORS | |
| dc.subject | BRANDISHING | |
| dc.subject | CARRY | |
| dc.subject | TRANSFER | |
| dc.subject | REGISTRATION | |
| dc.title | 1881 Ill. Laws 71 |