An Act to Define and Punish Crimes in the District of Alaska and to Provide a Code of Criminal Procedure for Said District § 117, 30 U.S. Stat. 1253, 1270 (1899)

SEC. 117. That it shall be unlawful for any person to carry concealed about his person, in any manner whatever, any revolver, pistol, or other firearm, or knife (other than an ordinary pocketknife), or any dirk or dagger, slung shot, metal knuckles, or any instrument by the use of which injury could be inflicted upon the person or property of any other person. SEC. 118. That any person violating any of the provisions of the last preceding section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than five days nor more than one hundred days, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to any marshal, constable, police, or other peace officer, whose duty it is to serve process or make arrests.