Lincoln, Neb., Rev. Ordinances pt. 2, ch. 14, art. 26, § 17-30 (1895)
| dc.coverage.spatial | Nebraska - Lincoln | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T03:09:20Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T14:54:16Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T02:56:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1895 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Prohibited the ability to keep, sell, or give away gun powder or gun cotton without the signed permission of the Fire Chiefs and the City Clerk. Penalty of twenty-five dollars. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | 865. § 17. No person shall keep, sell, or give away any gunpowder or guncotton in any quantity without permission in writing signed by the Chief of Fire Department and City Clerk, and sealed with the corporate seal, under a penalty of twenty-five dollars for every offense: Provided, Any person may keep for his own use a quantity of gunpowder or guncotton not exceeding one pound. 866. § 18. All applications for such permits shall be made to the Chief of Fire Department, and no more than six shall be granted in any one block. 867. § 19. The Chief of Fire Department shall make an entry thereof in a register to be provided for that purpose, which entry shall state the name and place of business and the date of permit. 868. § 20. No person shall sell or weigh any gunpowder or guncotton after the lighting of lamps in the evening, unless in sealed canisters or cases. 869. § 21. It shall be the duty of every person to whom a permit shall be given to keep a sign at the front door of his place of business with the word “gunpowder” painted or printed thereon in large letters, also a sign showing where said powder is stored or kept on the premises. 870. § 22. No person, firm, or corporation, shall have or keep at his, their, or its, place of business, or elsewhere within the city, or within one mile of the limits thereof, a greater quantity of gunpowder or guncotton than thirty pounds at one time, and the same shall then be kept in tin canisters or cases, containing not to exceed thirty pounds each, and in a situation remote from fires, lighted lamps, candles, gas, or other inflammable matter, from which the same may be easily removed in case of fire, and then only by first obtaining a permit as herein required: Provided, however, That a special permit may be granted by the Council for the storage of gunpowder not to exceed one hundred and fifty pounds, the same to be kept in water-tight metal canisters, said metal canisters to be kept in a strongly-made box, said box to be covered with metal on all sides and to be supplied with handles and heavy lock, said box to be kept on the outer edge of sidewalk in front of the premises occupied by the party or parties obtaining such special permit. 871. § 23. No powder magazine or place for storing or keeping gunpowder or guncotton shall be kept or maintained within the city or within one mile of the limits thereof. 872. § 24. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to carry or convey any gunpowder or guncotton (exceeding fifty pounds in quantity) through any street, alley, highway, or road, in the city, or within one mile of the limits thereof, in any cart, carriage, wagon, dray, or wheelbarrow, or otherwise, unless the said gunpowder or guncotton be secured in tight cases or kegs well headed and hooped, and put into and entirely covered with a good tight and substantial cover sufficient to prevent the same from being scattered, or unless the same is put into a well-covered and perfectly water-tight box, the bottom and sides of which shall be completely covered with zinc, or unless such gunpowder or guncotton be secured in water-tight, patent, metallic cases or kegs. 873. § 25. No gunpowder or guncotton shipped to or from the city of Lincoln shall be permitted or suffered to be or remain on any street, alley, highway, railroad track or car, or other place within said city, or within one mile of the limits thereof, in a greater quantity than fifty pounds, except as herein otherwise provided, for a longer period than a reasonable time to load and unload the same, which time, however, shall not exceed twelve hours: Provided, however, The Mayor may by permit in writing extend said time not exceeding twenty-four hours. 874. § 26. All permits granted under this ordinance shall expire on the fifteenth day of April in each year. No permit shall be granted to any retailer of intoxicating liquors, or to any intemperate person. The City Treasurer shall receive, for the use of the city, the sum of two dollars for each and every permit that may be issued. 875. § 27. All gunpowder or guncotton which shall be found in any store, storehouse, or manufactory, or other building, or which may be found in street, alley, cart, wagon, or other vehicle, within the city of Lincoln or within the jurisdiction of said city, in violation of any provision of this ordinance, if the owner is not known, shall be immediately seized and removed to some secure place, and it is hereby made the duty of the members of the police force to assist in such seizure when called upon; and if the owner of said powder or guncotton is known, then notice shall be served upon him ordering its immediate removal. 876. § 28. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to manufacture within the limits of the city, any explosive material or compound to be used for any purpose, the manufacture of which would be dangerous to life and property, under the penalty of one hundred dollars, and a further penalty of fifty dollars for each and every day that such explosive material or compound may be manufactured after written notification for discontinuance thereof by the Chief of Fire Department. 877. § 29. It shall not be lawful to store or keep in any building or other place within the corporate limits, or convey through any street, avenue, alley, or other public place, any dynamite, nitro-glycerine, or any other explosive material or compound other than gunpowder, unless a permit in writing for such purpose be first obtained from the Mayor, under the penalty of one hundred dollars for each and every offense, and a further penalty of twenty-five dollars for each and every day that such explosive material or compound may remain stored, kept deposited, or conveyed, as the case may be. 878. § 30. In all buildings in which any explosive material or compound, as regulated by the two preceding sections, is stored or kept under a permit obtained from the Mayor, it shall be the duty of the person or persons so storing to place a tin sign on the door, or some other conspicuous place on the outside of the first story of such building, on which shall be painted in legible letters the name of the compound or material so kept or stored, under penalty of five dollars, and a further penalty of five dollars for each and every day after written notification from the Chief of the Fire Department to comply with the provisions of this section. | |
| dc.description.summary | These municipal ordinances strictly regulate the storage, handling, transport, and manufacture of explosive materials like gunpowder, guncotton, dynamite, and nitroglycerin within Lincoln and its vicinity. They mandate city-issued permits, impose weight limits and specific container safety rules, require visible warning signs on premises, and prohibit sales by liquor retailers or intemperate individuals. Violations are subject to fines, daily penalties for non-compliance, and immediate police seizure of unauthorized explosives. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4508 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyHathi | https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t77t2xh4r&seq=247 | |
| dc.subject | TRANSFER, MANUFACTURE & STORAGE OF GUNPOWDER | |
| dc.subject | GUN POWDER::GUN POWDER - TRANSPORTATION | |
| dc.title | Lincoln, Neb., Rev. Ordinances pt. 2, ch. 14, art. 26, § 17-30 (1895) |