1875 Pa. Laws 33, No. 38, § 1
Abstract
Prohibited concealed carry of any firearms, slung-shots, billys, dirk-knives, razors, or any other deadly weapon with intent to maliciously do injury to any another person
Summary
The law made it a misdemeanor to carry concealed firearms or other deadly weapons with intent to unlawfully injure another person. Conviction could result in a fine of up to $500, imprisonment for up to one year, or both, and intent could be inferred from the concealed carrying itself.
Law Text
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That any person within this commonwealth who shall carry any fire-arms, slung-shot, handy-billy, dirk-knife, razor or any other deadly weapon, concealed upon his person, with the intent therewith unlawfully and maliciously to do injury to any other person, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon the conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and undergo an imprisonment by separate or solitary confinement not exceeding one year, or either or both, at the discretion of the court, and the jury trying the case may infer such intent as aforesaid, from the fact of the said defendant carrying such weapons in the manner as aforesaid.
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Categories
CARRY - INTENT TO COMMIT CRIME