New Advertisements, in Los Angeles Tri-Weekly News, July 22, 1865, at 2
Abstract
named Ordinance, §§ 1-3, & Unnamed Revised Ordinance, Article 5, § 2. Passed July 17, 1856. Volume 13, Number 12: Prohibited the concealed carry any dirk, pistol, sword-cane, slung-shot, or other dangerous or deadly weapons. Violators fined not more than one hundred dollars and imprisonment at the discretion of the mayor, not exceeding ten days. Also prohibited discharge any pistol, gun, rifle, other description of firearms, or air gun. Violators fined five dollars for the first offense, ten dollars for the second offense, and the third offense not more than fifty dollars, and imprisonment at the discretion of the mayor not exceeding ten days.
Summary
Prohibited the concealed carry any dirk, pistol, sword-cane, slung-shot, or other dangerous or deadly weapons. Violators fined not more than one hundred dollars and imprisonment at the discretion of the mayor, not exceeding ten days. Also prohibited discharge any pistol, gun, rifle, other description of firearms, or air gun. Violators fined five dollars for the first offense, ten dollars for the second offense, and the third offense not more than fifty dollars, and imprisonment at the discretion of the mayor not exceeding ten days.
Law Text
The Mayor and Common Council of Los Angeles City do ordain as follows: Sec. 1.—In future, no persons, except peace officers and persons actually travelling, and immediately passing through Los Angeles city, shall wear or carry any dirk, pistol, sword in a case, slung shot, or other dangerous or deadly weapon, concealed or otherwise, within the corporate limits of said city, under a penalty of not more than one hundred dollars fine, and imprisonment at the discretion of the Mayor, not exceeding ten days. Sec. 2.—It effectly made the duty of each police officer of this city when any stranger shall come within said corporate limits wearing or carrying weapons, to as soon as possible give them information and warning of this Ordinance, and in case they refuse or decline to obey such warning and depositing their weapons in a place of safety, to complain of them immediately under the first section of this Ordinance. Sec. 3.—This Ordinance shall be in full effect immediately after its passage.
Revised Ordinance, City of Los Angeles, Article 5: Sec. 2. No person or persons shall fire any pistol, gun or rifle, or other description of fire arms, or discharge any air gun whatever in any street within the fire limits of the city, under or penalty of five dollars for the first offence; ten dollars for the second offence; and for the third offence not more than fifty dollars, and imprisonment at the discretion of the Mayor, not exceeding ten days.
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Categories
CARRY - CONCEALED, DISCHARGE