An Ordinance to Prohibit the Carrying of Concealed Weapons Within the Corporate Limits of the Town of Allendale, §§ 1-3, in Edgefield Advertiser, May 13, 1880, at 4.
| dc.coverage.spatial | South Carolina - Allendale | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T14:18:36Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T17:13:36Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T13:24:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1880 | |
| dc.description.abstract | That on and after the passage of this ordinance the carrying concealed about the person of any pistol, dirk, butcher-knife, sword or spear-cane, metal knuckles or other weapons of offence is hereby prohibited within the corporate limits of the town of Allendale, under a penalty of not less than ten dollars fine or ten days' imprisonment for each and every offence, upon conviction thereof; Provided, that this ordinance shall not apply to the sheriffs of this State or their deputies, or to any special or regular constable, or to the town marshal or his duly appointed assistants, in the discharge of their respective duties as such. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | SECTION 1 That on and after the passage of this ordinance the carrying concealed about the person of any pistol, dirk, butcher-knife, sword or spear-cane, metal knuckles or other weapons of offence is hereby prohibited within the corporate limits of the town of Allendale, under a penalty of not less than ten dollars fine or ten days' imprisonment for each and every offence, upon conviction thereof: Provided, that this ordinance shall not apply to the sheriffs of this State or their deputies, or to any special or regular constable, or to the town marshal or his duly appointed assistants, in the discharge of their respective duties as such. SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of the town marshal to report all offenders against this ordinance to the intendant of the said town, who shall forthwith issue his warrant for the arrest of such offender or offenders and have them brought before Council for trial. That upon failure of the town marshal to discharge the duty herein required of him he shall upon conviction thereof be fined or discharged in the discretion of council. SEC. 3. That upon all convictions under this ordinance, when the fine is realized out of the defendant, the informer shall be entitled to receive one-half of the same. | |
| dc.description.summary | The ordinance prohibited carrying concealed pistols and other specified weapons within Allendale, South Carolina, punishable by at least a $10 fine or 10 days’ imprisonment. Law enforcement officers were exempt when performing their duties, and informants were entitled to half of any collected fine. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/5281 | |
| dc.subject | CARRY - CONCEALED | |
| dc.title | An Ordinance to Prohibit the Carrying of Concealed Weapons Within the Corporate Limits of the Town of Allendale, §§ 1-3, in Edgefield Advertiser, May 13, 1880, at 4. |