Thomas Wetmore, The Charter and Ordinances of the City of Boston 116-117 (1834)
| dc.coverage.spatial | Massachusetts - Boston | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T01:55:29Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T13:54:27Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T02:21:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1826 | |
| dc.description.abstract | An ordinance forbidding the firing of Guns, prohibiting Fireworks in certain cases, and to prevent damage by fire, § 1: That no person shall fire or discharge any gun, fowling piece, or fire arms within the limits of the city, which shall be loaded with balls or shot, or with powder only, under a penalty for every such offence, of a sum not less than one dollar nor more than twenty dollars: Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not extend to the firing of any gun or other fire arm, in the lawful defense of the person, family, or property of any citizen; nor to the firing of any such gun or fire arm at any military exercise or reviews. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | [28] Sect. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council of the City of Boston, in City Council assembled, That no person shall fire or discharge any gun, fowling piece, or fire arms within the limits of the city, which shall be loaded with balls or shot, or with powder only, under a penalty for every such offence, of a sum not less than one dollar nor more than twenty dollars: Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not extend to the firing of any gun or other fire arm, in the lawful defence of the person, family, or property of any citizen; nor to the firing of any such gun or fire arm at any military exercise or reviews. [29] Sect. 2. Be it further ordained, That no person or persons shall discharge or set off, any squibs, serpents, rockets, or other fire works, or make any bonfire, or other fire, in any of the streets, squares, commons, lanes, or alleys, or upon or from any house or other building, or on any wharf, within the city, without leave first had and obtained therefor from the Mayor and Aldermen, under a penalty for every such offence, of a sum not less than one dollar, nor more than twenty dollars. [30] Sect. 3. Be it further ordained, That no person henceforth, shall erect make or fire, or cause to be erected, made or fired, within any part of this city, (excepting that part thereof called South Boston,) any brick kiln or lime kiln, or any furnace for the melting of Iron, or other metals, unless it be in such places as the Mayor and Aldermen, shall by their license, in writing allow and approve of for such purpose, under penalty of a sum not less than one dollar, nor more than twenty dollars, and a like sum for every week he shall continue such kiln or furnace after notice to remove the same. | |
| dc.description.summary | The ordinance prohibits discharging firearms within Boston, setting off fireworks or bonfires in public places without permission, and operating brick kilns, lime kilns, or metal-melting furnaces without a city license (except in South Boston), while exempting lawful self-defense and authorized military exercises and imposing fines of $1 to $20 for violations. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4228 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Charter_and_Ordinances_of_the_City_o/1ElVykVwrXoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=boston+ordinances&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.subject | DISCHARGE | |
| dc.title | Thomas Wetmore, The Charter and Ordinances of the City of Boston 116-117 (1834) |