The City Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Joliet, Illinois 296-99 (1884)
| dc.coverage.spatial | Illinois - Joliet | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T00:04:47Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T01:35:16Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T01:30:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1884 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Ch. 49, §§ 1-3: All persons upon whom shall be found any gambling apparatus or device, or any slung shot, pistol or knuckler of lead, brass or other metal, or any instrument, composition or thing used for the commission of burglary, arson, or for the picking of locks or pockets, or for the playing of any fraudulent tricks, plays or games, or for the manufacture of counterfeit money, or for the commission of any offense against the laws of this state, or the ordinances of said city, and who cannot give a good and satisfactory account of their possession of the same. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | SECTION 1. That the following named and described persons shall be and they are hereby deemed and declared to be vagrants, and they shall be arrested and punished as such, in the manner hereinafter provided, to wit: [...] FOURTH. All persons upon whom shall be found any gambling apparatus or device, or any slung shot, pistol or knuckler of lead, brass or other metal, or any instrument, composition or thing used for the commission of burglary, arson, or for the picking of locks or pockets, or for the playing of any fraudulent tricks, plays or games, or for the manufacture of counterfeit money, or for the commission of any offense against the laws of this state, or the ordinances of said city, and who cannot give a good and satisfactory account of their possession of the same. | |
| dc.description.summary | This provision classified as vagrants anyone found possessing gambling devices, concealed weapons, burglary tools, counterfeit-making equipment, or other instruments linked to criminal activity who could not provide a satisfactory explanation for possessing them. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3717 | |
| dc.subject | CARRY - INTENT TO COMMIT CRIME | |
| dc.title | The City Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Joliet, Illinois 296-99 (1884) |