Silas W. Porter, The Municipal Code of Monmouth 168-69 (1883)

654. It shall be unlawful for any person, within the corporate limits of the city, to carry or wear under his clothes, or concealed about his person, any pistol, colt or slung shot, cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk, razor or dagger, or other dangerous or deadly weapon. 655. Any such weapon or weapons duly adjudged by any police magistrate or justice of the peace of said city to have been worn or carried by any person, in violation of the first section of this article, shall be forfeited or confiscated to the said city of Monmouth and shall be so adjudged. 656. Any policeman of the city of Monmouth may within the limits of said city without a warrant arrest any person or persons whom such policeman may find in the act of carrying or wearing under their clothes or concealed about their persons, any pistol, or colt, or slung shot, or cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or bowie knife, dirk knife, or dirk, or dagger, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon, and detain him, her or them in custody until a summons or warrant can be procured on complaint made (under oath or affirmation) for the trial of such person or persons, and for the seizure and confiscation of such of the weapons above referred to as such person or persons may be found in the act of carrying or wearing under their clothes, or concealed about their persons. 657. Upon complaint made, under oath or affirmation, to any magistrate or justice of the peace in said city, that any person has been guilty of violating any of the provisions of section 656 of this article, a summons or warrant shall issue for the summoning or arrest of the offender or offenders, returnable forthwith; upon the return of such summons or warrant, such magistrate or justice shall proceed to the hearing and determination of the matter, and if it shall be adjudged that such person or persons has or have incurred any of the penalties fixed by this article, such magistrate or justice of the peace shall so adjudge, and order that the weapon or weapons, concerning the carrying or wearing of which such penalty shall have been incurred, shall be confiscated to the city of Monmouth. 658. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this article shall pay a fine of not less than three dollars nor more than fifty dollars. 659. The prohibitions of this article shall not apply to the officers or members of the police force of said city when on duty, nor to any officer of any court whose duty may be to serve warrants or to make arrests; nor to persons whose business or occupation may seem to require the carrying of weapons for their protection, and who shall have obtained from the mayor a permit so to do, as hereinafter provided. 660. The mayor may grant to so many, and such persons as he may think proper, permits to carry concealed weapons, and may revoke any and all of such permits at his pleasure. 661. Applications for such permits shall be made to the mayor, and when granted the person applying therefor shall pay to the city treasurer the sum of fifty cents, and thereupon a permit shall be issued by the city clerk and signed by the mayor. 662. Every such permit shall state the name, age, occupation and residence of the person to whom it is granted, and shall expire on the first day of April next following.