Ordinance No. 8, in Los Angeles Herald, April 12, 1889, at 7
Abstract
Ordinance No. 8-An Ordinance to Amend an Ordinance Entitled an "Ordinance Regulating the Carrying of Deadly or Dangerous Weapons," §§ 1-2. Approved April 10, 1889; In Force April 12, 1889. Volume 32, Number 10. (Los Angeles, CA): Prohibited concealed carry of any dirk, Bowie-knife, sword-cane, pistol, revolver, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.
Summary
This Los Angeles ordinance amends an earlier law to make it unlawful for anyone—except peace officers or people traveling through the city—to carry concealed deadly weapons (such as pistols, daggers, or swords) without a permit from the mayor. It also directs the City Clerk to publish the ordinance, after which it takes effect.
Law Text
The Mayor and Council of the City of Los Angeles, do ordain as follows: Section 1. That Section 1 of an ordinance entitled an "Ordinance regulating the carrying of deadly or dangerous weapons," approved the 5th day of January, 1888, be amended so as to read as follows: It shall be unlawful for any person, excepting peace officers and persons actually travelling through said city, to wear or carry concealed upon their persons any dirk, dagger, sword, sword cane, pistol, revolver, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon, within the corporate limits of the City of Los Angeles, without a permit from the Mayor. Sec. 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance, and cause the same to be published once in the Los Angeles Daily Herald, and thereupon and thereafter it shall take effect and be in force. I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the Council of the City of Los Angeles, at its meeting of April 8th, 1889.
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CARRY - CONCEALED