Act Incorporating the City of Cincinnati, and the Ordinances of Said City Now in Force 44 (1828)
Abstract
That each and every person who shall shoot , or fire off, any rifle, musket, fowling piece, pistol, or any other fire arms, or discharge squibs, crackers, or any other fire works within the bounds of the Corporation, he or she shall, on conviction thereof before the Mayor forfeit and pay to the said Mayor for the use of the Corporation, for each and every such offence, a sum not less than Two Dollars, nor more than Ten Dollars,
Summary
The ordinance prohibited firing any cannon, musket, rifle, pistol, or other firearm within Cincinnati, except for military displays or commemorations. It also prohibited fireworks in the city’s streets, alleys, market spaces, and public commons, with violators subject to a $1–$2 fine plus costs.
Law Text
Sec. 1. [...] That if any person or persons (excepting persons in military array, discharging cannon or fire arms in some public display or commemoration of some extraordinary event) shall hereafter discharge any cannon, carronade, blunderbuss, swivel, musket, fowling-piece, rifle, pistol or other fire arms, within the limits of said city; or if any person or persons shall hereafter fire any squib or squibs, or crackers, or other fire works of any description whatever, in any of the streets, alleys, or market spaces, or on the public commons of said city, every person so offending, shall, for every such offence, on conviction thereof before the mayor, forfeit and pay to the city of Cincinnati, any sum not exceeding two dollars, nor less than one dollar, with costs of prosecution.
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