The Revised Ordinances of the Town of Lake 177-78 (1882).

Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person within the limits of the town 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 any other dangerous or deadly weapon. § 2. Any such weapon or weapons duly adjudged by the police magistrate, or any justice of the peace of said town, to have been worn or carried by any person, in violation of the first section of this chapter, shall be forfeited or confiscated to the said Town of Lake, and shall be so adjudged. § 3. Any policeman of The Town of Lake may within the limits of said town 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 razor or any other dangerous or deadly weapon, and detain him, her or them in the town jail 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. § 4. Upon complaint made, under oath or affirmation, to any magistrate or justice of the peace in said town, that any person has been guilty of violating any of the provisions of section 1 of this chapter, 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 chapter, 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 Town of Lake. § 5. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of section 1 of this chapter shall pay a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, in the discretion of the magistrate or court before whom such conviction shall be had. § 6. The prohibitions of this chapter shall not apply to the officers or members of the police force of said town 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 president of the board of trustees a license so to do, as hereinafter provided. § 7. The president may grant to so many and such persons as he may think proper licenses to carry concealed weapons, and may revoke any and all of such licenses at his pleasure. § 8. Applications for such licenses shall be made to the clerk, and when granted, the person applying therefor shall pay to the clerk, for the use of the town, the sum of two dollars, and thereupon a license shall be issued by the town clerk, and signed by the president. § 9. Every such license shall state the name, age, occupation and residence of the person to whom it is granted, and shall expire on the thirtieth day of June next following.