Revised Ordinances of the Corporation of Winchester 78 (1856)
| dc.coverage.spatial | Virginia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T15:10:03Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T17:48:31Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T14:15:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1856 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Section 3 prohibited firing a gun or pistol within the corporation carries a $1 fine, unless done out of necessity during public duty or during a military parade ordered by a commanding officer. Section 4 prohibited discharging a cannon or field-piece within 100 yards of a dwelling without the owner or occupier's consent, subject to a $5 fine for anyone participating, aiding, or abetting. Section 5 prohibited selling fireworks, firecrackers, or squibs within the corporation, punishing with a $5 fine per offense. Section 6 prohibited setting off fireworks or flying kites within the corporation, resulting in a $1 fine per offense, with half of the collected fine awarded to the informer. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | ORDINANCE XXI Of certain offences punishable by fine or otherwise within the Corporation of Winchester. . . . SEC. 3. Any person who shall fire a gun, pistol or other firearm within this Corporation, except in case of necessity in the discharge of a public duty, or at military parade by order of the officer in command, shall for each offence forfeit the sum of one dollar. SEC. 4. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to fire any cannon or field-piece on any occasion whatever within this Corporation, within one hundred yards of any dwelling-house, without first obtaining the consent of the owner or occupier thereof, under a penalty of five dollars for each offence ; each person who may be proved to have been concerned therein, aiding or abetting, to be subject to the said penalty. SEC. 5. No fire-crackers, squibs or fire-works of any kind shall be sold within this Corporation, under a penalty of five dollars for each offence. SEC. 6. Any person or persons who shall be found firing squibs, fire-crackers or fire-works of any kind, or who shall be found sailing kites within this Corporation, shall be subject to a fine of one dollar for each offence, of which the informer shall receive one-half. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/5553 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedby | https://perma.cc/D479-LPYZ | |
| dc.subject | DISCHARGE | |
| dc.title | Revised Ordinances of the Corporation of Winchester 78 (1856) |