Ordinances of the Borough of Phoenixville, at 9-10, Ordinances 25-26 (1855)
| dc.coverage.spatial | Pennsylvania | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T14:09:29Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T17:04:13Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T04:19:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1855 | |
| dc.description.abstract | §It shall not be lawful for any person or persons whatever to wantonly fire any gun, pistol or any other kind of firearms within the bounds of the Borough, and any person or persons so offending, upon conviction before the Burgess or either of the Justices of the Peace, shall pay a fine of five dollars for each offence, and in default of payment of said fines and costs shall be committed to the jail of Chester County: Provided, That this ordinance shall not apply to the High Constable or to any officer appointed by the Burgess or Town Council in the legal discharge of their office. Also prohibited the concealed carry of firearms | |
| dc.description.lawtext | Be it Ordained by the Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Phoenixville, in Council Assembled, and it is hereby enacted by authority aforesaid, That from and after the lawful publication of this act, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons whatever, to wantonly fire any Gun, Pistol or any other kind of fire-arms within the bounds of the Borough, and any person or persons so offending, upon conviction before the Burgess or either of the Justices of the Peace, shall pay a fine of Five Dollars for each offence, and in default of payment of said fine and costs, shall be committed to the Jail of Chester County; Provided; that this Ordinance shall not apply to the High or Town Constable, or to any Officer appointed by the Burgess or Town Council, in the legal discharge of their office. Sec. 2. And be it Ordained by authority aforesaid, That each and every person so convicted, shall pay in addition to the above fine and costs, a fee of One Dollar to the High or Town Constable making the arrest. Be it ordained by the Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Phoenixville, in Council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the lawful publication of this act, it shall not be lawful for any boys or other persons to carry any concealed deadly weapon. And any boy or other person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, before the Burgess or either of the Justices of the Peace, be fined not less than five nor more than twenty dollars, and upon default of payment of said fine and costs, shall be committed to the Jail of Chester County. Sec. 2. And be it ordained by authority aforesaid, That each and every person so convicted, shall pay in addition to the above fine and costs, a fee of One Dollar to the High or Town Constable making the arrest. | |
| dc.description.summary | Phoenixville prohibited the wanton discharge of firearms and the concealed carrying of deadly weapons. Firearm violations carried a $5 fine, while concealed weapons carried a $5–$20 fine, with jail for nonpayment and an additional $1 fee to the arresting constable. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/5117 | |
| dc.subject | CARRY - CONCEALED | |
| dc.subject | DISCHARGE | |
| dc.title | Ordinances of the Borough of Phoenixville, at 9-10, Ordinances 25-26 (1855) |