Sec. 1. […] That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to deposit or keep in any store, ware house or other building in the city of Cincinnati any greater quantity than twenty eight pounds of gunpowder at any one time, and all gunpowder which shall be deposited or kept in said city contrary to the provisions of this act or contrary to the provisions of any of the ordinances of said city shall be forfeited to the said city of Cincinnati, and may be seized and disposed of in such a manner as the city council of said city shall by ordinance prescribe.

Sec. 2. The city council of the city of Cincinnati shall have lull powcr aud authority under such penalties as they shall deem proper to regulate the keeping of gunpowder in said city, to regulate or prohibit the conveying of gunpowder through the streets of said city and to pass and provide for the execution of all such laws and ordinances as may be necessary and proper to carry into effect the powers herein and by this act granted.