1858 — Minersville, Pennsylvania — Concealed Carry

Laws Relating to, and Ordinances of the Corporation of the Borough of Minersville 33 (1887)

Summary

Minersville, PA, prohibited the concealed carry of guns and slungshots. Also prohibited the firing of pistols in the borough. Both punishable by fine.

Statutory Text

SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the authority of the President and Town Council of the Borough of Minersville, and it is hereby ordained by authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this ordinance, any person within the limits of said Borough of Minersville, who shall carry any fire arms, slung shot, or other deadly weapon concealed upon his person with the intent therewith unlawfully and willfully to injure any other person, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this ordinance, and, upon conviction thereof before any magistrate, shall forfeit and pay to the use of said borough, the sum of five dollars, with all costs, to be collected as penalties of like amount are collected; and the magistrate before whom any such case is tried may infer such intent, as aforesaid, from the fact of the said defendant carrying such weapons in the manner aforesaid.

SEC. 2. Any person firing any gun or pistol within the said borough, shall, upon conviction thereof before any magistrate in said borough, forfeit and pay to the use of said borough, the sum of one dollar for the first offence, two dollars for the second offence, and five dollars for the third or any subsequent offence, to be collected, with costs, as provided in section first of this ordinance.

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Title 1858 — Minersville, Pennsylvania — Concealed Carry
Instrument Blunt Weapons, Firearms
Jurisdiction PA
Date 1858