SECTION 1. No person shall keep or have in any shop, store, dwelling house or tenement, in the city of Lewiston, at any one time a larger quantity of gunpowder than one pound, unless he is licensed by the mayor and aldermen to keep and sell gunpowder, or except as hereinafter provided.

SEC. 2. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons sell any gunpowder which may at the time be within said city, in any quantity, by wholesale or retail, without having first obtained from the mayor and aldermen a license to sell gunpowder, and every license shall be written or printed , and duly signed by the mayor, on a paper upon which shall be written or printed a copy of the rules and regulations established by the city relative to keeping, selling and transporting gunpowder within said city ; and every such license shall be in force one year from the date thereof, unless revoked by the mayor and aldermen ; but such license may, prior to its expiration, be renewed by an endorsement thereon by the mayor, for the further term of one year, and so from year to year, provided, always, that it may at any time be rescinded or revoked by the mayor and aldermen, for good and sufficient reasons.

SEC. 3. Every person who shall receive a license to sell gunpowder, as aforesaid, shall pay for the same to the treasurer of the city the sum of three dollars, and for each renewal of the same, the sum of one dollar. And any person or persons so licensed, shall place, or constantly keep in a conspicuous place, over, or at the side of the front door of the building in which said powder is kept for sale , a sign, on which shall be inscribed in plain, legible letters, the words following, viz.:— “Licensed to keep and sell gunpowder.”

SEC. 4. No person, licensed as aforesaid, shall have or keep in any store, shop, dwelling house or other tenement, or in any place whatever, within said city, at any one time, any larger quantity of gunpowder than thirty pounds, except the same be kept in a City Powder Magazine, or in some place which may be specially designated and approved by the mayor and aldermen for the storage of gunpowder.

SEC. 5. Every person so licensed, shall provide himself with a strongly made copper chest or box, with two handles, and a closely fitting cover, well secured with hinges and lock, all of copper, which shall always be kept locked, except when opened to put in or take out powder ; and the keg or canister in which said powder may be, shall be kept in said chest or box, which shall at all times be placed within eight feet of the outer front door of the building in which it is kept, and in no other part of said building unless by permission expressed in the license.

SEC. 6. No gunpowder shall be conveyed in or through the city in any carriage other than one approved by the mayor and aldermen, for that purpose, excepting, however, that a quantity not exceeding four kegs of twenty-five pounds each, may be transported through or removed in the city, if placed in tight casks enclosed in strong leather bags, on which shall be legibly marked the word “gunpowder.” And in no case shall powder remain on board any vehicle for a longer time than is necessary for its removal.

SEC. 7. The mayor and aldermen shall annually in the month of March, or as soon thereafter as may be, appoint a keeper of the city gunpowder magazine, who shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, and shall give bond in such sum and with such sureties as may be prescribed by them for the faithful performance of his duties. He shall receive and safely keep in said magazine all powder lawfully brought there for deposit, and deliver the same to the owner thereof or his order, when requested, for such fees, to be paid to him by said owner, as may be established therefor, but in strict obedience to these rules and regulations.

SEC. 8. These rules and regulations shall not apply to any person or persons on military duty in the public service of the United States, or of this state, nor to any person or persons not inhabitants of this city, until personal notice shall have been given of such rules and regulations.

SEC. 9. Every person violating any of these rules and regulations will be liable to a fine of not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars, as provide in chapter twenty-sixth of the revised statutes.