1880 — Fort Worth, Texas — Firing Weapons

Revised Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, 1873-1884 64-65 (1885)

Summary

Regulated firing weapons in Fort Worth; exeptions for shooting galleries or stray dogs.

Statutory Text

SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to shoot off, fire, or discharge any gun, pistol, revolver or any firearm of any description, or to fire, explode or set off any squib, firecracker, torpedo, roman candle, sky-rocket, or other thing containing powder or other explosive matter, or to throw any fire-ball or make any bon-fire in the corporate limits of this city, and that any person or persons violating the provisions of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than one dollar nor more than one hundred dollars. Provided that this shall not apply to any licensed shooting gallery nor to the shooting of dogs running at large in violation of the city ordinances.

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Title 1880 — Fort Worth, Texas — Firing Weapons
Conduct Use
Instrument Firearms
Jurisdiction TX
Date 1880