Summary
Carrying dangerous weapons with intent to do harm against another was punishable by a fine and imprisonment.
Statutory Text
§ 7. Any person who shall carry about his or her person any dirk, bowie knife, sword or spear cane, pistol, revolver, slung shot, jimmy, brass knuckles, or other deadly or unlawful weapon, or shall use any deadly or unlawful weapon, with intent to do bodily harm to any person, shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, or to imprisonment in the penitentiary of the county for not less than thirty days nor longer than three months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
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Title
1885 — Syracuse, New York — Public Carry
Conduct
Public Possession & Carry
Instrument
Blunt Weapons, Edged Weapons, Firearms
Jurisdiction
NY
Date
1885