1895 — Illinois — Weapon Discharge

1885 Ill. L. p. 54

Summary

Prohibited firing guns in cemetaries.

Statutory Text

1. DESTROYING, ETC., TOMB, ETC.—PENALTY.] § 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of llinois, represented in the General Assembly: That any person who shall willfully destroy, mutilate or injure any tomb, monument, stone, vault, tree, shrub or ornament, or any object whatever, in any cenmetery, or in any avenue, lot or part thereof, or shall hunt, shoot or discharge any gun, pistol or other missile, within the limits of any cemetery, or shall cause any shot or missile to be discharged into or over any portion thereof, or shall violate any of the rules made and established by the board of directors of such cemetery, for the protection or government thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a tine of not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense. All such fines when recovered, shall be paid over by the court or officer receiving the same to the cemetery association and be applied, as far as possible in repairing the injury, if any, caused by such offense. Provided, nothing contained in this act shall deprive such cetnetery association, or the owner of tiny lot or monument from maintaining an action for the recovery of damages caused by any injury caused by a violation of the provisions of this act, or of the rules established by the board of directors of such cemetary association.

View It

Download full text (PDF): Download PDF download

Details

Title 1895 — Illinois — Weapon Discharge
Conduct Use
Instrument Firearms
Jurisdiction IL
Date 1885