HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 153 Prohibiting the Purchase, Receipt, or Acceptance of Pistols or Revolvers By, and the Sale, Transfer or Delivery of Pistols or Revolvers to, Persons not Holding...ORDINANCE NO. 153
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THL PURCHASE, RECEIPT -9 OR ACCEPTANCE
OF PISTOLS OR REVOLVEM BY, AND THE SALE, TRANSFER OR DELIVERY
OF PISTOLS OR REVOLVERS i0, PPRSOU S NOT HOLDING A PERMIT; PRO-
HIBI^IING SUCH SALE, DELIVERY OR TRANSFER WITHOUT APPROVAL OF
THE CHIEF OF POLICE, PROVIDING FOR THE I3SUANCE OF SUCH PERMITS
AND PRESCRIBING THE METHOD OF MAKING SALES OR TRANSFERS OF
PISTOLS OR REVOLVERS AND S!W XIG A PE VALTY FOR VIOLATION OF TRIS
ORDINANCE.
TU COUBCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF MAPLL'NOOD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLL(M. I
Section 1. Pio person shall purchase, receive or accept a revolver or
pistol within the Village of :Maplewood without first having obtained a written
permit .from the Chief of Police of said Village, authorizing him to purchase,
receive or accept such revolver or pistol.
Section 2. No person, firm or corporation shall sell, deliver, dis-
play for sale, offer for sale, or otherwise transfer a pistol or revolver within
the Village of 1aplewood to ary person who is not the holder of a written permit
from the Police Chief of Waplewood, authorizing him to purchase, receive or accept
such revolver or pistol, and in no case shall. any person, firm or corporation
deliver a pistol or revolver to the person to whom it is sold, or to be '.ransferred
unless such sale or transfer is made pursuant to approval of the Chief of Folice
in the manner hereinafter provided.
:;ection 3. 'she 8hief of Police shall upon application, issue a written
permit to purchase a revolve:, or pistol within the `Pillar;, of Maplewood to any
citizen of the United States who is of ;rood ;poral character and has never been
convicted of a felony, if it appears that such person has a reasonable and lawful
purpose mine. for the purchase of such pistol or revolver and that the same will
be used only for a lawful purpose. Such permit issued by the Chief of Police shall
be valid for a period of five (j days from its date of issuance.
Section 4.-_efore the delivery of a pistol or revolver purchased, or
to be transferred, the purchaser or the person to whom such revolver is to be
delivered shall surrender his hermit to the seller or transferor and shall sign in
duplicate and deliver to said seller a statement containing his full name, address
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and r►aImn
the 4te of *9 sale or transfer# the caliber, wake, model and
manufactureres serial maber of the weapon. The seller or transferor shall
immediately deliver to the Chief of Police one copy of such statement and such
seller shall indorse upon ouch statement his signature. This copy of the state-
ment shale. :;e indorsod '=3y the Chief of Police and retained for his permanent
records. 'Ale weapon shall not be released by the seller for delivery to the
purchaser oz- transferee until the Pol.ioe Chief has <)pproved such sale.
aection 5. The words "Pistol or revolver" as used in this ordinance
shall be construed as meaninC e_ry fire armrdth a barrel leas than twelve (12)
inches in lenmth.
Section 6. ?fothin contained in this ordinance shall apply to the
sales at wholesale to dealers.
Section ?. Any person convicted of violating the provision, of this
ordinance ahall be 0-1ilty of s misdemeanor and alhall be punished by a fine not
to exceed or by imprism- vert not to exceed ninety (") days.
Section €i. �1 a ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
affAr :its pe,psaa +a asna rntblicRtiop
Passed by the Council of the Tilinge► of
Maplewood this day of ;' , 1962.
Attest:
Ayes
Cler aiaye -
ORDINANCE NO, 153
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBI'T'ING
THE PURCHASE, RECEIPT, OR
ACCEPTANCE OF PISTOLS OR
REVOLVERS BY, AND THE
SALE, TRANSFER, OR DE- � i}tie Of ,lggi=Z6Ota
LIVERY OF PISTOLS OR RE- G""
NOT
HOLD;NG A ERM TNS PRO+ ss,
HIBITING SUCH SALE, DELIV- County of Ramsey
ERY OR TRANSFER WITHOUT
APPROVAL OF THE CHIEF OF T R Lillie
POLICE, PROVIDING FOR THE -----_--___--------------------------------------- being duly sworn, on oath says;
ISSUANCE OF SUCH PERMITS ------ AND PRESCRIBING THE METH-
OD OF MAKING SALES OR that he is, and during all the times herein stated has been_____________________________________________
TRANSFERS OF PISTOLS OR
REVOLVERS AND STATING A
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF the --------------------------------------- publisher of the newspaper known as Ramsey County Review,
THIS ORDINANCE. and has full knowledge of the facts hereinafter stated; that for more than one year prior to the publics -
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE ordinance
OF MAPLEWOOD DOES HEREBY tion therein of the___________________ --_______-_------_-----------------------------------
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. No person shall purchase, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -_ -_ _____ hereinafter described,
receive or accept a revolver or Pis- said newspaper was printed and published in the Village of North St. Paul, in the County of Ramsey,
tol within the Village of Maplewood State of Minnesota, on Wednesday of each week; that during all said time said newspaper has been print -
without first having obtained a writ- ed in the English language from its known office of publication within the Village from which it pur-
ten permit from the Chief of Police ports to be issued as above stated and in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent
of said Village, authorizing him to in space to at least 450 running inches of single column, two inches wide; has been issued once
purchase, receive or accept such re- each week from a known office established in said place of publication and employing skilled workmen
volver or Pistol. and equipped with the necessary material for preparing and printing the same, and the presswork on that
Section 2. No Person, firm or cor- part of the newspaper devoted to local news of interest to the community which it purports to serve has
poration shall sell, deliver, display been done in its known office of publication ; that during all said time in its makeup not less than twenty -
for sale, offer for sale, or otherwise five per cent of its news columns have been devoted to local news of interest to the community it Pur-
transfer a Pistol or revolver within ports to serve; that during all said time it has not wholly duplicated any other publication, and has not
! the Village of Maplewood to any per- been entirely made up of patents, plate matter and advertisements; has been circulated in and near its
son who is not the holder of a written said place of publication to the extent of at least two hundred and forty (240) copies regularly delivered
permit from the Police Chief of Maple- to paying subscribers and has entry as second class matter in its local post office; and that a copy of each
wood, authorizing him to Purchase, issue has been filed with the State Historical Society, St. Paul; and that there has been on file in the
receive or accept such revolver or office of the County Auditor of Ramsey County, Minnesota, the affidavit of a person having knowledge
pistol, and in no case shall any per- of the facts, showing the name and location of said newspaper and the existence of the conditions
son, firm or corporation deliver a constituting its qualifications as a legal newspaper.
pistol or revolver to the person to ordinance i nano..
whom it is sold, or to be transferred P------- hereto attached was cut from the
That the-----------------------------------
unless such sale or transfer is made columns of said newspaper, and was printed and Published therein in the English language, once each
pursuant to approval of the Chief of one
Po,ice in the manner hereinafter Pro- week, for _________successive weeks; that it w first so published on Wednesday
vided. 1HE T pp
Section R. The Chief of Police shall the_____________ day of___Jul_Z_________________-----1 and thereafter on Wednesday
upon appl ieation, issue a written per-
mit to Purchase a revolver or Pistol of each week to and including the ------------------- day of ------------------------------ 19____: and
within the Village of Maplewood to
any citizen of the United States who that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby
is of good moral character and has acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice,
never been convicted of a felony, if to -wit:
it aPpea:s that such person has a
reasonable and lawful purpose in abedefghijklmnopgrstuvwxYz
mind for the purchase of such pistol
or revolver and that the same will be �
,used only for a lawful purpose. Such
I permit issued by the Chief of Police r
shall be valid for a Period of five (6) ______--------- ----� ;_-
1--- ---- -'--------'--''daysfromitsdate of issuance. Section 4. Before the delivery ofa Snbseribed and sworn to before me tnF�� ----- ----- pistol or revolver purchased, or to be ----------
transferred, the purchaser or the per- ._--'--"--"---"
son to whom such revolver is to be N____County, Minn.
delivered shall surrender his permit ------------------------
to the seller ortransferor and shall - �r-.�yl'
sign in duplicate and deliver to said My commission expires_______________ iZ__ j,_Y_!____ _aY1un"'
seller a statement containing his full 4nRVv'J' p• pU 19
y" ams-� 10:
name, address, citizenship status, the �Ug11C R ;reg S'p
date of the sale or transfer, the tali-yQ
ber, make, model and manufacturer's
serial number of the weapon. The sel-
ler or transferor shall immediately
deliver to the Chief of Police one copy
of sveh statement and such seller
shall indorse upon such statement his
signature. This copy of the statement
shall be indorsed by the Chief of
Police and ret.
e weaP nfoghall not be re-
leased
The
leased by the seller for delivery to
the purchaser or transferee until the
jIPollee Chief has approved such sale.
Section 5. The words "pistol or re-
Ivolver" as used in this ordinance shall
h
be construed as meaning any firearm
with a barrel less than twelve (12)
inches in length.
Section 6. Nothing contained in this
ordinance shall apply to the sales at
I wholesale to dealers.
Section 7. Any person convicted of
violating the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall be guilty of a misde-
meaunz and shall be punished by a fine
not to exceed $100.00 or by imprison-
ment not to exceed ninety (90) days -
section S. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage and publication.
Passed by the Council of the Village
of Maplewood this 12th day of July,
1962.
Forrest R. Schmid
Mayor
Ayes - 4
Niya - 0
Attest:
James M. Hairier
Clerk