HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 195 Prohibiting the Discharge of Firearms and Explosives and Prohibiting the Wearing or Carrying of Concealed Weapons, and Providing Penalties for ViolationORDINANCE NO, 195
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS AND
EXPLOSIVES AND PROHIBITING THE WEARING OR CARRYING OF
COMMALED WEAPONS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF MAPLEWOOD DOES HERESY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any
gun, revolver, pistol, or firearms of any kind or description, including BB guns,
pellet and air guns, and spring guns, within the Village of Maplewood, whether
the same be loaded with powder and ball, loaded or blank cartridges or any kind
of explosive, It shall also be unlawful for any person to shoot, discharge or
explode any preparation of potash, mixture of sulphur and saltpeter, nitroglycerin,
dynamite, plastic explosive, fireworks, or any other kind of explosive material,
and all such acts are hereby prohibited unless specifically authorised by permit
issued by the Village or by permit issued by the State Department of Conservation.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person within the limits of
Maplewood to carry or wear concealed about his person any pistol, dagger, switch-
blade knife, metal knuckles, blow -gun, bowie knife, razor or other dangerous or
deadly weapons.
Sec. 3. Any weapons or explosive materials duly adjudged by the Municipal
Court of Maplewood to have been discharged, worn or carried in violation of
Section 1 or 2 of this ordinance shall be confiscated by the Village of Maplewood
and such weapons shall be turned over to the Chief of Police to be kept, sold or
disposed of in the manner herein provided.
Sec. 4, Any weapons or materials confiscated pursuant to Section 3 hereof
may be kept and used by the Maplewood Police Department if the same are adaptable
to police purposes. Such weapons and materials which would be dangerous to
reintroduce into channels of private sale or use, rosy, in the discretion of the
Chief of Police be destroyed, Such weapons or materials which may be safely
placed into the hands of private owners may be sold by the Chief of Police at
public auction pursuant to at least two weeks published notice of such sale,
Sec. 3, This ordinance shall not apply to police officers or other
authorised personnel when using firearm or other weapons in the regular course
of performing their duties,
sec. 6, A license to carry concealed weapons or to discharge firearms
may be issued by the Village Cleric and the fee for such license shall be $3,00.
Application for license shall be made on a form provided by the Village Police
Department and such license shall expire at the end of the calendar year in
which it is issued. Bvery license shall state the nano, age, location and
residence of the person to whom it is granted and each such license shall be
approved and countersigned by the Chief of Police before delivery to the licensee.
Sec. 7. Any person who violates the provisions of this ordinance shall
be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by
imprisonment for not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both.
Sec. S. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its adoption
and publication.
Passed by the Council of thei114se of
Maplewood this �_ day of
Attest:
1965,
Mayor
Ayes - /
Hays - C
ORDINANCE NO. 195
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE
DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS AND EX-
PLOSIVES AND PROHIBITING THE
WEARING OR CARRYING OF CON-
CEALED WEAPONS, AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
MAPLEWOOD DOES HEREBY OR-
DAIN AS FOLLOWS-:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any
person to shoot or discharge any gun, re-
volver, pistol, or firearms of any kind
of description, including BB guns, --pellet
and air guns, and spring guns. within
the Village of Maplewood, whether the
same be loaded wth powder and ball,
loaded or blank cartridges or any kind
of explosive. It shgll also be unlawful
,for any person to 'shoot, discharge or
iiex_plole any preparation of potash, mix -
I ture of sulphur and saltpeter, nitrogly-
cerin, dynamite, plastic explosive, fire -
I works, or any other kind of explosive
material, and all such acts are hereby
,prohibited unless specifically authorized
by permit issued by the Village or by
permt issued by the -State Department of
Conservation.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for
any persoh within the limits of Maple-
wood to carry or wear concealed aboit
his person any pistol, dagger, switch-
blade knife, metal knuckles, blow -gun,
bowie knife, razor or other dangerous
or deadly weapons.
Section 3. Any weapons or explosive
materials duly adjudged by the Munici-
pal Court of Maplewood to have been
discharged, worn or carried in violation
of Section I or 2 of this ordinance shall
be confiscated by the Village of Maple-
wood and such weapons shall be turned
over to the Chief of Police to be kept,
sold or disposed of in the manner here-
in provided.
Section 4. Any weapons or materials
confiscated pursuant to Section 3 here-
of may be kept and used by the Maple- I
wood Police Department if the same are
adaptable to police purposes. Such wea- j
pons and materials which would be
dangerous to reintroduce into channels of i
private sale or use, may, in the discre-
tion of the Chief of Police be destroyed.
Such weapons or materials which may be
safely placed into the hands of private
owners may be sold by the Chief of
Police at public auction pursuant to at
least two weeks published notice of such
sale.
Section 5. This ordinance shall not
apply to police officers or other author-
ized personnel when using firearms or
other weapons in the regular course of
performing their duties.
Section 6. A license to carry concealed
weapons or to discharge firearms may
be issued by the Village Clerk and the
fee for such license shall be $3.00. Ap-
plication for license shall be made on a
form provided by the Village Police De-
partment and such license shall expire
at the end of the calendar year in which
it is issued. Every license shall state the
name, age, location and residence of the
person to whom it is granted and each
such license shall be approved and coun
Its, igned by the Chief of Police before
delivery to the licensee.
Section ?. Any person who violates
the provisions of this ordinance shall i
be punished by a fine of not more than
OneHundred Dollars ($100.00) or by
imprisonment for not to exceed ninety
(80) days, or both.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take
effect from and after its adoption and
Publication.
Passedby the Council of the Village of
Maplewood this 1st day of July, 1965.
/ss/ Byron H. Holm
Mayor
Attest
Ayes - .11
Nays - 0
/ssl Jonathan M. Nobles
Deputy Clerk
[Review July 21, 1965
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and has full knowledge of the facts hereinafter stated; that for more than one year prior to the publica-
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said newspaper was printed and published in the Village of North St. Paul, in the County of Ramsey,
State of Minnesota, on Tuesday each week; that during all said time said newspaper has been print-
ed in the English language from its known office of publication within the Village from which it pur-
ports to be issued as above stated and in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent
in space to at least 450 running inches of single column, two inches wide; has been issued once
each week from a known office established in said place of publication and employing skilled workmen
and equipped with the necessary material for preparing and printing the same, and the presswork on that
part of the newspaper devoted to local news of interest to the community which it purports to serve has
been done in its known office of publication; that during all said time in its makeup not less than twenty-
five per cent of its news columns have been devoted to local news of interest to the community it pur-
ports to serve; that during all said time it has not wholly duplicated any other publication, and has not
been entirely made up of patents, plate matter and advertisements; has been circulated in and near its
said place of publication to the extent of at least two hundred and forty (240) copies regularly delivered
to paying subscribers and has entry as second class matter in its local post office; and that a copy of each
issue has been filed with the State historical. Society, St. Paul; and that there has been on file in the
office of the County Auditor of Ramsey County, Minnesota, the affidavit of a person having knowledge
of the facts, showing the name and location of said newspaper and the existence of the conditions
constituting its qualifications as a legal newspaper.
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