1841

Samuel P. Church, The Revised Ordinances of the City of Quincy, Ill. to Which are Prefixed the Charter of the City of Quincy, and the Amendment Thereto Page 47, Image 47 (1841) available at The Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources.

Illinois

[An Ordinance Regulating the Police of the City of Quincy], § 5. Be it further ordained by the City Council of the City of Quincy, That no person shall, within the limits of said city, fire or discharge any cannon, musket, rifle, fowling piece, or other fire arms, or air-gun, except in cases of necessity, or in the performance of a public or lawful act of duty, or discharge or set of any cracker, rocket, torpedo, squib, or other fire works, within the limits of said city, without permission first obtained from the Mayor or one of the Aldermen, or …
Firing Weapons

1869

James M. Cunningham, The City Charter and the Revised Ordinances of the City of Peoria, Illinois; Also, the Original City Charter, and the Several Amendments Thereto, and the State Laws Relating to the City or Specially Affecting Its Interests; Together with the Rules of Order and Business for the Government of the City Council. Arranged, Revised, and Published, Under the Authority of the City Council, in the Year 1869 Page 254, Image 284 (1869) available at The Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources.

Illinois

Revised Ordinances [of the City of Peoria: Public Safety and Convenience], § 1. That it shall not be lawful for any person in said city, without permission from the mayor or superintendent of police, to fire or discharge any cannon, musket, rifle, fowling-piece, pistol, or other fire-arms or air guns, except it is done in cases of necessity, or in the performance of a public act of lawful duty, or by military companies when on parade or in the discharge of duty; and every person violating the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, forfeit and pay not less than …
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