Fine for Carrying a Bowie Knife – 1877

Legislative Acts Passed and Joint Resolutions Adopted by the General Assembly, Ohio

Chapter 5

Offenses Against Public Peace

 
Section 1. Whoever begins, or sets on foot, or provides or prepares the means for, any unauthorized military expedition or enterprise, to be carried on from this state against the territory or people of any state of the United States, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than ten years nor less than one year. [58 v. 110, § 3; S. & S. 262.]

Sec. 2. Whoever fights a duel, or is second to a person who fights a duel, or challenges another to fight a duel, or accepts a challenge to fight a duel, or is knowingly the bearer of such challenge, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than ten years nor less than one year. [33 v. 33, §25; S. & C. 412.]

Skc. 3. Whoever engages as principal in any prize-fight shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than ten years nor less than one year. [65 v. 29, § 1; S. & S. 274.]

Sec. 4. Whoever aids, assists, or attends, any prize-fight, as backer, trainer, second, umpire, assistant, or reporter, shall be fined not more than five hundred nor less than fifty dollars, and imprisoned not more than three months nor less than ten days. [65 v. 29, £ 2; S. & S. 274 ]

Sec. 5. Any two persons who agree and willfully fight or box at; fisticuffs, are guilty of an affray, and shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not more than ten days, or both. [29 v. 144, §17; S. & C. 430.]

Sec. 6. Whoever challenges another to fight at fisticuffs, or with cudgels, or provokes or attempts to provoke another to commit a breach of the peace, shall be fined not more than ten dollars nor less than one dollar. [75 v, 10, § 1.]

Sec. 7. Whoever carries any pistol, bowie knife, dirk, or other dangerous weapon, concealed on or about his person, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollar, or imprisoned not more than thirty days; and, for a second offense, fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than three months, or both ["oti v. 56, § 1; S. & C. 452.]

Sec. 8. When three or more persons assemble together to do an unlawful act with force and violence, or, being assembled, do an unlawful act as aforesaid, or agree with each other to do an unlawful act with force and violence, and make any preparation or movement therefor, or continue together after proclamation made as provided in the next section, or attempted to be made, and prevented by rioters, they are guilty of riot, and shall each be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both, and shall give security for good behavior and to keep the peace for one year. [70 v. 144, § 5 ; 29 v. 144, § 7, S. &. C. 427.]

Sec. 9. Whenever three or more persons are unlawfully or riotously assembled, it shall be the duty of all judges, justices of the peace, sheriffs, and all other ministerial officers, immediately upon view, or as soon as may be on information, to make proclamation in the hearing of such persons, commanding them, in the name of the state of Ohio, to disperse and depart to their several homes or lawful employments ; and if such persons do not then immediately disperse and depart as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the officers aforesaid, respectively, to call upon all persons near, and, if necessary, throughout the county, to aid and assist in dispersing and taking into custody all persons assembled as aforesaid; and every person called as aforesaid, who refuses torende’r immediate assistance, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars. [29 v. 144, §§ 6 22 ; S. & C. 427 ]

£ec. 10. If any persons unlawfully or violently assembled are killed, or maimed, or otherwise injured, in consequence of resisting the officers or others in dispensing and apprehending them, in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing section, tuch officers, and others acting by their authority, or the authority of either of them, shall be held guiltless, if such killing, maiming or injury takes place in consequence of the use of necessary and proper means to disperse or apprehend any such persons so assembled as aforesaid. [29 v. 144, § 8; S. & C. 42$.]

Sec. 11. Whoever willfully interrupts or disturbs any assembly of persons met for a lawful purpose, or any person while he is at or about the place where such assembly is to be held, or is or has been held, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not more than ten days, or both. [73 v. 2J4, § 1; 61 v. 98, § 1, S. & S. 288; 70 v. 216, § 74.]