Ordinance 846ORDINANCE NO. 846
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE SALE,
PURCHASE OR TRANSFER OF REVOLVERS
AND PISTOLS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THECITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Any person desiring to purchase, acquire or receive
delivery of any pistol or revolver of any description
shall hereby be required to file a notice of such intention with
the Chief of Police of the City of Miami Beach, and give infor-
mation concerning his name, residence, a full description of said
firearm and the name and address of the person, firm or corpora-
tion from whom sach firearm will be obtained.
SECTIO_: 2: If Section 1 of this Ordinance is complied with, it
shall thereupon be the duty of such Chief of Police
to issue a certificate reading as follows:
"'ZGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
APPLICANT
(Name and Address)
has filed notice of intention to obtain revolver
or pistol.
Chief of Police of the City of
Miami Beach, Florida."
SECTION 3: No person shall sell, barter, exchange or deliver,
or cause to be delivered, any revolver or pistol,
to any other person, without having previously obtained regis-
tration certificate hereinbefore described from the person
seeking actual delivery of such firearm and, upon receipt of
such certificate, shall report to the Chief of Police within
twenty-four hours thereafter the serial number of such revolver
or pistol and the name and address of person to whom it is
delivered.
SECTION 4: 10 certificate issued by the Chief of Police shall
be valid more than seven days after issued.
SECTION 5: Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with
any of ,he provisions of this ordinance shall be
punished by a fine of riot less than Five (ti)5.0O) Dollars, nor
more than One Thousand 01,000.00) Dollars, or be imprisoned
for not more than ninety (90) days, with or without hard labor,
or both, in the discretion of the Court.
SECTION 6: This ordinance shall go into ef-7ect immediately upon
its passage and posting as required by law.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 18th day of February, A.D. 1943.
1st reading
2nd reading
3rd reading
Posted
- Feb. 4, 1948
- Feb. 4 1948
- Feb. 1b, 1948
- Feb. 18, 1948
Mayor
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE:
I, C. W. TOMLINSON, City Clerk in and for the City of
Miami Beach, Florida, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 846,
entitled: "AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE SALE, PURCHASE OR TRANSFER
OF REVOLVERS AND PISTOLS", having been passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, has been posted
by me in three conspicuous places in the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, one of which was at the door of the City Hall in said
City on the 18th day of February, A. D. 1948, and that said Ordi-
nance remained posted for a period of at least thirty days in
accordance with the requirements of the City Charter of the City
of Miami Beach.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the official seal of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, on this the
24th day of March A. D. 1948.
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