1883-06-23Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, ss. In vacation after the term of the Superior Court, begun and held at Salem, within and for
the county of Essex, on the first Monday of June, being the fourth day of said month in the year of
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty three.
1735. By Law of the town of Beverly concerning the sale and use of ToyPistols.
At a meeting of the Selectmen of the town of Beverly, held on this twenty third day
of June A.D. 1883, it was voted to adopt the following role and regulation in regard to the sale and
use of toy pistols and other dangerous articles, to wit:-
No person shall sell or use within the town of Beverly, any Toy pistol or Toy
cannon or sell or expose for sale, without a written license therefor from the selectmen, and other
article in which explosive compounds of any kind are used, or of which such compounds form a part,
under a penalty of five dollars for each and every offense.
June 26th 1883
Approved Lincoln F. Brigham
Chief Justice of the Superior Court.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, ss.
Alfred A. Abbott, Clerk of said Superior Court for said county of Essex, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a true copy of record.
In testimony whereof I herewith set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, on this twenty-
seventh day of June, A.D. 1883.
Alfred A. Abbott, Clerk.
A true copy. Attest Wm. H. Lovett, Town Clerk.