City of Salina v. Blaksley

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Greene, J.:

James Blaksley was convicted in the police court of the city of Salina, a city of the second class, of carrying a revolving pistol within the city while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He appealed to the district court, where he was again convicted, and this proceeding is prosecuted to reverse the judgment of the latter court. The question presented is the constitutionality of section 1003 of the General Statutes of 1901, which reads:

“The council may prohibit and punish the carrying of firearms or other deadly weapons,, concealed…