Ord 1965 9/25/1961 •.
ORDINANCE NO. r TM..
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE RETAIL SALES, OF PISTOLS , DERRINGERS
AND REVOLVERS WITHIN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS; PROVIDING FOR
OBTAINING CERTAIN DATA FROM PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE; PROVIDING FOR
FORWARDING SAID DATA TO THE WICHITA FALLS POLICE DEPARTI NP; PRO-
VIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
AN EPRGENCY.
WHEREAS , many pistols, derringers and revolvers are daily
purchased, both new and used, within the City of Wichita Falls,
Texas; and,
WHEREAS , inadequate records of the purchasers are being kept,
which in turn hampers efficient police protection against local
crime;
NOT THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS ,, TEXAS s
SECTION I. Definitions:
A. Retailer shall include any person, corporation, partner-
ship, association, proprietorship, and all persons employed thereby,
engaged in selling of any items, new or used, in single lots, re-
gardless of price, to persons not commonly known to be in the busi-
ness of retail selling.
B. Pistol shall include any pistol, derringer or revolver.
SECTION II. Records Kept and Forwarded.
It shall hereafter be unlawful in the City of Wichita Falls,
Texas, for any retailer to loan, sell, rent or otherwise transfer
or to permit or cause to be loaned, sold, rented, or otherwise
transferred, a pistol to any person without fully complying with
the following requirements:
A. Obtain in writing upon duplicate forms to be supplied by
the Police Department the following data:
1. Purchaser's full name, sex, race, age, height, weight,
color of hair, color of eyes, military service number
if a member of the U. S. Armed Forces.
2. Purchaser 's present residential address.
3. Purchaser' s previous residential address or addresses
for the past twelve months.
4. Purchaser's occupation, now, and for the past twelve
months, listing present and past employers' names and
• addresses, for this period of time.
5. Complete ink print of the palm of the nail joint of
the thumb and forefinger of each hand of purchaser, and
designated as such, upon both the original and duplicate
form.
a, The Wichita Falls Police Department shall, upon
request by the Retailer, furnish instruction on the
correct procedure of taking an ink print of the
thumb and forefinger. Said instruction shall be
held at the Police Department Headquarters.
b. Defective ink prints shall constitute a violation
of this Ordinance only upon notice by the Police
Department to Retailer of such defect, followed by
failure of Retailer to' seek instruction referred to
in provision "a" above, within ten (10) days at the
Police Department Headquarters, followed by an addi-
tional defective ink print.
6. Valid signature of purchaser.
7. A full description of pistol sold or otherwise trans-
ferred, which shall include make and model, serial number,
and manufaeturerts name.
8. Retailerts name and address, including business loca-
tion and sales clerkts name.
9. Date sold or transferred.
B. Forward the original of the above required form, listed
in Subsection A, to the City of Wichita Falls , Police Department,
within 10 days after sale or transfer of possession of pistol.
C. Maintain the duplicate copy on record at the Retailerts
place of business for twelve months for inspection by any commis-
sioned Law Enforcement Officer.
SECTION III. Penalty.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Ordinance
shall be fined not less that $25.00, nor more than $200.00 and
each and every violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall
constitute a separate offense.
SECTION IV. Severability Clause.
If any section of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional, void, or for any reason unenforceable, the remain-
in g sections
of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 61,15- day of/ I, A.D.1961.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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