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ORDINANCE NO. 1525
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
PROHIBITING THE DISPLAY, SALE, GIFT, PURCHASE OR
POSSESSION OF CERTAIN KNIVES KNOWN AS "SNAP BLADE"
KNIVES AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS
THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RENTON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I:
It is unlawful to display, sell, give away, purchase,
or possess any knife having a blade which is or can be concealed in its
handle and ejected therefrom either manually or by mechanical or spring
device and commonly known as a snap blade knife. This ordinance shall
not apply to fixed blade knives having blades which pivot on or fold into
their respective handles and can be opened only manually.
SECTION II: Any person, firm or corporation violating this
ordinance or any provision thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
$100.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty days or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
SECTION III: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and legal publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 6th day. of September,. 1955,,.
APPROVED BY THE 'MAYOR this
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Assistant City fkttorney
Date of publication: September 15, 1955.
Floy d. Shaff, Cit . erk
6th day of September, 1955,.
J R . Baxter, Mayo