Councilmen Prohibit Firearms in Cheyenne
Dateline — Cheyenne, Wyoming, August 1867 [from: Robert G. Athearn, Union Pacific Country (Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1971) pp. 63-65.]
In the interest of community safety, Cheyenne councilmen passed an ordinance that prohibits the carrying of firearms in the newly formed town.
In August 1867, just weeks after platting Cheyenne, 350 residents voted for a mayor and councilmen. They appointed a chief of police even before they had time to build a jail.
The city fathers expressed their intention to achieve order by hiring 14 police officers, and even special officers, in anticipation of increased commotion brought by the new Union Pacific railroad.
(rewritten by Nate Segal to resemble a newspaper article of the time)
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