The following corporate laws were passed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen on the 30th of May, 1866. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Bolivar that any person or persons who shall shoot or discharge by firing any gun or pistol within the corporate limits of the town of Bolivar shall be subject to a penalty of not less than one or more than five dollars for each and every offence.

Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen that any person or persons who shall willfully shoot a man except in justifiable self-defense, or be guilty of riotous conduct or of obscene, profane, or bad language so as to disturb the quiet and peace and good order of the citizens shall for every offence committed pay the sum of not less than $2.50 or more than $5.00 and also be subject to imprisonment not exceeding 24 hours. That the town constable is authorized to arrest any person committing any of the offenses enumerated.

The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 02 June 1866, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.