A.
No person, except a duly elected or appointed peace officer, shall carry concealed upon or about his person any revolver, pistol, dagger, dirk, sling, slingshot, billy or other deadly weapon or instrument without first having obtained a written permit from the chief of police.
B.
All concealed weapons found on any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction of such person, be confiscated upon order of the court in which such conviction has been had.
(Prior code § 22-5)