HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 419ORDINANCE NO. 419
~ Being an ordinance promoting the health, safety and welfare of the
general public of the City of Columbia Heights, City Council of the City
of Columbia Heights does ordain:~
Section 1. Definitions. Premium gasoline as used herein shall mea~
any gasoline having not less than a research octane value of 9?.0 as de-
termined by test procedure D-908-56 of the American Society for Testing
Materials.
Person shall mean any person, firm, co-partnership, corporation or
association and the singular shall include the plural.
Advertise shall mean the offering for sale or selling to the general
public, by advertisement, whether oral, written, printed or visual, or im
any manner whatsoever of gasoline as herein defined.
City shall mean the City of Columbia Heights.
Section 2. No person shall advertise for sale to the public, or sell
to the public, any gasoline as premium or high grade or high test or des~-
cribed by any similar term intended to convey the impression that such
gasoline is premium quality or use the term Ethyl in any gasoline adver-
tisement in such a manner as to indicate that the gasoline is of Premium
quality unless such gasoline h~s the octane value set forth in Section 1
for premium gasoline.
Section 3. No person shall advertise for sale to the public, or sell
to the public, gasoline as regular or high test regular or high octane
regular or high grade regular or under any other similar name unless such
gasoline shall conform to the standards set forth in Section 1 of this
ordinance defining regular gasoline.
Section 4. Any person violating the terms of this ordinance shall,
upon conviction, be fined not to exceed $100 or imprisoned for not more
than g0 d~ys. Each sale and each misrepresentation as to octane speci-
~fications as herein defined shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 5. In addition to the other penalties provided herein any
violation of the terms of this ordinance shall be grounds for the revoca-
tion of any license issued by the City of ~inneapolis to such person,
firm, corporation or association.
Section 6. It is the intent and purpose of this ordinance that should
any portion thereof be declared invalid by court of competent jurisdiction,
such declaration shall not invalidate the remainder of the ordinance and
such remainder shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force and effect
City Manager
First Reading: October 1301958
Second Reading: October 27,1958
Offered by: King
Seconded by: Proft
Roll Call - All Ayes.
Secretary to City Council