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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 5801~dD I I,TA!~OE AI~ 0t~tlil{~d~OE PROHI]3ITIL~G Title USE 0It SALE AT PIt~W0?~B A~ PROVIDIiiG A PE!~ALTY FOR VI0~T!OIf TI{~7~0F. T}~ CITY ODUt~CIL OF ~u~_~ CI'_Y OF COLDi~IA ~!GHTS i)OE~ ORDA~!~I, ~ SECTION I. Fireworks Business BeEulated. It shall be unlawful fo~ any person,fir',or corporation to sell or offer for s~le,displa.y or gi~e a'~ay any fireworks except as hareinafter provided. i ~ ~ ~ thor t~mn those pro- ~5ECTiON 2. Permit Required. Fi~wozks o hibited in ;~ection 3 horeof, may be sold at wholesale or r~tail by p~rsons,firms,corporation within the city, but a permit to handl~ or store such explosives must be secured.as hereinafter provide~ oEuTI~I~~"" ' 3~' _'(.ertian Fireworks Prohibited. The s~le,possession, or use of the following ty~es of "fireormhkers" are prohibited within this city: toy guns,toy cannons, detonating canes,blank cartridges, firecrackers exceeding 3 inches in length or ~i~ch in diamet~r,fire- crs~kers of any size containing e~losives more powerful than black powder, torpedoes exce=ding ~inch in diam~t=r,and any subst~,nce con- sisting of chlorate of potash and sulphur, or containing picric acid or picrat=s or any device for discharging, or e~loding such subst~nce. SECTION &. Permits. Persons,f~rms,or corporations desiring, t0 secure permits to--se%'%,s20re,display or give away fireworks other than in their usual place of business within the corporate limits of the City of Col~abia Heighta,skall apply therefore to the City Council in writing for such permit to sail,store,display or give a~way fire~,vorks · ~eights. The fee within the corpor~-~te limits of the City for such permit shall be ~.00 and shall accompany the application. Such permits shall be valid only between June 30th and July 5th of the y~sr in which issued. SECT!O~I 5. ~~nical Displays. Pyrotechnical mzsplay= ~y be autt~orized by resolut~h- ~i~ t~i~-'co~n~'il when under the control of a competent person and propor precautions ar= ~aken to protect life and property. ~ECTI0!~ 6. Explosives on Track~.__ It shall be unlawful for any person to place an~ ~xplosive substanceupon the tracks of any rail- road or street railway. oECTI0~ 7. Limits upon Use of. ~ire)v~ks. It shall be unlawful for any p~rson to set off any fireworks within-three hundred yards of a hospital,school or other public building or between the hours of 4th midnight and six ~ t~. or on any day of the year other than July , except when such day falls on Sunday:then upon the following day. SECTION 8. Furthur limits on sale or Use of Fireworks. It s~ll like~ise be unlawful to maintain any stand for th= s~le of fireworks within 200 feet of any other such stand or to set off any fireworks of any kind in shy stre=t or public park or within 500 fe2t of any stand or store wh~re fireworks or other explosives are kept or sold or in near inflamable materials or within 500 ~eet of any place where dange~ ous liquids are stored o~ dispensed or to throw lighted fime=rzb~kers~ ~ ~~into any vehicle proceeding along any street or near any animal or at or near any person so a.s to surprise and frighten such animal person. SECTION 9. Sales to '~'~¥~nors. No person,firm, or corporation shall s~ll or offer fo~ Sale,'~-~{~ l~way any fireworks of any character whatever to minor persons under the. age of twelve (I2) years. PAGE SECTION I0. ~_.. Any person,firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shsll upon conviction thereof be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be~punished by a fine of not i~ less than one dollar nor more than one hundred'dollars,together with costs of prosecution and in case of non, payment of fines or costs or both shall be confined until such f'ines and costs are satisfied,not to exceed three months. SECTION II. E~f~ctiv~.. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage and publication.