HomeMy WebLinkAbout514 - Fire Works & Fire CrackersORDINANCE NO. 514
The City of Newport Beach by
• and through its City Council does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: It shall be unlaw-
ful for any person, firm or corpo-
ration to sell, display, dispose of,
give away, store, keep, stock or
.• discharge, fire, explode or set off
any fire works or fire crackers of
any description, within the in-
corporated limits of the City of
Newport Beach.
SECTION 2: Any person, firm
or corporation violating any of
the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction there-
of shall be punishable by imprison-
ment in the City Jail of the City
of Newport Beach or the County
Jail of Orange County, for a period
not exceeding three (3) months, or
by a fine not exceeding $200.00, or
by both such fine and imprison-
ment.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby
specifically repealed.
SECTION 4: The City Council
of the City of Newport Beach here-
by declares that this ordinance is
• enacted in the exercise of its po-
lice powers. That there is an
emergency existing and that this
crdinance is necessary for the im-
mediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety within the
meaning of Section 1, of Article IV
of the Constitution of the State of
California, and Subdivision C of
Section 1651 of the Election Code
of the State of California, and
shall take effect immediately after
its adoption. The facts constitut-
ing the emergency are as follows:
The City of Newport Beach is
situated on the shores of the Pa-
cific Ocean and in the very midst
of an area which is of vital im-
portance to the United States of
America; that a state of war now
exists and it is not known exactly
what form our enemies may em-
ploy to attack us. There always
exists the possibility of nuisance
raids by gun fire from enemy sub-
marines on our shores and nearby
installations; that the setting off
of fire crackers or fire works
might guide the enemy to ou.
shores. It is therefore imperative
that an ordinance be passed at
this time prohibiting fire works
• within the incorporated limits of
the City of Newport Beach.
SECTION 5: The City Clerk
shall certify to the separate vote on
the urgency of this ordinance and
its passage by the vote of five
members of the City Council of the
City of Newport Beach, and cause
the same to be published once in
the NEWPORT- BALBOA PRESS
a weekly newspaper printed and
circulated in the City of Newport
Beach, and upon such publication
this ordinance shall become im-
mediately operative and take full
effect.
I hereby certify that the ques-
tion of the urgency of the forego.
ing ordinance was passed and the
foregoing ordinance was adopted
by a vote of five members of the
City Council of the City of New-
port Beach at its meeting held the
18th day of May, 1942.
AYES, COUNCILMEN: GOR-
DON, ALLEN, ISBELL, REED,
HALL.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE.
ABSENT COUNCILMEN:
NONE.
CLYAN H. HAIL,
• Mayor.
ATTEST:
FRANK L. RINEHART,
City.Clerk.
Press —May 21, 1942.