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HomeMy WebLinkAbout415 - Fireworks & FirecrackersE 0 J P L ORDINANCE NO. 415 The City of Newport Beach, by End through its City Council, do 6rdain as follows: SUCTION 1. It shall be unlaw- ful for any person, firm or cor- poration to discharge, explode, fire of set off any blank cartridges or fire works containing red, white or,other form oUphosphorus, or fire crackers and salutes two inches (2 inches) and over, whist- ling devils, whistling storm kings, blank cartridges, sky rockets, aer- ial bombs, K. O. Flash, O. K. Flash, Radio Bombs, Radio Flash, Globe Flash, Sky Bombs, Radio Aerial, Double Headed Dutchman, Chinese Salutes, Chinese Bombs, White Snakes, or any fire works of similar make or manufacture to those herein specified, provided, however, that the City Council may in its discretion grant permits for public displays of fire works. SECTION 2. It shall be unlaw- ful for any person, firm or corpor- ation, to sell or cause or permit to be sold, explosives or fire works, at retail, except the fire works and explosives not prohibited by Sec- tion 1 hereof, and except from es- tablished retail places of business, and except that a permit for the handling of such explosives or fire works shall first be granted by the City Council of the City of New- port Beach. An established retail place of business for the purpose of this ordinance is defined to be a place where merchandise is of- fered for sale to the public at re- tail, and such place of business has been established for at least ninety (90) days prior to the time of the making of the application for a permit to sell fire works and other explosives. SECTION 3. It shall be unlaw- ful for any person, firm or torpor- ' ation to sell fire works or ex- plosives prohibited by Section 1 hereof, and no permit shall be granted for the handling of such explosives or fire works to a retail I, Newport Beach, do No. 415 is a true by the City Counc day of May, 1933, according to law. place of business. SECTION 4. It shall be unlaw- ful for any person, firm or cor -, poration to discharge, explode, fire, or set off any fire crackers or ex-, plosives In the City of Newport Beach, except on lands owned by the City of Newport Beach, and fronting on the waters of Newport Bay or the Pacific Ocean. SECTION 5. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean- or, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or- by imprisonment in_ the City Jail of Newport Beach or the County Jail of Orange County,` not to exceed thirty days, or - by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be published once in NEW -;' PORT NEWS, a newspaper of, gen -_al circulation, printed, pub;, lished and circulated in the City of Newport Beach, and shall take effect and be in force thirty days. after its passage. The above and foregoing ordin- ance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, held on the 8th day of May, 1933, and was duly passed and adopted at a regu= lar meeting of said City Council held on the 15th day of May, 1933, by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, Councilmen, Claire, Gar- field, Ellsworth, Hilmer. NOES, Councilmen: None. ABSENT, Councilmen: Gordon. Attest: FRANK L. RINEHART, Clerk of the City of Newport Beach: The foregoing ordinance is ap- proved by me this 15th day of May, 1933. HERMANN HILMER, Mayor of the City of Newport Beach. Attest: FRANK L. RINEHART, City Clerk. Pub. —May 18, 1933. Frank L. Rinehart, Clerk of the City of hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance and correct copy of an Ordinance passed it at a regular meeting held on the 15th and that same was primed and published erk of the