The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-10
MAYoRAhTr OF NEW ORLEANS, |
City Hall, October 26, 1871. I

mo. 1853 Administration Series.
An ordinance relative to the storage keeping, re.
flung, manufacturing, sale and disposal of
petroleum, and other infiammable oils and
commodities.
Be II ordained by the Council Of the city of New
Orleans, That IL shall be unlawful, except as pro-
vided for in this ordinance, for any person or per-
sons In his or their own right, on in behalf Of
other, TO store or keep, to manufacture, refine or
mix, or TO cause, permit or sDffer to be stored or
kept, manufactured, refined or mixed, within the
corporate limits OF the city Of Rev Orleans, in
any warehouse, building, tenement. or in any
yard or street, or on the banquette or sidewalks
thereof, or In any one locality in said city, in
quantity exceeding five barrels, or twenty cans of
five gallons each, any eamphene, dangerous. in-
hamlnable or burning fluid, or any products by
Installation Of coal, petroleum or rock oil, asphal.
tum or shale Of peat. known under the various
names Of naphtha, Kerosene, bepzlne or benzole,
or any iufismmabls oils OF any kind or nature
whatsoever.
SEQ. .. Be IL further ordained, etc., That any
person or persons, desiring to store or keep for
sale, or otherwise, or TO manufacture, refine or
Imi5, IN any one locality within the corporate
linits Of the city Of New Orleans, any If the
fluids, products, oils, or any Of the other oommo-
dities or articles mentioned and set forth In the
first section OF this ordinance, in quantity ex-
ceeding ave barrels or one hundred gallons,
shall cause the building, premises or locality In
which said fluids, prodaets, oils, or other conn
mOdities or articles are designated to be stored,
kept, sold, manufactured, refined, mixed, or
otherwise used Or disposed of, to be actu ally sur
veyed and inspected by the chief of the fire de-
pai time Of the city OF New Orleans, or the City
Surveyor Of said city, and shall obtain from such
inspecting officer his certificate to the effect that
the building. premises or locality. by him actual
ly inspected and specifically described In the
certificate. has and contains suitable iron tanks,
levees, excavations, or earth embark nents, to
prevent the overflow or escape OF any OF the
fuids, products, oils, or commodities refersnd to
In this ordinance, and that the contemplated use
Of the inspected premises will not endanger the
adjoining or other premises, In the event Of ac-
ciuent or fire.
SEc. 8. Be il further ordained, etc., That the
certificate OF survey and inspection, referred to
In the second section OF this ordinance, shall be
returned to the Mayor, and upon his approval
thereof the Mayor is hereby authorized to issue
certificate, in which shall be expressed the
name OF the person or persons to whom the said
certificate s granted, and whether he or they are
permitted TO store and keep for sale or otherwise
or to manufacture, refine or mix any OF the ar
ticles or commodities embraced by this ordi-
nance, or all OF them. or both, together with q
description OF the locality building or part of the
specified building; and In said certificate shall
also be expressed any limitation upon the guam
tity of such articles, or any OF them, which may
be stored, kept, manufactured, refined or mixed,
and upon the manner of manufacturing, refining,
mixing, storing or keeping the same, which the
Mayor may In any case see fit TO impose and any
facture, refine or mix said articles, or any of
them, within the terms OF his certificate, either
on his own account or on the account Of any
other person.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, etc., That every
person or persons holding the certificates afore-
said, shall be compelled to have the same hung
in some open and convenient spot, ut the place
where the business covered by the said certificate
is carried on, 30 that the same may, at any time
during business hours, be seen and inspected;
and every person holding such certificate ehall
permit the Administrator OF Police, by himself or
his agent the superintendent of Police, the
Chief Engineer OF the Fire Department. or any
person or persons designated BY the Mayor, to
enter the premises described in the certificate
and make such examination, and take such
samples as may be deemed expedient by such
party.
SEC. S. Be it further ordained, etc., That no
certificate shall be granted for manufacturing re-
fning, mixing storing or keeping said articles, |
or any OF them, upon any alley, street, banquette,
sidewalk or wharf, within the corporate limits Of
the city, nor in any part Of q building occupied |
in whole or Ia part as dwelling house, nor upon
the floor of any building above The first floor.
Sec. 6. BE 1t further ordained, etc., That any
and every person guilty OF violation of this Or |
dinance shall be subject to the payment Of fine,
every .contravention, and to imprisonment for q
period not to exceed one month.
SEC. z. Be 1t further ordained, etc., That any |
and every such person who shall be gully Of . |
violation OF this ordinance az hereinbefore set |
forth, and shall continue in such contravention |
for four and twenty hours shall be considered as
guilty OF q further violation Of the ordinance,
and shall be subject to the payment OF fine and
punishment hereinabove set forth, for each and |
every twenty-four hours during which the ordi- |
nance il violated or contravened.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc. That this
ordinance shall take effect from and after the first
day of December, 1871.
Adopted by the Council of the city of New |
Orleans, October "a, 1871.
Yeas--C ockrem, Shaw, Delassze, Remick,
LIE wis, Walton, Bopzano.
BENZ. r. FLANDERS, Mayor.
A true copy:
Il. CONQUEST CLARKE, Secretary.