The Arizona sentinel., 1902-06-11
Ordinance No. C.

Relating to the storage of Gun Powder. Gun
 cotton Nitreclycerine. Tar. Pitch. Resin
 and other com0ustiblc and inflammal'le ma
 terial>
 Be IL Ordained by the Common Council of the town of Yuma:
 Section l. From and after the passage and publication of this Ordinance it shall be un- lawful for any person, frm or corporation to have in possession CT keep in storage within She limits Of the town of Yuma any blasting powder. gun-cotton, nitroclyceTine, dynamite giant-powder or any other like explosive.
 Section .. It shall also be unlawful for any person. firm or corporation, within that DOT iion of the town of Yuma bounded on the north by line parallel to and south of the Colorado river and one hundred feet from low water mark and on the south by Third street and on the east by Gils street. and on the west by Madison avenue, to open, keep or maintain any lumber-yard woodward, coal-yard. or hayward, or market or place where any ldEnber wood coal. hay, tar, pitch. resin or crude petroleum k kept for sale or stored.
 Section 3. The provisions 9f section 1 of this ordinance shall not extend te persons having in possession small quantities of the articles mea- toned in said section for their own lawful and immediate personal and individual use. But such persons having such small quantities of said articles in possession shall speedily and without delay use the same and during the time they shall have such articles in possession they shall carefully protect and handle the same so that no damage to the person or property of others result therefroIn, and immediately upon the completion of the use of such articles the i,a cd limits of the town,
 Section ,. The provisions Of section of this ordinance Shal not exteud to persons, firms or corporations having in. possession such quanti- ties Of the articles mentioned in said section as ghey may need for their immediate personal. private and individual use, nor to keepers Of livery or sale stables or feed stables. yards or corrals having or keeping in their places Of business aud for use therein not moro than fir teen tons of hay at any one time.
 Section 3. It shall also bc unlawful for any person firm or corporation to have in posses sion or keep in storage within the limits of the town Of Yuma more than twenty five pounds oi gun-powder at any ore time.
 Section6. Every person. firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance ordo sny of the things herein de- ciared to he unlawful shall on conviction there of bc fined the sum Of twcAty-fvc dollars and costs of suit. And if after such conviction such person, firm or corporation shall continue to violate the provisions of this ordinance or shall continue to do the thing Of which he shall have been convicted for a period of twenty-four hours then such person firm or corporation shall on conviction thereof be fined iu the Sum of twenty-five dollars and costs Of suit. And @ like fine and costs may be imposed upon con. vic.iOn of such violation or continuation of such efense for every twenty-four hours thereafter that such person, firm or corporation shall con tiuue to do the thing Of which he shall have been convicted.
 Section :. Ali fines which may accrue under fhis ordinance shall be recovered by action of debt as prescribed in Section 1 of Article VIII of Chapter Q of Title II Of the Revised Statutes of Arizona. The first process in all such ac- tions shall be summons which shall be issued and served aS in ordinary civil actions n the Territory of Arizona. Such summons may be served hy the town marshal or any sheriff or constable within the territory Of Arizona.
 Section 8 All judgments readered and fines imposed under tho orCri isions CT this ordinance may he cnforccd by execution as in ordinary civil actions il the territory Of Arizona.
 Section g. This ordinance shall be in force from and after it's passage and its publication ia three consecutive issues or the Arizona Sen tinel weekly newspaper published in the town Of Yuma Such publication may be proven by the certificate Of the towa clerk or tho ex- parte aal,layi; of the editor Of sad newspaper. Passed May 20th 1902.
 R s. PATTERSON. Mayor. Attest:
 tSesil J. L. RBDoNDo. Town Clerk.
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