Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-10
City Advertisements.

AN ordinance to regulate the sale. storage and
use of gunpowder. frecrackers or fireworks OF
any description within the City Of Newark
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Newark:
Section l. No person or persons shall set on or
discharge any revolver. pistol. gun, cannon or
g~unpowder for ammunition.
Section q. No person or persons shall ignite.
set off or discharge or cause to be ignited, set
off or discharge on any legal holiday any fire.
crackers larger than six inches in length and
seyen-eishths OF an inch IN diameter; any nrer
picric acid; any paper balloons containing paraf-
fine. soaked excelsior or similar
material: any pellets or ammunition contain
ing Dynamite: or any blank or bullet cartridges
of any description. y
Section 8. No person or persons. arm or cor
poration shall sell or keep or cause to be sold
or kept any gunpowder, frecrackers or fre.
works of any description within the limits OF
tanned a permit so to do from the Inspector Of
Combusti5ies and Fire Risks.
Section :; No permit shall be issued e for tine
In wholesale lots in any frame building or In
any building used either wholly or in part as a
Section S. It shall be unlawful to store or keep
gunpowder. hrecrackers or fireworks OF any de-
s~cription in retail lots between July 10 OF any
1t shall be unlawful to sell at retail or to give
away fireworks Of any description except during
the first four business days of July.
Section 8. Permits shall be issued by the In
spector of Combustibles and Fire Risks only
upoa the payment Of a fee OF Ave u? dollars to
sell or keep fireworks In wholesale lots, and a
fee of one ~ dollar to sell OF keep fireworks IN
retail lots. Such permits may be at once re-
voked and cancelled upon proof Of a violation
of any of the following conditions and regula-
tfons:
Combustibles and Fire Risks shall be kept In
stock, sold or given away. ~.
() No fireworks shall be displayed or sold
from any stand outside the walls Of the building
for which permit Is granted.
(c) Smoking shall not be permitted in any
place where fireworks are sold or kept In stock,
and signs to this effect must be displayed In
ore or more prominent places. No matches,
other than safety matches, shall be kept IN
s srsScrs sold arc or .o Siys or s a%ay N any place ~'s'
fd) Three pals Of water shall be kept conve-
nient for quick use in case OF fire in every place
where reworks are kept or sold.
Section 4. No gun. revolver. pistol. cannon or
hrearm Of any description shall be sold or given
70 anyone ysyo,y rnae n,st tos eann"n o'i frearm Of any
description shall be cold unless a record OF the
name and address Of the person to whom such
weapon is sold shall be kept In a separate book
BY such selling agent, together with a record of
the manufacturers number or other marks BY
SEXTON a No fireworks of any description
shall be set on, discharged or exploded except
upon the legal h fsa rSi.; July p sthi un ans a.. PER e.
spector Of Combustibles and Fire Risks and
approved by the Mayor, shall first have been
Section Q. violation of any Of the provisions Of
this ordinance shall be punishable by a hne OF
| TWENTY-FIVE dollars Tor the nrBt onenBo ono
twenty-five dollars for each day during which
such violation continues to exist; providing al.
ways. that nothing herein contained shall be
construed to apply to any military parade. exer-
else. duty or review.
Section 10. This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately.
the foregoing ordinance was presented IN
Common Council on Friday evening. June 8.
1910, was read twice under suspension Of thu
rules and duly ordered to a third reading.
JAMES r. CONNOLLY.
teS-6t City Clerk