Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-22
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

AN ordinance to regulate the sale. storage and
use of gunpowder. hrecrackers 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 /. No person or persons shall set on or
discharge any revolver. pistol. gun. cannon or
frearm of any description using cartridges or
gunpowder for ammunition.
Section 2. No person or persons shall ignite.
set on or discharge or cause to be ignited, set
off or discharged. on any legal holiday any fire.
crackers larger than six inches in length and
seyen-eighths of an Inch In diameter: any fire-
crackers or fireworks containing dynamite or
picrfc acid; any paper balloons containing paraf-
1 nstsr soaked adv ex nslIsts or OF . s1m,tal eontaIne
ing dynamite; or any blank or bullet cartridges
of any description.
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 IRE
works of any description within the limits OF
the CITY Of Newark without first having OBJ
tanned a permit SO to do from the Inspector OF
.Combusti5les and Fire Risks.
sale or storage Of fireworks of any description
in Wholesale lots in any frame building or In
any building used either wholly or In part as a
dwelling.
section o. 1t shall be unlawful to store or keep
gunpowder. frecrackers or fireworks OF any de-
~scription in retail lots between July 10 OF any
one year and June 20 OF the following year, and
II 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 G. Permits shall be issued by the In
spector Of Combustibles and Fire Risks only
up01 Ine payment VI q Z VI wv W. NO"oh ~
sell or keep fireworks in wholesale lots, and a
fee Of one "a dollar TO sell or keep fireworks in
yoked and cancelled upon proof of a violation
of any Of the following conditions and resuia-
lions:
4ta) No firearms prohibited by the Bureau OF
Combus.ibles and Fire Risks shall be kept In
stock, sold or given away.
tbl No fireworks shall be displayed or sold
from any stand outside the walls OF the building
1or which permit IL granted.
f) 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 KEEP, IN
stock, sold or given away IN any place Wnere
fireworks are cold or stored.
td) Three pals OF water shall be kept conve-
nient for quick use in case OF fire In every place
where fire works are kept or sold.
Section Z. No gun, revolver. pistol, cannon OF
frearm OF any description shaa De So,a or siv Nn
gun, revolver, pistol, cannon or frearm OF any
description shall be sold unless a record OF ths
name and address or the person to whom such
weapon IL sold shall be kept In a separate book
h. such selling agent. together with a record OF
the manufacturers number or other marks by
which such weapon may be identified.
Section 8 No fireworks of any description
shall be set off. discharged or exploded except
nit. signed by the Chief of Police and tho In
spectnr 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 fine oil
twenty-hve dollars for the frst offenss and
twenty-nve dollars for each day during which
such violation continues 10 exist: providing al
ways. that nothing herein contained shall Be
construed TO apply to any military parade. exer-
Section 10. This ordinance shall take eject
Immediately.
Adopted June IL. 1910.
WIN. PENNINGTON, q
- President Of Common Council
Presented to the Mayor for his approval Tune
80 JAMES F. CONNOLLY.
City Clerk
Approved June IS. 1910.
JACOB HAUSshING,
Mayor.
The foregoing ordinance was presented In
0Hmmon Council on Friday evening, June IT,
hid on third reading and final passage, was
X ssed and duly signed by the Mayor. and Is
JAMES F. CONNELLY,
vp,o-5t City Clerk.