Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-24
CITY ADyrnrrsEmEsrs.

AN ordinance TO regulate the sale. storage and
use OF gunpowder, hrecrackers or fireworks Of
any description within the city OF Newark
Council of the City OF Newark:
Section !. No person or persons shall ret of OF
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 OF or discharge or cause to be ignlted. set
off or discharged on any legal holiday ans nre-
crackers larger than six inches in length and
sesen-eighths of an inch In diameter; any fire.
crackers or fireworks containing dynamite or
picric acid; any paper balloons containing paraf-
material; any pellets or ammunition contain
ing dynamite; or any blank or bullet cartridges
Of any description.
Section 3. No person or persons. firm or cor
poration shall sell or keep OF 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
cornbustiSes and Fire Risks.
Section 4. No permit shall be Issued for the
ale or storage OF fireworks Of any description
IN wholesale lots in any frame building or In
dwelling.
Section .. It shah be Unlawful to store or keep
gunpowder. hrecrackers or fireworks OF any de-
s~cription In retail lots between July 10 of any
one year and June % OF the following year. and
away fireworks n. any description except during
the first -four business DAYS Of July.
Section s. Permits shall he issued by the In
urol the payment OF a fee of Ave Is, dollars 10
sell or keep fireworks in Wholesale lots. and a
fee OF one III dollar to sell or keep fireworks N
retail lots. Such permits may he at once re-
voke1 and Cancelled uron proof OF n violation
% ary of the following conditions and resn.a-
Ia No firearms p-ohihited by the Bureau ~
Cornhus'ibles and Fire Risks shall be Kept In
III M fireworks shall he displayed or sold
from any stand outside the walls OF the building
for which permit IL srrnted.
tc) Smoking shall not be permitted in any
place wher" fireworks are cold or kept IN stock.
ara s,srs to mis- smec, msss % Ssp nstehes -
other than safety matches. shall be Kept In
stock, sold or given away In any place where
IA Three nails of water shail be kept conve-
nient for quick Use In case Of Are In every place
Section /. No gun. revolver. pistol. cannon or
fresrm NJ any description shall he sold or given
10 anyone under the age ~ hftsen years. No
description shall he sold unless a record or the
name and address Of thr person to whom such
weapon is sold shall be kept In a separate book
ty such selling agent. together with a record OF
the rnanufa oturer's number or other marks by
which such weapon may be Identified.
Section 8 No n~reworks of any descrintion
fhal1 he Get of. discharged or exploded except
MI, s, tnr ie sS the he' ch,et 1 OF gpoi,ce en and the In
spector NJ Comtustibles and Fire Risks and
approved hy the Mayor. shall first have been
procured.
Section o. Violation Of any Of the provisions Of
this ordinance shall hc punishable by a nne OF
TIVE ntv-nv dollars for the first offcnse and
twenty-nve dollars for each day during which
such valuation continues IN 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.
Adopted Tune II, 1910
wa. PENNINGTON,
President Of Common Council
Presented TO the Mayor for his approval June
JAMES r. CoENELLY.
City Clerk.
AnnroxeA Jupc n 1910.
JACOB HAUsSLING,
0 Mayor.
The foregoing ordinance was presented IN
Common Council on Friday evening. June IL.
1910. on third reading and final passage. was
passed and duly signed by the Mayor. and ~
therefore a law.
JAMES r. CONNOLLY.
"a >,bt City Clerk.