Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-21

AN ordinance to regulate the sale, storage and
use of gunpowder. frecrackers or fireworks OF
any descr nIGn.S |'i I'M TN, ,ne My OF Newa cnnuor
Council of the CITY of Newark:
Section 1. No person or persons shall set Off or
discharge any revolver. pistol. gun. cannon or
firearm of any description using cartridges or
gunpowder for ammunition.
Section q. No person or persons shall ignite.
set on or discharge or cause to be ignited, set
or 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
picric acid; any paper balloons containing paraf-
fine, soaked excelsior or similar infiammable
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 or cause to be sold
or kept any gunpowder. frecrackers or fire.
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.
Section 1. No permit shall be issued for the
sale or storage OF fireworks Of any description
in wholesale lots in any frame building OF In
any building used either wholly or in part as q
dwelling.
Section S. It shall be unlawful to store or keep
gunpowder, hrecrackers or fireworks OF any de-
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 Compustibles and Fire Risks only
aI ,9 ! The s. payment Srsnto q a e fee v Of f : % }ot dollars sns to .
fee of one ID dollar to sell or keep freworks 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-
tions:
Combustibles and Fire Risks shall be kept in
stock, sold or given away. .
tb) 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
one or more prominent places. No matches,
other than safety matches; shall be kept IN
s ssT.Mor sola are or s6 Siye on s a%sy IN any place "h'rs
(d) Three pals Of water shall be kept convs-
nient for quick use in case Of fire In every place
Section 7. No gun. revolver. pistol. cannon or
nrearm Of any description shall be sold or given
to s,,u anyone yss.,y under n,xs sae s sss ~ a ar srsa years. 8, an. Mo
description shall be sold unless a record of the
name and address of the person to whom such
By such selling agent, together with a record of
the manufacturer number or other marks by
which ssa,,s such weapon Ns ars msy 30 az ,aen snH dissertation
shall be Get on. discharged or exploded except
upon the legal holiday. July 1, unless a per
spector OF Con1bustibies ana Fire Risks and
approved by the Mayor. shall first have been
Section 0. Violation Of any of the provisions Of
twenty-five dollars for the nrst ofense and
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-
Section 10. This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately.
Adopted June IL. 1910.
VIM. PENNINGTON,
President Of Common Council.
Presented TO the Mayor Tor ais approval June
JAMES y. CONNOLLY.
| City Clerk.
Approved June Is. 1slo.
JACOB HAUSSLINq,
| Mayor.
| Common Council on Friday evening, June II,
| 1910. on third reading and final pasaage. was
pa ssed and duly signed by the Mayor. and Is
JAMES b. CONNOLLY,
ie9D-n City Clerk.