The Virginia enterprise., 1914-04-10
State Laws and Ordinances Must
Be Enforced to the
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THE POLICEMEN AND 49, )
FIREMEN ACCOUNTABLE
Resolution Adopted Calls Es-
pecial Attention to- Number
of Regulations. -.
From Tuesdays Daily.

OF Regulat atlOnS.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The newly appointed police and fire
commission at it's first regular meet
ing last night went emphatically on
record with a resolution offered by
Commissioner Poirier and adopted by
unanimous vote, with policy of
strict law enforcement covering every
city ordinance and the state liquor
laws in the city Of Virginia. The res
olution makes the police and fire de-
partment members individually re-
sponsible for the enforcement of the
ordinance and state laws and means
in substance the tighest lid the city of
Virginia has ever had.
A partial text of the resolution is
as follows:
every member of the police de-
partment and each member of the
fire department will be personally and
strictly accountable for the enforce
ment of all ordinances within the dis
trict over which he has charge, or
which he is given instructions to
carry out, and failure or neglect to
enforce the conditions Of said or
dinance and of all regulations issued
will be ground for dismissal. Each
member Of the police department and
and of the fire department is earnest
ly requested to do all within his pow
er to further the welfare of the city,
Especial attention is called to Or
dinances with the following regula-
tions:
Prohibiting fights, disorderly noises
and drunkenness and any nuisance
upon the public streets.
Requiring fire escapes to be in.
stalled on certain buildings and regu-
lating fire extinguishers.
Prohibiting any person under II
years of age from being on the streets
or avenues at night after 9 O'Clock
between November l and March 81
and after 9:30 between April l anc
October 81, unless accompanied by E
parent or guardian.
Prohibiting cruelty to animals.
Prohibiting any damage to trees
boulevards or park property.
Prohibiting splitting or placing re
fuse on any public sidewalk.
Relating to the license and sale Of
Intoxicating liquors, requiring all per
sons who sell or dispose of intoxi
eating liquors in quantities of unde!
five gallons to secure license from th'
city council, and requiring all license:
to comply with the provisions of th'
state laws, and the city ordinances
regulating the sale Of liquors and re
quiring all licensed places to be closet
between II p. m. and 5 a. m. and to. b.
closed all hours of every Sabbath
day and on all general and specia
election days, and requiring that al
rooms where liquor is licensed to b.
sold, shall be so arranged that the en-
tire bar may be viewed from thu
street during the hours when said sa
loon is required to be closed.
Regulating the transportation ane
storage of gasoline and dangerous ex
plosives.
For the prevention Of cruelty ant
abuse Of children, and prohibiting any
child from entering a saloon or i'm
proper place or begging.
Prohibiting immoral conduct, within
the city of Virginia.
Providing that all meat, fish, etc.
used for human food shall be covered
during transportation or delivery.
Relating to the running at large o5
dogs and authorizing police officers
to destroy unlicensed and unmuzzlec
dogs.
Pertaining to the carrying of con.
cealed weapons and prohibiting the
same.
Relating to automobiles for hire anc
the operation of the same by intoxi
Gated persons.
Relating to the conduct of theatres
and moving picture houses and re.
quiring that all exits, aisles anc