The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-12
ORDINANCE NO. 1903

An Ordinance Making II az ofiense TO
Wilfully Give Out, or 70 Cause 70
Be Given out. False Alarm OF :
Fire. and Providing Penalty; also
Maxim Il an orense 20 Wifuliy
Make an Attempt Win an Intent 20
Create a False Alarm OF Fire, and
Providing Penalty; Defining
False Alarm Of Fire; Making u an
ofense 10 Malleiously interfere
with. or 70 NEEDLE with, Certain
Named Property Belonging to the
City Of Lubbock and Used by the
Fire Department and Providing
Penalty; Also Making u an ohense
10 msllciously Interfere With, the
sell Tower, or any Bell Tower
Belonging 70 the City o. Lubbock
Or 70 Climb Upon Any Such Bell
Tower Without Lawful Authority, (
Or TO Ring the Bell o. Any Such /
Bell tower Without Lawful Authori' /
~, And Providing Penalty.
BE II Ordained By the City Council
Of the City Of Lubbock. reNns:
Article That IL shall be unlaw
fnl for any person 70 wilfuily give
out. or TO wilfully cause to be given
out. In the City Of Lubbock false
alarm Of fire. and any person who
shall wilfnlly give out. or wilfuily
cause 70 be given cut. IN said city
false alarm OF fire, by use OF any
means whatever that may BE- used
for the purpose Of creating such an
alarm. shall be guilty Of an onense
and upon conviction for such onense
shall De lined in any sum not less
than ten dollars and not more than
dfty dollars.
/ Article ?. That il shall be unlaw
lul FOR any person 20 wilfuliy make
an attempt With the intent "a create
false alarm OF fire In the city OF
b Lubbock. by the use Of any Kind Of
means whatever, aud any person who
shah wilfully make an attempt with
the intent to create false alarm OF
arein said city by false concentrations
/ 10 other persons over the telephone
wires or otherwise. by causing Wits
ties to be blown, by ringing Of bells.
or causing bells to DE rung. BY eSpio-
sion nf firearms. or by the use Of
any other means whatever. shal be
guilty Of mn orense. and. upon con
yicuon Tor such onense. shall BE-
aned In any sum not less than ten
dollars and not more .han lfty dlt
lars
Article g That by ths term "iaise
alarm Of IRE. as used IN w two pre-
codina articles ls here\ defined 90
mean IN this ordinance my 'ignt
or communication given w caus
cd to be- given out in/ans manner
FOR the purpose o. (atirs in the
minds Of the NtNlanis Of said
house. auitiTE or sasr property. ]
chen ~ Gre S->s tn immediate Dan
ger OF kclne dcst oyed by ere, whet
| the per\ ox<ersons, mahine OF
causing NJ signal. or making OF
causing ~ communication 10 be
given out. 40 knowledge or ~
liable Information that some honse
building Or other property is mei
on Gre. or 10 In immediate danse'
~ being Destroyed by Ere. and sucl
person or persons. is causing Or az
tempting 10 cause such On alarm q
be created wilully for mischieyou
effect
| A-icis g. That Il shall be unlav
~ for any person 10 malicionsly N
terfere with. or 10 maliniously med
de with. any Automobile. wagon. cart
| vehicle. horse. team. harness. ho-s
| implement. ladder reel. tool or aitacr
ment 81 any Kind belongings 20 N
f. City Of Lubbock and used By ne Fir
Department Of said city. and any pei
III N.H MAN NNtii ~ Hhs i""-' 49,
ciously NEEDLE With any automobile
WAGON. cart vehicle. horse. team. hal
ness, hose. Implement ladder. rec
tool. or attachment Of any Kind b
longing 10 the city 81 Lubbock. an
used by the Fire Department Of sal
! city. shall be guilty OF an onense an
n upon convictiou FOR such ofense aha
be- fined 10 any sum not less ina
ten and not more than atty dollar
/, Article 8. That Il shaii b. unla'
ful FOR any person 10 maliciodsly v
terfere with. or TO msllciously meddl
with. ne b.n o. ~. or any bell to'
er. belonging - le city Of Labece'
or 70 Climb upon ny such bell ,o~'
without lawful authority. or 70 rin
ne bell upon apy such bell to~'
without lawful authority - 10 %