The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-21
SELLERS
WILL BE ARRESTED,
SAYS POLICE Chief

Richmond merchants. who sell or
offer for sale, fireworks of any nature
will be prosecuted for violation OF a
city ordinance, according to state
ments made today by Chief OF Police
Gormon and City Attorney Byram
Robbins.
Although there Is a strong feeling
against the prohibition of fireworks.
among the city officials, the law as it
now stands will be enforced. accord
ing to the chief Several local deal
ers have asked the police II they Will
be permitted to sell fireworks this
year, and were referred to the city at
torney for Interpretation of the ordin-
ance.
All Fireworks Prohibited.
Under the provisions Of an act
passed in 1917, all kinds Of fireworks
are prohibited within two miles OF the
city of Richmond, but under former
ordinance, passed In 1910, the use OF
fireworks at large gatherings, where
the celebration Is to be in charge of
adults is permissible. The old ordin-
ance was not repealed by the 1917 law,
and this part OF the ordinance still
stands Dealers were Of the opinion
that the old ordinance allowed the
sale of fireworks, but the city attor-
ney said today that there was nothing
in the ordinance that permitted the
sale of fireworks individuals, nor
could permission to do this be grant
ed by the mayor or board of works.
Chief Gormon said Saturday that he
would arrest any dealer he found sell
ing fireworks, although he personally
favored their use. 81 can see no way,
other than to enforce the law as it
now stands, although I am personally
in favor Of noisy Fourth" the chief
declared.
Following is copy of the city or.
dinance on fireworks:
FIREWORKS
I An ordinance prohibiting the sale
or use Of fireworks within the city OF
Richmond, Indiana, or within two (2)
miles of the corporate limits of such
city.
Ordained May 81, 1917.
Section /. Be 1t ordained by the
Common Council of the City of Rich
mond, Indiana, that it shall be, and II
is, hereby declared unlawful for any
person or persons, firm or corporation
within the city of Richmond, Indiana
or within two (2) miles of the corpor
| ate limits of such city to sell, offer fol
sale, or to have in his, their or its
possession or custody for the purpose
of selling; or to use, fire or explode
| within said city of Richmond, or with
in two (2) miles of the corporate linn
its of such city, any skyrocket, roman
candle, powder cap, pinwheel, Niger
| chaser, sparker, torpedo, f1recracker:
| of all kinds and any and all other
articles of an inf1ammable. combusti
| Bile or explosive nature usually and
commonly embraced and included with
the terms pyrotechnics and fireworks
| Section 2. Any person or persons
firm or corporation, that shall violate
any of the provisions of Section l O.
this ordinance, shall, upon conviction
eb fined in any sum not to exceed
fifty (50) dollars, to which may be
added confinement in the county jaf
of Wayne county, Indiana, for perio6
i not to exceed sixty (60) days.
i Section 8. This ordinance shall b.
in full force and effect from and afte
it's passage. and publication once eacl
week for two consecutive weeks, il
The Item, a daily newspaper of gen
eral circulation printed in such city.
Passed by the common council o
Richmond, Indiana, the 21st day o
May, 1917. Approved and signed b,
the Mayor the 21st day Of May, 1917
VIM. ]. ROBBINS, Mayor
Attest: B. A. Bescher, City Clerk.
, In effect June 20, 1917.