Evening star., 1942-08-14
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

OFFICIAL NOTICES.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia, washington, August -. l94%L
Pursuant to the authority vested IN TIE
So the aes Of 81 peeenber s' ss is
hsfsSs S. T5s tRs peos Rsss sts
District Of Columbia under date Of January %
fdary f s$2 + s4 smensfd and undsT Snaef d
10. 1s4a. be, and the same hereby "a are
RsHsed TqoRs uSpER Il Esad THE fRGT1 8Lacko6F ACT
SECTION / During every period OF biack,- x
ep and period Of a he roo asEm q
the '' District Of Columbia. in, the case Of
Practice blackouts and practice air ;, r. !; Id ID
snthorts snd as tee ss
War provided in CommssiG}hhefs IS re Sfoe se o
eaed FesTusry ea ar raids s It shah IL fs
in the District Of Columbia from the be
ginning of dark until the tEll dawn OF the
eause eaiiss allow 'G or PERMIT any sht 70 burn
which IS visible II the open siT EXCEPT nr,ns as
fSssy perod of and Period Of
Vehicle shall be operated on he The nifsrisf stFsrs
of Columbia except emergency vehicles as
defined in Section Of these reEaiamGhnls: d n,,hlc
waning of every blackput and Of every air
raid alarm and for the purpose e, o, sroepov epov
ysbe.s yqpF TGfdvs2Rf H yeRces iof oser ha
emersency rosr vehicles, upon any street
n must 81 Be parked at The
curb the engine or motor t(Tned ~ on othep anq
sns shs KEY ods sfk in Dnrns ,he snch saeh air 0T raid
alarms vehicles may be parked along any any
curb despite any trafc resuIafhions ho ,a1eed lee
where ofiicial sisns forbid or limit parking
except as provided in Section 4 Of thess s
where such parking viii reduce the width
of the open .unobstrncted roadway TO !eSs
than twelve tet vebass hsfs shs po BARK on
car tracks tf any in the. same manner
and subject e the same RESTRICTIONS p,be nre
asraees Fsraea and and parking lots shall immedi--
stely accommodate as many cars nroueht
thereon after the sounding of such black
will hold, regardless Of fees therefor ~
All street cars and other yehicles opetsseta t
of Columbia shall Immediately e., be brought
street st Sint intersection nor within twenty Ave
25l feet Of any street car loading platfS1m aiS1t
pHTms E fny sbp prrpe pe o.
parEed within any intersection or between
street ear loading platform or any .,G other
adjacent curb, or within TWENTY-FIVE. (25l
ss e ns 3 ends Gn Of the sqee fqe ear oadns
platform or any other raised section in
sny soadwsyd Or within ten do fset 6e o
any any alley. SECTION 5. All police officers,
e's s oSs neTS and rsaSrsd sna sr to 1ss
or cause to be .extinsuished all exterior Iior
sh and to enter a. ng or ng reod
to be extinsuished any iisht whin IS
horusa ss a shd hd d2eoted ar to aae ase sh nS
IS Is afeyaeS K fan eyef2 poee IN e
acting under this section. shall wear such,
Identifying insignia as shall be authorizsd
Distrfet R of n0t5o columbis and identifyins r.
sigma for air raid wardens, provided by the
United States for GsIlisH bsresy
authorized; provided furthar, that nothing
in this section shall be construed to confer r,er
not extend to purely practice, blackolts
and as purely sor Ehs force peroe Ss used s
sseeSssEy Sc!IoN :; p15ins St sny ;aa period s9
s,d period at speed sTsasT than fl fifteen zen
case of es Surely Ely practice bacEonts and air
Il these regulations shall not apply to:
public safety; q, Lights in or on Federal
snthoriaed BY tie deputy air raid Warden
Sh d sna 6Vdnss WTdsn is ,ns furnished hs M,sf tss
and superintendent Of Police, y, G. prior
to the beginning of the period Of blackout;;
during the prohibited period in essential
tss sstSy Thereof n'asns sEcos ~ s Tss pno
visions of Section ! of these regulations
shah not apply in any case TO-; sao Nayieah, efh
sir ' and water. including airport. pier and
wharf lights, such lights to be subject to
and q 5ns
dsfined in these regplations while actually hy
persons authorized by these regulations to
Re on the streets. provided the light
Dns nes n Of aa 90 ner 9h
At least three thicknesses Of newspapsrr
or otherwise, eauivalentlv dimmed; c0
mitted by parasraphs (b) and fcl of this
section shah not be allowed to point above
scsuai m 20, operation Of railroads. which shall
conform to such requirements as may be
issued by the not ssena afy o ,sfa
operation, particularly stationary lights for
Illuminating stations and depots. are SUB
TON 9. Durins, every period Of blackoutt
and of air raid alarm, no person shall
walk ride or be upon any ,Ss street oen
n fs'ss the District Of Of Columbia, except; ,!sss
Members q the armed force. 9i the susn.ss yntsd
fbl. onicers and employees Of the Federal
snd District Governments carrying identi,,
an as sps nd a ofef cven Deease
Units or Organizations carrying identl,,
fcation as such and being upon enaaI otneiaI
sasas'no spon oesl sashPssoH Susnsss as sEcT1oN
During the period in which .l the tOra!sn tnnitsn
cnuntry it shall be unlawful in the District
CT Columbia for any person to cause any
rhioh When is vsbe IN the
air. to be lighted or for any person having
searss ee1 es Said sht % fss shte
lO During the time such light is lighted
there is o pyfon Ttb seeon i0I
lessee or person in charge Of the operation
Saents for, eomplyine, with section, ] oi
these regulations and has obtained from
ch m snsh sh 81 'he Is oossd ssss pesqi eercae
s Ssh "a Tses rs bsse 5s
ioWinr: s Hn'' ,a1 Vehicles Of the armed forces
ef II. unitea states and its allies; q?
hiesi t vehees et the Of fHs IL PePee PeEce
b. c.: Id Ambu,ances and vehicles, used
as ambuiances when identified as such and
movement: te1 Vehicles OF doctors; nurses,
and clereymen, identified as such; while
used in the performance Of their duty or
calling; ~ Vehicles bearing emergency
Identification insignia issued by authority
OF the Commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia and engaged in authorized oper-
alton SECTION IL. No person shall wear.
exhibit, display or use. for any purpose,
any arm band. badse. emblem. uniform,
insignia or other Identification or creden-
fial issued, approved or authorized by the
United States Coordinator for Civilian
Defense for the Metropolitan Area of the
District of Columbia, unless he shall be
entitled to wear, exhibit. display or use
the same under rules and regulations of
said Coordinator, nor shall any person
Civilian Defense ORGANIZATION for the
Metropolitan Area of the District Of Co.
lumbia SECTION Ia, Every period of
bIackout or air raid alarm shall be an
rouY1ced BY sounding on the oficial SIRENS
for period Of two minutes OF f1uctuatlng
sienal Of varying pitch or by sounding on
minutes of series of short blasts. The
end of every period of blackout or air raid
alarm shall be announced by sounding on
the of1cisl sirens Of a non-fuctus ting
signal or on the official horns of long
hlash. SECTION IA. No person shall
utter, publish, sound or otherwise simulate
sny warning of an enemy attack, any
warning or signal Of blackout or air raid
alarm. any signal of the end OF an enemy
attack or blackout or air raid alarm or
any other official signal. unless aEthoriyed
to do so by the Commissioners Of the