The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-05-08
AN ORDINANCE

SONS, HTmS ana corporations, during
blackOats and air raids; authorizing
the Mayor to make certain rules and
regulations involving the public peace.
health and safety; defining offenses
and prescribing penalties.
THE CITY OF WYANDOTTE OR
DAMS:
Section 4. BlackOuts
In order to protect life and property
in the City of Wyandotte, the Mayor
is hereby authorized and directed to
carry out blackout and air raid pro-
lection measures at such times and
for such periods as are authorized or
ordered by the Army or Navy. This
authorization and power shall extend
TO practice blackouts and air raid
drills for such periods as the Mayor
shall deem appropriate or necessary.
but subject always to the order and
direction of the Army or Navy.
Section = BlaCkOut and Air Raid
Warning
Warnings of the beginning and
termination of blackout and air raid
periods shall be given throughout the
City by audible signals to be adopted
and published by the Mayor or Direc-
tor of the Office of Civilian Defense.
Section 3. Lights and Examinations
During Blackouts
From the time the official air raid
signal is given, continuously until the
all-clear signal is given thereafter. be-
tween sunset and sunrise:
(a) All lights and Examinations
outside or visible from the outside of
any building. either through doors.
windows. skylights or otherwise. shall
be Immediately put out Lights in
side any building may be kept on or
turned on only where through the use
of shades. blinds, curtains. blankets.
screens, paint, paper. cardboard or
otherwise no lighting is visible from
the outside. This rule shall apply TO
all buildings of every kind and de
scriptiOn, including but not limited to
dwellings. 5 residences. apartments.
apartment houses. hotels. boarding
houses. lodging houses. stores. office
buildings. warehouses. manufacturing
establishments. industrial plants, rail
road stations. schools. churches. hos
pitfalls and other institutions. The oc-
cupant OF any portion of a building
shall be responsible for the obSery-
ance of this provision as TO such por-
ton thereof as he may occupy. If one
occupies an entire building. he shall
be responsible for the observation of
this provision as TO the whole OF such
building. In case of hotels office
buildings. apartment houses. lodging
houses, boarding houses and other
buildings TO which the public is per
mitted or invited or as TO any portion
OF which there is a common use by
the occupants thereof. the owner.
lessee or the person or persons in
charge of the operation thereof. as the
case may be- shall be responsible for
the observance of this provision as TO
all portions of the building to which
the public is permitted or invited or
as to which there is common use by
the occupants thereof In the case of
vacant or unOccupied buildings or va
cant or unOccupied portions of build
ings. the owner. lessee or the person
or persons in charge thereof shall be
responsible for the observance of this
provision with respect to such vacant
building or vacant portions thereof.
as the case may be, as he shall own.
lease or have in his charge
(b) No door, window or other exit
and apertures shall be opened. if the
opening of the same will allow light
to be visible from the outside.
(c) All lights on any sign. bill
board, pier or other similar structure
shall be Immediately put out and kept
out The owner, lessee or the person
or persons in charge of the operation
of such sign, billboard, pier. bridge
or other similar structure as the case
may be shall be responsible for the
observance of this provision.
Id All street, traffic and beacon
lights and other public lights on and
in the streets. lanes. alleys, squares.
parks and bridges of the City of Wyan-
dOtte Except those which are dimmed
or hooded in a manner approved in
writing by the Director of the Office
of Civilian Defense of the City of
Wyandotte). shall be Immediately put
out.
(e) All other lights. including
warning or danger signals. shall be
Immediately put out and kept out:
Provided. however. that warning or
danger signals may remain lighted in
such manner as may be approved
in writing by the Director of the Of
fee of Civilian Defense of the City of
WyandOtte. The owner. lessee or the
person or persons in charge of the
operation of such lights. as the case
may be. shall be responsible for the
observance of this provision. In case
of an announced test or trial black
out, traffic. warning and danger sig
nails may remain lighted without being
dimmed. hooded or otherwise masked.
Section 4. Duty of Occupants, Own
ers and IIeSsees
In order to carry out effectively the
provisions of the foregoing section:
(a) No occupant of any building or
any portion thereof, shall permit such
buildings or such portion thereof as
he may occupy to be lighted or illum-
mated (either on the outside or on the
inside. in such way that such lighting
or illumination is visible from the out
side). from sunset 10 sunrise. unless
while so lighted or illuminated there
is stationed in such building or such
portion thereof. as the case may be. a
person or persons capable of and re-
spOnsible for Immediately putting out
the lights or making them invisible
from the outside in the event an air
raid warning or signal for a blackOut