Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-01
OFFICIAL NOTICES
lcoNTINuEpl
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT

1cldllcE mean any person SELL
ing or Offering for sale at retail
any Of the fireworks described
IN subsection td). Wholesaler"
or selling to retailer any Of
the fireworks described in subsec-
ton i'd, and such terms shall
include q manufacturer Of such
fireworks, . representative of any
such manufacturer. a distributor,
n johber, and o middleman Of
any description dealing in such
fireworks. any Of whom shall sell
or offer TO sell fireworks to a
retailer, and such term shall also
extend TO and include any person
who transports CT causes to be
Transported into the District Of
Columbia any fireworks that are
to BE- hello or Offered for sale in
the District. (bl Except as here
matter provided, no person shall,
in the District Of Columbia,
manufacture, store, sell, or cfter
or hold for sale, set off, or
discharge any firework, including,
without limitation. the following:
Fireerackers Of any kind or de-
scrtption: any firework that ere
ates noise; torpedoes, smoke pots,
sky rockets, wheels; any firework
intended to move after the piece
is placed and fired: devil ehassrs.
son-of-a-guns: any ftrework that
contains any form Of mercury,
arsenic, or tetryl; any firevork
that contains PROSPEROUS, sulpho-
cyanite. mercury, MAGNESIUM, po-
tassium picrate. gallo acid. chic
rate compounds, gpnpowder. sui
phur Of chlorate Of potash and
sugar. or any highly oxidizing
agent: sparklers more than
twenty COO inches in length; any
firework having q side fuse, or q
fuse inserted at any point along
the length Of such firework; fire
balloons: or any other firework
found by the Fire Chief CT his
DESIGNATED agent to be dangerous
to the safety or any person CT
property. (c) Nothing contained
in these regulations shall be con-
strued to prohibit the discharge
or setting off Of fireworks on
occasions Of public ce'eoration and
exhibition. II a permit so to do
is first secured from the Com
missioners of the District Of CO.
lumbia on the accommodation OF
the Fire Chief or his DESIGNATED
agent. Application Tor such
permit shall state the cate, place
and time such fireworks are 70
be discharged or set OF; the
are stored; the name and address
OF the supplier Of the fireworks;
tine hame and address OF she
technician who is to discharge
or set off the fireworks; any
other information required by the
Fire Chief concerning such fire.
works or proposed discharge of
fireworks. The permit for which
application is made shall not
issue until the Commissioners,
on the recommendation of the
Fire Chief or his designated
agent, find that such discharge
or setting off OF fireworks will
not jeopardize the public safety.
(d) Nothing contained in these
regulations shall be construed as
prohibiting the STORAGE, use. sale,
or possession of toy paper caps
containing not more than twenty
five hundredths t.25l OF a grain
Of explosive composition per cap
and the following described fire
works: Sparklers not more than
twenty (20) inches in length
torches, box fire, fountains, cones,
dip sticks, non-poisonous snakes,
lights. II such fireworks be stored
ance with the following regula-
tons. (e) The fireworks de-
scribed in subsection (d) may be
stored, kept for Gale, sold or
delivered, subject to The following
regulations: ~ No person shall,
within the District Of Columbia,
engage in the business OF selling
or offering to sell ct wholesale
any Of the fireworks described N
subsection (d) without first Sc
cu-inE from the Director OF
Licenses and Inspections, D. c., q
wholesalers license so to do. No
Individual shall be issued a whole
saler'S license unless the applicant
has passed nts 21st birthday.
I2l No person shall. within the
District Of Columbia, engage in
the business Of selling or offering
to sell at retail any 81 the nTe-
works described In subsection tdl
without first securing from the
Director Of Licenses and lnspee-
SO to do. Retailers licenses viii
be issued 70 persons for the sail
Of fireworks only from flxes
location. 80 In the application
for any license hereunder tn
applicant shall appoint the Com
Jnissioners as his true and Lawful
attorney upon whom may b.
served any judicial and othei
processes or Legal notices oil
rected to him in any action OF
proceeding sgainst him groWine
out OF his operation under tnt
license applied for, and SIGNIFY
his agreement that any suen
process or notice which Is So
force and validity. as Il served
trict, No process or notice may
be served under the provisions OF
this section upon any Individual
residing in the District of CO.
lumbia, or upon any domestic
corporation organized under the
District OF Columbia Business
Corporation Act public Law 3s9,
sad Congress, effective December
&, 1854; IS Stat. 1879 or upon
any foreign corporation having
registered agent in the District
of Columbia under the provisions
Of such Act. The provisions oil
this paragraph shall not be OPP
erative unless and until at least
one bona fide effort has been
made to serve the process or
notice in a manner otherwlse
provided by law, such effort mas
proved unsuccessful, and no.
tarized statement TO TINS eIIect
is presented to the Commissioners
at the time Of such service Of
nafiRA them. To-
eether with the payment OF
fee Of $500 for each process
or notice sought to be. served
on such licensee. Upon the pay
ment Of the fee REQUIRED by this
subsection, the Commissioners
shall forward the process or notice
by registered or certified mail
return receipt requested, to the
licensee at the address given by
him on the application for his
license, ~ No license shall
be issued to any person to engage
in the business Of selling any
fireworks. either at wholesale or
retail, unless and until the ap,
plication for such license shall
have been approved by The Fire
Chief. the Chief Of Police, the
Director Of Public HEALTH and
the Director Of Licenses ana
Inspections. (gl No person IL
censed in accordance with these
regulations shall store. Keep LOT
sale, deliver, or display any IRE
works other than those authorized
nv these regulations. CHI Persons
engaged in the business Of selling
or offering to sell fireworks at
wholesale shall submit to the
fire Chief or his DESIGNATED agent
at least three samples OF eacn
firework proposed TO be sold or
delivered by such wholesaler, to-
qether with complete specifications
and a chemical analysis for each
such firework so submitted. and
no wholesaler shall sell or deliver
in the District of Columbia any
fireworks other than those au-
thorized by these regulations.
"a Each standard retail package
or retail item Of fireworks stored:
kept for sale, sold, or delivered
by any person engaged IN the
business OF selling fireworks shall
be labeled or marked with the
name Of the manufacturer the
number and type OF such IRE
work. and directions for use.
90 No person shall in the Dis
IIlCL VI OOluLlDla obOAS NNS
sale, display, sell, or deliver any
Of the following: % Any fire
work which emits flame or sparks
to q greater distance than IL
feet, or any firework which sim
ulates q firecracker or a cherry
bomb. (2) Any firework having
a fuse not protected by q pro-
tective cap or seal approved by
the Fire Chief or his DESIGNATED
agent. unless such firework be
enclosed in a sealed package de-
signed and intended to be dis
played and sold unopened, such
package to be of paperbosrd not
less than .026 gauge, with any
window therein being Of clear.
non flammable plastic material
not less than .0012 gauge and
not more than 35 square inches
in size. ca Any cylindrical tube
firework having a clay choke or
other restrictive device which may
delay the escape Of gases. (k)
Cylindrical tube fireworks COM
plying with the following require