HomeMy WebLinkAbout1832 ORDINANCE NO. 183~ c~.~/~,~ ~z ~-~-S~
AN ORDINANCE relating to rireworks~ defining the term "I'i~i~rkP",m?~i~
prohibiting the sale, orrering or exposing for sale an~ use thereof,
defining offenses and prescribing p~nalties, and repealing Or~nance
No. 8~, dated Ju~e ~{, lg18 and Ordinance No. 115~, dated June ~8,1eS7.
THE CITY OF BRE}.IERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. For tl~e purposes or ~his act the term "fireworks" shall
mean anm include any combustible or explosive composition or any substance
or combination or substances or articles prepared designed or intendem for
the purpose of entertainment, amusement or pyrotechnic display which is
manufactured to pro{lute a visible or audible effect by combustion, explo-
sion, def!agration or metonation, and shall inclume blank cartridges, to}
pistols, toy cannons or toy ~ms i~ which explosives are use~, the type of
balloons which require fire underneath to propel the s a~ae, firecrackers,
torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman canmles, Oaygo bombs~ toy canes, or other fire-
works or like construction ada any fireworks containing any explosive or
flammable compound, or any tablets or other devises containing any explos-
ive substance; provimed, however~ t~is shall not include toy pistols where
the caps used therein do not contain more than .S8 grains o~' explosive mix-
ture in each cap.
Section ~. It shall be unlawful for any person, rirm, co-partnership
or corporation ~o offer for sale~ exhibit for sale, sell at re,ail or use
or explode any fireworks, except as provided hereinafter°
Section So The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to issue permits
for supervised display or fireworks in accordance with the provisions or
this ordinance. Application for permits shall be made in writins at least
1~ days in advance or the date or display. After such permit shall have
heed granted, sales, possession, use ado mistri~ution or fireworks for such
display, shall be lawful for that purpose only. No permit granted here~uader
shall be transrerrab!e. Every such misplay shall be handled by a competent
operator to be approved by 'the Chief of Police, an¢~ shall be or such a char-
acter and so located, ~istrib~ted and fired as in the opinion or the C¼ief
of Police, after proper inspection, shall not be hazardous to property or
enmanger any person or persons.
6~~.~/~~ OrOinance No. 1832 (Cch't)
Section 4. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not
more than ~i~300o00 or conI'ined in the city jail for not more than ~0 days, or
by both such ~ine ano imprisonment.
Section 8. Ordinance No. 892, entitled "An ordinance Regulati~g~ I~"ire-
works and Pr~scribing Penalties," mated June 24, 1918, and 0rcGnance Iqo.
1182, entitled, "An Orminance of the City of Bremerton Amending all Present
0rminances relative to the sale and Use of Fireworks within the City o~' Brem-
erton, Designating the Fire Ch~f of the City of Bremerton vo Regulate this
Matter, Declaring an Emergency herein anm Providing for the Penalty ~'o~TM the
Violation of this Ordinance," dated June 28, 1~$7, be and the same are
by repealed.
APPROVED on first r~ading this 18th day of ~ay, 1~49.
PASSED on second reading by ~he City Council of the City of Bremerton
signed by th~ ~Iayor and attested by the City Cl~rk in authentication oi~
such passage this 25th day of ~'Iay, 1949.
ATTEST: ' ~ayo r '
gity Clerk