HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1946-323
/.
.
/-
tt
'?;')
,r---
'.'
ORDINANCE NO. .,~3
AN ORDINANCE PROHBBITING THE SALE AND DISCHARGE OF FIRE- .
WORKS, TORPEDOES, ROCKETS, ETC., WITHIN THE CITY OF IA PORTE, TEXAS,
:; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DECLARING AN
!
,: EJ;IERGENCY.
!
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PeE ~E,
.i TEXAS:
,
"
;1 Section 1. No person, firm, company, corporation or
,I
Ii
:, association shall cast, throw or fire any squib, rocket, cracker,
:,
ii torpedo, grenade, gun, revolver, pistol, cap or cartridge, or othe~
i combustible fireycrks ot any kind in the City of La Porte, Texas,
I
I except on the 4th of July, Christmas and. New Year t sEve.
,
e II Section 2. No person, firm, company, corporati on or
II
IIassociat10n shall exhibit or have in his posseSSion, with intent
"
lito give away or sell or offer for sale or sell, within the City of,
'I
I:
,ILa Porte, Texas, any squib, rocket, c.:!Bcker, torpedo, grenade, gun,
.j
..
e~
:' revolver, pistol, cap or cartridge, or other combustible fireworks'
i of any kind in the City ot La Porte, Texas, except on the 4th of
I July, Chrlstmas and New Year's Eve, provided, however, that this
,section shall not apply to the sale ot any such article or articles'
.' !
;'by wholesalers to each other or to the sale ot any such article or
:'
I'
;'articles at wholesale to merchants conducting business entirely
:without the City ot La Porte, Texas, or to the sale by wholesalers
!
ilfor private or pUblic demonstration as hereinafter provlded.
I
~
."....--......~.
.e
i:
I
I
~l
/'
e,
.
~---
-
.
.
-2-
City of La Porte, Texas after proper inspection, shall not be
,:hazardous to property or endanger any person or persons.
Section 4. Any person, firm, corporation, company or
:lassociation who shall viola te any of the provisions of this ordi-
;Inance" or sutfer or allow the same to be violated, shall upon con-
'!
;Iviction therefor l?e subject to a fine of not more than One Hundred
,!
!I
il Dollar s ( $100 .00) .
,!
i!
.1
:i Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
:,
Iconflict here\vith are hereby repealed.
"
j,
Section 6. An emergency exists constituting an imperative
.1
::public necessity that the rule requiring ordinances to be read at
.,
:! three several meetings be suspended and this ordinance take effect I
'I
'I
;'and be in force from and after its passage and publication, and it
!/
:1
;!is so ordained.
'j
111946.
'I
I
il
;1
,.
'Passed and approved this the r1:<" ~ay of July, A. D.
'"
;:ATTEST I
,I ~
II ,?,
:1 ?Lh.v. ~. ~l_
:ISecre ary of the
:iTexas
"
:,
:!
i