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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0842 . ., .' . '. . .' ORDINAl~CE NO. 842 AN ORDINANCE: Relating to the National Defense, Civilian Defense. and Air Raid Precautions; Providing for "Black Outs" upon receipt of air raid warning signals; Requiring the performance of certain acts and prohibiting the performance of certain other 8.cts during a period of air raid alarm and a black out period; Defining offenses and presoribing pena1ities. THE CITY COUJ.WIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. By reason of the faot thnt a state of war now exists between the United ~tates of Amerioa and the Governoents of Japan, Germany, and Italy, and by reason of the further faot that this city is in close proximity to the Paoifio Ooean and that there is great and continuing danger that during the continuance of such war attempts may be made by the enemy to suddenly attack and bomb this oity, this ordinance is deemed neoessary to maintain the peace, good government and welfare of this city and.its trade, oommeroe and manufaotures, and to assist in the proteotion of the lives, limbs and property of its inhabitants. Seotion 2. As used in this ordinanoe the following words and phrases shn11 mean: Signal" "Air Raid Warning! shall mean a signal, by siren, whistle, horn or other audible device of two minutes duration consisting of a f1uxuating or warbling signal of varying pitoh. "All Clear Signal" shall mean a continuous signal by siren, whistle, horn, or other audible device of two minutes duration at a steady pitoh. "Period of Air Raid Alarm" shall mean the interval of time between the giving of the air raid warning signal and the giving of the next succeeding all clear signal. "Hours of Darlmess" shall mean t be interval of time between the hour of sunset and the hour of sunrise of the next follOWing day. "Black Out Structure" shall mean any space so enclosed that any illumination maintained or existing therein is not visible from any point outside suoh enclosure. "Black Out" shall mean all hours of darkness included in a period of air raid alarm. Seotion 3. The Chief of Po1ioe of the City of Auburn is hereby authorized and direoted to cause the sounding of an air raid warning signal and of an all clear signal when, and only when) this city is notified so to do by the Second Interceptor Command or any other proper Federal authority or proper 'authority of the State of Washington. Section 4. Any person who effeots or maintains any illumination or permits any illumination under his oontro1 to be effected or maintained at any p1aoe within the City of Auburn during any period " , ' ~. ~. o~air raid alarm in the hours of darkness except within a black out struc ture shall be guilty of a mi sdemeanor. Section 5. The maintenance or leaving of any illumination, except within a black out structure without provision for its ex- tinguishment, within one minute after the commencement of a period of air raid alarm by a competent person over the age of eighteen years attendant at the place where such illumination is controlled, is hereby prohibited. Section 6. In order to enable the Chief of Police to conform to the request of the Second Interceptor Command or other proper Federal authority or proper authori ty cl the State of Washington for the obscuration, diminution or extinguishment of any illumination, whether in or out of doors,'which increases the vulnerability of the City of Auburn, or any portion thereof, to air attack or for the regulation 0 f traffic during the period of air raid alarm, the Mayor of the City of Auburn may adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for such purposes, and any rules or regulations so adopted by him shall be and remain in effect for thirty days there- after, but no longer unless approved within said time by resolution of the City Counci1~ provided, however, that any rule ox regulation so adopted by the ~~yor may at any time be recinded by resolution of the City Council. Violation of any such rule or regulation so adopted and promulgated is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor. Section 7. It shall be unlawful to disobey any lawful direotion or order of a police officer, peace officer, highway patrolman, or fareman given during a period of air raid alarm, which order is reasonably necessary for the maintenance of public safety or to effect the extinguishment or obscuration of light. Section 8. It shall be unlawful to congregate in groups of five (5) or more persons, exclusive of the Mayor, police and peace officers, highwqy patrolmen, and firemen, on any public sidewalk, street, alley or exposed place in the City of Auburn during the period of air raid alarm. Section 9. Any illumination contrary to the provisions of this ordinanoe or to any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated in accordance with Section 6 hereof, constitutes a public nuisance, and the same may be summarily abated by any police officer, peace officer, highway patrolman, or fireman. Any structure may be entered by any police officer, peace officer, highway patrolman, or fireman, using ~ reasonable force if necessary for the purpose of abating such a nuisance by e~tinguishing such illumination. Seotion 10. At the commencement of a period of air raid alarm, the operator of any vehicle shall forthwith bring suoh vehicle as far as possible to the side of the street, road or highway off the main traveled portion thereof, and the operator of such vehicle shall bring such vehicle to a stop clear of any crcssing, intersec- tion, fire house, fire plug, hospital or other emergency depot or area, and during the hours of darkness shall extinguish all lights therein or thereon and said vehicle shall ramain so situated during the period of air raid alarm, unless directed or ordered to move by a police officer, peace officer, highway patrolm&n, or fireman. The provisions of this section shall not apply to essential emergency vehicles such as military equipment, police and fire equip- ment and ambulances. . , .., 4 Seotion 11. The fOllovling rules and regulat ions as to lights on motor and other vehicles during blackouts must be striot1y observed and obeyed: Rule 1. Headlights, tail lights, and stop lights shall be covered by a dark oil cloth or rubber mask or hood securely attached. A horizontal slit 1/2 inch by 3 inches in the lower portion of headlight lenses covered inside with blue cellophane will be used. Rule 2. During blackouts clearance lights must not be used. Rule 3. Light regulations effeotive o~y during b1aokouts or air raids and under all other oonditions the legal lights required by law shall be used. Under no oiroumstances will blue cr colored lights be used under normal driving oonditions. Rule 4. Police and Fire equipment and ambulances may use legal lights during a b1aokout for emergenoy runs only. Under all other oonditions they will proceed with a minImUm amount of light. Rule 5. Emergency vehioles must not use sirens in any mRnner to oonf1iot with air raid warning signals. Seotion 12. If a blackout extends over a period of several hours, only emergency traffic essential to national defense will be allowed to move on the streets and highways suoh as: Defense materials, supplies, food stuffs, mail, intercity bu~es, and defense workers. These vehicles shall be equiped with lights" as required by Seotion 11, Rule 1, of this ordinanoe. Emergency traffio shall be kept to a ~nlmum. Vehioles shall keep well spaoed on the streets and highways. Vehioles shall be operated at a speed that is reasonable and proper and oonsistent with the oonditions that exist at the point of operation. Section 13. It shall be unlawful for any person without authority, during any air raid alarm, to use, wear, and exhibit or possess any uniform, insignia, oredentia1, or other indioation of authority, or any imitation thareof, adopted and issued by any offioia1 civilian defense organization. Section 14. Any person who shall operate a siren, whistle or other audible device in suoh a manner as to simulate an air raid warning signal or any all olear signal, except upon order of the Chief of Polioe, or other proper authority, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Seotion 15. The provisions of every ordinanoe of this oity and every administrative order made pursuant thereto, requiring any illumination to be r.laintained in oonf1iot wit h this ordinanoe or wi th any rule or regulation made pursuant to Seotion 6 of this ordinanoe, shall be deemed suspended during the period between any air raid warning signal and the next sucoeeding all clear signal. o. ., .'~- . Seotion 16. Any person who sha1t1tiolate any provlslon of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon convic- tion thereof, shall be punshed by a fine of not exoeeding $300.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 17. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, .such invalidity shall not affect other provis ions or applications of this ordinance which oan be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Seotion 18. This ordinanoe shall take effect and be in force five days from and after its passage, approval, and publication as required by law. ATTEST: lliITRODUCED: December 29, 1941- PASSED: December 29, 1941- APPROVED: December 29, 1941- 'l~ ~~-", ,-.. -' : ;.~, ~ . w o LERK Approved as to fer m: ~~~~ ATTORNEY PUBLISHED: January 2, 1942.