Show ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE OF OP TIm TUE CITy OP OF VERNAL RELATING RATING TO AIR IR RAID pRECAUTION The Trie City Council of Vernal City County Utah does bes hereby ordain all as a follows follow Section 1 This ordinance shall be known as s the Alit AIR RAID OR- OR ORDINANCE ORDINANCE OR ORDINANCE and Its IL provisions shall br tw liberally construed In or- or order order or order der to 10 accomplish I Its ita purpose e and to put Into luto effect I 1 i the City of Vernal a system and 1501 method of precaution from from enemy air attack described In irs the publication of the United States Office of Civilian Defense entitled BLACKOUTS AIR RAID W WARNING and WAR TRAFFIC CONTROL and any publication ol 01 said office supplementing those publIcations publication Section 2 As AB A used In this Ui os-Ui ordinance nance the following words and phrases shell th ll mean Air raid warning signal Ignal shall mean a Sf signal 81 by siren whistle horn or other audible device of two minutes duration consisting ot either a B fluctuating or warbling signal of varying pitch or a SUI suc cession of Intermittent nt blasts of about live five seconds duration separ separated sted by a a silent period of about I tl il rep ree seconds I I All An clear signal hall Shall mean a s signal by siren Inn Ir n ht h rn or jl ott er audIble device of two nUn min nUnS mint t S I 1 s q I ration mUon at u fl steady eady pitch I P stud of aIr nir raid alarm shall shaH shalli S I ai at U It e f ume elme t tx II 1 p f hing of th the air raid warn warnIng I lug Ing sIgnal and the giving of ot the ther r I S f t succeedIng all elf ch sr H r Ignal I BIns ku it ats- ats st II all nil mean menn I m at v puce so p d 1 I sd d tl tI fI- fI t o ti V si i v II 11 III I in n maintain I 1 o 0 therein li Is not visible 1 Id I'd 1 ble fr many m any pUb poll t I o s irli pr N closi 1 re rf reHo Ho Iro lb i is 11 s of I 1 tall all mean UH the time commencing n nt half hour aft nib r stir set and ending one half ho Jr ir before Vehicle shall mean every de device device device vice In upon or by which any person peMon or property Is La l or may tw be propelled or drawn upon or over any street alley highway hIgh hIghway highway way or ground Section 3 The chief of or police poUce Is hereby and directed to I I cause the sounding Bounding of an raid warning signal and of an all nil clear raidI I I signal when and only when he Is la I notified to do so o by the Utah Dis District DIstrict Warning Center upon orders from rom the United States army Section 4 Any person who affects affect or maintain s any illumination ot whatsoever kind or character or c o permits any illumination of at whatsoever what whatsoever whatsoever kind or character under unde his control to be effected or main i at any place pla within the Ui City Cily of Vernal during any period ot o I air raid alarm In the hours of a darkness except within a blackout structure shall ahall be b guilty of a mis- mis misdemeanor mis demeanor Section 5 The maintenance or orlea o lea leasing ing of any Illumination except I within a blackout structure with without without out provision for its lt extinguish extinguishment I ment within one minute after atter the th I of a period of air at raid alarm by a competent person per over the age of eighteen years at attendant attendant attendant I at the place where suck such illumination Is controlled or by b mechanical device approved by the th chief of poU police e is hereby prohibited prohibit byi i Id I'd Section 6 In order to enable the mayor to meet emergencies I which may arise art and In such uch emer emerI emergencies I to provide for the ob ration diminution or extinguish extinguishment merit ment of any Illumination whether er In or out of doors which Increases In increases creases the vulnerability of the thi City of Vernal or any portion thereof to air attack or for the thi regulation of ot traffic during the pe period nod of air raid alarm chief of o police may adopt and promulgate reasonable rules rule and regulations for such purposes purpose ana and any rules rulea os or regulations so adopted by hirt shall be b and remain In effect for fos forten fosten torten ten days day thereafter but no longer unless approved within said time by resolution of the Vernal City council provided however that Any ny rule or regulation so adopted by the chief of police pollee may at any anytime an antime anytime time 1 be e rescinded by resolution of 01 the Vernal City council Viola Vlola- Violation I lion tion of at any such uch rule or regula regula- regula-I regula regulation Lion tion so adopted and promulgated La Is hereby declared to be a I misdemeanor i meanor nea nor Section 7 7 It shall be unlawful to O disobey any lawful direction or order of a peace officer highway patrolman or fireman given durIng dur durling ling ng a period of ot air raid alarm I which order Is reasonably ry ry y for the maintenance of public I order or safety or to effect eff ct the ex or obscuration of I I I Section 8 Any Illumination con can contrary to 10 the provisions lon of this or or to any rule or regula orI I ton adopted and promulgated in irs lance dance with section 6 hereof a public nuisance and the he same be abated by byan byan an peace officer highway patrolman patrol patrolman nan man or fireman using fOre If necessary for the purpose f abating such a nuisance by ex cx extinguishing such Illumination Section 9 At the commence nt of a H period of air raid alarm the he operator r of any reny vehicle shall li br-li g K such vehicle ex- ex ex except ept chicks chicles i t s pon fixed rails raUs as asfar asar far ar as possible I We to the side aide of the treet road TOad or S off ort the maIn nab tra traveled portion thereof and he operator of any an such uch shaH hall bring such puch vehicle to o a n stop lop q r r of any crossing ridge Intersection int intersection ridge or approach thereto fire I e fire plug hospital or other depot or area and dur durIng ng the hours of darkness shall hall et e extinguish I all light lights therein or there thereon thereon on Sn and said aid vehicle shall remain 0 0 situated d during the pt period of ofir air ir raid alas alarm unless directed or rUes ordered to 10 mo move moe e by a pence officer I high tigh way wey patrolman or fireman Section 10 The provisions of his ordinance shall not apply to blackout emergency vehicles which shall hail Include the following a Vehicles of the th armed ar ed forces I of f the United State Stat of b Ambulances Ambulance municipal coun I ty state and federal police poUce agency and fire vehicles and vehicles vehicle be- be beIng be being ing then Urn officially used Wied by the say sev several ev sayera era eral era branches of the Civilian De Dc II fone Organization 0 C Vehicles In emer emer- emerI emergency emer- emer emergency emergency gency service for fer the repair os or I cc of p lc Jb equipment whether privately or publicly own I C dl d Je Ie les of the state guards under actu si II tor 01 or t ol 01 of officers or 0 enlisted mt m mn r I I f tl U e State Rome Home Guards and a ac In emergency service e Such tier lIr ft er vi WellS hides as maybe may maybe maybe be pet-mitts pet I t move In sp I order of the Civilian Defense Co CoI Coordinator or military authorities h ii vever sever t la in such I emergency blackout vehicles as in inthis inthis inthis this Section 10 set let forth shall con conform conform form to the lighting regulations proVed by th Utah State Coun cli of Defense or by the UnIted States army or navy for emergency l t hides Section 11 II During any period of o air raid all pedestrian tra traffic tic fic within the City of 01 Vern-I Vern Is hereby prohibited and declared unlawful un unlAWful unlawful lAWful prO pro si 11 I 1 I that Immediate immediately ly upon the so o Hiding of any air 1 raid K II signal pede shall take sl st 1 eiter elter I Section l 1 The provisions provisIon oi of Section 10 f 1 t thih ordinance i inot not appl t firemen police poUce orrt officers officers cers mem I the tinned armed lorr of the th Unit I I States t tates a of America duly lice a 1 is I pi y surgeons and nurses t I i U II er officially authorized au authorized pe PI i t when lIen acting In the theline theline line of th respective reflective re duty Section 1 1 I 1 It ft shall hall be unlawful ful Cui for fur an Is i i s iti 0 o it tt auth r rity rIty rIty ity during period f air raid mid j rm to exhibit or poses any Ir signia lnla credential or r other 11 it lion of authority or r any ira 11 tI n thereof adopted and Issued bv by any official defense e eor or a i or any authorIzed law aw mel t I officer or agency Section 14 K Any person who shall operate a In n whistle horn a- a ather other o-other other ther audible device In such a manner as to simulate an air raid yarning warning sigs al III or an all clear Big sig naI sat except upon order of the chief chieff of f police mayor or other proper authority shall be tw guilty of a mis misdemeanor demeanor L i I I I i I Section 1 I l The provisions UI oi every ordinance of this city and ant every administrative order made pursuant thereto requiring any il 11 to be maintained in hi conflict with any rule or regulation regula tion made pursuant to Section 6 C Cof of this ordinance shall be deemed suspended cl I t log the period between be between tween any air nir raid warning signal and the i 1 t I succeeding all clear signal Section 16 If Any person who shall viola violate te ar as y provision of this or shall be e e deemed guilt of a misdemeanor and upon con conviction conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding 00 or by Imprisonment In the county jail jall not exceeding three mon months or orby orby orby by both such fine tine and Imprisonment Imprison Imprisonment ment Section 17 This ordinance Is required for the Immediate preservation of the public peace health and safety and the following Is the statement of facts constituting such urgency The United States Is at war and this city may be In great danger of air and other attack by the erie ene enemy enemy my I Section 18 r If any provision of this ordinance or the thereof to any person or chic im stance Is h held Invalid such inval invalidity I shall not affect other provisIons I Ions or applications of this ordinance nanet nanee which can be given effect without the Invalid provision or application and to ba this end the provisions of this ordinance are de dared to 10 be severable Passed by the City Council of the City Of Vernal City Uintah County State of o Utah and approved approved ed ad by the Mayor this day of May A D 1942 1042 B H 11 Ma Maor May or Vernal City Utah Attest CHARLES T POPE City Recorder Vernal City Utah SEAL |