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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES - 12171941 - 0298 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA RELATING TO AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS The Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. As used in this ordinance the following words and phrases shall mean: "Air raid warning signal" shall mean a signal, by siren, whistle, horn or other audible device, of two minutes duration consisting of either a fluctuating or warbling signal of vary- ing pitch or a succession of intermittent blasts of about five seconds duration separated by a silent period of about three seconds. tvAll clear signal" shall mean a continuous signal, by siren., horn or other audible device, of two minutes duration at a steady pitch. "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. "Blackout structure" shall mean any space so enclosed that any illumination maintained or existing therein is not visible from any point outside such enclosure. SECTION 2. The Sheriff is hereby authorized and direct- ed to cause the sounding of an air raid -warning signal and of an all clear signal when, and only when, the district in which the county is located is notified so to do by the United States Aircraft Warning Service. SECTION 3. Any person who effects or maintains any illumination, or permits any illumination under his control to be effected or maintained, at any place within the County 1. ....................................... ...... of Contra Costa during any periodof air raid alarm in the hours of darkness, except within a blackout structure, shall be guilty 'of a misdemeanor. SECTION 4. The maintenance or leaving of an illum- ination, except within a' blackout structure, without pro- vision for its extinguishment, 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,l.led, is hereby prohibited. SIC 'ION 5. In order to enable the Sheriff to conform to the request of the United Mates Aircraft Warni ngSer- vice for the obscuration, diminution or extinguishment of any illumination, whether in or out of doors, which increases the vulnerability of the County of Contra Costa, or any por- tion thereof, to air attack, or for the regulation of traffic during the period of air' raid alarm, the Sheriff may adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for such pur- poses, and any rules or regulations so adopted by him shall be and remain in effect for thirty (30) days thereafter, but no longer unless approved within said time by resolution of the: Board of Supervisors, provided, however, that any rule or regulation so adopted by the Sheriff may at any time be rescinded by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. Viola- tion of: any: such rule or regulation so adapted and' pro l- gated is hereby `declared' to be a misdemeanor. SvECTICN 6. It shall be unlawful to disobey any lawful direction or order of a peace officer, highway patrolman, or fireman'' given dying', a period of air raid'alarm, which order is reasonably necessary for the maintenance of public order or safety or to effect the exti nguis'hment or obscuration of light# .i SECTION 7. Any illumination contrary to the provisions of this ordinance, or to any rule or regulation adapted and promulgated in accordance with se'etion 5 hereof, constitutes a ,public nuisance:, and the same may be suxarly abated by any peace officer, highway patrolman, or fireman. Any struo- ture may be entered by any peace officer, highway patrolman, or fireman, "'using reasonable force if necessary, for the pur- pose of abating such a nuisance by extinguishing such illumi- nation. SECTION 8.' At the commencement; of a period of air raid alarm., the operator of any motor vehicle shall forthwith bring such 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 motor vehicle, and the operator of any street ear, shall bring such motor vehicle or street ear to a step clear of any crossing, intersection$ 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 motor vehicle or street car shall remain so situated during the period of air raid. alarm, '',unless d .ree' ed or 'ordered to move by a .peace officer', highway patrolman, or fireman. SECTION 9. The previsions of this ordinance shall not apply to blackout emergency vehicles,' which shah.. 'include the following: l) All Army and Navy vehicles;' 21 All vehicles with United States Gov. ermant oredehtials indicating the necessity; of emergency movement; 3) All authorized' emergency vehicles as defined' in sec- tions 44 and 44.1 of the Vehicle Code' of California, 4) All vehicles of the California State ward., 5) ,All vehicles certified by sheriff's, district attorneys, the California State Highway Patrol, police 'de-- partmen-ts, and. Fire departments, when 'withi th.e respective territorial 'jurisdictions of the certifying office, as being essential to the; preservation of the public peace and safety or to the dissemination of publicinformation or to the nat- ional defense; provided, ;horever, that such vehicles shall con- form to the uniform lighting regulations approved by the Do- partment of ]gator Vehicles and the California State Righway Patrol for blackout emergency Vehicles. SECTION 10. It shall be unlawful for any Iperson without'' authority, during any air raid alarm, to use, wear, exhibit or possess any uniform, insignia, credential, or ether indica- tion of authority, or any imitation thereof, adopted and issued by any official civilian ''defense organization.'' SECTION 11. .Any person who shall operate a siren, whistle or ether audible: device in such a manner as to simulate an air raid warning signal or an all clear signal, except upon order of the Sheriff or other proper authority shallbe guilty of a misdemeanor. SECTION 12. The provisions of every ordinance of this county and every' administrative order rade pursuant thereto, requiring any il'luminatian, to be maintained in conflict with this ordinance or with any rule or regulation made pursuant to section 5 of this ordinance, shall be' deemed suspended during the period between any air raid warning signal and the ,next suc- ceeding all clear sinal. SUCTION 1.3. ,any person who shall violate any, provision of this ordinance shall be guilty' of a misdemeanor', and, upon conviction thereof , shall be ',punished, by a fine of not exceed- ing' three hundred dollars or by .pri sonm.ent n the County Fail not exceeding three months, or by both sueh fine and imprisonment. 4# SECTION- 14. This ordinance is declared to be an urgency measure, and is required for the inmediate; pres- ervation of the ,public peace, health and safey, and the following is the statement of facts constituting such urgency.- The rgency;The United states is at war, axed this countyis in great and continuing danger of air and other attack by the enemy. This ordinance shall take effect, and shall be in full force imnediatel.y upon its adoption and within fifteen days after said adoption shall bei published with the names of the members voting for and agains th same or one geek in the /t , . rrspe of general air-' cult printed and publiehed in said county. S O 'ION 15. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any, person or 'circumstances is held Invalid, such invalidity shall not effect other provisions. or applications of this ordinance which can be given, effect without the invalid ;provision or application, ' and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are 'declared` t® be Severable. The foregoing ordinance was passed and adapted by the he Count of Contra Costa a a Board Supervisors of t y meeting of said board held on the 17th day of December, 1941, by the following vete, to-wit: yup er s or -14VK - + / NORS.' Supervisors -`�lr . ABSENT -Supervisors � Cha n of the Board of SUPerVicors Of ilbLe County of Contra006t-a' Mate ATS ` of California: t'L of the oe c of S p rvisors of the County of Contra Costa-, State of California 5'. __ .. r Affidavit of 1jublicatioti. Ordinance e N o. � � ,....:.;::;.;: ...... €�... .. -, ._. ro In Ordinance of the N i .r-[ Lr; �..s�"'t a :Re li`'�. i n.g �t o ,E3:.:L Raid Preo lai n STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA � tt$�n � �P� !:;:��:.: .•° € _..! ..- ..:......_? llis Beck ...........:....... ....: .........being first duly sworn deposes and says: That at all times hereinafter mention ..%e was a citizen of the United Mates;Quer the age of eighteen years,and:a resident of said County,and was and during all said time the principal clerk to the Printer of the RICHMOND ` l a E' DAILY INDEPENDENT,a newspaper of general circulation printed and',published daily,Sunday;and legal holidays excepted,in the City of Richmond,in said County of Contra Costa, State of California; that said RICHMOND DAILY INDEPEND- ENT NDEP1 ND- ENT"is,and was at all tithes herein mentioned a newspaper of general circulation fit` wt its° 1€1 ;: tine !santt is tat is t€+attf�!:i�€; xius as that term is defined by Section 4450 of the PoliticalCode, and, as provided by said section is published for the dissemination of local and telegraphic news and R„;i intelligence of a general character, baring a bona fide subscription list of paying subscriber%and is not devoted to the interest,or published for the entertainment or as...........:t t instruction of a particular sires,profession, trade, calling,race; denomination, or a for the entertainment' or instruction of any number of such classes, professions s � t3iisti11ti � � Ls,:I4i trades,callings,races or denominations; that at all said times said newspaper has ate.....:..::.... °:'M'!:„:'.:;.:•:!::.- beenestablished,printed and published in said City of Richmond,in said County and State at intervals for snore than ane year prec edistg;the first'publication of the notice herein mentioned type nonpareil, that said notice was set in e'not smaller than' 1 ax1a# te�baa h , and was preceded with words printed in black face type not smaller than nonpareil, ,aifi�iiaa.. a„ v describing and expressing in general terms the purport and character of the notice intended to be given, that the I tl .X', -, E .. 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'........... ..._._... i Sttbseri and sworn to before me this yqll t ! !. ...-. 194. nary Public'in aud*r Contra Costa County, State of California. f tate of Taft urnia,Tounty of Tjot a Tanta In the Matter mf Contra 'Costa Countv 'Board of .......................1-1................ ------ ••--• -- ................. •- SupervisorsMIN: M ' ...... :..::: ... . .... :: : STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA IN i :::: ...................... ....................:_. .._..-- •-............bean dol worn. ...:,.:,::.:...,.:....::.:•. ,.....::.....:::: ..... .:...:-•:::.::::'� ::„::,:::::::::::„:::::::: e I:.,,::.:.:..,......:...., deposes and says, that at all times herein named she was, f�.as�:::a�::;.. :��•;-=;:°;;.:°: :: ..:; �1.:.....,: and nows a female citizen of the United States of America,” over ''theage of eighteen toen years, and a resident of said Umnity of Contra Costa. That she i "o nor w is as she t - .::::.:..:.:.. a an of �. ;;;�� �a a ��............... ...............:.:::.::�.:..,:..,:.'� he time hereinafter Warned a party to the above entitledro_ ceedutgs, or interested therein, and that all of.;said Mmes she :., Manx::;p�;;: lx�::,:::•:.:.,.� '.,:.,:.....,......:„::-..... 011 was, and now is the_._. r _- C . C�.B 'k_ OF the Hill .;::sae::::.:::::::.:;:::..:;:::;::::::;::::„:::.. printer . ......: of the CONTRA CI#SIA C A ETTE and:MARTIN DAILYr �;:;: la:; MARTINEZ ::, .,:::.....:.:::.::::.:„:.;-:„::::::;;•:;::;:;; nse :.: :.:::::.:9:::::.:.:,..:..,.::::......:..:::. rxst .fie............:.: 3TA1VI)ARI) a news a er '' rioted' ublis a and c' tn�:; a..:..::.,,: .,.. .:.......,:,.: , .:. 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That the said ?CONTRA C :STAGAZETTEa ::a ..... ......: ::::: CT_ and s>MARTINEZ DAILYOUR••:..,....zl �=� ��..::..:.:,,.....,:.......:.,:.:.:.:.::.., ::„,:::: a:::trau::axad..::: .:„..:.: 7 a13 ..::„.::..:::::::„::„.:t:: STANDARD is a new a er of 1.circulation ::;:;: ::::::„:::„: sP. genera in the sand , �aln;a:::;::;::.........,.::: �: .:... ...„ .:.: :.:. : eft:�a ..............::„:,:..::.:.:.....;:::;::::;:,;: County of Contra Costa 'published for the dissemination of local and telegraphic newsand intelligence of a general char atter, having a bona fide subscription list of paying subscribers and which has been established, printed and published in said county for more than one year last past, and which is not devoted to the interests or published for the entertainment of a particular class, profession, trade, calling, race or denomina- tion, or any,number thereof. That the`..Ord rlan.es ...... ......-- ....... ........ ......... ....... ........ •..•..... of which the annexed is a,,printed copy, was printed and pub- lished in the regular and entire issue of every number of said paper during the period and times of publication for................ Okla wee to wit: from the...!��4.day of------I)ece l4beT 19_41 to and until'the_._94tbAay of.....P8 C e mb�r* •--------19.A both days included, and as often:: during said period as said paper was published, to wit- ..................... it:._... •------- I €3Cf31 bB2'_.x8 .. ............... December' 19, 1941 December er 0,; 1941 December 22, 1941 December 23, 1941 December 24,, 1941 That the said notice was published in the newspaper''proper and not a supplement. - Vuh�red an worn to before me this ..day o _ _ -- --- - ---- .--- - . . Nota blit in and for Couzytx of Contra Costa, State of California.