Ord 1665 11/9/1953ORDINANCE NO.
Aft ORDIN.MCE EXHIBITING THE A 1DONME iT OR DANGEROUS EXPOSI:tRE OF
ICEBOXES OR RE'RR.IGMUTaRS IN CDITDITIO14 VIR g a THEY AY MCOT'iE fVMoTACES TO THE
LIVES OF CHILDREN; P-ROVIDING PENALTIES; AND DECLARING AN MERGENCY_.
BE IT ORDAINED EY THE BOARD OF ALDERI-FEN OF THE CITY GE WICHITA FAILS, TEXAS:
SECTILON 1. The abandonment or dangerous exposure of any icebox or
refrigerator with its door} or doors, in normal latching or locking condition
is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and a serious menace to life, because
of the danger of children entering such an icebox or refrigerator, become locked
therein and suffocating.
SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon or dangerously
expose or cause or permit to be abandoned or dangerously exposed any icebox or
refrigerator unless the door or doors have been removed from such icebox or
refrigerator or unless the latch or lock holding each door shut is dismantled or
removed so that the door may be opened from within by- simply pushing on it.
Jamming or obstructing the lock or latch shall not be a sufficient compliance
herewith but the same must be removed or dismantled so that accidental latching
or locking is impossible.
SECTION 3. By tlabandon,'t is meant the throwing away on vacant property,
junk heaps, trash piles or debris accumulations of the icebox or refrigerator or
any other act which at common law would constitute an a.bandoim ent of persDnal
property.
By "dangerous exposure" is meant the placing of an icebox
or refrigerator not in use in a garage, barn, outbuilding, porch, yard, lot or
other position of promises where children at play may come upon it and be
attracted to it.
SECTION 4. The duties of this ordinance are noosed alike on the owner
of the icebox or refrigerator in abarnd.oning it and the owner or any occupant of
premises where a dangerous exposure occurs. This ordinance ,.all be liberally
construed to effect the remedy intended and prevent loss of children's lives.
SECTION 5. Any person violating any of the terms of this ordinance
shall be fined not less than Ten. ($10.00) Dollars nor more than Two Hundred
(200.00) Dollars and each day that a violation, continues shall constitute a
separate offense.
SECTION b. The fact that conduct prohibited by this ordinance
creates a public health hazard and creates an emergency and the same shall be
effective from and after the date of its passage.
November
PASSED AND APPROVED This day of , -Ae D. 1953.
Mayor
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