Ord 1205 7/29/1935 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1183 PASSED
AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, THE 26TH DAY OF NOVE-IB-ER, A. D. 1934.
"AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE DISCHARGE AND FIRING OF
FIRE WORKS, ROMAN CANDLES, SKY ROCKETS, TORPEDOES, FIRE CRACKERS
CANNON CRACKF
IRS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF FIF3 WORKS WITHIN THE FIRE
LIMITS N WI-THIN ANY PLACE OF BUSINESS, OR OTHER PLACE WHRE ?EO L
ARE CO'NGREGATEL) FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE, AND UPON THE STREETS
AND PUBLIC WAYS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS; REGULATING AND
LICENSING TT.Rj BUSINESS OF SELLING FIRE WORKS, Ro,,j,Ali CANDLES, SKY
ROCKETSv TORPEDOES, FIPZ CRACKERS, CANNON CRACKEPHS AND A14Y OTHER
KIND OF FIRE WORKS IN TIM SAID CITY OF WICHITA FAT,LS; PROHIBITING
THE SALE OF SUCH FIRE WORKS WITHIN TEE FIRE LIMITS OF SAID CITY
UPON THE STRIEETSo ALIaYS AND PUBLIC WAYS OF THE CITY AND IN FRONT
OF f AIZ IN OR THE ENTRANCES TO PLACES OF BITS INESS; REqUIRING
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ATT17 PFRSON, FIRM OR CORPORATI6N BEFORE 7iNGAGINGJ IN THE BUSI'�JESS
OF SELLING FIRE WORKS AT RETAIL TO APPLY TO AND PROCURE FROM- THE
TAX COLLECTOR OF 7121-"; CITY OF WICHITA FALLS A LICENSTP TO SO ENGAGE
IN SAID BUSINESS AND PAY THEREFOR AN A:`�-.-NUAL LICENS-il FEE OF TWO AND
50/100 (02.50) DOLLARS; AND PROVIDING THi-�T SUCH SALES SIHALL ONLY
BE MAD7 AT ESTABLISHED PLACES OF BUSINESS A1,",,-D STORE HOUSES AND
WITHIN SUCH BUILDINGS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING THE INVALIDITY
OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ORDINAN(,�E SHALL NOT AFFECT THE OTHER
PROVISIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE;
AND DECLARING AN EM',-','RG-Tj?NCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALD-:,�R,,'-aN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS;
SECTION 1. That Ordinance Number 1183, passed and
approved on the 26th day of November, A.D. 1934, "an Ordinance
prohibiting the discharge and firing of fire works, roman candles,
sky rockets, torpedoes, fire crackers, cannon crackers or any kind
of fire works within the fire limits within any place of business,
or other place where people are congregated for business or pleasure,
and upon the streets and public ways of the city Of Wichita Falls ;
regulating and licensing the business of selling fire works , roman
candles, sky rockets , torpedoes, fire crackers, cannon crackers and
any other kind of fire works in the said city of Wichita Falls ;
prohibiting the sale of such fire works within the fire limits of
said city upon the streets , alleys and public ways of the city and
in front of and in or near tne entrances to places of business;
requiring any person, firm or corporation before engaging in the
business of selling fire works at retail to apply to and procure from
the Tax Collector of the city Of Wichita Falls a license to so engage
in said business and pay therefor an annual license fee of two and
50/100 (02.50) dollars ; and providing that suc'I sales shall only be
made at established Places of business and store houses and within
such buildings ; providing a Penalty; provididng tiae invalidity of any
provision of this ordinance shall not affect the other provisions ;
repealing all Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance ; and declaring
an emergency is hereby expressedly repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the
1935. day of A. D.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk