[HISTORY: Adopted by Special Town Meeting
of the Town of Cromwell 3-20-1942. Amendments noted where applicable.]
CHARTER REVISION
Effective with the general election held in November 2013, the
Town changed to a Town Council/Town Manager form of government. According
to Charter § 11.04, any references in Town ordinances to
the "First Selectman" or to the "Board of Selectmen" shall now be
deemed to refer to the "Town Manager" or the "Town Council," as appropriate.
GENERAL REFERENCES
Civil emergencies — See Ch. 110.
In order to further national defense and safeguard
and protect life and property within the Town of Cromwell in case
of enemy air raids or attacks or threatened air raids or attacks or
for the purpose of trial blackouts or other trials or tests to prepare
to meet such air raids or attacks, all persons within the Town are
required to comply with the rules, regulations and orders pertaining
thereto promulgated by the Army, Navy or State Defense Council or
by any person or organization acting by lawful authority of them or
any of them; provided, however, that warnings of the beginning and
termination of the period of any such eventuality shall be given throughout
the Town by audible signals.
All police and firemen and all members of the
auxiliary police and fire forces of the Town are hereby authorized
and directed to enforce blackout plans and defense measures and said
rules, regulations and orders pertaining thereto during such periods
and summarily to compel compliance therewith. In cases of immediate
threat of enemy action, they may abate conditions dangerous to the
public safety.
[Amended TC 6-16-2014]
The Town Council is authorized to establish, promulgate and enforce such local rules, regulations and orders with respect to such periods not inconsistent with the rules, regulations and orders referred to in § 95-1 hereof, as it shall deem necessary or appropriate to effect the spirit and intent of this chapter.
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this chapter or, during any period of blackout and defense, any of
said rules, regulations and orders pertaining thereto or who shall
fail or refuse during any such period to comply with any instructions
lawfully given by any police or air raid wardens or fireman or any
member of the auxiliary police or fire forces of the Town or who shall
obstruct or interfere with any such officer in the performance of
his duties shall be fined not exceeding $25 or be imprisoned for not
more than 30 days, or both.
