Whoever willfully or maliciously poisons, defiles or in any
way corrupts the water of a well, spring, brook or reservoir used
for domestic or municipal purposes, or whoever willfully or maliciously
diverts, dams up and holds back from its natural course and flow any
spring, brook or other water supply for domestic or municipal purposes,
after said water supply shall have once been taken for use by any
person or persons, corporation, Town or City for their use, shall
be adjudged guilty of an ordinance violation and punished by a fine
not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500.00) or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail not exceeding
ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and shall
be liable to the party injured for three (3) times the actual damage
sustained, to be recovered by suit at law.
[R.O. 2009 §§13-163 — 13-164; Ord. No. 28 §§1 — 2, 4-7-1953]
A. Sale Of Fireworks Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person
to sell or offer for sale any fireworks, firecrackers, torpedoes,
bombs, rockets, pin wheels, fire balloons, Roman candles, toy cannons
or any other fireworks composed of or loaded with any explosive matter
within the City.
B. Use Of Fireworks Prohibited.
1. It is unlawful for any person to willfully or promiscuously set off,
use, burn, explode, light or fire off any fire crackers, torpedoes,
bombs, rockets, pin wheels, fire balloons, Roman candles, toy cannons,
toy pistols or other fireworks composed of, filled with or exploded
by explosive material within the City.
2. This Section shall not apply to the discharge of fireworks or other
pyrotechnic displays in parks or other public places when in charge
of competent persons who have obtained a permit for such discharge
or pyrotechnic display issued by the Board of Aldermen, nor to the
discharge of firearms by Police Officers when done lawfully by such
officer in the performance or discharge of his/her duty.