Ord 49-30 VII
Be It Ordained by the Council of thc city of Delray
Florida, as follows:
S£O~Io~. I' It si'~il b~ ~lawf~l to store or l~ep
~.n~ dynamite, nitro-glycerin, gis. nt p~wder or other e~plosi~es,
without first obtaining a permit, in any storeroom, watercom,
or on any pr~mises v~ithin ti~ ~ity limits.
SEOTIo~ E. If :~hall be ~lawf~ to store or ~ep
any e~.plosives in ex~ess of one po~d i~ ~.ny storeroom,
room, b~l~ng, or on any premises ~i'~in thc city, except
a magazine detaehed ~t leaot thre~ h~dred (~00) foot from
b~ilding, a~ then only by special ~ermis~ion of mayor and
~o~eil; providing, however, that not more than five {~) ponds
of ~powder may be kept in ~losed metal eanisters inca stye
or wareroom away fro~,~ artificial heat or light, ~d providing
f~th~r theft not more th~n fifty (50} pop, dm of g~powder
may be kept if in a magazin~ made of fire-proof material or
of wood covered with aheet iro~ and mop, ted on vd~eel~,
kept securely looked, e~eept whon necessarily opened for ~e
by ~.uthorized p~rsons, and not more th~ 1,O00 bls.~tin6
in a similar, but separate, magazine. Said ~gazine stroll
be eonspie~ously labeled in red lettors at least fo~ (4}
inches hi~h "~LOSIV~S" and located within the b~l~ nM, on
thc floor nearest ~e street level and within ten (lO} feet
of ~e ~treet
Nothi~, in tlds ordinance ~all apply to bhe ord-
inary keeping ~nd ~ale of small arms ~m~itiom as prmetieed
in hardware and sporti~ goods houses.
SEGTION ~. ~y person, fi~ or corporation whD
shall sell or store g~powder shall obt~n a permit from the
Chief of the Fire Departm~t, who sh~ll inspect tls place where
same is kept, and the ~dealer shall fully disclose to said
0hief where same is kept both in the day and nighs time.
SECTION 4. Ne person, firm or cerporatim ,without
procuring a permit or license therefor, ahall Within the
eorp0rate limits.0f thee ~ity of Delray Beach Store, manu-
facture, keep for sale, or keep for use in any art, trade
or manufacture, any carbide that will free an inflammable
gas by contact with water or moisture, or any chemical
element that will free an inflammable gas by contact with
was er,
A permit may be issued for the storage or keepizE
for s.a, le of calcium carbide in water-tight metal csns having
a capacity of not exceeding one hundred pounds each, and
aggregate guantity not to exceed six hundred pounds, pro-
vialed that much cans of .carbide be stored in a dry, water-
proof, well ventilated Dlace, and not more than one .broken
package kept on the premises at any one time, excepting,
however, ~hat permit for the storage of carbide in carload
.lots or unbroken paekagem ~gLll be iasu when
i s kept in a building detached at least thirty feet from
any other building, and~ is used only for storage of Carbide..
In su,,h buildi~gs no art'ifieial light or ffi re other than
incandescent ~lectric shall be permit, ted.
SECTION 8. Any person, firm or corporatimm violating
any oi' the provisions of this ordinance shall be fine,d not
less than five dollars (~5.00) nor more than tw~ty-five
-dO~iars ($E5.00) for each offense, and each and every day
that any of tB~ terms, conditions ~ provisions of this ord-
inance arm not complied with, shall be e~nsidered a separate
offense.
SEOTION $. All.ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with the foregoing are hereby repealed.
SEOTION ?. This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and af~ter its p~sage