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Article I. In General.

Sec. 11-1. Fireworks.[126]

"Fireworks," whenever used in this section, shall be held
to mean any sparkler, squib, rocket, firecracker, Roman
candle, fire balloon, signal lights, railroad track torpedo, flashlight
composition or other devices or compositions used to
obtain visible or audible pyrotechnic display.

No person shall have, keep, store, use, discharge, manufacture,
sell, handle or transport any fireworks in the city;
provided, that nothing in this section shall be held to apply
to the possession or use of signaling devices for current daily
consumption by railroads and others requiring them.

The chief of the fire department may, upon due application,
issue a permit to a properly qualified person for giving a
pyrotechnic display of fireworks in the public parks or other
open places. Such permits shall impose such restrictions as,
in the opinion of the chief of the fire department, may be
necessary to properly safeguard life and property in each
case.

It shall be lawful for wholesale dealers to have, keep, store
or handle fireworks in original or unbroken packages only
when such fireworks are intended for sale, shipment and
delivery in such original or unbroken packages outside of the
corporate limits of the city and in no case shall it be lawful
for such wholesale dealers to sell or deliver such fireworks
within the city. (Code 1959, § 11-1.)

Sec. 11-2. Steam boilers.[127]

No steam boiler, carrying over ten pounds of pressure per
square inch, shall be erected or operated within the city limits
unless an inspection certificate of a recognized insurance or
casualty company is filed with the city manager on or before
such steam boiler is put in operation and not later than May
first of each year. (Code 1959, § 11-2.)

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Sec. 11-3. Repealed by Ordinance adopted October 4, 1971.