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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 281In the City Council. City of Lodi Lodi, California AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN AIR RAID WARDEN SBRVICE AND PflOVIDING FOR ITS CONTROL The City Coxxi1 of the City of Lodi does ordain as follows : Section 1. AIR RAID WARDEN SERVICE ESTABLISHED. An Air Raid Warden Service is hereby established, to be a volunteer organization, composed df not to exceed --- 1000 .-- members, separate and distinct from the Police Department of this City, but to be headed by the Chief of Police. Section 2. CHIEF OF POLICE TO HAVE COHTROL. The Chief of Police of this CFty shall have complete authority, control and command, subject, of course, to the provisions of this ordinance, over the Air Raid Narden Service. thereof any persons he may deem to be qualified, and he may reject any application for membership. of candidates for membership, and for the further training of members. He may appoint as members He may provide for the training Section 3. METBOD OF AFPOIPTXENT. No person shall be deemed a member of the Air Raid Warden Service until he has been registered as such in a rozter to be kept by the Chief of Police, and until he has taken his oath that he will observe and obey the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of tZlis State, and the laws of this Nation, this State and this city, and that he will carry out the duties of a member of the Air Raid Warden Service of this City to the best of his ability. registered and sworn shall be deemed an Air Raid Vvarden within the ineaninG of this ordinance. gach person so Section 4. DUTIES. The Chief of Police shall by order establish rules and regulations governing the Air Raid \barden Service and fixing the duties of its members. He may change such rules and regulations from time to time and he may command Air Raid Viardens to obey the instructions of regular police officers in carrying out their duties. Section 5 . ID.Z%KTIFICATIOW. An identification card and such other insignia or evidence of identity as the Chief of Police may prescribe shall be issued to each member of the Air Raid ?barden Service, who must carry the card and other identification at all times while on duty, and he must surrender them upon the t errninatlon of his member ship. Sectlon 6. fihl\EO'iTAL FKQ1.i PIE! SERS3IP -- REXPGEATLON. The membership of any person may be terminated by the Chief of Police at any time, and any member of the Air Raid Narden Service may resign from such service at any tLme, but it shall be his duty to notify the Chief of his resignation, Section 7. DIMI?:TISHING THE FORCE. The Chief of Police may by order diminish or expand the membership of the Air Raid Warden Service as exigency may require, within the limit hereinbefore established. Section 8. SUSILARY DISI'dISSAL AND PTTRLICATION. In addition to the penalties provided by law, any violation of law under color of the performance of his duties as a member of the Air Raid Warden Service, and any breach of the Eules and Regulations established by the Chief of Police shall subject any member thereof to sumnary expulsion and the fact thereof may be published at the order of the ChLef, -2- Section yo FALSE PBRYONATION. It shall be a mis- demeanor punishable by imprisonment for not to exceed six months, or by a fine of not to exceed $5OO.OO, or both, for any person to wear, carry or display an Air Raid ivard-en Service identification card or insignia or otherwise deceitfully represent himself to be comected wfth that Service, unless he is in fact a member thereof. Section 10. This ordinance is hereby d-eclared to be an emergency neasure necessary for the imrediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety and shall take effect and be in force from and after Its passage and publication as required by law. The following is a specific statement showing thee urgency of this ordinance: The United States is at war and this city is in great and continuing danyer of attack by the enemy. The exi3encies of war and the imCinence of yreat public yeeil have thrown un- precedented. burdens upon the regrilay ertplogees of this city. The dar,ger is such as to abmit of no delay in providing additional support and. aid, volunt&rily offered by hundred of citizens, in the maihtenance of public safetyo Approved this 20th day of May, l?&. I__ Mayor of the City or" Lodi I, J. F. PI;AICF;LY, City Clerk of the City of Lodi do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 281 was rezularly introduced at a neet5n:Y of the tit.- Cov.nci.1 of the city of Lodi held Kay 6, 1942 and thereafter on the 20th day of April, I9L@, finally passed, a.clopted and ordered to print by the followl.n.5 vote: I\TOhS: C ounci lnen, 'lone ABSEITT : Councilmen, None T furthermore certify tk?at said Ordinance was a.FnrolTed and signed h~ the lhyor on the date of its adoption. MaTT -->!-- 20 1942 ---.