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2:47 ORDINANCE NO. 1110 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA RELATING TO AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION l: As used in this ordinance the following words and phrases shall mean: "Air raid warning signal" shall mean a signal, by siren, whistle, horn or other audible device, of two minutes duration consisting of either a fluctu- ating or warbling signal of varying pitch or a succession of intermittent blasts of about five seconds duration separated by a silent period of about three seconds. "All clear signal" shall mean a continuous signal, by siren, horn or other audible device, of two minutes duration at a steady pitch. "Period of air raid alarm" shall mean the interval of time between the giving of the air raid warning signal and the giving of the next succeeding all clear signal. "Blackout structure" shall mean any space so enclosed that any illumi- nation maintained or existing therein is not visible from any point outside such enclosure. "Civilian Defense Control Officer" shall mean any officer of the City or other person who is authorized by the City Council to be in charge and con- trol of the signalling equipment or apparatus for air raid alarms. SECTION 21: The Civilian Defense Control Officer is hereby authorized and directed to cause the sounding of an air raid warning signal and of an all clear signal when, and only when, the district in which the city is located is notified so to do by the United States Aircraft Warning Service. Proof of the giving of such signal shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption of such notification. ~ECTION 3: Any person who effects or maintains any illumination, or permits any illumination under his control to be effected or maintained, at any place within the City of Santa Ana during any period of air raid alarm in the hours of darkness, except within a blackout struct~e, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. SECTION 4: The maintenance or leaving of any illumination, except within a blackout structure, without provision for its exttnguis~ent, within one minute after the commencement of a period of air raid alarm by a competent person over the age of eighteen years attendant at the place where such illum- ination is controlled, is hereby prohibited, and declared to be a misdemeanor. SECTION 8: In order to enable the Chief of Police to conform to the request or order of the United States Aircraft Warning Service for the obscu- ration, diminution or extinguishment of any illumination, whether in or out of doors, which increases the vulnerability of the City of Santa Ana or any portion thereof, to air attack, or for the regulation of traffic during the period of air raid alarm, the Chief of Police may adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for such purposes, and any rules or regulations so adopted by him shall be and remain in effect for thirty (~0) days thereafter, but no longer unless approved within said time by resolution of the City Council; provided, however, that any rule or regulation so adopted by the Chief of Police may at any time be rescinded by resolution of the City Council. Violation