HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO. 9166i~~.
ORDINANCE N0. 9166
An Ordinance prescribing official time for the City of Eugene, Oregon, and declaring
an emergency.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS bUI~OWS:
Section 1. The Council finds that the major cities of the Pacific Coast states .have
adopted as official time for the summer of the year 1918 Daylight Saving Time which pro-
vides for moving clocks during said period of time forvrard one hour, and that in order to
,i avoid confusion and bring such benefits as may be derived from Daylight Saving Time to the
inhabitants of Eugene, it is desirable that the City of Eugene shall observe as its offi-I
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; cial time for said summer period Daylight Saving Time in conformity with the action of
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such other cities; naw, therefore, :Daylight Saving Time is hereby established for the per- I
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iod and in the manner hereinafter prescribed as official time within the City of Eugene,
Oregon, for the transaction of all City business, all legal or official proceedings of the
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City Council, and all official business of the City shall be regulated as to time in
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accordance with the provisions thereof. ~~hen by reason of Charter, ordinance or resolu- ,;
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tion the a.ct of any municipal officer or body must be performed at or within a prescribed
+ time, it shall be performed according to the official time as herein prescribed. ;~;
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Sec ti on 2. Daylight Saving Time, as herein prescribed, shall be effective from ll
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Midnight, May 31, 1918, until 2:00 a.m., September 26, 1918. Beginning at 12:00 Didnight
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on May 31, 1918, and continuing until 2:00 a.m., September 26, 19l~8, all clocks and
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chronometers shall be moved forward one hour so as to provide for carrying into effect ~~,
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such change, and during all of such time, the official time shall be as marked and indi-
I Gated by such change. From and after 2:00 a.m., September 26, 1918, the present Pacific I~
Standard Time shall be restored. All clocks or chronometers in or upon public buildings ''
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or other premises maintained at the expense of or under permit by the City shall be set
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and run according to official time as provided herein. It shall be the duty of the '~~
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officer or other person having control or charge of such building or buildings and pre- !~
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raises to see that said clocks or chronometers are set and run in accordance with such '~
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Section 3, Official time of the City of Eugene, Oregon, for the period from May 31,
19l~8, to September 26, 1918, shall be designated as Daylight Saving Time in all official ;'
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use by officers and employees of the City of Eugene, Oregon.
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Section 14. All existing ordinances, orders, rules and regulations of the City of ~,~
~ Eugene, Oregon, are hereby modified and made subject to the provisions of this orriinance ~~
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~ for the duration of the period herein prescribed for Daylight Saving Time. ;'
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Section 5. Inasmuch as this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of '~
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the public health, peace and safety of the City of E~.igP.ne in this: That confusion result- ~1
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ing from the general adoption of Daylight Saving Time in other cities may be minimized at
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~ the earliest possible date; therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this
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~:~ ordin~ce shall be in force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.
Passed by the Co~non Council Approved by the Mayor this
this 29th day of May, 1918 29th day of May, 1918.
/s/ Henry F. Beistel /s/ Earl L. McNutt
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