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Section 9: PUT~IS?~NT OF VIOLATIONS. It shall be a mis- demeanor, punishable by a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not to exceed six months, or both, for any person during a disaster: A. Wilfully to obstruct, hinder or delay any member of the Disaster Oorps in the enforcement of any lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant to this Ordinance, or in the performance of any duty imposed upon him by virtue of this Ordinance; B. To do any act forbidden by any lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant to this Ordinance, if such act is of suc~ a nature as to give, or be likely to give, assistance to the enemy, or to imperil the lives or property of other inhabitants of this City, or to prevent, hinder, or delay the defense or protection thereof; C. To wear, carry or display, without authority, any means of identification specified by the ~isaster Committee. Section 10: That City Ordinances N~mber 1099 and ll08 and any other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in confligt herewith, are hereby repealed. Section ll: PURPOSE. It is the declared purpose of this Ordinance to provide personnel, equipment and comprehensive plans for their use in case of major disaster and to maintain the same in a ready status without ~mmediate expense to the City of Santa Ana. Section 12: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published by three insertions in the Santa Aha ~ndependent, a weekly newspaper printed, published and circulated in the City of Santa Ana, and here- by designated for t~at purpose. This Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure, neces- sary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety and shall take effect immediately upon its being passed and adopted. The facts necessitating this emergency are: That United States troops are now engaged in combat in Korea which may lead to