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ORDINANCE N0. 1969- 12 BY: MR. Schmidt AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAWFUL DELIBERATELY TO SMELL OR IN- HALE NARCOTICS, DRUGS, NAIL POLISH, GLUE OR ANY OTHER NOXIOUS SUBSTANCE OR CHEMICALS WHICH CAUSE CONDITIONS OF INTORICATION INEBRIATION, EXCITEMENT, STUPEFACTION OR DULLING OF THE~BRAIN OR NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY THEREOF, AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF HAYFIELD, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO, THAT: Section 1. Harmful Inhalants. It shall be unlawful for any person deliberately to smell or inhale such excessive quantities of any narcotics, drugs, or any other noxious substances or chemicals containing any ketones, aldehydes, organic acetates, ether, chlorinated hydrocarbons, or any other substance containing solvents releasing toxic vapors, as cause conditions of intoxication, inebriation, excitement, stupefaction or dulling of the brain or nervous system. This section applies with particularity to finger nail polish, model airplane flue or any other substance or chemical which has the aforementioned effect upon the brain or nervous system when smelled or inhaled. Section 2. Penalty. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 for the first offense, and not less than $50.00, nor more than $200.00 for each subsequent offense. Section 3. This Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare, and for the further reason that the same is necessary to in3uries to persons, and this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force upon its passage. ,~ ~~,) ~ ~ 1' Passed this " day of , 1969. ATTEST: (SEAL) CLERK-T SURER r ,! Yi'~ / >'j .f ~ MAY°- PRESID T OF COUNCIL Z~