Section 1. No person shall fire or discharge, or cause to be fired or discharged within the limits of the City of Oakland, any cannon, anvil, gun, pistol or other firearms, Chinese or other firecracker, bomb, fireworks or explosive preparation of a similar nature, loaded or charged with gunpowder, or any other explosive material, except as hereinafter provided.

Section 2. The foregoing provisions as to the use of firearms shall not apply to peace officers in the discharge of their official duties and using reasonable care; nor to persons using firearms in necessary self defense or in a careful manner for the purpose of des troying noxious animals upon land owned or occupied by them; nor to persons firing firecrackers, bonibs, fireworks or similar preparations or pistols with blank cartridges on the 3d, 4th and 5th days of July.

Section 3. Cannon, anvils or fireworks may be discharged upon occasions of public parade, procession or rejoicing, after permission in writing first obtained therefor from the Mayor, specifying time and place. All acts under such permission must be done in a careful manner, and such permission shall not exempt the person to whom it is granted from any liability for damage done to person or prop erty by him winder such permission.

Section 4. Every person violating any provisions of this ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall he punished by a fine of not to exceed one hundred dollars, and in case such fine be not paid, then by imprisonment at the rate of one day for every two dollars of the fine so imposed.

Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its approval.