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ORDINANCE NO. ..5'- fJ~
AN ORDTI'JANCE REGlJIKi'ING 'l'HE SPEED OF V"ESSEIS ON 'I'HE WA'lERS OF THE lAKES OF JEFli'EHSON
COUN'I'Y .
~VHEREAS, the increased use of the lakes of Jefferson County for swirrming,
fishing, pleasure OOating and other water uses has created dangers to life and
property of persons using the said lakes:
NeW, THEREFORE, I'l' IS HEREBY RESOLVED AND ORDAINED as follows:
(1) It silall be unlawful to operate any vessel on the waters of any lake
in Jefferson County at a rate of speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vessel in a
manner which endangers or \\Ould be likely to endanger any persons or property.
(3) Definition: The word "vessel" as used herein shall mean any toat or
other contrivance used or designed for rlavigation on water, including seaplanes.
(4) It shall be the duty of the Sheriff to enforce the provisions of this
Ordinance. When a violation of this Org.ulal1ce is made in the presence of the Sheriff
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or a SIler iff I s Deputy, said Sheriff 'Or Sheriff I s Deputy may board any vessel an:1
arrest tne violator.
(5) Any person who violates provisions (1) or (2) of this Ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction ',1=hereof shall be punished by a
fine of not rrore than TWO HU1'ij1J.R.tii) Fll""TY and 00/100 Dollars ($250.00) or by iIrq:>rison-
merrt of not rrore than ninety (90) days in the County jail, or toth by fine and
lll1prisonITent within the descretion of the court.
(6) If any court shall find any section of this Ordinance to be unconsti-
tutional or otherwise invalid, such finding shall not effect the validity of the
rerLlaining provisions of this Ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect.
ADOP'l'ED this 15th day of Septanber, 1975
BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUN'l'Y rolJl:,rrSSIOI.'lliRS
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING REGULATION OF THE SPEED
OF VESSELS ON COUNTY LAKES
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
will conduct a public hearing at 10:30 a.m., Monday, September IS, 1975,
in the Commission Chambers, Jefferson County Courthouse, Port Townsend,
Washington, for the purpose of obtaining the comments of all interested
persons on the proposed ordinance regulating the speed of vessels on the
waters of the lakes of Jefferson County which reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO.
An Ordinance regulating the speed of vessels on the waters of
the lakes of Jefferson County.
WHEREAS, the increased use of the lakes of Jefferson County for
swimming, fishing, pleasure boating and other water uses has created
dangers to life and property of persons usi~g the said lakes:
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AND ORDAINED as follows:
(1) It shall be unlawful to operate any vessel on the waters of
any lake in Jefferson County at a rate of speed greater than ten (10)
miles per hour.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vessel
in a manner which endangers or would be likely to endanger any persons
or property.
(3) Definition: The word "vessel" as used herein shall mean
any boat or other contrivance used or designed for navigation on water,
inculding seaplanes.
(4) It shall be the duty of the Sheriff to enforce the pro-
visions of this Ordinance. When a violation of this Ordinance is made in
the presence of the Sheriff or a Sheriff's Deputy, said Sheriff or
Sheriff's Deputy may board any vessel and may arrest the violator.
(5) Any person who violates provisions (1) or (2) of this
Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
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thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than T
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and 00/100 Dollars ($250.00) or by imprisonment of not more than ninety
(90) days in the County jail, or both by fine and imprisonment within
the discretion of the court.
(6) If any court shall find any section of this Ordinance to
be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such finding shall not effect
the validity of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance which shall
remain in full force and effect.
ADOPTED this ____ day of
, 1975.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
JEFFERSON COUNTY
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ATTEST:
Betty J. Temple, County
Auditor and Ex-officio
Clerk of the Board
SIGNED this 25th day of August, 1975.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
JEFFERSON COUNTY
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Setty
Audito and Ex-officio
Clerk of the Board
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