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81~CTION 8. It shall be unlawful to disobey any lawful direction or order" of' aL peace officer, highway patrolman, or fireman given dur- ing a period of air raid alarm, which order is reasonably necessary for the maintenance of public order or safety or to effect the ex- tinguishment or obscuration of light. _SECTION V. Any illumination contrary to the provisions of this ordinance, or to any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated in accordance with Section 5 hereof, constitutes a public nuisance, and the same may be summarily abated by any peace officer, highway patrol- man, or fireman. Any structure may be entered by any peace officer, highway patrdman, or fireman, using reasonable force if necessary, for the purpose of abating such a nuisance by extinguishing such il- luminat ion. S~ECTION 8. At the commencement of a period of air raid alarm, the operator of any motor vehicle shall forthwith bring such vehicle as far as possible to the side of the street, road or highway off the main traveled portion thereof and the o erator of such motor vehicle, and the operator of any stree~ car, shale bring such motor vehicle or street car to a stop clear of any crossing, intersection, fire house, fire plug, hospital or other emergency depot or area, and during the hours of darkness shall extinguish all lights therein or thereon and said motor vehicle or street car shall remain so situated durin~ the period of air raid alarm, unless directed or ordered to move by a peace officer, highway patrolman, or fireman. S~ECTION 9. The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to blackout emergency vehicles., which shall include the following: All Army and Navy vehicles; All vehicles with United States Government credentials indicating the necessity of emergency movement; All authorized emergency vehicles as defined in sec- tions ~ and ~.l of the Vehicle Code of California; All vehicles being operated by members of the California State Guard while actually on duty; All vehicles of volunteer personnel engaged in the operation of the Aircraft 'Warning Service of the Eourth Interceptor Command while such personnel are actually goin~ to or from their posts of duty; All vehicles certified by sheriffs, district attorneys, the California State Highway Patrol, police chiefs, and fire chiefs, when within the respective territorial jurisdictions of the certifying office, as being es- sential to and while engaged in the preservation of the public health, peace or safety or to the dissemination of public information or to the national defense; pro- vided, however, that such vehicles shall conf~nn to the uniform lighting regulations approved by the Depart- ment of ~otor Vehicles and the California State High- way Patrol for blackout emergency vehicles. No cer- tificate shall be issusd which conflicts with any regulation or order of the United States Army applic- able in the area for which the certificate is issued. SECTION 10. It shall be unlawful for any person without authority to use, wear, exhibit or possess any uniform, insignia, credential, or other indication of authority, or any imitation thereof, adopted and