Code shall not invalidate any other section or provision thereof. (Id., sec. 162.)

Part 36.-Ordinances Repealed. Date When Ordinance Takes Effect.

§ 163. Repealing Section.—All ordinances of the former municipal and public corporations consolidated into The City of New York affecting or relating to the construction, alteration or removal of buildings or other structures, and all other ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. (Id., sec. 163.) § 164. Date When Ordinance is to Take Effect. This ordinance shall take effect sixty days after its approval by the Mayor. (Id., sec. 164.)

CHAPTER 16.-PARK ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS.

The power of the Board of Aldermen to pass Park Ordinances is prescribed in the Greater New York Charter (L. 1897, ch. 378, sec. 47), and the Revised Charter (L. 1901, ch. 466, sec. 43).

By Laws 1904, chapter 678, section 1, amending section 610, Laws 1901, chapter 466, the Park Rules in force May 1, 1904, were made a chapter in the City Ordinances and amendments when adopted by the Park Board became effective when copies were filed with the City Clerk.

The following is taken from the Park Ordinances passed March 14, 1904:

The Park Board of the Department of Parks of The City of New York ordains as follows:

All persons are forbidden—

1. To cut, break or in any way injure or deface the trees, shrubs, plants, trees, posts, railings, chains, lamps, lamp-posts, benches, tree-guards, buildings, structures or other property in or upon any of the public parks, parkways, squares or places of or within the City of New York, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks, or to dig into or upon the soil within the boundaries of any such parks, parkways, squares or places or of any roads or roadways upon or across the same.

2. To go on foot or otherwise upon the grass, except when and where permitted, or to throw or leave any paper, refuse or rubbish on any of the lawns or walks of the said parks, parkways, squares or places.

3. To expose any article for sale or exhibition, unless previously licensed by the Department of Parks therefor, on any part of such public parks, parkways, squares or places.

4. To post any bill, placard, notice or other paper upon any structure within such public parks, parkways, squares or places, or upon any street or avenue adjacent thereto under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks, unless previously licensed so to do by the Commissioner having jurisdiction, and in accordance with the provisions of section 16 hereof.

5. To play upon any musical instrument within such public parks, parkways, squares or places, or take into, carry or display any flag, banner, target or transparency without the permission of the Commissioner having jurisdiction.

6. To erect any structure, stand or platform, or hold any meetings in such parks, parkways, squares or places, without previous permission therefor from the Commissioner having jurisdiction.

7. To use threatening, abusive or insulting language upon any of such public parks, parkways, squares or places, or doing any obscene or indecent act thereon, or any act tending to a breach of the public peace.

8. No hackney coach, carriage, wagon, cart or other vehicle for hire shall stand upon any such public park, parkway, square or place, or upon any street or avenue adjacent thereto under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks without previous license, and then only at such place as shall be indicated and allowed by the Commissioner having jurisdiction.

9. No horse or other animal shall be allowed to go at large upon such public parks, parkways, squares or places, except that dogs may be allowed therein when led by a chain or proper dog-string not exceeding six feet in length.

10. No person shall bathe or fish in any of the waters or fountains, nor cast any substance therein, nor disturb or interfere in any way with the fish, birds or animals within such public parks, parkways, squares or places, except in the waters adjacent to Pelham Bay Park, where bathing and fishing shall be permitted, subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Parks for the Borough of The Bronx. Fishing may be allowed in the lakes of Prospect Park under permits granted by the Commissioner having jurisdiction.

11. All drunken, disorderly or improper persons, and all persons doing any act injurious to such parks, parkways, squares or places, shall be removed therefrom by the parkkeeper or police in charge thereof. When necessary to the protection of life or property, the officers and keepers of the park may remove all persons from any designated part thereof.

12. No animal or vehicles shall be permitted to stand, nor any incumbrance of any kind be allowed to remain upon any street adjacent to or bounding upon any public square or place in The City of New York, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks, without permission of the Commissioner for the boroughs within located, except that vehicles may be permitted to take up and set down passengers, and to load and unload merchandise in the usual manner, and may occupy the street a reasonable time for the purpose; provided, however, that they shall not, while so doing, unnecessarily incumber the street or obstruct travel therein.

13. No one shall throw stones or other missiles, nor beg or publicly solicit subscriptions or contributions, nor tell fortunes, nor play games of chance or with any table or instrument of gaming, nor make any harangue, nor climb upon any wall, fence, shelter, seat, statue or other erection within such public parks, parkways, squares or places within The City of New York.

14. No automobile or horseless vehicle shall be driven upon or over the drives of such public parks, parkways, squares or places at a greater speed than eight miles an hour. (Id., sec. 14, as amend. June 22, 1905.)

15. Repealed, November 19, 1908.

16. Repealed, November 19, 1908. 17. Repealed, November 19, 1908.

18. No military or target company, or civic or other procession,

shall be allowed to parade, drill or perform upon any of the parks, parkways, squares or public places, without permission from the Commissioner of Parks having jurisdiction, except in the case of the use of Van Cortlandt parade ground in Van Cortlandt Park and the parade ground adjacent to Prospect Park, by the National Guard of the State of New York.

19. No automobile, stage or other vehicle shall be allowed to carry passengers for hire over or upon any of the parks, parkways or drives, concourses, plazas or circles, under the control of the Department of Parks, excepting upon traffic roads and except by special permission of the Commissioner having jurisdiction.

20. It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any automobile or other vehicle to stop near any of the music stands or other places, in or about any of the parks, parkways, plazas, concourses, circles or squares, of the said Department of Parks, where any number of persons are accustomed to congregate, or where such automobiles would be a source of danger to life and limb, except by permission of the Commissioner having jurisdiction.

21. No garbage, ashes, manure or other offensive material, is to be carried over any of the parkways or through such parks, circles, squares or concourses, except upon traffic roads set apart for such purpose. When such refuse is to be removed from residences fronting on any of the above parkways, etc., the vehicles collecting such refuse must leave the parkway as soon as such collection is accomplished, and within the time prescribed by the Commissioner having jurisdiction.

No earth, sand or broken stone is to be carried over any of the parkways, except on traffic roads, unless special permit for the same is obtained from the Commissioner having jurisdiction.

22. It shall not be lawful to modify, alter, or in any manner interfere with the lines or grades of any of the aforesaid parks, parkways, concourses, circles, squares, avenues, roads, streets, entrances or approaches under the jurisdiction of the said Department of Parks, nor to take up, move or disturb any of the curb and gutterstones, flagging, trees, tree-boxes, railing, fences, sod, soil or gravel, or to go upon or cross said parks, parkways, concourses, circles, squares, roads, streets or avenues, except by the means and in the manner provided therefor; nor shall it be lawful to open or otherwise expose or interfere with any of the water, gas and sewer pipes, or any of the hydrants, stopcocks, basins or other construction within or upon said places, nor to take any water or gas therefrom, nor to make any connection therewith, except by special written consent of the Commissioner having jurisdiction, and where such consent is given, a deposit of money may be required to insure the restoration of the said curbs, gutters,: flagging, etc.

23. No person in bathing costume will be permitted to walk or ride upon any parks, parkways or beaches, except Pelham Bay Park, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks. No boat or vessel shall be placed upon any of the waters of the said parks, except by special permission from the Commissioner having jurisdiction. No skating or sledding will be allowed on the lakes unless the ice is declared by the Commissioner having jurisdiction to be in a suitable condition for that purpose.

24. No one shall fire or carry any firearm, firecracker, torpedo or fireworks, nor make a fire, nor make any oration, nor conduct any religious or other meeting or ceremony within any of the parks, parkways, squares or places in The City of New York under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks without special permission from the Commissioner having jurisdiction.

25. No one shall enter or leave the parks except at the established entranceways; nor shall any one enter or remain therein after twelve o'clock at night, except as, on special occasions, use thereof may be authorized beyond the regular hours.

26. The drives shall be used only by persons in pleasure vehicles, on bicycles, or on horseback; the bridle-paths only by persons on horseback. Animals to be used on either shall be well broken, and constantly held in such control that they may be easily and quickly turned or stopped; they shall not be allowed to move at a rate of speed on the drives or bridle-paths of more than eight miles an hour; and when it shall be deemed necessary to safety, good order, or the general convenience that the speed of an animal or vehicle should be checked, or that it should be stopped, or its course altered, and the officers on duty shall so direct, by gesture or otherwise, such direction shall be obeyed; and no horse or other beast of burden nor automobile shall be driven or suffered to stand anywhere except on the drive or bridle-path.

27. No hackney coach or other vehicle for hire shall stand within the public parks, parkways, squares or places under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks for the purpose of taking up passengers, other than those whom it has brought in, excepting with the permission of the Commissioner having jurisdiction. No public omnibus or express wagon, and no wagon, cart or other vehicle, carrying or ordinarily used to carry merchandise, goods, tools or rubbish shall enter such public parks, parkways, squares or places without permission of the Commissioner having jurisdiction, excepting upon traffic roads provided for the purpose. No fire engine or other apparatus on wheels for extinguishing fire shall enter or be allowed upon any part of the park except the Transverse and Traffic roads.

28. No military or target company and no civic, funeral or other procession, or a detachment of a procession, and no hearse or other vehicle, or person carrying the body of a dead person shall enter or be allowed on any part of the public parks, except by the permission of the Commissioner having jurisdiction.

29. No person shall bring into or carry within the parks any tree, shrub, plant or flower, nor any newly plucked branch or portion thereof without a permit from the Commissioner having jurisdiction.

30. No person shall solicit passengers for any coach or other vehicle for hire within or upon any of the parks, parkways, squares or places within the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks. All drivers or attendants of vehicles for hire standing upon or within any such parks, parkways, squares or places shall remain in close proximity to their vehicles while so standing, and shall not follow, solicit or importune any person entering or leaving the said parks, parkways, squares or places.

31. Repealed November 19, 1908.

32. No person or persons shall throw, cast or lay, or direct, suffer or permit any servant, agent, employee, or person in his or her charge, to throw, cast or lay any ashes, offal, vegetables, garbage, dross, cinders, shells, straw, shavings, paper, dirt, filth, or rubbish of any kind whatsoever in any park or parkway or on any lake, lawn, path, walk, road or drive thereof in the Boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn and The Bronx, except that in the morning before 8 o'clock or before the first sweeping of the roadway of any parkway by the Department of Street Cleaning in those Boroughs, dust from the sidewalk may be swept into the gutter, if there piled, but not otherwise, and at no other time.

33. No person shall be permitted to run a motor vehicle in the parks or parkways of this city under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks, which emits from the exhaust or muffler thereof offensive quantities of smoke or gas or disagreeable odors.

34. Repealed January 10, 1910.

35. No vehicle of any kind shall be allowed to enter any park or along any parkway in tow of any other vehicle or device whereby the power, whether muscular or motive, is not directly attached to such vehicle, but in the case of break-downs within parks or parkways, such vehicles may be towed to the nearest point of exit.

Ordinances Relating to the Use of Vehicles in the Public Parks, Parkways and Streets Under the Jurisdiction and Control of the Commissioners of Parks of The City of New York.

1. All vehicles must carry a lighted lamp, showing a white light ahead, from thirty minutes after sunset until thirty minutes before sunrise.

2. All vehicles and horsemen when passing another vehicle or horseman going in the same direction, must keep to the left and leave the vehicle or horseman they are passing on the right hand.

3. All vehicles or horsemen going at a walk or slow trot must keep near the curbstone or gutter on the right hand side of the road; those going more rapidly must keep nearer the middle of the road.

4. No vehicle shall stop for any purpose without drawing up to the curbstone or gutter, and always on the right hand side of the road.

5. Before pulling up and before crossing from one side to the other of the road or street the driver should signal to those behind him by raising his whip.

6. On all drives and parkways where grass plots divide the drive, all vehicles and horsemen must keep on the right hand side drive or bridle-path.

7. Drivers, riders and cyclists must not exceed a speed of eight miles an hour in the parks and parkways.

8. Cyclists must not coast in the parks, nor on the parkways, or bridle-paths, and must keep their feet on the pedals and their hands on the handle bars.

9. Cyclists must not mount or dismount, except on the extreme ght of the roads or bicycle paths.

10. All bicylces, tricycles, velocipedes or other vehicles of pro