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kind recently has adopted a new one formulated upon past experi- 

 ence. The new ordinance is given verbatim in the following 

 paragraphs. 



AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE MANAGEiMENT, PROTECTION 



AND CONTROL OF STREET TREES IN THE CITY OF 



CLEVELAND, OHIO 



An ordinance to supplement Chapter 22 (XXII) of the revisea oiuanttnce of the 

 city of Cleveland, of 1907, and to repeal ordinance No. 10396-A, passed 

 February 10, 1908, ordinance No. 16459, passed November 29, 1909, and 

 ordinance No. 21089, passed September 25, 1911. 



BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, 

 STATE OF OHIO: 



Sec. 1. That Chapter 22 of the revised ordinances of the city v£ Cleve- 

 land, be supplemented by adding thereto the following supplemental heading 

 and sections. 



MANAGEMENT, PROTECTION, CONTROL OF STREET TREES 



Sec. 2. Unlawful to cut, break, climb or injure tree or plant. Injure, 

 misuse or remove device. — It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpor- 

 ation without a written permit from the Director of Parks and Public Property 

 to cut, break, climb or injure any tree or portion of tree planted or growing in 

 any public highway within the city of Cleveland or cause, authorize or procure 

 any person to cut, break, climb or injure any such tree or portion thereof; 

 to cut, break, climb, or injure any tree or plant, or to injure, misuse or remove, 

 or cause, authorize or procure any person to injure, misuse or remove any 

 device set for the protection of any tree or plant in any public highway of said 

 city. 



Permit to cut, trim or prune necessary. — Any person, firm or corporation 

 desiring for any lawful purpose to cut, prune, treat, with a view to its preser- 

 vation from disease or insect, or trim any tree in any public highway of said 

 city, may apply to the Director of Parks and Public Property, and if in the 

 judgment of said Director the desired cutting, pruning, treatment or trimming 

 shall appear necessary, and the proposed method and workmanship thereof 

 such as said Director approves, the Director may thereupon issue a written 

 permit for such work. Any work done under such written permit must be 

 performed in strict accordance with the terms thereof. 



Penalty. — ^Any person, firm or corporation which shall violate or authorize 

 or procure a violation of any provision of this section or of any permission 

 given as aforesaid shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a penalty of 

 not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) for each and every such offense. 



Sec. 3. Kill or remove tree or plant.— It shall be unlawful for any person, 

 firm or corporation to kill or remove, or cause, authorize or procure the death 

 or removal of. any tree planted or growing in any public highway within the 

 said city of Cleveland. Any person, firm or corporation desiring for any la\y- 

 ful purpose to take down or remove any tree in any public highway of said 

 city of Cleveland may apply to the Director of Parks and Public Property and 

 if in the judgment of the said Director, the desired taking down_ or removal 

 shall appear necessary, the Director may thereupon issue a written permit 

 therefor. Any work done under such written permit must be performed m 

 strict accordance with the terms thereof. . 



Penalty.— Any person, firm or corporation which shall violate or authorize 

 or procure a violation of any provision of this section shall, upon conviction 

 thereof, forfeit and pay a penalty of not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for 

 each and every offense. 



Sec. 4. Gas, etc. as may injure.— It shall be unlawful for any person, firm 

 or corporation owning or usiner, or having control or charge of gas or other 

 substance deleterious to tree life, to allow such gas or other substance to come 



