Fig. 2650. 



THE BILLBOAED NUISANCE 



THE billboard nuisance is one that 

 should b"e taken in hand by our 

 horticultural societies, and all clubs 

 having in view civic improvement work. It 

 is a shame the way in which some of the 

 most beautiful parts of town and country 

 scenery are disfigured by ugly billboards 

 advertising various soaps, tobaccos or oils, 

 and there is no limit to the abuse, except 

 possibiHty, for, if they could, these money 

 grabbers would paint their waves upon the 

 very clouds of heaven. 



In some of the States laws have been pre- 

 pared to prevent this abuse, and the follow- 

 ing is a copy of an Act to be introduced in 

 the Pennsylvania Legislature : 



AN ACT 

 To prevent the pasting, painting, branding, 

 stamping of advertisements, notices, 

 signs, cards or posters in certain 

 places, and providing penal- 

 ties for the violation 

 thereof. 

 Be it enacted, etc. 



Section i. — That no person shall paste, 

 paint, brand or stamp, or in any way what- 

 soever place upon or attach to any building, 

 fence, bridge, gate, outbuilding or other ob- 

 ject upon the grounds of any charitable' 

 educational or penal institution of the State 

 of Pennsylvania, or upon any property be- 



longing to the State of Pennsylvania, or to 

 any county, township, borough or city 

 therein, any written, printed, painted, or 

 other advertisement, bill, notice, sign, card 

 or poster; provided, that nothing herein 

 shall be so construed as to prevent the post- 

 ing of any notice required by law or order 

 of court to be posted, nor to prevent the 

 posting or placing of any notice particularly 

 concerning or pertaining to the grounds or 

 premises upon which the same is so posted 

 or placed. 



Section 2. — That no person shall paste, 

 paint, brand' stamp, or in any manner what- 

 soever place upon or attach to any building, 

 fence, bridge, gate, outbuilding or property 

 of another whether within or without the 

 limits of a highway, any written, printed, 

 painted, or other advertisement, bill, notice, 

 sign, card or poster, without first having - 

 tained the written consent of the owner or 

 tenant lawfully in possession of occupancy 

 thereof. 



Section 3. — Any person convicted of vio- 

 lation of the provisions of this Act shall be 

 deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, 

 upon conviction, be fined in a sum not less 

 than five' nor more than twenty dollars ; and 

 such written, printed, painted or other ad- 

 vertisement, bill, notice, sign, card of poster 

 is hereb}- declared to be a public nuisance, 

 and mav be removed and abated as such. 



