RULES AND REGULATIONS 



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FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PUBLIC PARKS OF 

 BROOKLYN. 



The Commissioners of Prospect Park, in the city of Brooklyn, 

 do make and publish the following rules and regulations to be ob- 

 served by all persons who visit the public parks in said city : 



1. The parks will be open to the public daily, except when special 

 occasion may require either of them to be closed ; and will continue 

 open from sunrise to ten o'clock in the evening during the months of 

 June, July, August and September, and from sunrise to nine o'clock 

 in the evening during the other months of the year. The City Hall 

 Park will remain open at all times. 



2. No person, unless he is employed by the Board of Commis- 

 sioners, will be permitted to enter or remain in or upon any of the 

 parks except when they are open, as above provided. Nor shall 

 any person enter or leave any of said parks except by the usual 

 gateways, nor climb upon, or in any manner cut, injure or deface 

 any tree, shrub, plant, grass, or tmf, or any fence or other erection 

 thereon. 



3. No person shall make use of any loud, threatening, abusive 

 or indecent language ; nor throw stones or other missiles ; nor play 

 upon any musical instrument ; nor post any bill, notice or other de- 

 vice upon any tree or structure ; nor do any obscene or indecent 

 act whatever upon or within any of said parks. 



4. No cattle, horses, goats, swine or poultry of any description 

 will be allowed within said parks ; nor any dog, unless led by a 

 suitable chain or cord, not exceeding six feet in length ; nor shall 

 any person expose any thing for sale thereon, unless by special per- 

 mission of the Commissioners. 



5. No person shall fire or discharge any gun, pistol, squib, tor- 

 pedo, rocket, or other fireworks whatever, in, or upon any of said 

 parks ; nor shall any military or target company, or any civic, 

 funeral or other procession, or detachment of a procession, enter, 

 move or parade thereon, unless by special permission from said 

 Commissioners. 



6. The above rules and regulations apply to all Parks under the 

 control of the Commissioners, and extend to the side walks adjacent 

 to said parks. 



