XII. Xo animal or vehicle 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 

 wherein 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. 



XIII. Xo 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, park- 

 ways, squares or places within The City of New York. 



XIV. No automobile or horseless vehicle shall be driven upon or over the 

 drives of such public parks, parkways, squares or places at a greater rate of speed 

 than eight miles an hour. 



XVIII. Xo military or target company, or civic or other procession shall be 

 allowed to parade, drill or perform upon any of the parks, parkways, square- or 

 public places, without permission from the Commissioner of Parks having jurisdic- 

 tion, except in the case of the use of Van Cortlandt parade ground in Van Cortlandt 

 Park. 



XIX. Xo automobile, stage or other vehicle shall be allowed to carry pas- 

 sengers 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 juris- 

 diction. 



XX. 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 Depart- 

 ment 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. 



XXI. Xo 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 accom- 

 plished, and within the time prescribed by the Commissioner having jurisdiction. 



Xo earth, sand or broken stone is to be carted over any of the parkways, except 

 on traffic roads, unless special permit for the same is obtained from the Commis- 

 sioner having jurisdiction. 



XXII. 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 

 gutter stones, 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 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, stop-cocks, basins or other constructions 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 



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