24 

 RULES AND REGULATIONS 



FOR TIIE 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 observed 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 10 o'clock in the evening during the months of June, July, 

 August, and September, and from sunrise to 9 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 Commissioners, 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 turf, or any 

 fence or other erection thereon. 



3. No person shall make use of any loud, threatning, abusive, or indecent 

 language ; nor throw stones or other missiles ; nor play upon any musical 

 instrument ; nor post any bill, notice, or other device 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 permission from the Commissioners. 



5. No person shall fire or discharge any gun, pistol, squib, torpedo rocket, 

 or other fireworks whatever in or upon any of said Parks ; nor shall any 

 military or target company or any civic or other procession march or parade 

 thereon, unless by special permission from said Commissioners. 



G. The above Rules and Regulations apply to all Parks under the control 

 of the Commissioners, and extend to the sidewalks adjacent to said Parks. 



7. The drives of Prospect Park will be open to the use of the public, 

 solely for pleasure riding or driving. Animals to be used upon them, must 

 be well broken, and constantly held in such control, that they may be easily 

 and quickly turned or stopped. They will not be allowed to move at a rate 

 of speed, which shall cause danger or reasonable anxiety to others; nor 



