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Trees.

Ibid.

Ibid.

Raising of goods out

ings.

which any tree
may be standing, may cause the same to be
cut down and removed from the street, and shall cause so
much of the sidewalk or carriage-way as may be injured
by the removal of such tree, to be properly repaired.

$30. No person shall plant, or suffer or permit any tree or shoot to be planted, in any street in the city of New York, under the penalty of fifteen dollars for every such offense.

§ 31. The last preceding section of this chapter shall not be construed, to prevent the planting of trees in any street which is of the width of forty feet and upwards, provided the same be planted upon the sidewalk or foot-path, and within twelve inches of the curb stone.

§ 32. No person shall cut down, destroy, or in any way injure any tree or shoot, standing in any street or public place in the city of New York, under the penalty of fifty dollars for each offense.

§ 33. No person or persons in the city of New York, side of build whether agent, owner or employer, shall suffer or permit any cask, bale, bundle, box, crate or any other goods, wares or merchandise, or any boards, planks, joists or other timber, or any thing whatsoever, to be raised from any street on the outside of any building, into any loft, store or room; or to be lowered from the same, on the outside of any building by means of any rope, pulley, tackle or windlass, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars, to be recovered by an action of debt from such person, agent, owner or employer.

Obstructing side-walks.

§ 34. No person shall lead, drive or ride any horse, or drag any wheel or hand-barrow, or saw any wood, or lay or place any wood, coal or other thing, or any goods, wares or merchandise, or any other article whatsoever,

upon any foot-path or sidewalk, under the penalty of five dollars for each offense.

&c., on the

§ 35. No person shall drive, or back, or lead any horse Horses,carts, or cart, or other wheel carriage, on the foot-path or side- side walks. walk of any street, under the penalty of five dollars for each offense.

§ 36. No owner or occupant of any store or house shall Ibid. permit or suffer any cart or other wheel carriage, to be driven, or otherwise to pass, or go over or upon the footpath or sidewalk opposite to such house or store, for the purpose of loading or unloading such cart or other wheel carriage, or for any other purpose whatever, under the penalty of five dollars for each offense.

walks

§ 37. If any cartman or other person shall break or Injuring sideotherwise injure any foot-path or sidewalk, he or they shall, within twenty-four hours thereafter, cause the same to be well and sufficiently repaired and amended, under the penalty of ten dollars.

and heads of

$ 38. No person shall obstruct the walks laid across the Cross-walks public streets, or at the head of the public slips in the Slips.. city of New York, by placing or stopping his horse, cart or other carriage, upon or across any of the said walks, or by placing or putting any other obstruction or thing across or on the same, under the penalty of five dollars for each offense.

&c., from the

$ 39. No person, without permission of the Common Carrying dirt Council, shall take up, remove, or carry away, or cause or streets. permit to be taken up, removed or carried away, any turf, stone, sand, clay or earth from any street, public place, or highway in the city of New York, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for each offense.

§ 40. No person shall remove, or cause or permit to be Moving buil removed, or shall aid or assist in removing any building

dings.

Removing

Pavements.

Dumping earth, &c., in the streets.

into, along or across any street, lane or alley, or public place in the city of New York, to the southward of Fourteenth street, under the penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars for every such offense.

§ 41. No pavement in any street in the city of New York, which has been accepted by the Corporation to be kept in repair at the public expense, shall hereafter be taken up, or the paving-stones removed therefrom, for any purpose whatever, without the authority of the Common Council, or the written permission of the Croton Aqueduct Board, under the penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars for every such offense.

§ 42. No person, without permission of the Common Council, shall dump or deposit any earth, dirt, rubbish or other article, (except for the purposes of building,) in any street, either upon the cartway, or sidewalks, or any public place, under the penalty of ten dollars for every of fense, and if the same shall be dumped or deposited by a dirt cart, the owner or driver thereof shall also be liable to be punished for misdemeanor, pursuant to the provisions of the act of the Legislature, entitled "An act relative to the powers of the Common Council of the city of New York, and the Police and Criminal Courts of the said city," passed January 23d, 1833.

CHAPTER XXV.

OF THE PUBLIC PLACES AND GROUNDS.

§ 1. No person shall play at ball, quoits or any other Publicplaces. sport or play whatsoever, in any public place in the city

of New York, nor throw stones, nor run foot races in or

over or upon the same, under the penalty of five dollars for each offense.

Shrubbery.

§ 2. No person shall walk, stand or lie upon any part Grass and of the Park, Battery, or any other public square or place which is laid out and appropriated for grass or shrubbery, under the penalty of five dollars for each offense.

&c.

§ 3. No person shall pull up, break down, trample upon Trees, grass, or injure any of the trees, grass or shrubbery in any such public square or place, under the penalty of five dollars for each offense.

§ 4. The persons exercising the duties of keepers of the Enforcement. public places shall see that the foregoing provisions are observed.

tle.

§ 5. The said persons so exercising the office of keepers, Swine & catare hereby particularly enjoined to have removed to the public pound, all swine and neat cattle which are found within the public places and grounds, and to report to the Attorney of the Board all violations of this law.

the Parks.

§ 6. No carriage-horse, or cart shall be allowed to enter vehicles in the Park, but those having business with some officer located therein.

87. No person shall deposit, or cart manure of any Battery. kind, dirt, filth, sweepings of streets or rubbish, upon that

Battery.

Penalties.

portion of the city known as the Battery, or upon the Battery enlargement, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for each offense, to be recovered from the owner of any boat, cart or other vehicle, or the person having charge of the same, severally and respectively.

§ 8. The Mayor of the city is hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of the last section, until a sea wall is built around the Battery enlargement.

§ 9. The Corporation Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to prosecute for the penalty, all complaints for any violation of section 7 of this chapter.

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