Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-05-28
Ordinance No. 90.

An UrdInanCe U TtRuIHtt pUDs
lie parks and grounds OF the city OF Bedding.
and TO provide for the preservation OF public
property therein.
The Common Council OF the City of Bedding
section /. There shall be created and con
stituted In the city OF Bedding, Board OF Park
Commissioners composed of five members who
shall be electors OF the city and shall serve
without compensation. The members OF such
board shall be appointed by the Common Coun
Gil OF said city in the following manner: One
member shall be appointed for the term-of one
year, two members for the term OF two years,
AMI two members for the term OF three years
from The tirst Monday OF May A. ID. 1903, and on
the first Monday OF May OF each year thereafter
the retiring member or members shall be sue
ceeded by member o. members 10 DE appoint
ed by the Common Council Tor the term OF three
years
Sec = Said board shall, within ton days
after their first appointment and annually
thereafter during the month OF May, organize
and elect one o. their members president. The
majority OF the board shall constitute quorum
| for the transaction OF business. The city clerk
shall be ex offico clerk OF said board; he shall
have no vote therein IL shall be his duty 10
| erform all the clerical labor required by said
board. AND he shall have charge OF all It's BOOKS
records, accounts and papers.
Sec. 3. The said Board or Park COMMISSION
| ers subject TO the direction OF the council, IS
hereby charged and Entrusted WIN the follow
ing duties powers and responsibility:
To / nprove. ornament, regulate the care OF
aud To protect the parks and public grounds,
and their appurtenances OF the city OF Bedding.
/ Sec a. The said board shall have power TO
make and adopt all such by laws, rules and
| regulations as they may deem necessary ana
| expedient for the transaction OF their business,
| not Inconsistent with the ordinance OF the city
| or the revs ons OF It's charter.
| Sec. ). On or before the first Monday of May
| In each year the Board OF Park Commissioner
| shall submit to the Common Council a careful
| estimate in detail of the amount OF money,
| VIII Oh, according TO the judgment OF the board,
| will be needed for the public grounds and park
| fund, such estimates may be increased, modit-
i ed or adopted by the said Common Council as
| in its judgmer may seem justihable.
Sec o. All work done under the snpeyvision
/ OF said board shall be reported 10 ~ uncll
| from time TO time, and no money shall be paid
out OF the treasury on account OF any work so
| done until the council shall have authorized
| the same and ordered the same paid by warrant
drawn on the city treasurer, and all claims or
/ accounts against the city that in any manner
| relate TO the works Ia charge OF the said Board
| of Park Commissioners or that have been in
Cured by such Board OF Park Commissioners
before the council shall be authorized TO order
/ such warrant drawn IL shall be the duty OF
| the board to make an annual report to the
council on the last Friday in April OF each year
| which report stall embrace an item zed state
ment OF The reven es and the expenditures re-
| lating TO or connected with the work under
| their control. and statement OF the condition,
progress, and opera lon OF said works, They
/ snail also make such other reports and furnish
| such other information TO the council as the
| body shall by resolution or ordinance provide.
| Sec z, The Board OF Park Commissioners is
| hereby empowered subject to the approval OF
| the council, to employ al necessary officers,
| agents and employees that they may deem nee
| essary TO operate, carry on and improve all
| the public works and duties placed under their
| care and supervision, and subject to the APP.
| proval OF the council TO fix the salaries and
| compensation OF such employees.
| Sec g. No person shall break, cut, mutllate.
| injure overturn, remove or carry away any
| tree, shrub, plant, flower stone or stone work,
bench chair, seat, bower, stand, house, arbor,
structure, fence or prop rty, or anything what
soever In, upon, or belonging TO any park in the
| city of Bedding, or in any street, avenue. or
| highway, in adjoining 20 or around the same;
| nor shall any person, Kill, disturb, or mole /,
any bird or biI DIS nest, or fish or animal within,
| belonging TO, Lr being therein, nor shall any
person paste or afflx, or inscribe any handful,
| sign poster. card devise or inscription To, up
on or against any fence, tree struc ure, prop
| erty OF or on such park. in or adjoining same.
| nor shall any person dlShgure or lnlure any
| sward gravel, sand, turf or earth; nor shall any
person fasten or hitch any animal TO any tree,
fence structure in or upon same, unless
| same shall be designated and set apart for such
purposes: nor shall any person ride or drive any
| animal or vehicle therein except upon the prop
| er roa Iway.
| Sec 8 No person shall deliver any GRAFTON,
| address, speech sermon or lecture therein un-
| less he shall have first received permission
| from the said Board of PARK commissioners
/ nor shall any public meeting be held therein
| unless leave Is first obtained
| Sec 10 No person shall Use any threading,
| obscene. profane or indecent language in sucn
| park or be guilty OF any disorderly or Indecent
conduct nor shall any person carry or drink
any Intoxicating liquors In or upon said park,
nor shall any person indulre In any games acts
| or demeanor calculated or tending to NOR or
| disturb the feelings enjoyment of visitors ut
| tending such parks, nor shall any person de-
post any rubbish or refuse in or upon saiu
| park except the same be deposited in place
| provided by said PARK commissioners.
| sec II. The said parks shall be opened TO
| the public only between the hours OF sunrise
| and p IN. OF each and every day, and IL shall
not be allowable for any person or persons. eX.
| cept the persons and employees "a charge OF
| any such park to enter therein before the hour
| above named or after the hour above fixed for
the closing thereof provided, however, that
| the Board Park Commissioners or said city
| whenever special occasion may require, to
specifically provide for all or any OF said parks
being opened at an earlier hour or closed at a
| later hour than the hours above designated,
| Sec I2. Any person who shall violate any OF
| the provisions or requirements OF this ordin-
| ance on conviction thereof, shall be punished
by fine OF not less than two dollars or more than
| one hundred dollars and costs OF prosecution,
| or by Imprisonment in the county jail in the
county of Ionia in the discretion OF the court or
| mag strate before whom the convit ton may be
| had, for period not less than two DAYS nor
| N ore than nine days, and in case such court or
| mag istrate shall only impose fine and costs
| the offender may be sentenced TO Imprisonment
| the payment OF such fine and cost, for period
OF not less than two days and not more than
| ninety days
Sec. 13. This ordinance shall be known as
| ordinance number hity-three and shall take
| effect on the 18th day OF June, A. ID. 1902.
| Passed by the Common Council and approved
by thy Mayor OF said CITY, the 22nd day of May,
| A. ID. 1908 -