The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-04-13
An Ordinance COncerring the Use OF the
Baseball Park ard Golf Links in the
Town OF Big Stone Gap.


Council of Big Stone Gap:
1. That the Athletic Assooia
lion of Big Stone Gap shall have
exclusive control of the base
ball grounds and appointments
in the Public Park of Big Stone
Gap. botn for match play and
practice. and no one shall play
or practice baseball thereon at
any time when such play OF
practice interferes with any
match game or practice, au-
lthorized 10y said association.
>. That said association
shall be entitled 20 the gate
receipts for all games of base
ball played on said grounds.
and may, from time 10 time,
make such arrangements with
other clubs for division thereof
as 10 may deem proper
3 That said association and
those authorized by it may
charge for admission 10 said
grounds for any match game Of
baseball thereon. and on such
Occasions 40 shall be unlawful
for anyone. unless authorized
i by said association. or those 90
whom said association may
have transferred its authority
for the time being. 90 enter
said grounds without paying
the amount which may have
!. been fixed for admission
4 That said association. OI
those authorized by it. shall
have the right Of way in the
use of the said grounds, for
both match games Of baseball
D and practice over all other
/, persons, except as hereinaftei
/, provided
, 8. That. in consideration o
the Mountain Golf CLUB. of Bis
Stone Gap. having constructe,
greens and holes and otherwise
prepared said public park 70
playing golf thereon. they. thl
said golf club. and such player
+, as may bee authorized 10y them
8 are hereby given the exclusiv
I right 10 play golf on sail
/. grounds, ami 10 shall be unlaw
'i ful for anyone 90 play golf on
p said grounds without AUTHORITY
\ from said golf club.
h g. Golf players on sal
. grounds shall not endanger q
interfere in any manner wit
baseball players engaged IN an
authorized match game Of ba
ON said grounds; but person
n engaged merely In practicin
" baseball on said grounds sha
give way. as occasion may r.
es Quire, for the passage of go
balls over the same
Z The Golf Club of Ri
Stone Gap shall have the rigl
10 use the lower part of tt
said grounds for target practi.
lt on Thursday OF each week. b
he tween the hours of > o'clock.
y. m. and dark, and all person
io must give wey 10 them, SO f.
as necessary, between sa
hours on said day.
or 8. Ii shall be unlawful {
Id anyone TO destroy, carry ava
to inlure. or otherwise interfe
q with the said public park.
the fence around the same,
B. any of the buildings, or a
ap pOintments thereon, or q
he grounds or links of said z,
i'll club outside of said park,
M any of the green's, holes. flag
- or other appointments there'
nc 9. The part commissions
al in making rules and regul
in tions To govern said park, shi
to make the same subject 20 l
ho provisions hereof.
= TO. If anyone violates al
'o' of the provisions of this ordi
zee ance, ne shall be deemed gull
he of a misdemeanOT, and sha
.tv upon conviction, be fined n
a. less than one dollar nor me
than ten dollars for each
nc fence, in addition TO other pU
ed Ishment prescribed by law.
IL This ordinance shall Ia
is effect from its passage.
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