The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-25
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ORDINANCES
SSs of the .a- -
Board of Park Commissioners
City of Bemidji
Adopted July II, 1913
ORDINANCES
No. /.

An Ordinance Regulating the Use Oh 5 AZ;
.nd Parkway. of the City of Bemidji in and AdJa-
cent to the City of Bemidji and the Use OF the %
and WATERWAYS Therein and to Secure the VuAes'
Orderly and Suitable Use and 6n'oymsn. I bv the
People, and Prescribing Penalties.
BE it Enacted by the Park Commissioners OF the
Park District of the City of BemldJl state OF
Minnesota:
The word "Board" and the term "The Board as
used in this ordinance hereby % the PARK 40 Bs
and the terms 'Parks" and "Parkways" are defined
to aad adsc entk t. he c Of Bemd which
under control Of the Board s 49,. . >sg-.
M nerson shall cut, break or in any way injure
or deface any tree building, fence or other struc:
ture construction or Improvement upon or Wlthm
any park or parkway eoo w. .g. x@..as-~
No person not the eploye OF the Board saad
pick or pluck cut any wild flower or cultivated
flower plant, or cut break or IN any way ln}are
or deface any tree shrub or plant within the I'm
its of any park or park wa =
No person shall tie or fasten any amman TO any
tree. shrub, plant, fence or building structure,
except hitching rails, in or upon any such park OF
parkway
No person shall 60 on foot or otherwise upon the
grass or turf of any park or parkway where any
prohibitory sign is posted.
No vehicle, except upon bicycle paths as mere
in-after provided, horse other animal, shall be
permitted upon the foot walks of any park or park
way nor shall any vehicle horse or other animal OF
burden, go or be taken upon any part or such PARK
parkway, except on the carriage drives or road
ways thereof. .nl
No vehicle animal shall be permitted to STAND
upon the carriage drives or roadWays OF any paIk
or parkways to the obstruction OF the way or 10
the Inconvenience of travel; nor shall any person
solicit passengers within or upon any PARKWAY
except at stands specially designated by the Board
Sec. 8.
No CATTLE horses, mules, swine, sheep, goats or
fowls shall be turned into allowed to run at large
in or upon any park or parkway; and the tying or
securing by means of rope or otherWlse OF any
such animal for grazing purposes suffering any
such animal to graze whether attended by watchers
or not, shall also be considered running at large
Sec. 9.
It shall be the duty of each policeman and en-
ployee of any park to take up any animal animals
known to him to be running at large in the park or
parkway, and under the direction of the Superin-
tendent impound the same until the expenses OF
keeping are paid with costs Of impounding
49, Sec 10.
No person shall throw, sling, cast or hurl any
stone or other missile within any park or parkway.
Sec II.
No person shall post, paste, paint or afflx any
placard, BILL notice sign upon any structure,
tree or thing within said park any Pathways, or
upon any Of the fences enclosures thereof, nor
upon any part OF any E Rark wa
No person shall fire discharge any cannon,
fowlng piece, pistol, revolver or firearm of any
cracker other thing containing powder or other
combustibe explosive material, within the limits
of any park or par kway, excepting exhibitions OF
fire works given under the direction of the Board
Sec. 49,
No person shall injure destroy rob any birds
nest within the limits Ct any park or parkway, nor
aim discharge any air gun, sling shot or other
weapon, throw any stone other missile at any
bird or birds nest within any park or parkway, nor
in any manner captur 60 or k,l any bird therein
No person shall at any time set, lay, prepare
have in possession any trpa, snare, artificial light,
net, bird line, ferret any ccntrivance whatever,
for the purpose of catching, taking or killing any
bird or animal in any park or parkway
No person shall play ball, tennis or other games,
upon or within any park or parkway, except upon
ball, tennis other athletic grounds, established
by the Board. The flying of kites may be permitted
under the supervision of park policemen and
keepers.
Sec. 16.
No person shall tease annoy or disturb or in
terfere with any bird animal or fish kept by the
board in any park or parkway
No person shall throw, deposit or leave any paper,
article or thing in the parks, parkways or waters
thereof except in the receptcles provided for waste
Sec. IS.
or thing whatever in any park or parkway except
refreshments and other like articles at the paVll
ions and stands authorized by the Board. Patron-
age at such places shall not be solicited otherwise
than by display of goods and by neat and appro
pirate painted signs in such pavilons or stands.
Sec. l9.
No threatening profane, abusive, disorderly, in
sulting or indecent language conduct or behaVlor,
nor any other act tending to breach of the peace,
shall be allowed in or upon any park, or parkway;
nor shall any person play at games Of chance drink
Intoxicating liquor, be drunk, or do any indie
cent or improper act therein.
- Sec 20.
The following acts prohibited within the
skating Kinks and ponds of the parks and parkWays
Skating in groups of more than three persons, rae
ing, skating at speed greater than six miles per
hour, lounging or loafng on the ice or in waiting
rooms.
Sec. Fl.
No person shall take, use, have in or upon
any park or parkway, any intoxicating liquor,
either for sale to others for his own use, or for
the use of others.
Sec. o.