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An ordinance of tile city of-ent,providing for tiie rippointrment of a
oard of perk conuiiissioners,def'iniri ., tilair rowers and duti6e, czmat ing
a park fund,providing a. source of revenue therefor,ria,king it a, mis-
cieMe,anor to injure or destroy plants, trees and shrubbery, and i'ixing
a fjeiza,lty for its infringluent.
GUUTtiC 1L 01-1 H'; 01 TY OF ii :iv i 1X 011D J" A:i FOLLO'43 :
::lection 1. Upon trice taking effect of ti,is prdinano* and thereafter
on the Decurid i.;onday in Jit,-,W ry of eucii ye€zr, t ic: wayor shall appoint
a beard of )park coiwAaaioneru conuistia g of three -citizens of the
C:ity,who bliall serve duriiiG t.,c pl auuru of t:ie ;:ia. or,aard without
compensation.
�) section 2. 6uch board shall iiave cii ark e r,;cid control of tiie parks
and parkways of the city, grid s,i a;ll 11; ve i:o',ler to 1V out, survey,plat,
improve wid beautify ttie k3a_ie,and �eriy ii.iid all rules fend regu-
lations for the gover ii+eat 1;1a3.1::;.der:1er1t of s ich parks F iid -parkways
and t]'ie use F,.nd occupation thereof by the public rmd by ally ., d all
per:on3 �aY,or.ifioever. :Ct *Ia,il li:a.ve tjovier t.o riet;otia.te Nith ttie owners
of ally lfarids tliFit it ,my deeiu deuiratale for I-),,irk purposes looking
to the purchase of ttie oaa.ie by the to recoi,wiend to the
t;ity %.ouncLJ ,tkie purchaLie of suitable: l<aiids for park pu;rposles.
It shall ralzo have t�.e porter to rec: ive and acc;cpt donatione of
land,property or funds fro:: Fai=y source for the 1iurpose of providing
establishirio and inaintaininir p<xrko, read parkWaYs for the t;ity, but
snall place all funds received, or realized f'roiii landil and property
dontited, or Prow, any other source, iii tiler treasury of ttie City to thc�
credit of trie ],ark w-urid, whi ch sil all be disburoed ori1y u; on warrants
prui erly drawn a.; ainst the lithe, fund.which dioburBine nts stirall
authorized by the city t,oui,cil ,upo_ the recoi.i.eendation of the said
board of 1'iaxk c;o,.,I , f>c,ionere.
t3ection 3. There shrtl i lee .iiici i o liere uy oreated in the treraeury of
tyre oi.ty a fund kiiuv,in au the 111%.xic ,Fund", ii.to Which 6';uill be convert-
L;d 4,11 faollej:l al-la rc-velluety ra-sed tiieref or, an,,' arioing froiii tete fol-
lo,ii.ndg E3'iurcef3:
lut.
All iuoneyi3 giver, or t,equerattied Lo file ::i ty f'or park purposes
and all moneys derived frol)r t.re rale of property devised or other-
wise donated to the city for the purpose of establishing or Tdain-
taining park5 or phrk wags.
21?d. All moneye derived fro_; rt_nts, i:a..,ueh and profits of -park
1a:Lds of vrha.taoe,Ter kirict,ur other Public proc:erties of t1le City,except
Public utilities.
mrd.'E rl per cetlt of all I*lrlr :5, 1)0ilaiti(�fs ;.:,d licence niorio.ys cors-
inn to the (;i ty.
4th. 2uch annual tax levy not to eti :f:c=d on: mill on til: dollar
its rao.,;r be guide the city cou;.cil.
Ziection 4.
Thd
said pant
:,Iiz.11
have. the power
of er,iploying
such wor_; ;,en
anci
1,,-,ndscape
C,; rdeners nrcci
en[,,ineers at.,
be neces-
sary in ca.r i.r. '
for
developing;
iUld rnr+ i.n .-iininE,
patke
-.rld yp,=,rkrvays,
consistent With
the
funds that
f :.ii.11 bc!
S,Lmailable IU'L' t„'l E; �iFijT;leT2t
for such service.
: eeti.orr 5. 2'x.e city ill secret i.ry of Vii b Mrd of.
I-arl, (;o:;:: ic.i:ianer.:; trTid all rc:cor.d:: a1' bo,Lr ;53hall 1,e kept
at hi s ofVice .
::lection 6. The destruction or injury of any tree, shrub or pinnt of
any kind i., a;.y ;)ark or E)ark�,ray or �;axkin;-., strip, or Lrie plucking, of
any flo►ier
or fruit
of <a:,y
kind u-�;on
such
rlgrk,park-�,;ay or y;aricing
strip it declared
to
t,E; zi ;;,i
fernet.r;o;',
�irid,
_:.riy Person convicted thereof
sh.a.11 be fined in a.r.y susa not exoe,.,dinr, fifty dollars.
Passed by the city council 3 l a 11.
70
Approved by the inriayor�
k
�i :P.vyor. .
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