BYE-LAWS

MADE BY THE
GARDEN COMMITTEE OF CAMPDEN HOUSE COURT
In pursuance of the provisions of the Act, 26 and 27 Vic cap 13.
(And duly allowed by Mr. Justice Channell, a Judge of the High Court, on the 22nd of May, 1900.)

  1. No flowers shall be plucked, and no trees or shrubs shall be uprooted or disrupted except with the authority of the committee. 

  2. No dog shall be allowed in the Garden unless led by a chain or other fastening. 

  3. No member of any household in which there is any person suffering, or recently recovered from, the effects of any infectious or contagious disease shall be admitted to the Garden until the medical man in attendance of the patient or patients shall, if required to do so by the Garden Committee, have given them a certification in writing there is no danger or infection or contagion. 

  4. The playing of football, cricket, hockey, and similar games is absolutely prohibited, as are also kite-flying, stone-throwing, the use of catapults, bows and arrows, and other missile weapons or toys. Lawn tennis and croquet and other games may be played at such times and subject to such regulations or modifications as may be sanctioned from time to time by the committee. 

  5. No carpets, mats or rugs, shall be beaten, shaken or dusted, nor shall perambulators or bicycles be washed or cleaned in any part of the Garden. 

  6. No carpets, mats, clothes, or linen, shall be exposed for drying or other purposes in any part of the Garden or on the railing thereof. 

  7. No dust or rubbish shall be swept into the Garden, nor shall paper be scattered in any part thereof. 

Note: By Section 4 of the above-named Act any inhabitant or servant or other person admitted to the Garden offending against these bye-laws shall be liable for each offence to penalty not exceeding Five Pounds (£5).