Although an earlier city ordinance outlawed the playing of baseball in Public Square in Cleveland, the public was not easily dissuaded from playing baseball on public property. Dated 1845, this ordinance declares that "it should be unlawful for any person or person to play at any game of Ball, or at any other game or pastime whereby the grass or grounds of any Public place or square shall be defaced or injured." The one-page resolution measures 8.25" x 7" (20.96 x 17.8 cm).