No person shall plant, remove, destroy, cut, prune, fertilize, treat, break, climb, injure, paint or spray any tree existing on any public place, or authorize or procure any person to do so or remove or tamper with any device placed for the protection of any such tree or attach any rope, wire, chain, sign or any other device either to such tree or to any device placed for the protection of such tree, without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the City.
(1943 R.O., Ch. II, Art. J.)