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Show BAN ON BILLBOARDS BOARDS . I Drastic action against the bIllboard bIllboardnuisance billboardnuisance billboardnuisance nuisance is reported from the Iprovmce province provinceof Iprovmceof of Ontario , Canada , where strict regu regu- - regulations lations are being bemg enforced in m pursu pursu- pursugnce pursuance pursuance - ance gnce of a recently enacted law It is isi issaid issaid said beingremoved that e existing istIng billboards blIlboards are being beingremoved i . removed at the rate of about 100 a aw aweelL . "eek eek w " eek i The Ontario law 1aw prohibits the erec erec- - tion erection of billboaids billboalds billboards on the pubhc 'PubIJc PubIJc public ' highwa3s high high- highwas highways - ways was wa3s ) , , and e\ e even een eten \ en forbids the painting paintmg ofadvertising of ofadvel ofadveitismg advel advertising tlsmg on barns or other buildings buildingsnear buildingsnear buildingsnear near the roadside Signs erected by bya bya bya a person on his own property are re- re restrIcted restricted re restricted - stricted in size and are subject subJcct to atax a atax I : tax atax No billboards b1l1boards may be erected at atturns atturns atturns :1 1 turns In the road , and old , unsightly unsightlysigns unsightlysigns unsightlysigns signs must be cleaned up or removedEnforcement removedEnforcement removed removedEnforcement I regulationshas Enforcement of the new regulations has already made a marked mark.ed . improve improve- improvement improvement improvement - ment in ill the appearance of the coun coun- - tryside countryside , and the ab absence nce of billboards billboardswill b billboardswill 1board "ill ill will " tend to educe reduce i 1 the number of oftraffIC oftraffic oftraffic traffIC accidents , . , It is believed Regu Regu- - Regulations lations similar to those established In InOntarIo InOntario OntarIo inOntario are being adopted in other otherCanadian CanadIan pro\ pro pros provinces promces \ mces inces and might well be beextended beextended beextended extended to the Urited UI'ited UIited ' States |