Legislation of the catacombs
And yes, catacombs are forbidden for the public, you MUST NOT go there (except if u look for an expert guide:
Slyv@Slyv.org) It is dangerous (drowning, collapse) and unhealthy (one can catch the leptospirosis).
Order of November 2, 1955
Art.1.Art 1: Except for those who are provided with a license by the General Inspector of
the Careers, it is strictly forbidden to enter all careers spaces which come
under the jurisdiction of the Public Highways Department of the City of
Paris. This prohibition applies to - opening of doors, trap-doors, stairs
and rungs leading into the spaces of the former careers under the streets of
Paris.
Art.2. Art 2: fines in the present order will be noticed by reports of the chief constables and the other officers of Criminal Investigation Department and the agents of the General Inspection of Careers having quality to make a report.
Art.3. The director of the municipal police and the Engineer General of Mines, Inspector General of the Careers of the Seine are charged with the execution of the present order which will be inserted in the collection of administrative acts and shown in Paris.
Made in Paris, the 2nd november 1955,
Prefet of Police: signed Dubois
( excuse me for the translation, if you want you can tell me my mistakes: slyv@slyv.org )