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3. The board of park commissioners in any such city of the first
<br /> class shall choose, annually at its first regular meeting in February,
<br /> one of its member* president, and another of its members vice- pre"
<br /> ident, who shall perform the duties of the president during the
<br /> absence or disablity: of the president. Such board shall have a suitable
<br /> office provided for it by the proper authorities in such city Where
<br /> its maps, plans, documents, records and accounts shall be kept, subject
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<br /> public' inspection at all, reasonable times. On or before the first
<br /> day of February of each year such board shall make a report to the
<br /> mayor of its proceedings with a full Statement of its receipts and
<br /> disbursements. for the preceding calendar year; and Shall also report
<br /> the acquisition, of lands which have come under the control of such
<br /> board, improvements made, and general character of the work of such
<br /> board during the preceding year. 'stoney received by the board shall
<br /> forthwith be paid into the city treasury and credited to the departs
<br /> meat of public parks:, and all expenditures relating to the parka, park-
<br /> wayt and public grounds, boulevard*, driveway's and other losenues and
<br /> places of such city under the control of such department, except as
<br /> otherwise provided, shall be provided for by special levy of taxes,
<br /> and shall be apaid from the city treasury when ordered by said board
<br /> ps hereinafter provided• A majority of the members shall Constitute
<br /> 'a :quorum, and no action of euhh board shall be binding unless authorized
<br /> by a majority of the member* at a regular or duly called spacial meet-
<br /> ing thereof. But, in case of a tie vote on any question, the mayor
<br /> s 11 degq�ide. $aid board shall fix time for holding regular meetings,
<br /> special aeetings of such board may be galled at any time by its president,
<br /> Or by any two of its members upon a written request to the secretary.
<br /> Whenever' in the opinion of the president, Or of any two members a
<br /> special meeting is necessary, or advisable he, or they, shall cause
<br /> the secretary to notify the members by mailing written notices of the
<br /> t ' ie Of such meeting, at 'least one day before such meeting, All meetings
<br /> shall be open to the public,
<br /> 4. ,All the territory included within the corporate limits of any
<br /> such city of the first class shall Constitute a taxing distriet' for the
<br /> purpose of levying special benefit taresafor park pu eseetas provided
<br /> this set. The term par purpm
<br /> considered and held to cover and include parks, boulevards, peasure
<br /> drives, parkwmye, wheel ass, park boulevards, bridle path*, Playgrounds,
<br /> playfields, bath-houses, comfort stations, swimming pools and community
<br /> Centers.
<br /> 5. The board of park commissioners, in every such city' of the
<br /> first Class, shall have the exclusive government, management and control,
<br /> Object, however, to the laws of the state, oo f the pparrks,e rkways,within
<br /> perk boulevards and lands which are a
<br /> any such city, and also of all public parks, driveways and public
<br /> grounds outside of the city which may be established under the provisions
<br /> Of this pr , arid shall ul
<br /> full all -laws ordinances
<br /> r the prope use, regulation an overnmentthereof; and for all the
<br /> purpose* of such go vernment,
<br /> maintenance and direction. of public use,
<br /> such parts of all reads or avenues, at pass a e such
<br /> ch public grounds
<br /> or parke shall be deemed to be a part +
<br /> control and have, subject to®th alimitpart s aforesaid rfullnandhexclusive
<br /> board 'shall have, subject
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