Pennsylvania Act 1903-227 — FIRST CLASS CITIES, PUBLIC PARKS

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FIRST CLASS CITIES, PUBLIC PARKS
                 Act of Apr. 24, 1903, P.L. 294, No. 227              Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing commissioners in charge of public parks within
        cities of the first class of this Commonwealth to purchase,
        acquire, enter upon, take, use, and appropriate, for public
        park purposes, private property adjoining any public park
        within said cities, whenever, in their opinion, such property
        shall be necessary for the improvement of said park. (Title
        amended May 28, 1915, P.L.578, No.249)

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That commissioners in charge
     of public parks within cities of the first class of this
     Commonwealth are hereby authorized to purchase, acquire, enter
     upon, take, use, and appropriate, for public park purposes,
     private property adjoining any public park within said cities,
     whenever, in their opinion, such property shall be necessary for
     the improvement of said park.
        (1 amended May 28, 1915, P.L.578, No.249)
        Section 2.  In exercising the power aforesaid, all
     proceedings for ascertaining damages, and assessing the benefits
     incident thereto, shall be in accordance with the law
     authorizing cities of this Commonwealth to acquire, by purchase
     or otherwise, private property for public park purposes.