Pennsylvania Act 1903-199 — SECOND CLASS CITIES, PARKS USED FOR SCHOOL SITES

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SECOND CLASS CITIES, PARKS USED FOR SCHOOL SITES
                 Act of Apr. 23, 1903, P.L. 267, No. 199              Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing and empowering cities of the second class to permit
        the use of portions of public parks for sites for
        technological schools or institutions for the promotion of
        arts and sciences.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That whenever any city of the
     second class of this Commonwealth shall hereafter acquire, by
     purchase, donation, condemnation or otherwise, any real estate
     for public park purposes, such city is hereby authorized and
     empowered to set aside such part or parts of said real estate as
     it may elect so to set aside, for a building site or sites for
     Technological Schools of Institutions for the promotion of Arts
     and Sciences, and to permit the use of such site or sites for
     the purpose of establishing and maintaining thereon such schools
     and institutions: Provided, however, That no school or
     institution shall be placed on any plot of ground acquired for
     public park purposes, which does not exceed five acres in area,
     unless it immediately adjoins and forms part of a larger tract
     of ground used for public park purposes: And provided also, That
     this act shall not be construed so as to permit the
     establishment or maintenance, in a public park, of any school or
     institution in which such city shall not have a voice in the
     management.