Pennsylvania Act 1927-68 — PLAYGROUNDS, SECOND CLASS CITIES AUTHORIZED TO ACQUIRE LAND

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PLAYGROUNDS, SECOND CLASS CITIES AUTHORIZED TO ACQUIRE LAND
                  Act of Mar. 31, 1927, P.L. 98, No. 68               Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing cities of the second class to purchase, acquire,
        enter upon, take, use and appropriate private property,
        within or without the corporate limits of such cities, for
        playgrounds, playfields, gymnasiums, public baths, swimming-
        pools and indoor recreation centers, and providing for
        annexation thereof.
        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That it shall be lawful for,
     and the right is hereby conferred upon, cities of the second
     class of this Commonwealth to purchase, acquire, enter upon,
     take, use, and appropriate private property for the purpose of
     acquiring, making, enlarging, extending, maintaining, and
     operating, playgrounds, playfields, gymnasiums, public baths,
     swimming-pools and indoor recreation centers, within or without
     the corporate limits of such cities, whenever the councils
     thereof shall, by ordinance or resolution, determine thereon,
     and provided that, where such property is outside of the city,
     it may be annexed thereto by ordinance of such city.
        Section 2.  In exercising the power aforesaid, all
     proceedings for ascertaining damages and the assessing of
     benefits incident thereto, shall be in accordance with the law
     authorizing cities of the second class of this Commonwealth to
     acquire, by purchase or otherwise, private property for public
     playgrounds, playfields, gymnasiums, public baths, swimming-
     pools and indoor recreation centers and public park purposes.