Pennsylvania Act 1899-7 — SECOND CLASS CITIES, AUTHORIZED TO APPOINT PARK POLICE

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SECOND CLASS CITIES, AUTHORIZED TO APPOINT PARK POLICE
                   Act of Mar. 17, 1899, P.L. 10, No. 7               Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation, in cities of
        the second class, to appoint park policemen, making them
        subject to the control of such Department and the Director of
        the Department of Public Safety, and prescribing the powers
        of such park policemen. (Title amended Jul. 10, 1968,
        P.L.324, No.156)
        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That the Department of Parks
     and Recreation, in cities of the second class, shall have
     authority to employ park policemen whose primary duty shall be
     police service in the public parks. (1 amended Jul. 10, 1968,
     P.L.324, No.156)
        Section 2.  The employment, care, management, administration
     and supervision of the affairs of such park police officers
     shall be confided to the Department of Parks and Recreation and
     such park policemen, while performing their duties in the public
     parks, shall be under the authority of the Director of the
     Department of Parks and Recreation and while performing duties
     outside the confines of the public parks shall be under the
     authority of the Director of the Department of Public Safety. (2
     amended Jul. 10, 1968, P.L.324, No.156)
        Section 3.  Such park police officers shall have the same
     power in preserving the peace, maintaining order and making
     arrests, as regular police officers of the Bureau of Police have
     in cities of the second class. (3 amended Jul. 10, 1968,
     P.L.324, No.156)
        Section 4.  All laws or parts of laws inconsistent herewith
     are repealed.