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probate court of the county in which such territory is 

 located, setting forth the fact of the filing of such peti- 

 tion arid the reasons why it is advisable that such terri- 

 tory should be annexed to such park district. Any such 

 board may of its motion file such petition in such 

 probate court. Upon the filing of such petition, like 

 proceedings shall be had as are provided in Sections 

 2976-3 and 2976-4 of the general code upon application 

 for the creation of a park district, except that the terri- 

 tory so annexed may include a part only of an existing 

 township or municipality. 



Section 2976-10^. In the event of the annexation to 

 .a park district of territory located in a county other 

 than the county in which such district was created, 

 the budget commissioners of the county in which such 

 .annexed territory is located shall exercise, with reference 

 to such annexed territory, the powers conferred upon 

 budget commissioners by Section 2976-10 of the general 

 code, and the auditor and treasurer of the county in 

 which such annexed territory is located shall exercise, 

 with reference to taxes levied and collected by the park 

 board upon such annexed territory, the powers con- 

 ferred upon county auditors and county treasurers by 

 'Section 2976-10^ of the general code. 



Section 2976-107. If the board of park commissioners 

 .shall find that any lands which they have acquired are 

 not necessary for the purposes for which they were 

 acquired by such board they may sell and dispose of 

 :such lands upon such terms and conditions as they may 

 deem advisable, and may also lease or permit the use 

 of any lands for purposes not inconsistent with the 

 purposes for which such lands were acquired, and upon 

 ;such terms and conditions as they may deem advisable. 

 Provided, however, that no lands shall be sold without 

 first giving notice by publication once a week for four 

 consecutive weeks in not less than two English, news- 

 papers of general circulation in such district of their 

 intention to sell such lands. Such notice shall contain 

 .an accurate description of the lands in question and 

 shall state the time and place at which sealed bids will 

 be received for the purchase thereof and such lands 

 shall not thereafter be sold at private sale for less than 

 the best and highest bid so received without giving 

 further notice as herein specified. Provided, however, 

 that no such lands shall be sold at either public or 

 private sale without the approval of the probate court 

 of the county in which such lands are situated. 



Section 2976-10^. The board of park commissioners 

 shall have power to adopt such by-laws, rules and regu- 

 lations as they may deem advisable for the preserva- 

 tion of good order within and adjacent to such parks 

 and reservations of land, and for the protection and 

 preservation of the parks, parkways and other reserva- 

 tions of land under their jurisdiction and control, and 

 of property and natural life therein, and such by-laws, 

 rules and regulations shall be published as provided in 

 >case of ordinances of municipal corporations before 



taking effect. Whoever violates any such by-laws, rules 

 or regulations shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor 

 and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not ex- 

 ceeding one hundred dollars for the first offense and not 

 exceeding five hundred dollars for a second or further 

 offense. All fines collected for any such violation shall 

 be paid into the treasury of such park board. 



Section 2976-10^. Such employees as the board of 

 park commissioners may designate for that purpose 

 shall have and may exercise all the powers of police 

 officers within and adjacent to the lands under the 

 jurisdiction and control of such board. Provided, how- 

 ever, that before exercising such powers, such employees 

 shall take oath, and give bond to the State of Ohio in 

 such sum as the board shall prescribe, for the proper 

 performance of their duties in such respect. 



Section 2976-101. Upon or before the first day of 

 September in any year the board of park commissioners, 

 by resolution, may submit to the electors of the dis- 

 trict the question of levying taxes for the use of the 

 district. Such resolution shall declare the necessity of 

 levying such taxes, shall specify the purpose for which 

 such taxes shall be used, the annual rate proposed, and 

 the number of consecutive years such rate shall be 

 levied; and such resolution shall be forthwith certified 

 to the board of deputy state supervisors and inspectors 

 of elections in each county in which any part of such 

 district is located, and the question of the levy of taxes 

 as provided in such resolution shall be submitted to the 

 electors of the district at the next ensuing general elec- 

 tion. The ballot shall set forth the purpose for which 

 said taxes shall be levied, the annual rate of levy, and 

 the number of years of such levy. If a majority of the 

 electors voting upon the question of such levy shall 

 vote in favor thereof, such taxes shall be levied and 

 shall be in addition to the taxes authorized by Section 

 2976-10 of the general code, and all other taxes author- 

 ized by law; provided that the rate submitted to the 

 electors at any one time shall not exceed one-tenth of 

 one mill annually upon each dollar of valuation. When 

 a tax levy shall have been authorized as herein pro- 

 vided, the board of park commissioners may issue bonds 

 in anticipation of the collection of such levy, provided 

 that such bonds shall be issued only for the purpose of 

 acquiring and improving lands; and such levy, when 

 collected, shall be applied in payment of the bonds so 

 issued and the interest thereon; provided further that 

 the amount of bonds so issued and outstanding at any 

 time shall not exceed one per cent of the total tax valu- 

 ation in such district. Such bonds shall bear interest 

 at a rate not to exceed six per cent per annum, shall be 

 signed by a majority of the members of such park 

 board and shall be sold in the manner specified by law 

 for the sale of municipal bonds, except that before 

 advertising such bonds for sale at public sale, it shall 

 be necessary only to offer said bonds for sale to the 

 industrial commission of Ohio as provided by law. 



