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appointed by the commissionei'S court, one of whom shall be a member of the com- 

 missioners court. Such trustees shall serve for a term of two years from the date 

 of their appointment and any vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the com- 

 missioners court; provided that three trustees lirst appointed shall serve for one 

 year and four shall serve for two years ; the original term of each trustee to be 

 designated by the commissioners court. Each trustee shall serve without com- 

 pensation but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses, including traveling, 

 incurred in the performance of his oflBcial duties. 



Sec. 4. Each trustee so appointed shall within 15 days after his appointment 

 qualify by taking the official oath and by filing a good and sufficient bond with 

 the county clerk of such county, payable to such county and approved l>y the com- 

 missioners court thereof. Such bond shall be in such sum as approved by the com- 

 missioners court of such county, but in no event shall it exceed $.5,000. Such bond 

 shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of such trustee, 

 including his proper handling of all moneys that may come into his hands in his 

 capacity as a member of the Beach Park Board of Trustees, the cost of such bond 

 to be paid by the board. 



Sec. 5. At the time of the appointment of the first trustees, the commissioners 

 court shall designate one of the trustees as chairman of the board, who shall 

 serve in that capacity for a period of one year, and annually thereafter the board 

 shall elect a chairman from among its members. The board shall also elect an- 

 nually from among its members a vice-chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer 

 and the office of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person. The 

 board shall hold regular meetings at times to be fixed by the board and may hold 

 special meetings at such times as business or necessity may require, which 

 special meetings may be called by the chairman or any three members of the board. 

 The money belonging to or under control of the board shall be deposited and shall 

 be secured in the same manner prescribed by law for county funds. 



Sec. 6. The board shall keep a true and full record of ail its meetings and 

 proceedings and preserve its minutes, contracts, accounts, and all other records 

 in a fireproof safe or vault. All such records shall be the property of the board 

 and shall be subject to inspection by the commissioners court of such county at 

 all reasonable times. The board may contract with the commissioners court of 

 such county to have the county keep and maintain its records. An annual audit 

 by independent auditors selected by the board shall be made of all financial 

 transactions and records of the board. 



Sec. 7. All lands used as parks in connection with public beaches but not located 

 within the boundaries of any incorporated city and not within the area bordering 

 on the Gulf of Mexico from the line of mean low tide to the line of vegetation as 

 that term is defined in Chapter 19, Acts of the 56 ch Legislature, 2nd Called 

 Session, 1959, as amended (Article 5415d, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas), and 

 all public beaches owned in fee by the county, shall be under the jurisdiction of 

 the board. The commissioners court of such county may designate any additional 

 parks and facilities owned by the county, or to be managed by the county under 

 the terms of a written contract, to be under the management and control of 

 the board. In addition to the powers and authority herein granted, the board shall 

 have and exercise the following powers and authority : 



(a) To manage, operate, maintain, equip, and finance any and all eixsting 

 public parks placed under its jurisdiction by the commissioners court : 



(b) To improve, manage, operate, maintain, equip, and finance additional 

 parks acquired by gift, but not by the exercise of the power of eminent 

 domain ; 



(c) To accept, receive, and expend gifts of money or other things of value 

 from any person, group of ijersons, corporation, or association for the purpose 

 of performing any function, power or authority herein invested in the board ; 



(d) To advertise the county's recreational advantages for the purposes of 

 attracting tourists, residents, and other users of the public facilities operated 

 by the board ; 



(e) To accept and receive from the county and to expend such funds as 

 may be appropriated by the county from time to time for the purpose of 

 improving, equipping, maintaining, operating, and promoting recreational 

 facilities under the board's supervision and control ; 



(f) To enter into contracts, leases, or other agreements connected with 

 or incident to or in any manner affecting the financing, construction, equip- 

 ping, maintaining, or operating all facilities located or to be located on or 

 pertaining to any lands under its jurisdiction, or any facilities under its 

 control, and to execute and perform its lawful powers and fmictions on lands 

 leased from others ; 



