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(g) To have general power to make and enter into all contracts, leases, 

 and agreements with persons, associations, and corporations relating to the 

 management, operation, and maintenance of any concession, facility, improve- 

 ment, leasehold, lands, or other property of any nature whatsoever over 

 which such board shall have jurisdiction and control ; provided that the 

 board shall not enter into any such lease or agreement for a longer term 

 than 40 years ; 



(h) To adopt, promulgate, and enforce all reasonable rules and regulations 

 for the use of parks and facilities under the jurisdiction and control of the 

 board by the public or by lessees, concessionaires, and other persons or cor- 

 porations carrying on any business activity within the area of such public 

 parks and facilities ; 



(i) To employ secretaries, stenographers, bookkeepers, accountants, tech- 

 nical experts, and other such agents and employees, permanent or temporary, 

 as it may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and com- 

 pensation. In addition, the board may also employ and compensate a manager 

 for any parks or facilities and may give him full authority in the manage- 

 ment and operation of the park or parks or facilities subject only to the 

 direction and orders of the board. For such legal services as it may require 

 the board may call upon the county attorney of such county and in lieu 

 thereof or in addition thereto the boax-d may employ and compensate its owu 

 counsel and legal staff. The board shall adopt a seal which shall be placed on 

 all leases, deeds, and other instruments which are usually executed under 

 seal, and on other such instruments as may be required by the board ; 



( j ) To sue and be sued in its own name ; 



(k) To expend any moneys appropriated by the commissioners court for 

 the purpose of cleaning and maintaining lands within its jurisdiction and 

 public beaches including any moneys appropriated to the commissioners court 

 by the State of Texas for such purpose ; 



(1) To issue revenue bonds in the name of the board which shall be pay- 

 able solely from the revenues of all or any desiganted part or parts of the 

 proi>erties or facilities under the jurisdiction and control of the board, for the 

 purpose of improving and enlarging public parks and facilities. Such bonds 

 may be issued in one or more installments or series by resolutions adopted 

 by the board without the necessity of an election, shall bear interest at a 

 rate not to exceed six percent per annum, shall mature serially or otherwise 

 within 40 years from their date or dates, shall be sold by the board on the 

 best terms obtainable but not for less than par and accrued interest, shall 

 be executed by the chairman and secretary of the board, shall be signed by 

 the chairman and the secretary of the board, or shall bear the facsimile 

 signature of either or both, shall display the seal of the board either im- 

 pressed, printed, or lithographed thereon, shall not be delivered until a 

 transcript of the proceedings authorizing their issuance has been submitted 

 to the Attorney General of Texas and by him approved as to legality and 

 the bonds registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of 

 Texas, and shall be issued upon such terms and conditions in regard to 

 the security, manner, place and time of payment, pledge of designated reve- 

 nue, redemption before maturity, and the issuance of additional parity or 

 junior lien bonds as the board shall specify in the resolution or resolutions 

 authorizing such bonds. All bonds issued under the provisions of this Act 

 are hereby declared to be legal and authorized investments for banks, saving 

 banks trust companies, building and loan associations, insurance companies, 

 fiduciaries, trustees, guardians, and for the sinking funds of cities, towns, 

 villages, counties, school districts, or other political corporations or sub- 

 divisions of the State of Texas. Such bonds shall be eligible to secure the 

 deposit of any and all public funds of the State of Texas, and any and all 

 public funds of cities, towns, villages, or other political corporations or sub- 

 divisions of the State of Texas, and such bonds shall be lawful and sufficient 

 security for said deposits to the extent of their face value when accompanied 

 by all unmatured interest coupons appurtenant thereto : 



' (m) The board shall not have the power or authority to issue any bonds 

 payable in whole or in part from ad valorem taxes but shall be authorized 

 to receive and expend the proceeds of any bonds payable from taxes which 

 may be issued by the governing body of the county for park purposes after 

 the same have been authorized at an election held in the manner required by 

 law ; 



(n) To issue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding one or more 

 series or installments of original or refunding revenue bonds of the board 



