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ing. Every Commissioner shall, before entering upon the duties of 

 his office, take and subscribe the oath prescribed by the Constitution 

 of the State, which oath shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of 

 the city of Brooklyn. 



§ 20. Said Board of Commissioners for the government of said 

 Park shall, in the month of January of every year, make to the 

 Common Council of said city a full report of their proceedings, and 

 a detailed statement of all their receipts and expenditures. 



§ 21. Whenever the city of Brooklyn shall have become vested 

 with the title to said park, as in this act provided, it shall be lawful 

 for the Commissioners of said park to let from year to year any 

 buildings and the grounds attached thereto, belonging to said city, 

 which may be within the limits of said park, until the same shall 

 be required for the laying out and regulation thereof, when the said 

 buildings shall be removed, except such as may be used for the pur- 

 poses of said park. 



§ 22. Whenever the said city shall have become vested with the 

 title to said park, as aforesaid, said Commissioners may sell any 

 buildings, improvements, and other materials being within the limits 

 of said park, and belonging to said city, which, in their judgment, 

 shall not be required for the purposes of the said park, or for 

 public use, the proceeds of which shall be deposited to the credit 

 of the Commissioners, and devoted to the improvement of the 

 park. 



§ 23. No plan for the laying out, regulation and government of 

 said Prospect Park, shall be adopted or undertaken by the Commis- 

 sioners thereof, of which the entire expense, when funded, shall re- 

 quire for the payment of the annual interest thereon a greater sum 

 than thirty thousand dollars per annum ; and bonds shall be issued, 

 sold and disposed of as directed in this act, for fhe purpose of pro- 

 viding such sums of money as shall be from time to time required 

 by said Board of Commissioners having the government of said 

 park, subject to the limitations in this section prescribed. 



§ 24. The money raised from the bonds in the preceding section 

 mentioned shall be deposited, as fast as the same shall be realized, 

 to the credit of said Board of Commissioners, in such banks of the 

 city of Brooklyn as shall be by said Board designated ; such banks 

 shall allow such interest upon such deposits as may be agreed upon 

 with said Board, and shall open and keep an account therewith. All 

 moneys received by said Commissioners shall be immediately de- 

 posited with such banks to the credit of their account, and no 

 moneys shall be drawn therefrom by said Board of Commissioners 

 except upon a warrant signed by at least a majority of said Board, 

 and all receipts and vouchers shall be filed in the office of said 

 Board. 



§ 25. None of the said Commissioners, nor any person, whether 

 in the employ of said Commissioners or otherwise, shall have the 

 power to create any debt, obligation, claim or liability, for or on 

 account of said Board, or the moneys or property under his control, 

 except with the express authority of said Board, conferred at a meet- 

 ing thereof duly convened and held. 



