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The land taken (and set apart for a Parade Ground for the county 

 of Kings), shall be the property of said county, as and for a parade 

 ground ; and shall be under the exclusive charge and management of 

 the Commissioners of Prospect Park, in the city of Brooklyn, for the 

 purposes of police and improvement as such parade ground. — An 

 Act to provide a Parade Ground for the county of Kings, passed 

 April 27, 1868. Sec. 7. 



The several pieces and parcels of ground, parks and squares in 

 the city of Brooklyn, and the sidewalks, fences and trees adjacent 

 thereto and being between any part of the same, and any public 

 street or avenue hereinafter mentioned, shall hereafter be under the 

 care, management and control of the Commissioners of Prospect 

 Park, as fully and completely as Prospect Park is or may hereafter 

 be under their control, care and management. — An Act in relation to 

 Parks in the City of Brooklyn, passed May 9th, 1867. Sec. 1. 



The parks and squares aforesaid are Washington Park, City 

 Park, City Hall Park and Carrol Park. — Same Act. Sect. 2. Tomp- 

 kins' Park was included by Act of May 2d, 1870. 



The joint board of Aldermen and Supervisors of the City of 

 Brooklyn shall annually cause to be levied and raised the requisite 

 amount of moneys for carrying this act into effect, and for the pur- 

 poses thereof; and such money shall be promptly and regularly 

 paid over to the said Park Commissioners for said purposes. — Act of 

 1868. Sec. 5. 



The Brooklyn Park Commissioners are hereby authorized to 

 seize and impound any cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, geese, or 

 other animals found running at large upon any of the public parks in 

 the city of Brooklyn ; to impose a penalty of not exceeding five dol- 

 lars, with reasonable expenses, upon each animal so seized ; and to 

 enforce payment thereof in such manner as they shall by ordinance 

 direct.— Act of May Qih, 1868. 



§ 2. Whenever the Board of Commissioners shall by resolution 

 direct the streets of avenues specified in the preceding section of this 

 act to be opened or widened, they shall fix a district assessment be- 

 yond which the assessment for such opening or widening shall not 

 extend. They shall then apply to the Supreme Court, at a special 

 term thereof, to be held in the second judicial district, upon a notice 

 to be published for ten days successively in the corporation news- 

 papers, for the appointment of three Commissioners to estimate the 

 expense thereof, and the amount of damages to be sustained by the 

 owners of property, or other persons to be affected thereby, and to 

 apportion and assess the same as hereinafter described, and the court 

 shall thereupon proceed to make such appointment. 



§ 3. The Commissioners so to be appointed shall, after having 

 been duly sworn, proceed to estimate such expenses and damages ; 

 and after their report thereon shall have been confirmed by the said 

 court, they shall apportion and assess the same, upon the lands and 

 premises benefited by the said improvements within the district of 

 assessment, to be fixed by the Park Commissioners, in the same 

 manner as the Board of Assessors of the said city are by law directed 

 to make similar assessments. And all laws now in force relative to 



