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§ 9. Real or personal property may he granted, conveyed, de- 

 vised or bequeathed to the said city, for the improvement or 

 ornamentation of the said parks, or either of them ; or for the estab- 

 lishment or maintenance within their limits of museums, zoological 

 or other gardens, collections of natural history, observatories or 

 works of art, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon 

 l>\ and between the grantors or donors thereof and the said Board 

 of Commissioners. But all property so to be granted, conveyed, 

 devised or bequeathed, and the rents, issues and profits thereof, must 

 be subject to the management and control of the said Board ; and 

 may be improved and added to in its discretion; and shall be pro- 

 tected, preserved and arranged by the said Board for public use and 

 enjoyment, under such rules and regulations as the said Board shall 

 from time to time prescribe. Admissions to said gardens and mu- 

 seums may be either free to the public, or upon the payment of such 

 sums of money as the Board may determine ; and all income to be 

 derived from such admissions shall be applied to the improvement 

 and maintenance of such gardens and museums, or of the said parks. 

 The Board may also agree for the management or maintenance of 

 any of the said gardens or other institutions with any society, incor- 

 porated or to be incorporated under any law of this State ; but such 

 gardens or other institutions shall always remain subject to the con- 

 trol of the said Park Commissioners. 



§ 10. This act shall take effect immediately. 



