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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 16480. Acceptance of devises, bequests and donations

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The said park commissioners shall have power to accept, in the name and behalf of the city of Philadelphia devises, bequests and donations of lands, moneys, objects of art and natural history, maps and books, or other things, upon such trusts as may be prescribed by the testator or donor:  Provided, Such trusts be satisfactory to the commission and compatible with the purposes of said park.

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