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12 acquired by it, as to the Board may seem reasonable and necessary;" such rules and regulations not to be inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter or the city ordinances.

Restriction on Exhibitions of Works of Art.
Section 263. No work of art shall be placed in any park, or in any other public ground which is subject to the supervision of the Park Board, without its permission.

Park Fund.
Section 264. All moneys, donations, devises, bequests and legacies received or donated to the city for park and pleasure purposes shall be taken up, held and accounted for by the city separately under the name of the Park Fund.

Employees to Give Bonds.
Section 265. All employees acting in any fiduciary capacity in connection with the parks or pleasure grounds shall be placed under proper bonds.

Park Board to Hire Employee—Civil Service Rules.
Section 266. The Park Board has power and authority to employ, hire and discharge from time to time. subject to the civil service rules of this Charter (except that the parkkeeper shall not be subject to civil service rules), all such workmen and laborers as It may deem necessary to the proper conduct and management of the public places under its control.

Park Board to Make Report and Estimates of Expenses; Appropriations; limitation on Expenditure.
Section 267. The Park Board shall on the first day of January of each year report to the Council in detail, the expenditures of the Board and all outstanding demands of the preceding year, and also an est!mate in detail of the amount of salaries and other necessary expenses or the said Board for the ensuing year. Said statement must show the number and class of employees, the salaries to be paid and the number to be employed. The Council thereafter shall make such appropriation, within the limits herein elsewhere provided, as it may deem necessary to meet the expenses of the Board, and may also limit the expenditure authorized during any month. and may also require from the Park Board monthly estimates in advance of the expenses of said Board. A failure so to furnish such estimates, when required, shall be sufficient grounds for the removal of one or all the members of the Board.