Section 2

Section 2. The commissioners of any township of the first class, or the councils of any borough or city, in the State of Pennsylvania, may, by majority vote in the case of the commissioners, or by joint resolution in the case of the councils, accept the provisions of this act; and when such majority vote or joint resolution shall have been duly passed and approved, and such Shade-tree Commissioners appointed, or, in their stead, the duties and powers herein provided have been devolved upon an existing park commission, then, from that time and in that event, this act and all its provisions shall be in full force and application in such township of the first class, borough, or city, so accepting; and such commissioners shall be appointed, for terms of three, four, and five years, respectively, and, on the expiration of any term, the new appointment shall be for five years, and any vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only; and in townships of the first class the said appointment shall be made by the commissioners thereof; and in boroughs, by the chief burgess, and in cities, by the mayor thereof: Provided, That in cities where a Commission exists for the care of public parks, the term and appointment of such Commission shall not be changed by this act, but shall be and remain as provided by the act of Assembly, and by the ordinance of councils creating such Commission for the care and maintenance of public parks. And such Shade-tree Commission shall, twice in every year, report in full its transactions and expenditures for the municipal fiscal year then last ended, to the authority under and by which it was appointed: Provided, That an existing park commission, acting under this enactment, may embody its report in its regular report to the councils, as by law or ordinance provided.