Provincial, city and municipal parks.
Section 7
SEC. 7. Provincial, city and municipal parks.—Any province, city, municipality or municipal district may acquire, establish and maintain public parks, pleasure grounds and parkways within the boundaries of said province, city, municipality or municipal district. Lands which may be required for any of such purposes may be set aside by such province, city, municipality, or municipal district and devoted to such purposes, out of any lands or parcels of land owned or possessed by any such province, city, municipality or municipal district; or said lands may be acquired by gift or purchase, in the manner provided by law: Provided, That no lands, the purchase price of which exceeds one thousand pesos, shall be acquired by purchase by a province, city, municipality, or municipal district for any of such purposes without the previous approval of the President of the Philippines. Any province, city, municipality or municipal district establishing public parks, pleasure grounds or parkways under the provisions of this Act shall, by its duly constituted authority, have full power to cultivate, plant and otherwise improve the same; and shall enact resolutions or ordinances for the proper administration, maintenance and use thereof.