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40 GENERAL LAWS.
1821; of Collingsworth and Ben Milam in 1835; and because here
on December 22, 1835, was proclaimed the first Declaration of
Texas Independence; and, whereas, on February 24, 1930, the
Highway Commission of the State of Texas designated a State
Highway through this historic park site on the condition that
Goliad County and City should purchase and tender this park
site to the State of Texas; and, whereas, in compliance with the
conditions of the designation of said highway the County and
City of Goliad have purchased the 207 acres above described
at a cost of Ten Thousand Three Hundred Fifty ($10,350.00)
Dollars, and now tender said land to the State of Texas for park
purposes, without charge, provided the State of Texas will
dedicate the same for a public State park, and will agree to beautify
and preserve the same.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS; That the State of Texas accepts title to said land
tendered by the county and city of Goliad and dedicates it as a
public State park, to be known as "Goliad State Park," and
agrees to preserve and beautify the same under the direction
of the State Board of Control, conditioned upon the approval
of the Attorney General of Texas to the title to said property.
SEC. 2. The Board for Lease of Eleemosynary and State Memorial
Lands shall have no right, power or authority to lease
for any purpose any of the land composing the "Goliad State
Park," or any other lands subsequently added to said park, and
it is hereby expressly forbidden from leasing same.
SEC. 3. The Governor shall, as soon as practicable after the
taking effect of this Act, appoint three resident citizens of this
State, who shall be known as "Goliad State Park Commissioners,"
who shall serve without compensation except for such reasonable
and necessary personal expense as may be incurred in
the performance of their duties in this behalf. The term of
office of each of said Commissioners shall be six years, except
the members of the first Commission appointed hereunder, whose
term shall be two, four and six years, respectively, and they
shall decide by lots among themselves who is to have the two,
four and six year terms; but after the expiration of the term
of office of any member of the First Commission appointed
hereunder, his successor shall hold for a term of six years. The
duties of said Commissioners, acting with the advice and consent
of the Board of Control, shall be the same as that provided by
Law for the San Jacinto State Park Commissioners.
SEC. 4. The Goliad State Park Commission shall have authority
to solicit further donations of land adjoining the Goliad
State Park as established in this Act, and is hereby authorized
to accept in behalf of the State the title to such adjoining land
when and as tendered, subject to the approval of the State
Board of Control, not to exceed 125 acres of such additional land.
SEC. 5. The government of the United States to have the
permission, if same is necessary, to erect upon said parksite a
memorial in the form of a monument, building or whatever it
may desire as such memorial, the location of same to be agreed
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1929-1931 [Volume 27], book, 1931; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth16362/m1/486/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .