City officers have the same jurisdiction over city-owned parks, boulevards, golf courses, and playgrounds situated outside the city limits, over streets leading from the city to such places, and over persons and property in such places, as they have over the cities and persons and property in them.
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Section § 38300
This law states that city officers have the same authority over city-owned parks, golf courses, and playgrounds located outside the city as they do within the city. This includes streets leading to these areas and the people and property in them.
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Section § 38302
This law allows city governments to grant permissions, known as franchises, for the construction and operation of railroads within city limits and extending into city-owned parks located outside the city. These permissions are given in the same way as for street railroads within the city. A key condition of these permissions is that the fare for a single trip on such a railroad cannot be more than five cents.
The city legislative body may grant franchises for the building and operation of railroads from any point in, or at the exterior boundary of, the city to, in, or through city-owned parks situated outside the city limits, in the manner and to the extent that it may for street railroads within the city limits. Any such franchise shall contain a condition that the railroad fare does not exceed five cents ($0.05) for a single trip.
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Section § 38303
This law states that, unless mentioned differently under Section 38302, franchises are to be given according to the rules set out in Part 4, Title 4, Division 1, of the Civil Code and also follow Chapter 578 from the 1905 Statutes.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 38302, such franchises shall be granted pursuant to Part 4, Title 4, Division 1, of the Civil Code and Chapter 578 of the Statutes of 1905.
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Section § 38304
This law allows a city to create and maintain roads and streets that connect to a city-owned park or playground, even if these are located outside the city's borders. To do this, the city can acquire the necessary land or access rights through various means, including purchasing or eminent domain.
The legislative body of any city may lay out, open, construct, maintain, and control all roads, streets, and boulevards necessary or requisite for the purpose of connecting the city with any city-owned public park or playground situated wholly or partly outside of the limits of the city. For such purpose it may acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain any land or rights of way lying between the limits of the city and the exterior limits of the park or playground.
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