The City shall have the power to acquire private property of
every type and nature by purchase, gift, condemnation, lease, construction,
or in any manner permitted by law, for any public use or purpose within
the scope of its powers, whether herein specifically mentioned or
not and whether located within or outside of its corporate limits
or within or outside of St. Clair County.
The City Council shall have power to enact all ordinances deemed
necessary for the establishment, maintenance and protection of all
cemeteries and parks, together with improvements thereon and appurtenances
thereto, owned or acquired by the City, either within or without its
corporate limits.
All trusts established for cemeteries, parks or other purposes
shall be used and continued in accordance with the terms of such trusts.
The City may, in its discretion, receive and hold any property in
trust for cemeteries, parks or other public purposes and shall apply
the same to the execution of such trusts and for no other purposes
whatsoever.