§ 5.01. Purchase of art productions in certain cities. Cities of the
first and second class are hereby authorized, in the discretion of those
officers or bodies in such cities that have charge of the appropriation
of the public funds, to purchase works of art which are the production
of professional artists who are citizens of the United States, and which
have been executed in the United States. The word "productions" shall
be held to include among other works of art, mural paintings or
decorations which artists may be employed to put on the walls of public
buildings of such cities, mosaic and stained or painted glass. A city of
the first class may expend under this section any amount not to exceed
fifty thousand dollars annually. A city of the second class may expend
under this section not to exceed ten thousand dollars annually.