Every township board of park commissioners regardless of the manner in which it was created shall function under and be governed by sections 511.18 to 511.31, 511.34 to 511.37, 755.14, 755.16, 755.17, and 755.18 of the Revised Code. All obligations incurred by any such board under any former law, whether constitutional or otherwise, shall become the lawful obligations of the board provided for by such sections, and the title to all property acquired by any such former board shall pass to and be vested in the board provided for by such sections, in trust, for park purposes.
R.C. § 511.31