RECREATION AND PLAYGROUNDS

Act 156 of 1917

AN ACT authorizing cities, villages, counties, townships and school districts to operate systems of public recreation and playgrounds.


History: 1917, Act 156, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917




The People of the State of Michigan enact:


123.51 Public recreation system; powers of municipality.

Sec. 1.

     Any city, village, county or township may operate a system of public recreation and playgrounds; acquire, equip and maintain land, buildings or other recreational facilities; employ a superintendent of recreation and assistants; vote and expend funds for the operation of such system.


History: 1917, Act 156, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 2389 ;-- CL 1948, 123.51





123.52 Public recreation system; powers of school district.

Sec. 2.

     Any school district may operate a system of public recreation and playgrounds, may vote a tax to provide funds for operating same, and may exercise all other powers enumerated in section 1.


History: 1917, Act 156, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 2390 ;-- CL 1948, 123.52





123.53 Public recreation system; operation.

Sec. 3.

     Any city, village, county, township or school district may operate such a system independently or they may cooperate in its conduct in any manner in which they may mutually agree; or they may delegate the operation of the system to a recreation board created by any or all of them, and appropriate money, voted for this purpose, to such board.


History: 1917, Act 156, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 2391 ;-- CL 1948, 123.53





123.54 Public recreation system; location.

Sec. 4.

     Any municipal corporation or board given charge of the recreation system is authorized to conduct its activities on (1) property under its custody and management; (2) other public property, under the custody of other municipal corporations or boards, with the consent of such corporations or boards; (3) private property, with the consent of the owners.


History: 1917, Act 156, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 2392 ;-- CL 1948, 123.54



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