RECREATION AND PLAYGROUNDS

MCL ch. 123, subtit. Act 156 of 1917

in effect

MCL 123.51 Public recreation system; powers of municipality.

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

MCL 123.52 Public recreation system; powers of school district.

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

MCL 123.53 Public recreation system; operation.

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

MCL 123.54 Public recreation system; location.

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

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