418.06 Gifts, grants, devises, and bequests. - Florida Statutes

418.06 Gifts, grants, devises, and bequests.

   (1) A playground and recreation board or other authority in which is vested the power to provide, establish, maintain and conduct such supervised recreation system may accept any grant or devise of real estate or any gift or bequest of money or other personal property or any donation to be applied, principal or income, for either temporary or permanent use for playgrounds or recreation purposes, but if the acceptance thereof for such purposes will subject such municipality or county to additional expense for improvement, maintenance or renewal, the acceptance of any grant or devise of real estate shall be subject to the approval of the governing body of such municipality or county.

   (2) Money received for such purpose, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the gift or bequest, shall be deposited with the treasurer of such municipality or county to the account of the playground and recreation board or commission or other body having charge of such work, and the same may be withdrawn and paid out by such body in the same manner as money appropriated for recreation purposes.

History. s. 6, ch. 10100, 1925; CGL 3733.