Section 35.861 - Veterans' memorials; acquisition by township of lands therefor; use. - Michigan Statutes

MEMORIALS; TOWNSHIP LANDS (EXCERPT)
Act 50 of 1921

35.861 Veterans' memorials; acquisition by township of lands therefor; use.

Sec. 1.

It shall be lawful for, and the several townships in the state of Michigan are hereby authorized and empowered to own and acquire by gift or purchase, land for the purpose of erecting thereon a suitable memorial to soldiers and sailors of any 1 or more of the wars in which the United States of America has been a participant, and to erect and own such memorial or receive the same, or money or property for the same, as a gift. Said memorial may be of such a nature as to be used, maintained and enjoyed in whole or in part as a museum, library, auditorium or for any other public use or purpose, and such land may also be used, enjoyed and improved, in whole or in part, as a park, or the memorial may take such shape or form or be of such a nature as the township board shall adopt.

History: 1921, Act 50, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 944 ;-- CL 1948, 35.861