STATE STATUTES & CODES

NEW JERSEY STATUTES AND CODES

Section 40:61

• 40:61-1 - General powers;  acquisition of property
• 40:61-2 - Sale or donation of park lands to state;  reversion by nonuse; provisos
• 40:61-3 - Return of certain unused lands to municipality by park commissions
• 40:61-4 - Entertainments to raise funds for improvement and maintenance; no  charge for children
• 40:61-5 - Use by school children;  admission fee;  exceptions
• 40:61-6 - Library, art gallery and museum in parks;  site;  control
• 40:61-7 - Memorial buildings in parks;  ordinance authorizing; referendum
• 40:61-8 - Referendum;  notice and publication
• 40:61-9 - Conduct of election
• 40:61-10 - Ballot; form and content; ordinance adopted
• 40:61-11 - Relocation of streets or railways;  cost;  exchange of lands
• 40:61-12 - Ordinances regulating railways in and through parks
• 40:61-13 - Park lands held by trustees;  agreement with trustees; enforcement
• 40:61-14 - Contribution to maintenance of park lands held by trustees
• 40:61-15 - Conveyances of burial grounds to municipalities for parks
• 40:61-16 - Burial grounds conveyed;  acceptance and use by municipality
• 40:61-17 - Recreation commission;  creation
• 40:61-18 - Commissioners;  term and compensation
• 40:61-19 - Recreation commissioners;  powers
• 40:61-20 - Bond issue;  state and federal aid
• 40:61-21 - Lease of premises for contests and exhibitions
• 40:61-22 - Rules and regulations;  quorum
• 40:61-22.1 - Conveyance of land to county park commission
• 40:61-22.2 - Sale of reclaimed lands abutting park lands
• 40:61-22.3 - Public sale to highest bidder;  advertisement;  minimum price;   adjournment
• 40:61-22.4 - Lease of lands when fixed minimum price not bid
• 40:61-22.5 - Use of proceeds of sale or lease
• 40:61-22.6 - Public golf course and other recreational facilities; acquisition of property
• 40:61-22.7 - Maintenance, improvement and operation;  buildings, structures  and equipment
• 40:61-22.8 - Taxes and bonds
• 40:61-22.9 - Commission to supervise and control
• 40:61-22.10 - Appropriation by governing body
• 40:61-22.11 - Fees, rents and charges
• 40:61-22.11a - Municipal golf courses
• 40:61-22.12 - Rules and regulations
• 40:61-22.13 - Actions for violations;  enforcement of rules
• 40:61-22.14 - Fines and penalties;  part of municipal funds
• 40:61-22.15 - Lease of lands and buildings acquired for public golf course and other recreational uses
• 40:61-22.16 - Bids for leases
• 40:61-22.17 - Power conferred is additional
• 40:61-22.18 - Cities within first class counties;  streets through public parks;  widening streets
• 40:61-22.19 - Rights, liens, interests, reversionary claims or easements in  park;  acquisition by city
• 40:61-22.20 - Municipal control over beaches, etc.; fees 
• 40:61-22.21 - Swimming pools and other recreational facilities
• 40:61-22.22 - Acquisition of property
• 40:61-22.23 - Taxation and bonds
• 40:61-22.24 - Supervision, maintenance, operation and regulation
• 40:61-22.25 - Annual appropriation
• 40:61-22.26 - Fees, rents or other charges
• 40:61-22.27 - Rules and regulations
• 40:61-22.28 - Violations of rules and regulations
• 40:61-22.29 - Fines or penalties, disposition
• 40:61-22.30 - Agreements for construction of facilities;  approval of plans,  specifications and location
• 40:61-23 - Sale or lease of park lands to adjoining municipalities; joint ownership
• 40:61-24 - Contracts relative to contiguous parks
• 40:61-25 - Parks wholly or partly within other municipalities; regulation of
• 40:61-26 - Power of police to arrest
• 40:61-27 - Joint parks on banks of streams;  joint contract
• 40:61-28 - Joint parks along lakes;  establishment
• 40:61-29 - Adopting ordinance
• 40:61-30 - Commissioners;  appointment;  number
• 40:61-31 - Commissioners;  term and organization;  vacancies
• 40:61-32 - Commission;  general powers;  bond issues;  officers and employees
• 40:61-33 - Condemnation proceedings
• 40:61-34 - Costs apportioned;  annual report;  money turned over to commission
• 40:61-35 - Authority here conferred deemed additional
• 40:61-36 - Leasing of parks, etc. authorized;  period of leases
• 40:61-37 - Leasing of privileges
• 40:61-38 - Lease voided upon violation of terms
• 40:61-39 - Letting to highest bidder
• 40:61-40 - Advertisement for bids
• 40:61-41 - Power deemed additional

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