ARTICLE 4. Municipal Park Control [5181. - 5199.]
Article 4 added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.
§§ 5181–5199 · 17 sections
- § 5181 All lands, parks, highways, and avenues in any city or city and county, which prior to March 14, 1889, were set apart by law for public parks and which have…
- § 5182 Each board of park commissioners shall consist of three persons, who shall be appointed by the Governor. They shall hold their offices for four years,…
- § 5183 In case of a vacancy in the membership of the board, it shall be filled by an appointee of the remaining members of the board, for the unexpired term. All…
- § 5184 The Governor shall issue a commission to each commissioner appointed by him or her, and each commissioner shall, within 20 days after the receipt thereof, take…
- § 5185 Two members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; and the concurrent action of two members is sufficient to enable the board to:…
- § 5186 Each board shall govern, manage, and direct the parks, avenues, and grounds which are placed under its care and charge.
- § 5187 It may employ and appoint superintendents, laborers, clerks or secretaries, attorneys, surveyors, and engineers, and it may engage and employ musicians for…
- § 5188 It may prescribe and fix the duties, authority, and compensation of its appointees and employees. It shall manage and disburse funds appropriated or provided…
- § 5189 Moneys shall not be paid out of the treasury of any city, or city and county, except upon warrants duly signed by a majority of the board of park commissioners…
- § 5190 Every park commissioner who is interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract or work of any kind connected with the park or grounds under the control of…
- § 5191 Each board shall on the first Monday of July of each year make to the Legislature of the State, and to the legislative body of the city in which the board is…
- § 5192 Each board of park commissioners may let or lease any portion of the parks or grounds under its control, not exceeding one acre in extent, to any one person,…
- § 5193 Each board may pass and adopt ordinances which are necessary for the regulation, use, and government of the parks and grounds under its supervision, not…
- § 5194 Prisoners over the age of 18 years, who have been sentenced to hard labor in any penal establishment of any city or city and county may, upon the request and…
- § 5195 Each board may accept donations and aid from any person or corporation, and legacies and bequests by the last wills of deceased persons, for the aid or…
- § 5196 If the money derived from gifts, bequests, or legacies at any time exceeds the sum necessary for immediate expenditure on the parks and grounds, or if it is…
- § 5199 A board of park commissioners shall not in any year incur any debt or liability or expend any money beyond the amount legally applicable to the support,…