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2009 New Jersey Code
TITLE 40 - MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
Section 40:37
- 40:37-1 - Shade tree commission; freeholders' powers
- 40:37-2 - Commissioners' term lengths; alternates
- 40:37-3 - Organization; officers; salary of secretary
- 40:37-4 - Commissioners serve without compensation; expenses
- 40:37-5 - Powers; regulations; trees on highways; parks
- 40:37-6 - Regulations for protection of trees and shrubbery; penalties
- 40:37-7 - Enforcement of rules and regulations; jurisdiction of courts
- 40:37-8 - Copy of rules as evidence
- 40:37-9 - Disposition of fines
- 40:37-10.1 - Estimated expenditures; purposes; annual appropriation
- 40:37-10.2 - Immunity from liability for death, injury
- 40:37-11 - Limitation of powers
- 40:37-11.1 - Contract with federal agency for occupation and use of property by federal government or agency
- 40:37-11.2 - Contract with municipality or administrator of Public Housing and Development Authority for use of lands for veterans' emergency housing
- 40:37-11.3 - Gifts or trust funds for park purposes; investment
- 40:37-11.4 - Capital improvement fund; investment of moneys
- 40:37-11.5 - Indemnification of park police for costs of defense of civil and criminal actions
- 40:37-11.6 - Abolition of county park police force
- 40:37-12 - Appropriations for park purposes; referendum; petition
- 40:37-13 - Certain counties governed hereby
- 40:37-14 - Amount to be raised annually; determination
- 40:37-15 - Money paid to park authorities
- 40:37-15.2 - Counties having park system established by referendum pursuant to section 40:37-96
- 40:37-16 - Money for construction or improvement of county parks
- 40:37-17 - Acquisition of lands in adjoining county contiguous to county park
- 40:37-17.1 - Joint development and operation of park and recreational facilities by adjoining counties
- 40:37-18 - Rules and regulations effective throughout park; arrests; prosecutions
- 40:37-19 - Commissioners; terms; powers and duties; vacancies
- 40:37-20 - Assistants; limitation of expenditures
- 40:37-21 - Commissioners; appointment; terms; powers and duties; vacancies
- 40:37-22 - Assistants; compensation and expenses
- 40:37-23 - Recreation building
- 40:37-95.1 - Applicable to all counties; inoperative until approved by voters
- 40:37-95.2 - Park commission
- 40:37-95.3 - Commissioners; term
- 40:37-95.4 - Officers; appointees; term; compensation
- 40:37-95.4a - Counties of second class between 460,000 and 525,000; tenure of employees
- 40:37-95.5 - Powers of commission; records; meetings
- 40:37-95.6 - President; vice-president; secretary; duties; disbursements
- 40:37-95.7 - Appointments of commission; approval by board of chosen freeholders
- 40:37-95.8 - Adverse interest of officer or employee; misdemeanor
- 40:37-95.9 - Office; expenditures; limitation; appropriation of moneys from revenue producing facilities
- 40:37-95.10 - Moneys required to be raised by taxation; bonds
- 40:37-95.10a - Issuance of bonds or other obligations of county pursuant to Local Bond Law; limitation on amount
- 40:37-95.10b - Submission of act to voters
- 40:37-95.10c - Ballots
- 40:37-95.10d - Operative upon approval of voters by majority vote
- 40:37-95.10e - Issuance of bonds or other obligations of county pursuant to Local Bond Law; limitation on amount
- 40:37-95.10f - Submission of act to voters
- 40:37-95.10g - Ballots
- 40:37-95.10h - Operative upon approval of voters by majority vote
- 40:37-95.10i - Bonds or other obligations; issuance; amount
- 40:37-95.10j - Additional bonds or obligations; issuance for land, improvements or payment of notes; limitations
- 40:37-95.10k - Submission to and approval by voters
- 40:37-95.10l - Public question; submission to voters
- 40:37-95.10m - Majority vote to adopt; operative effect
- 40:37-95.10n - Additional bonds, obligations for land and improvements for county parks
- 40:37-95.10o - Submission of question to voters
- 40:37-95.10p - Adoption of law
- 40:37-95.11 - Depositories
- 40:37-95.12 - Records; annual statements; audits
- 40:37-95.13 - Powers of commission
- 40:37-95.13a - County park commissions
- 40:37-95.14 - Right to acquire real estate and other property; grants by franchise, lease or contract
- 40:37-95.15 - Power of eminent domain
- 40:37-95.16 - Surveys; maps
- 40:37-95.17 - Real estate owned by municipality; conveyance to county
- 40:37-95.18 - Roadways; parkways; grade; alteration
- 40:37-95.19 - Sale of land not required for park purposes; auction
- 40:37-95.20 - Vacation of roadways and other ways
- 40:37-95.21 - Rules and regulations; protection of parks; penalties
- 40:37-95.22 - Adoption of act; referendum; notice
- 40:37-95.23 - Ballots
- 40:37-95.24 - Adoption by majority vote; commissioners appointed within 90 days
- 40:37-95.25 - Existing laws relating to county park systems, etc., not repealed
- 40:37-95.26 - Office and expenses of commission
- 40:37-95.27 - Application of act
- 40:37-95.28 - Submission of adoption of act to voters
- 40:37-95.29 - Ballots
- 40:37-95.30 - Adopted law immediately operative
- 40:37-95.31 - Funds for land and improvements; limitation upon obligations
- 40:37-95.32 - Application of act
- 40:37-95.33 - Submission of adoption of act to voters
- 40:37-95.34 - Ballots
- 40:37-95.35 - Adopted act immediately operative
- 40:37-95.36 - Disposition of lands by county park commission; resolution
- 40:37-95.37 - Certification of resolution
- 40:37-95.38 - Use of proceeds
- 40:37-95.39 - Effective date
- 40:37-95.40 - Park police system
- 40:37-95.41 - Powers of park police
- 40:37-95.42 - Governing body control of county parks
- 40:37-95.43 - Advisory commission
- 40:37-95.44 - Former commissioners
- 40:37-95.45 - Property transfers
- 40:37-95.46 - Employee rights unimpaired
- 40:37-95.47 - Succession of rights, duties
- 40:37-95.48 - Rules, regulations
- 40:37-95.49 - Limited applicability
- 40:37-96 - Counties governed hereby; referendum; exception
- 40:37-97 - Commission; appointment; number
- 40:37-97.1 - Continuation of incumbent commissioners in office
- 40:37-98 - Commissioners; terms; vacancies
- 40:37-99 - Commission a body politic; compensation and expenses; oaths
- 40:37-100 - Powers of other park commissioners cease on appointment of commissioners
- 40:37-101 - Establishment and location of parks; acquisition of property; rules and regulations
- 40:37-101.1 - Counties over 200,000 having park commission; annual appropriation for maintenance of parks in certain cases; limitation
- 40:37-101.2 - Manner of appropriating, paying over and expending funds
- 40:37-101.3 - Adoption of sections 40:37-12, 40:37-14 and 40:37-15 not to be submitted within five years after rejection
- 40:37-101.4 - Additional lands; acquisition after lands valued at 35% of tax ratables have been acquired
- 40:37-101.5 - Assessor's certificate that value of lands acquired exceeds 35% value of ratables
- 40:37-101.6 - Appropriation to municipality in lieu of taxes
- 40:37-102 - Surveys and maps of parks; records
- 40:37-103 - Condemnation for parks; law applicable
- 40:37-104 - Construction of roadways; acquisition of real estate; exemption from taxation
- 40:37-105 - Survey and map of roadways and boulevards; records
- 40:37-106 - Construction and improvement of roadways and paths
- 40:37-107 - Commission may establish grades; pavement and improvement of roadways
- 40:37-108 - Lines of frontage on new parkways
- 40:37-109 - Condemnation for roadways; commissioners appointed; benefits assessed
- 40:37-110 - Commissioners; appointment; duties; oaths
- 40:37-111 - Hearing and notice; view premises; report
- 40:37-112 - Court to hear objections to report; confirmation
- 40:37-113 - Rules of procedure
- 40:37-114 - Compensation of commissioners; expenses; inclusion in cost of improvement
- 40:37-115 - Benefits assessed deducted from damages awarded
- 40:37-116 - Award collected by suit
- 40:37-117 - Assessments a lien; collection; action at law
- 40:37-118 - Improvement of parkways and boulevards already established; assessments for benefits; appointment of commissioners
- 40:37-119 - Assessments a lien until paid
- 40:37-120 - Sale of lands for unpaid assessments; notice and publication
- 40:37-121 - Sale for term of years
- 40:37-122 - Adjournment of sale; notice
- 40:37-123 - Certificate of sale; issuance; assignability; recording
- 40:37-124 - Redemption of property sold
- 40:37-125 - Time for redemption; declaration of sale; contents; filing
- 40:37-126 - Effect of declaration of sale; liability for waste
- 40:37-127 - Redemption by mortgagee; notice to mortgagee; rights after redemption
- 40:37-128 - Unsold land struck off to commission
- 40:37-129 - Freeholders to borrow money upon requisition of park commission; bonds; limitation
- 40:37-130 - Additional bond issues
- 40:37-130.1 - Additional bond issue for county parks and parkways; total amount; disposition of proceeds
- 40:37-130.2 - Additional bond issue; parks and parkways
- 40:37-131 - Bond; issuance; law applicable; how paid
- 40:37-131.1 - Additional bonds; issuance; maximum amount; proceeds
- 40:37-131.2 - Additional bonds; issuance; maximum amount; proceeds
- 40:37-132 - Amount collected from benefit assessment applied to payment of bonds
- 40:37-132.1 - Moneys received for lands transferred by counties of first class for state highway purposes
- 40:37-132.2 - Moneys received for lands transferred by counties for state highway purposes; release for specific purposes
- 40:37-133 - Lands used only for park purposes; railroads excluded; exceptions
- 40:37-134 - Rules and regulations; notice; penalties; disposition of
- 40:37-135 - Control of streets or parks transferred to county park commission
- 40:37-136 - Return of control of street to municipality; consent required
- 40:37-137 - Return of control of streets to county or municipality
- 40:37-138 - Return of park lands to city of the first class
- 40:37-139 - Dedication of park lands for public street in certain cases
- 40:37-140 - Dedication of lands for street upon request
- 40:37-141 - Copy of resolution and a map filed
- 40:37-142 - Conveyance of park lands for school purposes in certain cases
- 40:37-143 - Improvement and care of connecting parkways
- 40:37-144 - Contracts for elimination of grade crossings
- 40:37-145 - Use of park property for sewers and wells; contracts
- 40:37-146 - Exchange of real estate for park improvement
- 40:37-146.1 - Sale of real estate at private sale
- 40:37-146.2 - Sale of real estate separated by highway construction from main park; option to purchase by political entities
- 40:37-146.3 - Leases of lands or concessions to highest responsible bidder; term; conditions
- 40:37-147 - Use of parks for games and other purposes
- 40:37-147.1 - Charges for admission to or use of recreational facilities
- 40:37-148 - Officers and employees; appointment and compensation
- 40:37-148.1 - Allocation of offices, positions or employments to classified service without examination; exceptions
- 40:37-148.2 - Passaic county; tenure of employees
- 40:37-151 - Office; records; open to public inspection
- 40:37-152 - Rules and regulations; penalties for violations
- 40:37-153 - Enforcement of rules and regulations; jurisdiction
- 40:37-154 - Park police; establishment; rules and regulations
- 40:37-154.1 - Vacancies in park police system caused by entry into armed forces during war; substitutes
- 40:37-155 - Powers of park police
- 40:37-156 - Park police; removal; trial; proceedings
- 40:37-156a - Review of conviction
- 40:37-157 - Park police pension fund; establishment
- 40:37-158 - Control of fund; bond of treasurer; investments
- 40:37-159 - Source of pension fund; assessment of members of force
- 40:37-160 - Additional annual payment to fund
- 40:37-161 - Return of assessments in certain cases; widow's pension
- 40:37-162 - Beneficiaries; amount of pension
- 40:37-163 - Persons entitled to pension; permanent disability; amount
- 40:37-164 - Persons entitled to pension; age and years of service
- 40:37-165 - Widow's pension
- 40:37-166 - Pension of children
- 40:37-167 - Pension to parents
- 40:37-168 - Pensions paid monthly; rules and regulations
- 40:37-168.1 - Group insurance; deductions from salaries
- 40:37-168.2 - Group insurance; payment of part of premiums by commission
- 40:37-168.3 - Exclusion of new members from park police pension or retirement fund by resolution
- 40:37-169 - Referendum; submission at general election; notice
- 40:37-170 - Ballot; form and content
- 40:37-171 - Results returned and certified; record of
- 40:37-172 - Vote required for adoption
- 40:37-173 - Delivery of copy of statement and certificate to board of freeholders; appointment of commissioners
- 40:37-174 - Election expenses; payment by county
- 40:37-195 - Counties governed hereby; referendum; exception
- 40:37-196 - Commissioners; appointment, number and qualifications
- 40:37-197 - Commissioners; terms; vacancies
- 40:37-198 - Commission a body politic; compensation and expenses; oaths
- 40:37-199 - Officers and employees; appointment and compensation
- 40:37-200 - Office; records; open to public inspection
- 40:37-201 - Rules and regulations; penalties for violations
- 40:37-201.1 - Powers of commission as to use and enjoyment of parks; franchises; use of proceeds from operation
- 40:37-202 - Park police; establishment; rules and regulations
- 40:37-202.1 - Referendum to determine hours or salaries of county park police
- 40:37-203 - Powers of park police
- 40:37-204 - Establishment and location of parks; acquisition of property
- 40:37-205 - Lands for parks; lease with option to purchase
- 40:37-206 - Surveys and maps of parks; records
- 40:37-207 - Condemnation for parks; law applicable
- 40:37-208 - Construction of roadways; acquisition of real estate
- 40:37-209 - Survey and map of roadways and boulevards; records
- 40:37-210 - Commission may establish grades; pavement and improvement of roadways
- 40:37-211 - Condemnation for roadways; commissioners appointed; benefits assessed
- 40:37-212 - Commissioners; appointment; duties; oaths
- 40:37-213 - Hearing and notice; view premises; report
- 40:37-214 - Court to hear objections to report; confirmation
- 40:37-215 - Rules of procedure
- 40:37-216 - Compensation of commissioners; expenses; inclusion in cost of improvement
- 40:37-217 - Benefits assessed deducted from damages awarded
- 40:37-218 - Award collected by suit
- 40:37-219 - Assessments a lien; collection; action at law
- 40:37-220 - Assessments for benefits; disposition of funds; payment of bonds
- 40:37-221 - Assessments a lien until paid
- 40:37-222 - Sale of lands for unpaid assessments; notice and publication
- 40:37-223 - Sale for term of years
- 40:37-224 - Adjournment of sale; notice
- 40:37-225 - Certificate of sale; issuance; assignability; recording
- 40:37-226 - Redemption of property sold
- 40:37-227 - Time for redemption; declaration of sale; contents; filing
- 40:37-228 - Effect of declaration of sale; liability for waste
- 40:37-229 - Redemption by mortgagee; notice to mortgagee; rights after redemption
- 40:37-230 - Unsold lands struck off to board
- 40:37-231 - Freeholders to borrow money upon requisition of park commission; bonds; limitation
- 40:37-232 - Additional bond issues
- 40:37-233 - Appropriations; action by freeholders
- 40:37-234 - Appropriations for current expenses included in county budget
- 40:37-235 - Bond issues; law applicable; deductions from debt statement
- 40:37-236 - Certain expenses replaced by bond issue; limitation
- 40:37-237 - Amount collected from benefit assessments applied to payment of bonds
- 40:37-238 - Lands used only for park purposes; railroads excluded; exceptions
- 40:37-239 - Sale of real estate in certain cases; vacation of roadways
- 40:37-240 - Rules and regulations; notice; penalties; disposition of
- 40:37-241 - Transfer of municipal parks and streets to county park commission
- 40:37-242 - Referendum; submission at general election; notice
- 40:37-243 - Ballot, form and content
- 40:37-244 - Vote required for adoption
- 40:37-245 - Results returned and certified; record of
- 40:37-246 - Clerk to deliver copy to freeholders; appointment of commissioners
- 40:37-247 - Election expenses; payment by county
- 40:37-248 - Petition for submission
- 40:37-249 - Petition; contents
- 40:37-250 - Freeholders choose law to be submitted; notice to county clerk
- 40:37-251 - Ballot; law applicable
- 40:37-252 - Maintenance; annual appropriation
- 40:37-253 - Acquisition and improvement of other lands
- 40:37-254 - Purchase and condemnation of contiguous lands
- 40:37-255 - Surveys and maps
- 40:37-256 - General powers
- 40:37-257 - Condemnation procedure; assessments for benefits; award of damages
- 40:37-258 - Construction of casino, stadium and other structures
- 40:37-259 - Rules and regulations; penalties
- 40:37-260 - Bond issues
- 40:37-261 - Establishment of park police system; composition; rules and regulations
- 40:37-262 - Powers of park police
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