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NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-6 - Acquisition and preservation of historical buildings and data

40:32-6. Acquisition and preservation of historical buildings and data  Any county may acquire, by gift or purchase, any real estate or any interests therein, together with any and all buildings thereon within the limits of the county for historical purposes, or for the purpose of preserving therein or thereon historical data and objects of historical interest.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-7.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-7.6 - Counties not having park commission; acquisition of golf course and other recreational facilities

40:32-7.6. Counties not having park commission; acquisition of golf course and other recreational facilities  The board of chosen freeholders of any county in which a park commission shall not have been established may lease, or may acquire, in fee or less estate, by gift, devise, grant, purchase or condemnation any land or real estate and rights therein, improved or unimproved, within the county for use as a public golf course, and for such other recreational playground, or public entertainment purposes and activities as it may determine to provide in connection therewith; provided, however, that the power herein conferred upon a board of chosen freeholders to acquire by condemnation any land or real estate or rights therein shall not be exercised to acquire, for any of the purposes of this act, any land or real estate or rights therein owned, used, or to be used by a public utility, as defined in section 48:2-13 of the Revised Statutes, in furnishing any commodity or service which by law it is authorized to furnish. L.1958, c. 94, p. 538, s. 1. Amended by L.1963, c. 47, s. 1, eff. May 27, 1963.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-7.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-7.7 - Maintenance, improvement and operation; buildings, structures and equipment

40:32-7.7. Maintenance, improvement and operation; buildings, structures and equipment  The board of chosen freeholders may preserve, care for, lay out, construct, maintain, improve, and operate any land or real estate it may acquire for use as a public golf course and for such other recreational, playground, or entertainment purposes and activities as it may determine to provide in connection therewith. It may construct, reconstruct, alter, provide, renew, and maintain such buildings or other structures and equipment as it may determine, and provide for the care, custody, and control thereof. L.1958, c. 94, p. 538, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-7.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-7.8 - Taxes and bonds

40:32-7.8. Taxes and bonds  The money necessary to pay for the lands, rights, or interest therein acquired for a public golf course and for such other recreational, playground, or public entertainment purposes and activities as the board of chosen freeholders may determine, and for improving and equipping the same may be raised by taxation or by the issuance of permanent or temporary loan bonds, or by both taxation and the issuance of bonds. Such bonds shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of article 1 of chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes (s.s. 40:1-1 et seq.). Such bonds may be regarded as having been authorized for a self-liquidating purpose, and the provisions of sections 40:1-77, 40:1-78 and 40:1-79 of the Revised Statutes shall apply to such bonds, except that the Local Government Board shall make the determinations therein required of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners. L.1958, c. 94, p. 539, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-7.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-7.9 - Supervision and control

40:32-7.9. Supervision and control  The board of chosen freeholders may assign general supervision and control over the maintenance, operation and regulation of any such public golf course, and of all recreational, playground and public entertainment activities carried on by the county to any department of the county government, or, by resolution, provide for such supervision by the county recreation commission or by a board of commissioners, to be appointed by the board of freeholders to so serve without compensation. L.1958, c. 94, p. 539, s. 4. Amended by L.1975, c. 343, s. 1, eff. March 3, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-7.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-7.10 - Appropriation by board of chosen freeholders

40:32-7.10. Appropriation by board of chosen freeholders  The board of chosen freeholders may annually appropriate money to be raised by taxation to develop, maintain, and operate a public golf course and all form of recreation, playground, and public entertainment activities carried on by the county. L.1958, c. 94, p. 539, s. 5. Amended by L.1975, c. 343, s. 2, eff. March 3, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-7.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-7.11 - Fees, rents and charges

40:32-7.11. Fees, rents and charges  The board of chosen freeholders may establish, charge, and collect reasonable fees, rents or other charges for admission to, use or enjoyment of any property developed or used in whole or in part for a public golf course or for such other recreational, playground or public entertainment purposes and activities. And it may establish, charge, and collect reasonable fees, rents or other charges for any recreational privilege, entertainment, or other activity conducted on said premises or any part thereof. L.1958, c. 94, p. 539, s. 6. Amended by L.1975, c. 343, s. 3, eff. March 3, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-7.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-7.12 - Rules and regulations

40:32-7.12. Rules and regulations  The board of chosen freeholders may by resolution make, alter, amend, and repeal rules and regulations for the supervision, regulation and control of all activities carried on, conducted, sponsored, arranged, or provided for in connection with a public golf course or other county recreational, playground or public entertainment facility, and for the protection of property, and may prescribe and enforce fines and penalties for the violation of any such rule or regulation. L.1958, c. 94, p. 540, s. 7. Amended by L.1975, c. 343, s. 4, eff. March 3, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-7.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-7.13 - Actions for violations; enforcement of rules

40:32-7.13. Actions for violations; enforcement of rules  The municipal court of the municipality in which the public golf course or other county recreational, playground or public entertainment facility is located shall have jurisdiction in actions for the violation of any such rule or regulation. The rules and regulations shall be enforced by the same proceedings and processes, and the practice for the enforcement thereof shall be the same as that provided by law for the enforcement of other ordinances of the municipality. L.1958, c. 94, p. 540, s. 8. Amended by L.1975, c. 343, s. 5, eff. March 3, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-7.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-7.14 - Fines and penalties; disposition

40:32-7.14. Fines and penalties; disposition  All moneys collected either as fines or penalties for violation of a rule or regulation shall be forwarded by the clerk of the court to the county treasurer. L.1958, c. 94, p. 540, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-7.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-7.15 - Lease of lands and buildings acquired for public golf course and other recreational purposes

40:32-7.15. Lease of lands and buildings acquired for public golf course and other recreational purposes  Whenever a board of chosen freeholders which shall have established a public golf course and related recreational facilities pursuant to this act, deems it to be in the interest of the county so to do, the board may by resolution authorize the leasing of all or any portion of the land and buildings for use by the public as a golf course and such other public recreational, playground or public entertainment purposes and activities as the board may determine. No such lease shall be made for a term in excess of 20 years. L.1958, c. 94, p. 540, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-7.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-7.16 - Bids for leases

40:32-7.16. Bids for leases  Any lease executed hereunder shall be upon competitive bids following public advertisement therefor, in a newspaper circulating in the county, at least once, not less than 20 days prior to the receipt of bids. The advertisement shall designate the time and place of a meeting of the board of chosen freeholders at which the bids shall be received. At such time and place, the governing body, or any committee thereof having authority to do so, shall receive sealed bids and immediately proceed to unseal them and publicly announce the contents thereof. A record of the rentals, other consideration and terms offered shall be made in the minutes of the board for each bid. No bid shall be received previous to the hour designated in the advertisement and none shall be received thereafter. The lease shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidder. L.1958, c. 94, p. 540, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-7.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-7.17 - Power conferred as additional

40:32-7.17. Power conferred as additional  The power conferred in this act is in addition to those given by any other law or laws. L.1958, c. 94, p. 541, s. 12.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-7.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-7.18 - County golf courses

40:32-7.18. County golf courses  Any county which has received federal or State funds for the acquisition or development of public golf courses and which offers reduced senior citizen rates to its residents may allow any resident of the State 62 years of age or older to use these golf courses at the reduced rate.  L. 1988, c. 178, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-14 - Veterans' housing projects; acquisition and use

40:32-14. Veterans' housing projects; acquisition and use  The board of chosen freeholders of any county is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, gift, grant, contribution, devise, bequest, relinquishment or transfer, lands in the county, or any interest therein, together with any and all improvements thereon, which shall have been improved by the Federal Government or by any county, municipality or other public body of the State with the assistance of the Federal Government, through the construction or installation thereon of dwelling accommodations, and shall at the time of such acquisition be in use as a veterans' housing project, and to hold, improve, control, operate, maintain, regulate and use the same for the purpose of providing housing or means of shelter for veterans of World War II, their families, and other people of the State. L.1951, c. 116, p. 524, s. 1, eff. May 29, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-15 - Resolution; title

40:32-15. Resolution; title  Such acquisition shall be authorized by resolution of the board, and title to such lands and other property shall be taken in the name of the county. L.1951, c. 116, p. 525, s. 2, eff. May 29, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-16 - Operation and use of veterans' housing projects

40:32-16. Operation and use of veterans' housing projects  After such acquisition the board may operate, maintain, regulate and use such lands and buildings and structures thereon, and improve and equip the same, for the purpose of providing housing or means of shelter for veterans of World War II, their families, and other people of this State, and the administration, operation, maintenance, improvement, and regulation thereof shall be in accordance with the rules adopted by the board. L.1951, c. 116, p. 525, s. 3, eff. May 29, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-17 - Leases

40:32-17. Leases  After such acquisition, the board may from time to time lease such lands with the improvements, equipment, furnishings and other property thereon, or any part of any thereof, to any person, group, authority, or corporation to provide housing or means of shelter for veterans of World War II, their families, and other people of this State for such period, for such rental and on such terms and conditions as the Board may determine. L.1951, c. 116, p. 525, s. 4, eff. May 29, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-18 - Disposition of property when no longer needed for housing purposes

40:32-18. Disposition of property when no longer needed for housing purposes  When the board shall by resolution determine that it would be advantageous to the county to use any or all of such lands or other property for public purposes other than housing, or that pressing need for such housing no longer exists, then and thereafter, the board may use such lands or other property, or any part thereof, for any public purpose or may sell and convey such lands or other property, or any part thereof, free of restrictions or conditions and in the manner provided by law. L.1951, c. 116, p. 525, s. 5, eff. May 29, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:32-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:32-19 - Appropriation for operating

40:32-19. Appropriation for operating  The county may appropriate, and the board shall annually include in the budget, the amount of money deemed necessary for operating, maintaining, improving and regulating such lands and buildings and structures thereon. L.1951, c. 116, p. 526, s. 6, eff. May 29, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:33-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:33-1 - County library; establishment

40:33-1. County library; establishment  The board of chosen freeholders of every county shall, in the manner hereinafter in this article provided, establish a free public library to be known as "the free county library" . This library shall be established for such subdivisions of the county as do not maintain and control free public libraries, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54 of this title (s. 40:54-1 et seq.).
NJ Rev Stat § 40:33-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:33-2 - Referendum

40:33-2. Referendum  No such library shall be established until assented to by the legal voters of the county at any election at which the question of the establishment thereof shall be submitted. In counties which have heretofore adopted the provisions of an act entitled "An act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of county free libraries," approved April seventh, one thousand nine hundred and twenty, the referendum election provided for herein need not be held and the provisions of this article shall apply to such counties.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:33-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:33-3 - Petition for submission

40:33-3. Petition for submission  At the request in writing of not less than three hundred qualified voters of the county, the board of chosen freeholders shall submit, at any general or special election, the question of the establishment of such library to the voters of the county for adoption or rejection.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:33-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:33-4 - Ballot; form and content

40:33-4. Ballot; form and content  The board of chosen freeholders shall cause the question to be printed upon the ballots to be used at such election, in substantially the following form:  "To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word NO.  "Shall the provisions of article 1 of chapter 33 of [ ] YES the title Municipalities and Counties of the Revised Statutes (s. 40:33-1 et seq.), providing for the [ ] NO establishment and maintenance of county free libraries, be adopted?"
NJ Rev Stat § 40:33-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:33-5 - Results canvassed and returned; vote required for adoption

40:33-5. Results canvassed and returned; vote required for adoption  The result of the election shall be returned and canvassed in the same manner and at the same time as other elections. If a majority of the votes cast on the question shall be in favor thereof the provisions of this article shall take effect in the county.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:33-5.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:33-5.1 - Establishment by resolution in counties under 150,000

40:33-5.1. Establishment by resolution in counties under 150,000  The board of chosen freeholders of any county with a population of less than 150,000 which, on the effective date of this act, has not established a free county library pursuant to the provisions of article 1, chapter 33 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes, may, by resolution, establish such a library for all the municipalities within the county. All libraries established pursuant to this act shall be governed by the provisions of article 1, chapter 33, Title 40 of the Revised Statutes insofar as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act. L.1963, c. 46, s. 1, eff. May 25, 1963.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:33-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:33-6 - Establishment, maintenance of libraries.

40:33-6 Establishment, maintenance of libraries.  40:33-6. Upon the adoption of the provisions of this article the board of chosen freeholders may contract with an existing library, or library board, within the county or the library commission of a county library already established and furnishing county library services in another county, for the establishment and maintenance of the county free library in accordance with the provisions of this article and subject to the rules and regulations of the board of chosen freeholders. No independently operated county library shall be established hereafter in any county unless a plan for the financing of the same, indicating the amount annually to be assessed, levied and collected in taxes for the establishment and thereafter for the maintenance, thereof, shall be submitted to, and shall be approved as sufficient by, the head of the Library Development Bureau in the State Library. Amended 1950, c.189, s.1; 2001, c.137, s.45.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:33-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:33-7 - County library commission

40:33-7. County library commission  a. Should the governing body not enter into the contract provided for in R.S. 40:33-6, it shall within 60 days after this article becomes operative, appoint a commission to be known as "the county library commission." The commission shall consist of five members except as provided below. On the first commission one member shall be appointed for one year; one for two years; one for three years; one for four years and one for five years, and thereafter all appointments shall be for terms of five years, except in the case of appointments to fill vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term, which vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as appointments are made, but for the unexpired terms only. The county library commission shall serve without compensation.  b. The governing body of any county that has a county library commission with fewer than three members who are residents of municipalities supporting the county library system shall increase the size of its commission to seven members. Additional members shall be residents of municipalities that support the county library system, serve for terms of five years and have the same powers and duties as other members of the commission. Within five years of the effective date of this act each county library shall have a majority of members who are residents of municipalities which support the county library system.  Amended by L. 1950, c. 189, p. 423, s. 2, eff. June 7, 1950; L. 1981, c. 564, s. 1, eff. Jan. 18, 1982; L. 1985, c. 541, s. 3, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:33-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:33-8 - County library commission.

40:33-8 County library commission.  40:33-8. The county library commission shall organize by the election of a chairman, and shall adopt rules and regulations for the establishment and maintenance of the county library. It shall employ a librarian, if any, as may be required, who shall hold appropriate certificates issued by the State Board of Examiners and such other employees as it shall deem necessary for the performance of its functions. It may purchase such supplies and equipment and incur such expenses as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this article, but shall not incur expenses or make purchases in any fiscal year from public funds in excess of the appropriation for county library purposes for that year. In addition to its other powers, it may accept gifts, devises, legacies and bequests of property, real and personal, and hold and use the property and income of the same in any manner, which is lawful and consistent with the purpose for which the commission is created, and with the provisions of the conveyance, will or other instrument in or under which such gift, devise, legacy or bequest is made and may dispose of the same subject to the same conditions. It shall make an annual report to the financial officer of the county which shall include a statement setting forth in detail all county appropriations made to the library, other public revenues received by the library, all State aid received by the library, all expenditures made by the library and the balance of funds available. The report shall also include an analysis of the state and condition of the library and shall be sent to the county, governing body and to the State Library. The State Librarian, with the approval of the President of Thomas Edison State College, shall prescribe by regulation the form of all such reports.  Amended 1950, c.189, s.3; 1985, c.541, s.4; 2001, c.137, s.46.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:33-8.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:33-8.1 - Purchases not requiring advertisements for bids

40:33-8.1. Purchases not requiring advertisements for bids  The county library commission of any county or the board of trustees of any regional library established by 2 or more counties may, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the commission or board, purchase the following without advertising for bids therefor: (1) library materials including books, periodicals, newspapers, documents, pamphlets, photographs, reproductions, microforms, pictorial or graphic works, musical scores, maps, charts, globes, sound recordings, slides, films, filmstrips, video and magnetic tapes, other printed or published matter, and audiovisual and other materials of a similar nature; (2) necessary binding or rebinding of library materials; and (3) specialized library services. L.1968, c. 227, s. 1, eff. July 31, 1968.