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NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-21 - Lease of premises for contests and exhibitions

40:61-21. Lease of premises for contests and exhibitions  The commission may lease, let, rent or hire to any person the lands and buildings, or any part thereof, acquired by it, together with the privilege of using the same for the giving of indoor and outdoor exhibitions, games, contests and sporting events, for such periods of time, and upon such terms and conditions, as the commission may prescribe.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22 - Rules and regulations; quorum

40:61-22. Rules and regulations; quorum  The commission may make all the necessary rules for its regulation and to generally supervise and control all activities sponsored or arranged and provided for by it under sections 40:61-17 to 40:61-21 of this title. Two commissioners shall constitute a quorum and may do all necessary and proper acts with the same force and effect as if the entire commission so acted.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.1 - Conveyance of land to county park commission

40:61-22.1. Conveyance of land to county park commission  When a municipality shall have purchased or otherwise acquired land for park use, or for other public use or uses, which, in the opinion of the governing body of such municipality, is no longer required for the public use of such municipality, such governing body may, by ordinance, authorize and direct its proper officers to grant and convey by deed, under the corporate seal of the municipality, said land or any part thereof with an absolute and unrestricted title thereto, and for a nominal consideration, to any county park commission established by law within the county wherein said land is situate; provided, however, such county park commission shall consent to such grant and conveyance, which consent such county park commission is hereby authorized to give. Amended by L.1966, c. 224, s. 1, eff. Aug. 10, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.2 - Sale of reclaimed lands abutting park lands

40:61-22.2. Sale of reclaimed lands abutting park lands  Whenever a municipality has reclaimed lands under water, fronting or abutting park lands and such reclaimed lands have been bulkheaded and filled and are now used for park purposes, the municipality may sell any part or parts, parcel or parcels of park lands not so reclaimed whether contiguous or not contiguous to such reclaimed park lands; provided, that the total area of park land so sold shall not exceed in area the area of such reclaimed lands. L.1938, c. 87, p. 205, s. 1. Amended by L.1938, c. 203, p. 484, s. 2, eff. May 18, 1938.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.3 - Public sale to highest bidder; advertisement; minimum price; adjournment

40:61-22.3. Public sale to highest bidder; advertisement; minimum price; adjournment  All such sales shall be by public sale to the highest bidder, after public advertisement thereof in a newspaper circulating in the municipality in which such lands are situated, by two insertions at least once a week during two consecutive weeks, the last publication to be not more than seven days prior to the sale. The governing body of the municipality may by resolution fix a minimum price at which any such land may be sold at public sale, said minimum price to be included in the advertisement of sale of said lands, and public notice thereof given at the time of sale. Such sales may be adjourned at the time advertised, for not more than one week, without readvertising. L.1938, c. 87, p. 205, s. 2, eff. April 4, 1938.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.4 - Lease of lands when fixed minimum price not bid

40:61-22.4. Lease of lands when fixed minimum price not bid  In the event that there shall be no bids or the amount bid at such public sale shall not equal the minimum price fixed by resolution of the governing body, then the municipality in lieu of making sale thereof is authorized to lease said lands for a term not exceeding thirty years, at such rental and upon such conditions, terms and limitations as shall be determined upon by resolution of the governing body of such municipality. L.1938, c. 87, p. 206, s. 3, eff. April 4, 1938.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.5 - Use of proceeds of sale or lease

40:61-22.5. Use of proceeds of sale or lease  The proceeds of the sale or leasing of any property under this act shall be used for the retiring of any bonds issued for the purchase or improvement of such property or to reduce taxes. L.1938, c. 87, p. 206, s. 4, eff. April 4, 1938.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.6 - Public golf course and other recreational facilities; acquisition of property

40:61-22.6. Public golf course and other recreational facilities; acquisition of property  1. The governing body of any municipality may lease, or may acquire, in fee or less estate, by gift, devise, grant or purchase any land or real estate and rights therein, improved or unimproved, within or without the municipality, 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. L.1945, c. 282, p. 830, s. 1, eff. May 2, 1945.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.7 - Maintenance, improvement and operation; buildings, structures and equipment

40:61-22.7. Maintenance, improvement and operation; buildings, structures and equipment  The governing body of any municipality 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.1945, c. 282, p. 830, s. 2, eff. May 2, 1945.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.8 - Taxes and bonds

40:61-22.8. 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 governing body of the municipality 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 one of chapter one 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.1945, c. 282, p. 831, s. 3, eff. May 2, 1945.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.9 - Commission to supervise and control

40:61-22.9. Commission to supervise and control  The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance for the appointment of a board of commissioners to consist of not more than five residents of the municipality who shall have general supervision and control over the maintenance, operation, and regulation of any such public golf course, and of all forms of recreation, playground, and public entertainment activities carried on in connection therewith. The members of such commission shall serve without compensation but their necessary expenses shall be allowed and paid by the municipality. L.1945, c. 282, p. 831, s. 4, eff. May 2, 1945
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.10 - Appropriation by governing body

40:61-22.10. Appropriation by governing body  The governing body of any municipality may annually appropriate money to be raised by taxation to develop, maintain, and operate a public golf course and all forms of recreation, playground, and public entertainment activities carried on in connection therewith. L.1945, c. 282, p. 831, s. 5, eff. May 2, 1945.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.11 - Fees, rents and charges

40:61-22.11. Fees, rents and charges  The governing body of any municipality 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. 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.1945, c. 282, p. 832, s. 6, eff. May 2, 1945.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.11a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.11a - Municipal golf courses

40:61-22.11a. Municipal golf courses  Any municipality 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. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.12 - Rules and regulations

40:61-22.12. Rules and regulations  The governing body of any municipality may by ordinance 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, and for the protection of property, and may prescribe and enforce fines and penalties for the violation of any such rule or regulation. L.1945, c. 282, p. 832, s. 7, eff. May 2, 1945.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.13 - Actions for violations; enforcement of rules

40:61-22.13. Actions for violations; enforcement of rules  The magistrate having jurisdiction over actions for the violation of other municipal ordinances 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.1945, c. 282, p. 832, s. 8, eff. May 2, 1945.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.14 - Fines and penalties; part of municipal funds

40:61-22.14. Fines and penalties; part of municipal funds  All moneys collected either as fines or penalties for violation of a rule or regulation shall become part of the funds of the municipality. L.1945, c. 282, p. 832, s. 9, eff. May 2, 1945.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.15 - Lease of lands and buildings acquired for public golf course and other recreational uses

40:61-22.15. Lease of lands and buildings acquired for public golf course and other recreational uses  Whenever any municipality has acquired by purchase any land within or without the municipality 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 pursuant to the act to which this act is a supplement, and the governing body of such municipality has abandoned such use of the same and shall deem it not to be to the advantage of the municipality that the same shall be operated by the municipality, said governing body may, pursuant to ordinance, lease all or any portion of such land with any buildings erected thereon for use as a public golf course and for such other public recreational, playground or public entertainment purposes and activities, as it may determine the same may be used for in connection with such use as a public golf course, for a term not to exceed twenty years. L.1952, c. 320, p. 1042, s. 1, eff. June 18, 1952.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.16 - Bids for leases

40:61-22.16. Bids for leases  Any lease executed hereunder shall be upon competitive bids following public advertisement therefor, in a newspaper circulating in the municipality, at least once, not less than twenty days prior to the receipt of bids. The advertisement shall designate the time and place of a meeting of the governing body 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 governing body 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.1952, c. 320, p. 1043, s. 2, eff. June 18, 1952.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.17 - Power conferred is additional

40:61-22.17. Power conferred is additional  The power conferred in this act is in addition to those given by any other law or laws. L.1952, c. 320, p. 1043, s. 3, eff. June 18, 1952.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.18 - Cities within first class counties; streets through public parks; widening streets

40:61-22.18. Cities within first class counties; streets through public parks; widening streets  In any city located within the territorial limits of a county of the first class the governing body of such city is authorized by ordinance to establish, lay out and open a public street through any public park located in a business area of, and belonging to, such city, and to appropriate and make use of any portion of such public park for the widening of existing streets adjoining the same in order to provide an additional space for the operation and parking of vehicles, or other highway use, whenever the said governing body shall determine that traffic conditions in the said area warrant the establishment of such new street or the widening of an existing street. L.1954, c. 269, p. 995, s. 1, eff. Jan. 12, 1955.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.19 - Rights, liens, interests, reversionary claims or easements in park; acquisition by city

40:61-22.19. Rights, liens, interests, reversionary claims or easements in park; acquisition by city  In the event that the said public park should be subject to any rights, liens, interests, reversionary claims or easements, the governing body is hereby authorized to acquire the same or the title in fee by purchase, gift or eminent domain, in the name of the city and the procedure for condemnation thereof shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of chapter 1, Title 20, of the Revised Statutes. L.1954, c. 269, p. 995, s. 2, eff. Jan. 12, 1955.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.21 - Swimming pools and other recreational facilities

40:61-22.21. Swimming pools and other recreational facilities  The governing body of any municipality may acquire, establish, construct, own or lease, control, equip, improve, maintain, operate and regulate one or more public swimming pools and such other recreational, playground, or public entertainment activities as it may determine to provide in connection therewith, and for any such purpose or purposes 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.1957, c. 166, p. 596, s. 1, eff. July 22, 1957. Amended by L.1971, c. 334, s. 2, eff. Dec. 6, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.22 - Acquisition of property

40:61-22.22. Acquisition of property  The governing body of any municipality may lease, or may acquire, in fee or less estate, by gift, devise, grant or purchase, any land or real estate and rights therein, improved or unimproved, within the county in which such municipality is located, for use as a public swimming pool and for such other recreational, playground, or public entertainment purposes and activities as it may determine to provide in connection therewith. L.1957, c. 166, p. 596, s. 2, eff. July 22, 1957. Amended by L.1971, c. 334, s. 3, eff. Dec. 6, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.23 - Taxation and bonds

40:61-22.23. Taxation and bonds  The money necessary to pay for the lands, rights, or interest therein acquired for a public swimming pool and for such other recreational, playground, or public entertainment purposes and activities as the governing body of the municipality 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, upon application to said board, notice and public hearing. L.1957, c. 166, p. 596, s. 3, eff. July 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.24 - Supervision, maintenance, operation and regulation

40:61-22.24. Supervision, maintenance, operation and regulation  The governing body of any municipality may assign the general supervision and control over the maintenance, operation and regulation of any such public swimming pool and all forms of recreation, playground, and public entertainment activities carried on in connection therewith, to the board or body, if any, in charge of recreation in said municipality, or may provide, by ordinance, for the appointment of a board of commissioners to consist of not more than 5 residents of the municipality who shall have such general supervision and control. The members of such commission shall serve without compensation, but their necessary expenses shall be allowed and paid by the municipality. L.1957, c. 166, p. 597, s. 4, eff. July 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.25 - Annual appropriation

40:61-22.25. Annual appropriation  The governing body of any municipality may annually appropriate money to be raised by taxation to develop, maintain and operate a public swimming pool and all forms of recreation, playground, and public entertainment activities carried on in connection therewith. L.1957, c. 166, p. 597, s. 5, eff. July 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.26 - Fees, rents or other charges

40:61-22.26. Fees, rents or other charges  The governing body of any municipality may establish, charge, and collect reasonable fees, rents or other charges for admission to, use or enjoyment of any property now or hereafter developed or used in whole or in part for a public swimming pool. 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. The municipality shall keep the accounts thereof separate and distinct from any other accounts of the municipality. L.1957, c. 166, p. 597, s. 6, eff. July 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.27 - Rules and regulations

40:61-22.27. Rules and regulations  The governing body of any municipality may, by ordinance, 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 swimming pool, and for the protection of property, and may prescribe and enforce fines and penalties for the violation of any such rule or regulation. L.1957, c. 166, p. 598, s. 7, eff. July 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.28 - Violations of rules and regulations

40:61-22.28. Violations of rules and regulations  The magistrate having jurisdiction over actions for the violation of other municipal ordinances 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.1957, c. 166, p. 598, s. 8, eff. July 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.29 - Fines or penalties, disposition

40:61-22.29. Fines or penalties, disposition  All moneys collected either as fines or penalties for violation of a rule or regulation shall become part of the funds of the municipality. L.1957, c. 166, p. 598, s. 9, eff. July 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:61-22.30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:61-22.30 - Agreements for construction of facilities; approval of plans, specifications and location

40:61-22.30. Agreements for construction of facilities; approval of plans, specifications and location  The body or authority having control of any public park, playground or other public place or property in any municipality may enter into an agreement with any person for the construction by said person of any facility within said public park, playground or other public place that said body or authority is itself authorized by any law to construct, subject to the approval by said body or authority of the plans, specifications and location of such facility, and may accept as a gift any such facility. L.1968, c. 286, s. 1, eff. Sept. 6, 1968.