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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-144 - Contracts for elimination of grade crossings

40:37-144. Contracts for elimination of grade crossings
The commission may enter into contracts with any municipality within which are located lands of the commission, and with any railroad company whose road divides such lands, to permit and facilitate the construction and maintenance of other than grade crossings of park roads, parkways, public ways, streets, roads or avenues, or make more convenient the access to the park lands so divided by the right of way of the railroad company from one to the other, or otherwise to effectuate the purposes of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of this title.
In connection therewith the commission may contract with such municipality to vacate ways, streets, roads or avenues, or portions thereof, which border upon, are bounded by, or are included within lands of the commission and to locate, lay out, open, curb, gutter, pave, repave, construct sidewalks on, or alter the lines and change the grade of public ways, streets, roads or avenues in the lands of the commission, as and where and in such manner as may be determined by the terms of the contact. For these purposes the commission may dedicate, by resolution, such part of its lands as may be necessary, to public use as a public way, road, street or avenue.
The commission shall file with the county clerk, or register of deeds, as the case may be, a map of so much of the park or lands owned by it, and the environs as may be necessary to show the land intended to be dedicated for use as a public way, road, street or avenue.
The cost and expenses of any such changes and improvements shall be borne by the commission, municipality and railroad company in such shares or proportions as may be provided in the contract. Any such municipality is hereby authorized to enter into and perform any such contract.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-145 - Use of park property for sewers and wells; contracts

40:37-145. Use of park property for sewers and wells; contracts
The county park commission may contract with any county, municipality, joint outlet sewerage commission, district sewerage board or district water supply commission for the crossing, use and occupancy of any lands owned by, or under the care, custody and control of the county park commission, for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining drains, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, water mains and the necessary appurtenances, making of exploratory tests for underground waters, and the sinking, operating and maintenance of wells, and the withdrawal of water therefrom, outlets, culverts, basins, manholes and other equipment and construction in connection therewith, upon such terms, subject to such conditions and in such mode as the county park commission may deem proper or necessary for the preservation for park purposes of the lands of such county park commission, and as may be agreed upon between the contracting parties. The county park commission may contract with any municipality, for any of said purposes whether or not the municipality owns the water supply system or other utility involved.
Amended by L.1940, c. 50, p. 159, s. 1; L.1952, c. 89, p. 423, s. 1, eff. April 24, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-146 - Exchange of real estate for park improvement

40:37-146. Exchange of real estate for park improvement
For the purpose of straightening or rendering symmetrical the boundary or boundaries of any park or parkway owned by, or under the care, custody or control of, or laid out by it, the county park commission may dispose of and convey such portion of any real estate acquired for park purposes, as in its judgment may not be required for park purposes, in exchange for other real estate contiguous thereto, in area equal to, or greater than, the real estate to be conveyed by it.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-146.1 - Sale of real estate at private sale

40:37-146.1. Sale of real estate at private sale
Any real estate or part thereof heretofore or hereafter acquired by a county park commission governed by sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of the Revised Statutes may be sold at private sale by such county park commission to the State of New Jersey, or to the county in which such real estate is situated, or to the municipality in which such real estate is situated, or to any public board, authority or agency of such municipality, provided the members of the park commission shall by resolution approve such sale as in public interest, and shall certify such resolution to the board of chosen freeholders.
L.1950, c. 241, p. 822, s. 1. Amended by L.1961, c. 108, p. 693, s. 1, eff. Oct. 17, 1961.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-146.2 - Sale of real estate separated by highway construction from main park; option to purchase by political entities

40:37-146.2. Sale of real estate separated by highway construction from main park; option to purchase by political entities
Whenever a tract of land not exceeding 2 acres and comprised within the established limits of any one county park under the supervision and control of a county park commission operating under sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes shall have been separated from the main body of such park as a result of the construction of a county or state highway, it shall be lawful for such county park commission upon its determination that such tract is no longer adaptable to park use by reason of such separation from the main body of the park, to sell the same by public sale to the highest bidder after public advertisement thereof in a newspaper circulating in the county, provided, however, that the State of New Jersey, the county in which such tract of land is situated, and the municipality in which such tract of land is situated shall be given the option of purchasing such tract of land for a sum equal to the highest bid, which option must be exercised in writing delivered to the county park commission within 20 days after the county park commission mails notice of the sale and amount of the highest bid to the aforesaid governmental entities. In the event that more than one governmental entity elects to exercise the option granted hereunder, the county park commission shall have the right to decide to which governmental entity the land shall be sold.
L.1971, c. 306, s. 1, eff. Sept. 2, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-146.3 - Leases of lands or concessions to highest responsible bidder; term; conditions

40:37-146.3. Leases of lands or concessions to highest responsible bidder; term; conditions
a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, a county park commission established pursuant to R.S. 40:37-96 et seq. may lease park lands or concessions therein to the highest responsible bidder for the purposes of providing services and facilities required for or incidental to the operation of public parks, playgrounds or recreation places; provided that:
(1) The governing body of the county shall approve the lease, by resolution or ordinance, as appropriate;
(2) Advertisement of the acceptance of bids for the lease is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county not less than 10 days prior to the award of the lease; and
(3) The period of the lease shall not exceed five years. In awarding the lease, the county park commission may receive a lease price in excess of the amount of any necessarily related administrative expenses.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, if the responsibilities of, and ownership and occupation of lands by, a county park commission established pursuant to R.S. 40:37-96 et seq. have been transferred to a division, department, agency or instrumentality of a county, the governing body of the county may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, lease park lands or concessions therein to the highest responsible bidder for the purpose of providing services and facilities required for or incidental to the operation of public parks, playgrounds or recreation places; provided that:
(1) Advertisement of the acceptance of bids for the lease is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county not less than 10 days prior to the award of the lease; and
(2) The period of the lease shall not exceed five years. In awarding the lease, the governing body of a county may receive a lease price in excess of the amount of any necessarily related administrative expenses.
c. Any such lease or concession which shall be conditioned upon the construction or provision of any building, structure or improvement by the lessee or concessionaire may, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. and b. above, be for such period of years as shall be agreed upon.
L.1984, c. 174, s. 1, eff. Oct. 31, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-147 - Use of parks for games and other purposes

40:37-147. Use of parks for games and other purposes
It shall be lawful to be present at and take part in, in county parks owned, maintained and operated by counties under authority of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of this Title, on any day in the week, any law to the contrary notwithstanding, sports, plays, games, recreations, concerts and amusements, to the extent and in such manner as the county park commission having control of the parks, shall designate; and such commission may make all necessary rules and regulations controlling and governing said sports, plays, games, recreations, concerts and amusements, and prohibiting them in such parks or parts of parks in which said board of park commissioners may deem it unwise to permit the same.
Amended by L.1958, c. 30, p. 87, s. 1, eff. May 9, 1958.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-147.1 - Charges for admission to or use of recreational facilities

40:37-147.1. Charges for admission to or use of recreational facilities
Whenever any county park commission shall have constructed and maintained, or shall construct and maintain, an indoor or outdoor recreation center or centers and other special facilities for the use, recreation and entertainment of the public for sports, exhibitions, games, concerts, skating rinks, boating, tennis, golf, zoo, nature center and other recreational facilities, said commission, in order to provide the funds, in whole or in part, necessary to operate, maintain, improve and police the same, may establish charges and collect reasonable fees, rents or other charges for admission to, participation in, or use of said facilities and for any recreational privilege, entertainment or other activity.
L.1958, c. 30, p. 88, s. 2, eff. May 9, 1958.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-148 - Officers and employees; appointment and compensation

40:37-148. Officers and employees; appointment and compensation
The commission shall annually choose from among its members a president, vice president and treasurer, and appoint a clerk or secretary and such other officers and employees as it may deem necessary. It may also determine the duties and compensation of its appointees and remove them at pleasure, and make all reasonable rules and regulations respecting the same.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-148.1 - Allocation of offices, positions or employments to classified service without examination; exceptions

40:37-148.1. Allocation of offices, positions or employments to classified service without examination; exceptions
All offices, positions or employments held with any county park commission in a county of the first class created or existing pursuant to sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of the Revised Statutes, other than the office of secretary and the position of chief engineer, by persons employed by such park commission on January 16, 1957, and all such offices, positions or employments held with any county park commission in a county of the first class having a population of less than 700,000, other than the office of secretary and the position of chief engineer, by persons employed by such park commission on July 16, 1959, which can be allocated to the classified service in accordance with the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, shall be so allocated under appropriate titles by the Civil Service Commission and such persons shall be recorded, without examination, as having been permanently appointed thereto as of the dates of their respective original appointments by the park commission under said titles and shall thereafter be under and subject to all provisions of Title 11 relating to the classified service of the civil service.
L.1957, c. 98, p. 193, s. 1. Amended by L.1963, c. 110, s. 1, eff. June 13, 1963.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-148.2 - Passaic county; tenure of employees

40:37-148.2. Passaic county; tenure of employees
Any full-time employee appointed to office, position or employment, pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 40:37-148, by a county park commission in any county of the second class having a population of more than 460,000 and less that 525,000 according to the 1970 Federal census shall secure tenure of office after serving three successive 1-year appointments. Such employee shall hold and continue to hold said office, position or employment during good behavior and shall not be removed therefrom except for good cause, upon written charges and after a public, fair and impartial hearing before the commission.
L.1977, c. 262, s. 1, eff. Oct. 18, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-152 - Rules and regulations; penalties for violations

40:37-152. Rules and regulations; penalties for violations
The commission may:
a. Make, alter, amend and repeal rules and regulations for the protection, regulation and control of the parks and parkways, and the roads, driveways, sidewalks, paths, lakes, pools, ponds, fountains, trees, flowers, shrubs, statuary, buildings, tools, implements and other things contained therein;
b. Make rules and regulations governing, controlling, regulating and limiting the speed of motor vehicles upon the parkways under its control and the driveways within the parks and reservations under its control;
c. Make rules excluding motor vehicles from such driveways within parks and reservations as it shall determine and designate by appropriate signs erected at or near the entrance to such driveways;
d. Limit and prevent the driving or travel upon the parkways under its control and upon the driveways within the parks and reservations of loaded or heavy trucks, wagons or carts, or public omnibuses, express wagons, carts or other vehicles carrying or ordinarily used to carry merchandise, goods, tools or rubbish, however propelled;
e. Fix the amount of fines and penalties for the violation of these rules and regulations. Such rules and regulations shall take effect ten days after their passage by the commission, and after their publication once a week for four weeks in at least five newspapers circulating in the county.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-153 - Enforcement of rules and regulations; jurisdiction

40:37-153. Enforcement of rules and regulations; jurisdiction
40:37-153. The rules and regulations provided for in section 40:37-152 of this Title shall be enforced in the same manner as municipal ordinances, in a municipal court of any municipality in the county. On the conviction of the offender, in default of the payment of the penalty imposed, the court may commit him to the county jail for a term not exceeding ten days.
Amended 1953,c.37,s.88; 1991,c.91,s.381.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-154 - Park police; establishment; rules and regulations

40:37-154. Park police; establishment; rules and regulations
The commission may appoint and establish a constabulary to preserve order in the parks and parkways under its control, and to secure the enforcement of the rules and regulations passed and enacted by it, and may organize the constabulary into a police system to be known as "the park police of the county of " .
The police system shall consist of a chief and such subordinate officers as may be deemed necessary and proper for the enforcement of the rules and regulations of the commission within the parks and parkways, and the proper protection of public property therein.
The commission may establish proper rules and regulations for the appointment, control and management of the members of the constabulary, and for the securing of proper discipline and efficiency among the members thereof.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-154.1 - Vacancies in park police system caused by entry into armed forces during war; substitutes

40:37-154.1. Vacancies in park police system caused by entry into armed forces during war; substitutes
Whenever one or more vacancies occur in the park police system established by the park commission of any county having a population of more than 200,000 inhabitants now governed by the provisions of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes, and such vacancies occur by reason of the entry of one or more policemen into the military or naval service of the United States during the present war, the county park commission may appoint temporarily one or more substitutes on full or part time to perform the duties of such policemen during his or their absence; provided, however, the employment of such person or persons shall continue only during the present state of war, unless such employment be sooner terminated by the appointing authority, and such appointees shall not be regular members of the park police system and neither they nor their dependents shall be members of or entitled to any benefits from either the park police pension or retirement fund managed and controlled by the park commission or any pension fund existing in the county in which they are appointed; provided further, however, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to any regular appointment made by the appointing authority to fill a vacancy not caused by the entry of a member of the department into the armed forces.
L.1943, c. 55, p. 251, s. 1, eff. March 27, 1943.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-155 - Powers of park police.

40:37-155 Powers of park police.
40:37-155. The members and officers of the park police may arrest on view and without warrant, and take before a court having local criminal jurisdictions of the municipality in which the arrest is made, or of a neighboring municipality, any person found violating the rules and regulations enacted by the commission for the protection, preservation, regulation and control of the parks and parkways, and all property and other things therein. Such members and officers while on or off duty anywhere within the territorial limits of the State, shall have the same powers for the enforcement of the laws of this State and the apprehension of violators thereof as are conferred by law upon police officers or constables.
Amended 1953, c.37, s.89; 1969, c.165; 1997, c.308, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-156 - Park police; removal; trial; proceedings

40:37-156. Park police; removal; trial; proceedings
40:37-156. No member or officer of the police force or police department shall be removed except after trial and conviction by the park commission, or a member or members thereof, of the violation of proper rules and regulations for the appointment, control and management of members of such force or department and for the securing of proper discipline and efficiency among the members thereof.
The park commission, or the member or members thereof before whom such trial is to be had, shall have and are hereby given the power to issue writs of subpoena under the seal of the park commission and signed by the secretary or by one of the members of the park commission, to compel the attendance of witnesses in this State and the production of papers in support of the charges. Upon the request of the person to be tried, like writs of subpoena shall be issued in his behalf. The fees for witnesses for attendance and travel shall be the same as allowed witnesses before the Superior Court.
Every person, who neglects or refuses to obey the command of such writ and who shall have been paid the proper witness fees, shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00), to be sued for in the name of the park commission in any court of competent jurisdiction and the penalty, when collected, shall be paid into the maintenance fund of the park commission.
Amended 1946,c.27; 1991,c.91,s.383.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-156a - Review of conviction

40:37-156a. Review of conviction
40:37-156a. Any member or officer of any such police force or police department not operating under the provisions of subtitle three of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes who has been convicted of any violation of any of the rules or regulations of such department by the official or board empowered to try members of such police department may obtain a review of such conviction in the Superior Court. Such review shall be obtained by giving written notice of an application for review to the officer or board convicting the member of such department within ten days after notice of such conviction is given to the member convicted. The officer or board making such conviction shall send to the court a copy of the record of such conviction, including the rule or regulation violated and the charge or charges upon which the applicant was tried. Such court shall retry such charge or charges de novo and either affirm or reverse such conviction. The court may order or adjudge that the applicant be returned to any office or position from which he may have been removed under such conviction and that he be restored to all things he may have lost thereby, and may make such other order or judgment as it shall deem proper under the circumstances.
Amended 1953,c.37,s.90; 1991,c.91,s.383.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-157 - Park police pension fund; establishment

40:37-157. Park police pension fund; establishment
In all counties governed by sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of this title, there may be established a park police pension or retirement fund, which shall be constituted, managed and distributed as hereinafter in sections 40:37-158 to 40:37-168 of this title provided.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-158 - Control of fund; bond of treasurer; investments

40:37-158. Control of fund; bond of treasurer; investments
The park police pension fund in each county shall be managed and controlled by the park commission of that county. The secretary of the commission shall be treasurer, ex officio, of the fund, and all moneys of the fund shall be received and disbursed by him, and shall be deposited in such bank or banks of deposit as the commission shall designate. The treasurer shall give bond in such sum as the commission shall determine, with sufficient sureties to be approved by it, for the faithful performance of his duties. If the surety is a corporation, the premiums shall be paid by the commission from the funds under its control. The commission shall invest and keep invested the moneys of the fund, so far as the same can be done, in securities authorized by law for the investment of trust funds.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-159 - Source of pension fund; assessment of members of force

40:37-159. Source of pension fund; assessment of members of force
The commission shall monthly pay to the treasurer of the fund all moneys collected in payment of fines imposed upon members of the police force, who are members of said fund, and all moneys deducted or withheld from the pay of members of the police force, who are members of said fund, by reason of absence from duty from any cause. These moneys shall constitute part of the police pension or retirement fund. There shall be added to the fund any moneys from time to time donated to the purpose, and all moneys derived from the sale of unclaimed goods or property coming into the possession of the park police.
There shall also be added the moneys collected by subscription or assessment from or upon the members of the park police force or department, which subscription or assessment shall be 5% per annum of the annual salary of every member of the force or department, who is a member of said fund, in order to entitle him to the benefits of the pension or retirement fund as hereinafter provided. The assessments shall be collected from each periodic payment of the salary of each such member of the force.
Amended by L.1951, c. 324, p. 1159, s. 2; L.1955, c. 195, p. 770, s. 1, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-160 - Additional annual payment to fund

40:37-160. Additional annual payment to fund
On January 1 each year there shall also be added to the fund such sum as the commission shall determine, on the basis of actuarial surveys made as of January 1, 1956, and of every third year thereafter, will be sufficient, if added annually, for a period of 30 years from January 1, 1956, to the contributions and assessments of the members of the fund and to all other sums included in and payable to the fund, to liquidate the liabilities of the fund, which sum so determined upon shall annually be certified by the commission to the board of chosen freeholders of the county and shall be appropriated and made available by said board to the commission and which sums shall be held and applied by the commission for the purposes aforesaid.
Amended by L.1951, c. 324, p. 1160, s. 3; L.1955, c. 195, p. 770, s. 2, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-161 - Return of assessments in certain cases; widow's pension

40:37-161. Return of assessments in certain cases; widow's pension
If any member of the police force, who is a member of said fund, in good standing shall voluntarily retire therefrom and his resignation be accepted, the commission shall return to him all the assessments which he has paid into the fund; and in case of the death of any such member of the police force, while in the employ of the commission, whose death did not occur in the performance of duty and who at his death was not receiving a pension as provided for in sections 40:37-157 to 40:37-168 of this Title, the commission shall return to his legal representatives all the assessments by him paid into the fund if he left no widow or minor child or children surviving him, but if he left a widow surviving him the park commission shall pay the widow of any such member, an annual pension equal to 1/2 of the average annual salary being paid such member for the last 3 years of his employment prior to the time of his death, under the same terms and conditions as prescribed for widows of members of the police force or department retired and pensioned as provided in section 40:37-165 of this Title.
Amended by L.1951, c. 324, p. 1160, s. 4; L.1955, c. 195, p. 771, s. 3, eff. Aug. 4, 1955; L.1971, c. 388, s. 1, eff. Jan. 7, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-162 - Beneficiaries; amount of pension

40:37-162. Beneficiaries; amount of pension
Each of the persons hereinafter specified shall be entitled to receive a pension for life from the fund established under section 40:37-157 of this Title, equal to 1/2 of his average salary for the last 3 years of his employment.
Amended by L.1955, c. 195, p. 771, s. 4, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-163 - Persons entitled to pension; permanent disability; amount

40:37-163. Persons entitled to pension; permanent disability; amount
Every member of the county park police force or department having paid into the fund the full amount of the annual assessments or contributions required of him and who shall have received permanent disability from injury or sickness incurred while in actual service, so as to incapacitate him from duty, shall upon the certificate of the police surgeon or other physician, or of a board of physicians designated by a board consisting of two members of the commission, two members of the police force and a fifth member to be chosen by the four other members, be so pensioned and retired if said injury was incurred in the performance of duty, and shall be paid an annual pension equal to 2/3 of his average annual salary for the last 3 years of his employment, but if said injury shall have been incurred while in service but not in the performance of duty and said member has served for 25 years or more in the police force or department, he shall be paid an annual pension equal to 1/2 of his average annual salary for the last 3 years of his employment.
Amended by L.1955, c. 195, p. 772, s. 5, eff. Aug. 4, 1955; L.1971, c. 389, s. 1, eff. Jan. 7, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-164 - Persons entitled to pension; age and years of service

40:37-164. Persons entitled to pension; age and years of service
Every member of the county park police force or department having paid into the fund the full amount of the annual assessments or contributions required of him and who shall have attained the age of 60 years and have served in all for a period of 20 years in the police force or department, such service not being required to be continuous, may, by the vote of the commission, be so pensioned and retired, and shall, upon reaching the age of 60 years, and having served for any period of 20 years, on application be so pensioned and retired.
Amended by L.1955, c. 195, p. 772, s. 6, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-165 - Widow's pension

40:37-165. Widow's pension
The widow of every member of the county police force or department having paid into the fund the full amount of the annual assessments or contributions required of him and who shall have lost his life in the performance of duty, and the widow of every member of the police force or department retired and pensioned as provided in section 40:37-164 of this Title, shall, if she was married to her deceased husband before his retirement and before he arrived at the age of 50 years, and so long as she remains unmarried, receive a pension equivalent to 1/2 of the pay of her deceased husband at the time of his death in the performance of duty, or his retirement, annually, for the use of herself and any of the children of her deceased husband, who may be under 18 years of age.
Amended by L.1955, c. 195, p. 773, s. 7, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-166 - Pension of children

40:37-166. Pension of children
At the death of the widow unmarried, or in case such deceased member leaves no widow then at his death, his minor children who shall not have attained the age of 18 years, shall receive such pension in equal shares, until they respectively attain such age, to be paid to their guardian; but no child shall receive more than $40.00 monthly.
Amended by L.1955, c. 195, p. 773, s. 8, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-167 - Pension to parents

40:37-167. Pension to parents
In case such deceased member leave no widow and no children under the age of 18 years him surviving, the pension shall be paid to his dependent parent or parents.
Amended by L.1955, c. 195, p. 773, s. 9, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-168 - Pensions paid monthly; rules and regulations

40:37-168. Pensions paid monthly; rules and regulations
The pensions hereby authorized shall be paid monthly by the treasurer. The commission in each county shall regulate the pensions and other matters hereinbefore provided for, and make all rules and regulations necessary therefor, not inconsistent with sections 40:37-157 to 40:37-167 of this title.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-168.1 - Group insurance; deductions from salaries

40:37-168.1. Group insurance; deductions from salaries
Whenever the employees of any county park commission governed by and acting under the provisions of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of the Revised Statutes have formed or may hereafter form themselves into groups for the purpose of obtaining the advantages of the group plan of life insurance in any one of the plans now in vogue, or any plan which may hereafter be inaugurated, it shall be lawful for the commission, when written petitions and authorizations signed by the employees as individuals are filed with the secretary or other duly designated officer of the commission, to authorize by resolution the deductions from salaries specified in the said written petitions and authorizations and the payment of them to the designated fiscal agent.
L.1945, c. 241, p. 764, s. 1, eff. April 25, 1945.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-168.2 - Group insurance; payment of part of premiums by commission

40:37-168.2. Group insurance; payment of part of premiums by commission
Whenever a group has been or may hereafter be established in accordance with the provisions heretofore set forth, it shall be lawful for the commission, except in counties where a county employees' pension fund operates under the provisions of chapter one hundred sixty, laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty-three (R.S. s. 43:10-18.1 et seq.), and the amendments and supplements thereto, to pay as additional compensation to the individual members of the said group or groups a part of the premium on the said group policy or policies; provided, however, that the portion of the premium thus paid by the commission does not exceed twenty-five per centum (25%); and further provided, that nothing in this act contained shall be construed as compelling the commission to pay any portion of the premium on the said group policy or policies.
L.1945, c. 241, p. 764, s. 2, eff. April 25, 1945.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-168.3 - Exclusion of new members from park police pension or retirement fund by resolution

40:37-168.3. Exclusion of new members from park police pension or retirement fund by resolution
In any county in which a park police pension or retirement fund shall have been established, pursuant to the provisions of section 40:37-157 of the Revised Statutes, the park commission may, by resolution, provide that no new members shall be admitted to said fund after a date specified in the resolution and thereafter no members shall be admitted thereto.
L.1951, c. 324, p. 1159, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-169 - Referendum; submission at general election; notice

40:37-169. Referendum; submission at general election; notice
The question of the adoption of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of this title shall be submitted to the voters of any county having the necessary population at the next general election. The county clerk shall, at least ten days before the election, give public notice by publication in two or more newspapers published and circulating in the county, that the submission will be made at the ensuing election. The notice shall state briefly the question to be submitted.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-170 - Ballot; form and content

40:37-170. Ballot; form and content
The county clerk shall print the question upon the sample and official ballots for the general 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 county of ....... establish a county
[ ] YES park commission pursuant to sections 40:37-96
to 40:37-174 of the title Municipalities and
[ ] NO Counties of the Revised Statutes?"
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-171 - Results returned and certified; record of

40:37-171. Results returned and certified; record of
The votes cast for or against the adoption of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of this title shall be counted, returned, certified and canvassed in the manner provided by the laws relating to elections, and the county clerk shall file a tabulated statement of the number of votes so cast together with his certificate thereon, in his office, there to remain of record.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-172 - Vote required for adoption

40:37-172. Vote required for adoption
All ballots so cast for or against the question shall be counted and the result thereof returned by the election officers, and the acceptance or rejection thereof shall be determined by the result thereof. If upon the canvass of all the votes cast for or against the question, it shall appear that a majority of them were in favor thereof, the provisions of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of this title shall become operative in that county.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-173 - Delivery of copy of statement and certificate to board of freeholders; appointment of commissioners

40:37-173. Delivery of copy of statement and certificate to board of freeholders; appointment of commissioners
If the provisions of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of this Title shall have been adopted at such election the county clerk shall within 5 days after the filing of his tabulated statement and certificate, deliver a certified copy thereof to the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders of such county, who shall report the receipt of said statement and certificate to the board at its next meeting, and within 10 days thereafter the board shall appoint the park commissioners herein provided for.
Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 662, s. 91; L.1962, c. 116, s. 3, eff. July 17, 1962.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-174 - Election expenses; payment by county

40:37-174. Election expenses; payment by county
All expenses incident to the election, properly certified by the county judge or if there are two or more county judges by all or a majority of them, of the county shall be paid by the county wherein the election is held in the same manner as other election expenses therein are paid.
Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 662, s. 92, eff. March 19, 1953.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-195 - Counties governed hereby; referendum; exception

40:37-195. Counties governed hereby; referendum; exception
The provisions of sections 40:37-195 to 40:37-247 of this title shall apply to counties having a population of less than two hundred thousand and more than one hundred seventy-five thousand inhabitants, but shall remain inoperative in any such county until submitted to and approved by the voters thereof in the manner hereinafter in sections 40:37-242 to 40:37-245 of this title provided.
This section shall not require the submission of the question of the adoption of said sections 40:37-195 to 40:37-247 in counties which have heretofore adopted the provisions of an act entitled "An act to establish public parks in certain counties in this state and to regulate the same," passed April first, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six. Such counties shall be governed by the provisions of said sections 40:37-195 to 40:37-247.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-196 - Commissioners; appointment, number and qualifications

40:37-196. Commissioners; appointment, number and qualifications
In any county containing a population of less than two hundred thousand and more than one hundred seventy-five thousand inhabitants, which is governed by sections 40:37-195 to 40:37-247 of this title, the board of chosen freeholders shall appoint seven persons, not more than four of whom shall be of the same political party, to be known as "the county park commission" (inserting name of county).
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-197 - Commissioners; terms; vacancies

40:37-197. Commissioners; terms; vacancies
Of the commissioners first appointed one shall hold office for one year, one for two years, one for three years, two for four years and two for five years. The term of office of each commissioner first appointed shall be fixed by his order or certificate of appointment. Thereafter all commissioners shall hold office for the full term of five years and vacancies shall be filled by the board of chosen freeholders by appointment for the unexpired term only.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-198 - Commission a body politic; compensation and expenses; oaths

40:37-198. Commission a body politic; compensation and expenses; oaths
The persons so appointed when duly qualified, constituting the board of park commissioners, and their successors, shall be a body politic, with power to sue and be sued, use a common seal and make by-laws. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but their necessary expenses shall be allowed and paid. No person employed by the commission shall be a member thereof.
Before entering upon the duties of his office, each commissioner shall take and subscribe an oath that he will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of his office. Their oaths shall be filed in the office of the county clerk.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-199 - Officers and employees; appointment and compensation

40:37-199. Officers and employees; appointment and compensation
The commission shall annually choose from among its members a president, vice president and treasurer, and appoint a clerk or secretary and such other officers and employees as it may deem necessary. It may also determine the duties and compensation of its appointees and remove them at pleasure, and make all reasonable rules and regulations respecting the same.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-201 - Rules and regulations; penalties for violations

40:37-201. Rules and regulations; penalties for violations
The commission may make, alter, amend and repeal rules and regulations for the protection, regulation and control of the parks and parkways and the roads, driveways, sidewalks, paths, lakes, pools, ponds, fountains, trees, flowers, shrubs, statuary, buildings, tools, implements and other things contained therein, and prescribe and fix the amount of fines and penalties for the violation of such rules and regulations. Such rules and regulations shall take effect ten days after their passage by the commission, and after their publication once a week for four weeks in at least five newspapers circulating in the county.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-201.1 - Powers of commission as to use and enjoyment of parks; franchises; use of proceeds from operation

40:37-201.1. Powers of commission as to use and enjoyment of parks; franchises; use of proceeds from operation
The commission may provide and operate, or arrange for the operation of, such facilities for the use and enjoyment of its parks by the public as it may deem to be necessary and expedient. It may also provide, at its discretion, by a proper rule or regulation, for the terms upon which and the manner in which all of such facilities may be used; but nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the commission to issue or consent to licenses, privileges or franchises to individuals or corporations for the operation for private profit of any facility, utility or devise within the park, except upon terms which will provide for limiting the operation of such license, privilege or franchise to a period not exceeding twenty years in any event. No franchise shall be awarded except after advertisement published at least once, ten days prior to the date fixed for receiving bids, in a newspaper circulating in the county, designating the time and place of the meeting at which the bids will be received; and no franchise shall be awarded except to the responsible person or persons who will, in open competition, offer to pay to the commission the highest return for such franchise; and no license or privilege shall be let or awarded except upon terms reserving to the commission the power to revoke the same for cause.
The commission may provide for the pleasurable use, subject to rules and regulations, of its parks or any portion or portions thereof for general park purposes, and also by campers, camping parties, vacation outings of societies organized and operated not for pecuniary profit and by vacationists in general, upon such terms as the commission shall fix and either with or without financial compensation to the commission as it shall deem proper.
The commission shall always have power, at any time, to close the grounds or any part thereof and the buildings thereon and the privileges thereof to the public or to any individual or individuals or to any group of individuals, party or society and, without legal procedure, to evict and remove such persons and their belongings from the buildings and grounds of its parks or portions thereof when, by the determination of the commission, it is to the interest of the county or of the public or of the park so to do. All proceeds derived from the operation of such facilities or from any of the operations of the commission shall be used by such commission for the development and management of its parks, any general or special law to the contrary notwithstanding.
L.1939, c. 360, p. 868, s. 1, eff. Oct. 9, 1939.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:37-202 - Park police; establishment; rules and regulations

40:37-202. Park police; establishment; rules and regulations
The commission may appoint and establish a constabulary to preserve order in the parks and parkways under its control, and to secure the enforcement of the rules and regulations passed and enacted by it, and may organize the constabulary into a police system to be known as "the park police of the county of " .
The police system shall consist of a chief and such subordinate officers as may be deemed necessary and proper for the enforcement of the rules and regulations of the commission within the parks and parkways, and the proper protection of public property therein.
The commission may establish proper rules and regulations for the appointment, control and management of the members of the constabulary, and for the securing of proper discipline and efficiency among the members thereof.