N.J. Stat. tit. 40, ch. 37
N.J. Stat. tit. 40, ch. 37
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section37-1. Shade tree commission; freeholders' powerssection37-2. Commissioners' term lengths; alternatessection37-3. Organization; officers; salary of secretarysection37-4. Commissioners serve without compensation; expensessection37-5. Powers; regulations; trees on highways; parkssection37-6. Regulations for protection of trees and shrubbery; penaltiessection37-7. Enforcement of rules and regulations; jurisdiction of courtssection37-8. Copy of rules as evidencesection37-9. Disposition of finessection37-10.1. Estimated expenditures; purposes; annual appropriationsection37-10.2. Immunity from liability for death, injurysection37-11. Limitation of powerssection37-11.1. Contract with federal agency for occupation and use of property by federal government or agencysection37-11.2. Contract with municipality or administrator of Public Housing and Development Authority for use of lands for veterans' emergency housingsection37-11.3. Gifts or trust funds for park purposes; investmentsection37-11.4. Capital improvement fund; investment of moneyssection37-11.5. Indemnification of park police for costs of defense of civil and criminal actionssection37-11.6. Abolition of county park police force.section37-11.7. County park commission to maintain Internet website or webpage; contents.section37-12. Appropriations for park purposes; referendum; petitionsection37-13. Certain counties governed herebysection37-14. Amount to be raised annually; determinationsection37-15. Money paid to park authoritiessection37-15.2. Counties having park system established by referendum pursuant to section 40:37-96section37-16. Money for construction or improvement of county parkssection37-17. Acquisition of lands in adjoining county contiguous to county parksection37-17.1. Joint development and operation of park and recreational facilities by adjoining countiessection37-18. Rules and regulations effective throughout park; arrests; prosecutionssection37-19. Commissioners; terms; powers and duties; vacanciessection37-20. Assistants; limitation of expendituressection37-21. Commissioners; appointment; terms; powers and duties; vacanciessection37-22. Assistants; compensation and expensessection37-23. Recreation buildingsection37-95.1. Applicable to all counties; inoperative until approved by voterssection37-95.2. Park commissionsection37-95.3. Commissioners; termsection37-95.4. Officers; appointees; term; compensationsection37-95.4a. Counties of second class between 460,000 and 525,000; tenure of employeessection37-95.5. Powers of commission; records; meetingssection37-95.6. President; vice-president; secretary; duties; disbursementssection37-95.7. Appointments of commission; approval by board of chosen freeholderssection37-95.8. Adverse interest of officer or employee; misdemeanorsection37-95.9. Office; expenditures; limitation; appropriation of moneys from revenue producing facilitiessection37-95.10. Moneys required to be raised by taxation; bondssection37-95.10a. Issuance of bonds or other obligations of county pursuant to Local Bond Law; limitation on amountsection37-95.10b. Submission of act to voterssection37-95.10c. Ballotssection37-95.10d. Operative upon approval of voters by majority votesection37-95.10e. Issuance of bonds or other obligations of county pursuant to Local Bond Law; limitation on amountsection37-95.10f. Submission of act to voterssection37-95.10g. Ballotssection37-95.10h. Operative upon approval of voters by majority votesection37-95.10i. Bonds or other obligations; issuance; amountsection37-95.10j. Additional bonds or obligations; issuance for land, improvements or payment of notes; limitationssection37-95.10k. Submission to and approval by voterssection37-95.10l. Public question; submission to voterssection37-95.10m. Majority vote to adopt; operative effectsection37-95.10n. Additional bonds, obligations for land and improvements for county parkssection37-95.10o. Submission of question to voterssection37-95.10p. Adoption of lawsection37-95.11. Depositoriessection37-95.12. Records; annual statements; auditssection37-95.13. Powers of commission.section37-95.13a. County park commissionssection37-95.14. Right to acquire real estate and other property; grants by franchise, lease or contractsection37-95.15. Power of eminent domainsection37-95.16. Surveys; mapssection37-95.17. Real estate owned by municipality; conveyance to countysection37-95.18. Roadways; parkways; grade; alterationsection37-95.19. Sale of land not required for park purposes; auctionsection37-95.20. Vacation of roadways and other wayssection37-95.21. Rules and regulations; protection of parks; penaltiessection37-95.22. Adoption of act; referendum; noticesection37-95.23. Ballotssection37-95.24. Adoption by majority vote; commissioners appointed within 90 dayssection37-95.25. Existing laws relating to county park systems, etc., not repealedsection37-95.26. Office and expenses of commissionsection37-95.27. Application of actsection37-95.28. Submission of adoption of act to voterssection37-95.29. Ballotssection37-95.30. Adopted law immediately operativesection37-95.31. Funds for land and improvements; limitation upon obligationssection37-95.32. Application of actsection37-95.33. Submission of adoption of act to voterssection37-95.34. Ballotssection37-95.35. Adopted act immediately operativesection37-95.36. Disposition of lands by county park commission; resolutionsection37-95.37. Certification of resolutionsection37-95.38. Use of proceedssection37-95.39. Effective datesection37-95.40. Park police systemsection37-95.41. Powers of park police.section37-95.42. Governing body control of county parkssection37-95.43. Advisory commissionsection37-95.44. Former commissionerssection37-95.45. Property transferssection37-95.46. Employee rights unimpairedsection37-95.47. Succession of rights, dutiessection37-95.48. Rules, regulationssection37-95.49. Limited applicabilitysection37-96. Counties governed hereby; referendum; exceptionsection37-97. Commission; appointment; numbersection37-97.1. Continuation of incumbent commissioners in officesection37-98. Commissioners; terms; vacanciessection37-99. Commission a body politic; compensation and expenses; oathssection37-100. Powers of other park commissioners cease on appointment of commissionerssection37-101. Establishment and location of parks; acquisition of property; rules and regulationssection37-101.1. Counties over 200,000 having park commission; annual appropriation for maintenance of parks in certain cases; limitationsection37-101.2. Manner of appropriating, paying over and expending fundssection37-101.3. Adoption of sections 40:37-12, 40:37-14 and 40:37-15 not to be submitted within five years after rejectionsection37-101.4. Additional lands; acquisition after lands valued at 35% of tax ratables have been acquiredsection37-101.5. Assessor's certificate that value of lands acquired exceeds 35% value of ratablessection37-101.6. Appropriation to municipality in lieu of taxessection37-102. Surveys and maps of parks; recordssection37-103. Condemnation for parks; law applicablesection37-104. Construction of roadways; acquisition of real estate; exemption from taxationsection37-105. Survey and map of roadways and boulevards; recordssection37-106. Construction and improvement of roadways and pathssection37-107. Commission may establish grades; pavement and improvement of roadwayssection37-108. Lines of frontage on new parkwayssection37-109. Condemnation for roadways; commissioners appointed; benefits assessedsection37-110. Commissioners; appointment; duties; oathssection37-111. Hearing and notice; view premises; reportsection37-112. Court to hear objections to report; confirmationsection37-113. Rules of proceduresection37-114. Compensation of commissioners; expenses; inclusion in cost of improvementsection37-115. Benefits assessed deducted from damages awardedsection37-116. Award collected by suitsection37-117. Assessments a lien; collection; action at lawsection37-118. Improvement of parkways and boulevards already established; assessments for benefits; appointment of commissionerssection37-119. Assessments a lien until paidsection37-120. Sale of lands for unpaid assessments; notice and publicationsection37-121. Sale for term of yearssection37-122. Adjournment of sale; noticesection37-123. Certificate of sale; issuance; assignability; recordingsection37-124. Redemption of property soldsection37-125. Time for redemption; declaration of sale; contents; filingsection37-126. Effect of declaration of sale; liability for wastesection37-127. Redemption by mortgagee; notice to mortgagee; rights after redemptionsection37-128. Unsold land struck off to commissionsection37-129. Freeholders to borrow money upon requisition of park commission; bonds; limitationsection37-130. Additional bond issuessection37-130.1. Additional bond issue for county parks and parkways; total amount; disposition of proceedssection37-130.2. Additional bond issue; parks and parkwayssection37-131. Bond; issuance; law applicable; how paidsection37-131.1. Additional bonds; issuance; maximum amount; proceedssection37-131.2. Additional bonds; issuance; maximum amount; proceedssection37-132. Amount collected from benefit assessment applied to payment of bondssection37-132.1. Moneys received for lands transferred by counties of first class for state highway purposessection37-132.2. Moneys received for lands transferred by counties for state highway purposes; release for specific purposessection37-133. Lands used only for park purposes; railroads excluded; exceptionssection37-134. Rules and regulations; notice; penalties; disposition ofsection37-135. Control of streets or parks transferred to county park commissionsection37-136. Return of control of street to municipality; consent requiredsection37-137. Return of control of streets to county or municipalitysection37-138. Return of park lands to city of the first classsection37-139. Dedication of park lands for public street in certain casessection37-140. Dedication of lands for street upon requestsection37-141. Copy of resolution and a map filedsection37-142. Conveyance of park lands for school purposes in certain casessection37-143. Improvement and care of connecting parkwayssection37-144. Contracts for elimination of grade crossingssection37-145. Use of park property for sewers and wells; contractssection37-146. Exchange of real estate for park improvementsection37-146.1. Sale of real estate at private salesection37-146.2. Sale of real estate separated by highway construction from main park; option to purchase by political entitiessection37-146.3. Leases of lands or concessions to highest responsible bidder; term; conditionssection37-147. Use of parks for games and other purposessection37-147.1. Charges for admission to or use of recreational facilitiessection37-148. Officers and employees; appointment and compensationsection37-148.1. Allocation of offices, positions or employments to classified service without examination; exceptionssection37-148.2. Passaic county; tenure of employeessection37-151. Office; records; open to public inspectionsection37-152. Rules and regulations; penalties for violationssection37-153. Enforcement of rules and regulations; jurisdictionsection37-154. Park police; establishment; rules and regulationssection37-154.1. Vacancies in park police system caused by entry into armed forces during war; substitutessection37-155. Powers of park police.section37-156. Park police; removal; trial; proceedingssection37-156a. Review of convictionsection37-157. Park police pension fund; establishmentsection37-158. Control of fund; bond of treasurer; investmentssection37-159. Source of pension fund; assessment of members of forcesection37-160. Additional annual payment to fundsection37-161. Return of assessments in certain cases; widow's pensionsection37-162. Beneficiaries; amount of pensionsection37-163. Persons entitled to pension; permanent disability; amountsection37-164. Persons entitled to pension; age and years of servicesection37-165. Widow's pensionsection37-166. Pension of childrensection37-167. Pension to parentssection37-168. Pensions paid monthly; rules and regulationssection37-168.1. Group insurance; deductions from salariessection37-168.2. Group insurance; payment of part of premiums by commissionsection37-168.3. Exclusion of new members from park police pension or retirement fund by resolutionsection37-169. Referendum; submission at general election; noticesection37-170. Ballot; form and contentsection37-171. Results returned and certified; record ofsection37-172. Vote required for adoptionsection37-173. Delivery of copy of statement and certificate to board of freeholders; appointment of commissionerssection37-174. Election expenses; payment by countysection37-195. Counties governed hereby; referendum; exceptionsection37-196. Commissioners; appointment, number and qualificationssection37-197. Commissioners; terms; vacanciessection37-198. Commission a body politic; compensation and expenses; oathssection37-199. Officers and employees; appointment and compensationsection37-200. Office; records; open to public inspectionsection37-201. Rules and regulations; penalties for violationssection37-201.1. Powers of commission as to use and enjoyment of parks; franchises; use of proceeds from operationsection37-202. Park police; establishment; rules and regulationssection37-202.1. Referendum to determine hours or salaries of county park policesection37-203. Powers of park police.section37-204. Establishment and location of parks; acquisition of propertysection37-205. Lands for parks; lease with option to purchasesection37-206. Surveys and maps of parks; recordssection37-207. Condemnation for parks; law applicablesection37-208. Construction of roadways; acquisition of real estatesection37-209. Survey and map of roadways and boulevards; recordssection37-210. Commission may establish grades; pavement and improvement of roadwayssection37-211. Condemnation for roadways; commissioners appointed; benefits assessedsection37-212. Commissioners; appointment; duties; oathssection37-213. Hearing and notice; view premises; reportsection37-214. Court to hear objections to report; confirmationsection37-215. Rules of proceduresection37-216. Compensation of commissioners; expenses; inclusion in cost of improvementsection37-217. Benefits assessed deducted from damages awardedsection37-218. Award collected by suitsection37-219. Assessments a lien; collection; action at lawsection37-220. Assessments for benefits; disposition of funds; payment of bondssection37-221. Assessments a lien until paidsection37-222. Sale of lands for unpaid assessments; notice and publicationsection37-223. Sale for term of yearssection37-224. Adjournment of sale; noticesection37-225. Certificate of sale; issuance; assignability; recordingsection37-226. Redemption of property soldsection37-227. Time for redemption; declaration of sale; contents; filingsection37-228. Effect of declaration of sale; liability for wastesection37-229. Redemption by mortgagee; notice to mortgagee; rights after redemptionsection37-230. Unsold lands struck off to boardsection37-231. Freeholders to borrow money upon requisition of park commission; bonds; limitationsection37-232. Additional bond issuessection37-233. Appropriations; action by freeholderssection37-234. Appropriations for current expenses included in county budgetsection37-235. Bond issues; law applicable; deductions from debt statementsection37-236. Certain expenses replaced by bond issue; limitationsection37-237. Amount collected from benefit assessments applied to payment of bondssection37-238. Lands used only for park purposes; railroads excluded; exceptionssection37-239. Sale of real estate in certain cases; vacation of roadwayssection37-240. Rules and regulations; notice; penalties; disposition ofsection37-241. Transfer of municipal parks and streets to county park commissionsection37-242. Referendum; submission at general election; noticesection37-243. Ballot, form and contentsection37-244. Vote required for adoptionsection37-245. Results returned and certified; record ofsection37-246. Clerk to deliver copy to freeholders; appointment of commissionerssection37-247. Election expenses; payment by countysection37-248. Petition for submissionsection37-249. Petition; contentssection37-250. Freeholders choose law to be submitted; notice to county clerksection37-251. Ballot; law applicablesection37-252. Maintenance; annual appropriationsection37-253. Acquisition and improvement of other landssection37-254. Purchase and condemnation of contiguous landssection37-255. Surveys and mapssection37-256. General powerssection37-257. Condemnation procedure; assessments for benefits; award of damagessection37-258. Construction of casino, stadium and other structuressection37-259. Rules and regulations; penaltiessection37-260. Bond issuessection37-261. Establishment of park police system; composition; rules and regulationssection37-262. Powers of park police.
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