Sec. 1.
Any township or townships, being a contiguous or adjacent territory, may acquire by gift or devise a tract of real estate which shall be contiguous or adjacent to the territory acquiring the same for a free public park, resort, bathing beach or other place of recreation, and may hold such real estate in fee simple for such purposes. The supervisor of each of such townships shall comprise a board of commissioners for the control of such park or resort and in case any such supervisor shall decline to act as such commissioner, then the township board shall designate a member of the township board to act as such commissioner. In case there is only 1 township interested in such park, then the township board shall be the board of commissioners. Such commissioners shall act in that capacity during the term of office to which they were elected respectively in their townships and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Such commission shall have authority in the name or names of the interested township or townships to condemn land for such purpose in accordance with the condemnation laws of this state.
History: 1905, Act 157, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 2192 ;-- CL 1929, 2400 ;-- Am. 1941, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- CL 1948, 41.421 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 32, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1964
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 157 of 1905 - Township Parks and Places of Recreation (41.421 - 41.429)
Section 41.424 - Township Parks; Plan for Acquisition, Specifications; Referendum, Adoption, Record.
Section 41.425 - Exemption From Taxation.
Section 41.425a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.
Section 41.426a - Township Park Commission; Authority Generally.
Section 41.426c - Budget; Limitation; Assessment, Levy, and Collection of Tax.
Section 41.426d - Township Bonds; Acquisition of Lands for Parks and Places of Recreation; Payment.
Section 41.426e - Sale or Conveyance of Portions of Land Not Needed.
Section 41.426f - Annual Report.
Section 41.426g - Township Park Commission; Dissolution; Procedures.
Section 41.426h - Township Park Commission; Dissolution; Validation; Ratification.
Section 41.427 - Conveyances to and Duties of Board of County Park Trustees.
Section 41.428 - Appropriation; Purpose; Contribution to Park Commission.