A playground and recreation board or other authority in which is invested the power to provide, establish, maintain and conduct such supervised recreation system may accept any grant or devise of real estate or any gift or bequest of money or other personal property or any donation to be applied, principal or income, for either temporary or permanent use for playgrounds, zoos or recreational purposes, but if the acceptance thereof for such purposes will subject such municipalities or counties to additional expense for improvement, maintenance or removal, the acceptance of any grant or devise of real estate shall be subject to the approval of the governing body of the municipality or county.
History: 1941 Comp., § 71-1006, enacted by Laws 1945, ch. 67, § 6; 1953 Comp., § 6-4-6; Laws 1963, ch. 53, § 4.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 5 - Municipalities and Counties
Article 4 - Playgrounds and Recreational Equipment
Section 5-4-1 - [Governmental unit subject to act.]
Section 5-4-2 - Dedication of lands and buildings as playgrounds and recreation centers.
Section 5-4-3 - Establishing system of supervised recreation; powers of managing boards.
Section 5-4-4 - [Petition for establishment of a supervised recreational system; election.]
Section 5-4-5 - Establishment of joint recreational systems.
Section 5-4-6 - Acceptance of grants and donations by supervisory boards; limitation.
Section 5-4-7 - [Disposition of funds received by gift or bequest.]
Section 5-4-8 - Power to issue bonds.
Section 5-4-10 - Revenue bonds.
Section 5-4-11 - Revenue bonds; refunding authorization; escrow; detail.
Section 5-4-12 - Terms of bonds.
Section 5-4-13 - Ordinance or resolution issuing bonds; validation.
Section 5-4-14 - Retirement of bonds only from cigarette tax proceeds; tax levy irrevocable.
Section 5-4-15 - Proceeds not to be divested [diverted]; exclusions of this act.
Section 5-4-16 - School districts; community recreational facilities.