The park and recreation board of any such municipality shall have no power or authority in behalf of or in the name of such municipality to contract any debts or obligations, except for items in the budget approved by the governing body, and no debts or obligations contracted by such board in violation of this provision shall be or shall be held to be a personal or general obligation of such municipality, nor shall the general credit of the city be pledged for the purchase or acquisition of lands or buildings, or both, unless the pledging of the city's credit is authorized by a resolution of the governing body of such municipality. The limitations contained in this section shall be applicable to each and every power conferred by any provision of this article upon the park and recreation board of any such municipality.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 51-165.21; 1954 (48) 1809.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 51 - Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Chapter 15 - Municipal Parks, Recreational Facilities And The Like
Section 51-15-10. Golf courses.
Section 51-15-20. Municipal regulations as to public parks inside or outside corporate limits.
Section 51-15-30. Violators subject to arrest.
Section 51-15-110. Definitions.
Section 51-15-120. Application of article.
Section 51-15-130. Operation of recreational facilities shall be public and governmental functions.
Section 51-15-150. Additional authority to acquire real property.
Section 51-15-160. Park and recreation board.
Section 51-15-170. Members of board; qualifications; compensation; terms.
Section 51-15-180. Officers of board; meetings; rules and regulations.
Section 51-15-190. Vacancy in membership of board.
Section 51-15-200. Removal from office of board member.
Section 51-15-210. General duties and powers of board.
Section 51-15-220. Additional powers may be conferred on board.
Section 51-15-230. Gifts and loans.
Section 51-15-240. Contracts in which board members pecuniarily interested.
Section 51-15-250. Sales in which board members pecuniarily interested.
Section 51-15-260. Real estate transactions in certain board members pecuniarily interested.
Section 51-15-270. Tax levies; election.
Section 51-15-280. Appropriations.
Section 51-15-290. Entrance and other fees.
Section 51-15-300. Park and recreation fund.
Section 51-15-310. Moneys going into fund.
Section 51-15-330. Election on bond issue to acquire property and facilities.
Section 51-15-340. Intergovernmental cooperation.
Section 51-15-350. Annual report of board; recommendations; budget.
Section 51-15-360. Agencies exempt from article.
Section 51-15-510. Acquisition of property for parks, playgrounds and athletic facilities.
Section 51-15-530. Municipal stockholder not liable for debts or acts of corporation.