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Section 40:37

• 40:37-1 - Shade tree commission; freeholders' powers 
• 40:37-2 - Commissioners' term lengths; alternates 
• 40:37-3 - Organization;  officers;  salary of secretary
• 40:37-4 - Commissioners serve without compensation;  expenses
• 40:37-5 - Powers;  regulations;  trees on highways;  parks
• 40:37-6 - Regulations for protection of trees and shrubbery;  penalties
• 40:37-7 - Enforcement of rules and regulations;  jurisdiction of courts
• 40:37-8 - Copy of rules as evidence
• 40:37-9 - Disposition of fines
• 40:37-10.1 - Estimated expenditures;  purposes;  annual appropriation
• 40:37-10.2 - Immunity from liability for death, injury
• 40:37-11 - Limitation of powers
• 40:37-11.1 - Contract with federal agency for occupation and use of property  by federal government or agency
• 40:37-11.2 - Contract with municipality or administrator of Public Housing and Development Authority for use of lands for veterans' emergency housing
• 40:37-11.3 - Gifts or trust funds for park purposes;  investment
• 40:37-11.4 - Capital improvement fund;  investment of moneys
• 40:37-11.5 - Indemnification of park police for costs of defense of civil and criminal actions
• 40:37-11.6 - Abolition of county park police force
• 40:37-12 - Appropriations for park purposes;  referendum;  petition
• 40:37-13 - Certain counties governed hereby
• 40:37-14 - Amount to be raised annually;  determination
• 40:37-15 - Money paid to park authorities
• 40:37-15.2 - Counties having park system established by referendum pursuant  to section 40:37-96
• 40:37-16 - Money for construction or improvement of county parks
• 40:37-17 - Acquisition of lands in adjoining county contiguous to county park
• 40:37-17.1 - Joint development and operation of park and recreational facilities by adjoining counties
• 40:37-18 - Rules and regulations effective throughout park;  arrests; prosecutions
• 40:37-19 - Commissioners;  terms;  powers and duties;  vacancies
• 40:37-20 - Assistants;  limitation of expenditures
• 40:37-21 - Commissioners;  appointment;  terms;  powers and duties; vacancies
• 40:37-22 - Assistants;  compensation and expenses
• 40:37-23 - Recreation building
• 40:37-95.1 - Applicable to all counties;  inoperative until approved by voters
• 40:37-95.2 - Park commission
• 40:37-95.3 - Commissioners;  term
• 40:37-95.4 - Officers;  appointees;  term;  compensation
• 40:37-95.4a - Counties of second class between 460,000 and 525,000; tenure of employees
• 40:37-95.5 - Powers of commission;  records;  meetings
• 40:37-95.6 - President;  vice-president;  secretary;  duties; disbursements
• 40:37-95.7 - Appointments of commission;  approval by board of chosen freeholders
• 40:37-95.8 - Adverse interest of officer or employee;  misdemeanor
• 40:37-95.9 - Office;  expenditures;  limitation;  appropriation of moneys from revenue producing facilities
• 40:37-95.10 - Moneys required to be raised by taxation;  bonds
• 40:37-95.10a - Issuance of bonds or other obligations of county pursuant to  Local Bond Law;  limitation on amount
• 40:37-95.10b - Submission of act to voters
• 40:37-95.10c - Ballots
• 40:37-95.10d - Operative upon approval of voters by majority vote
• 40:37-95.10e - Issuance of bonds or other obligations of county pursuant to  Local Bond Law;  limitation on amount
• 40:37-95.10f - Submission of act to voters
• 40:37-95.10g - Ballots
• 40:37-95.10h - Operative upon approval of voters by majority vote
• 40:37-95.10i - Bonds or other obligations;  issuance;  amount
• 40:37-95.10j - Additional bonds or obligations;  issuance for land, improvements or payment of notes;  limitations
• 40:37-95.10k - Submission to and approval by voters
• 40:37-95.10l - Public question; submission to voters
• 40:37-95.10m - Majority vote to adopt;  operative effect
• 40:37-95.10n - Additional bonds, obligations for land and improvements for county parks
• 40:37-95.10o - Submission of question to voters
• 40:37-95.10p - Adoption of law
• 40:37-95.11 - Depositories
• 40:37-95.12 - Records;  annual statements;  audits
• 40:37-95.13 - Powers of commission
• 40:37-95.13a - County park commissions
• 40:37-95.14 - Right to acquire real estate and other property;  grants by franchise, lease or contract
• 40:37-95.15 - Power of eminent domain
• 40:37-95.16 - Surveys;  maps
• 40:37-95.17 - Real estate owned by municipality;  conveyance to county
• 40:37-95.18 - Roadways;  parkways;  grade;  alteration
• 40:37-95.19 - Sale of land not required for park purposes;  auction
• 40:37-95.20 - Vacation of roadways and other ways
• 40:37-95.21 - Rules and regulations;  protection of parks;  penalties
• 40:37-95.22 - Adoption of act;  referendum;  notice
• 40:37-95.23 - Ballots
• 40:37-95.24 - Adoption by majority vote;  commissioners appointed within 90  days
• 40:37-95.25 - Existing laws relating to county park systems, etc., not repealed
• 40:37-95.26 - Office and expenses of commission
• 40:37-95.27 - Application of act
• 40:37-95.28 - Submission of adoption of act to voters
• 40:37-95.29 - Ballots
• 40:37-95.30 - Adopted law immediately operative
• 40:37-95.31 - Funds for land and improvements;  limitation upon obligations
• 40:37-95.32 - Application of act
• 40:37-95.33 - Submission of adoption of act to voters
• 40:37-95.34 - Ballots
• 40:37-95.35 - Adopted act immediately operative
• 40:37-95.36 - Disposition of lands by county park commission; resolution
• 40:37-95.37 - Certification of resolution
• 40:37-95.38 - Use of proceeds
• 40:37-95.39 - Effective date
• 40:37-95.40 - Park police system
• 40:37-95.41 - Powers of park police
• 40:37-95.42 - Governing body control of county parks
• 40:37-95.43 - Advisory commission
• 40:37-95.44 - Former commissioners
• 40:37-95.45 - Property transfers
• 40:37-95.46 - Employee rights unimpaired
• 40:37-95.47 - Succession of rights, duties
• 40:37-95.48 - Rules, regulations
• 40:37-95.49 - Limited applicability
• 40:37-96 - Counties governed hereby;  referendum;  exception
• 40:37-97 - Commission;  appointment;  number
• 40:37-97.1 - Continuation of incumbent commissioners in office
• 40:37-98 - Commissioners;  terms;  vacancies
• 40:37-99 - Commission a body politic;  compensation and expenses; oaths
• 40:37-100 - Powers of other park commissioners cease on appointment of commissioners
• 40:37-101 - Establishment and location of parks;  acquisition of property; rules and regulations
• 40:37-101.1 - Counties over 200,000 having park commission;  annual appropriation for maintenance of parks in certain cases;  limitation
• 40:37-101.2 - Manner of appropriating, paying over and expending funds
• 40:37-101.3 - Adoption of sections 40:37-12, 40:37-14 and 40:37-15 not to be  submitted within five years after rejection
• 40:37-101.4 - Additional lands;  acquisition after lands valued at 35% of tax ratables have been acquired
• 40:37-101.5 - Assessor's certificate that value of lands acquired exceeds 35% value of ratables
• 40:37-101.6 - Appropriation to municipality in lieu of taxes
• 40:37-102 - Surveys and maps of parks;  records
• 40:37-103 - Condemnation for parks;  law applicable
• 40:37-104 - Construction of roadways;  acquisition of real estate; exemption from taxation
• 40:37-105 - Survey and map of roadways and boulevards;  records
• 40:37-106 - Construction and improvement of roadways and paths
• 40:37-107 - Commission may establish grades;  pavement and improvement of roadways
• 40:37-108 - Lines of frontage on new parkways
• 40:37-109 - Condemnation for roadways;  commissioners appointed; benefits assessed
• 40:37-110 - Commissioners;  appointment;  duties;  oaths
• 40:37-111 - Hearing and notice;  view premises;  report
• 40:37-112 - Court to hear objections to report;  confirmation
• 40:37-113 - Rules of procedure
• 40:37-114 - Compensation of commissioners;  expenses;  inclusion in cost of  improvement
• 40:37-115 - Benefits assessed deducted from damages awarded
• 40:37-116 - Award collected by suit
• 40:37-117 - Assessments a lien;  collection;  action at law
• 40:37-118 - Improvement of parkways and boulevards already established; assessments for benefits;  appointment of commissioners
• 40:37-119 - Assessments a lien until paid
• 40:37-120 - Sale of lands for unpaid assessments;  notice and publication
• 40:37-121 - Sale for term of years
• 40:37-122 - Adjournment of sale;  notice
• 40:37-123 - Certificate of sale;  issuance;  assignability;  recording
• 40:37-124 - Redemption of property sold
• 40:37-125 - Time for redemption;  declaration of sale;  contents; filing
• 40:37-126 - Effect of declaration of sale;  liability for waste
• 40:37-127 - Redemption by mortgagee;  notice to mortgagee;  rights after redemption
• 40:37-128 - Unsold land struck off to commission
• 40:37-129 - Freeholders to borrow money upon requisition of park commission;   bonds;  limitation
• 40:37-130 - Additional bond issues
• 40:37-130.1 - Additional bond issue for county parks and parkways; total amount;  disposition of proceeds
• 40:37-130.2 - Additional bond issue;  parks and parkways
• 40:37-131 - Bond;  issuance;  law applicable;  how paid
• 40:37-131.1 - Additional bonds;  issuance;  maximum amount;  proceeds
• 40:37-131.2 - Additional bonds;  issuance;  maximum amount;  proceeds
• 40:37-132 - Amount collected from benefit assessment applied to payment of bonds
• 40:37-132.1 - Moneys received for lands transferred by counties of first class for state highway purposes
• 40:37-132.2 - Moneys received for lands transferred by counties for state highway purposes;  release for specific purposes
• 40:37-133 - Lands used only for park purposes;  railroads excluded; exceptions
• 40:37-134 - Rules and regulations;  notice;  penalties;  disposition of
• 40:37-135 - Control of streets or parks transferred to county park commission
• 40:37-136 - Return of control of street to municipality;  consent required
• 40:37-137 - Return of control of streets to county or municipality
• 40:37-138 - Return of park lands to city of the first class
• 40:37-139 - Dedication of park lands for public street in certain cases
• 40:37-140 - Dedication of lands for street upon request
• 40:37-141 - Copy of resolution and a map filed
• 40:37-142 - Conveyance of park lands for school purposes in certain cases
• 40:37-143 - Improvement and care of connecting parkways
• 40:37-144 - Contracts for elimination of grade crossings
• 40:37-145 - Use of park property for sewers and wells;  contracts
• 40:37-146 - Exchange of real estate for park improvement
• 40:37-146.1 - Sale of real estate at private sale
• 40:37-146.2 - Sale of real estate separated by highway construction from main park;  option to purchase by political entities
• 40:37-146.3 - Leases of lands or concessions to highest responsible bidder;   term;  conditions
• 40:37-147 - Use of parks for games and other purposes
• 40:37-147.1 - Charges for admission to or use of recreational facilities
• 40:37-148 - Officers and employees;  appointment and compensation
• 40:37-148.1 - Allocation of offices, positions or employments to classified  service without examination;  exceptions
• 40:37-148.2 - Passaic county;  tenure of employees
• 40:37-151 - Office;  records;  open to public inspection
• 40:37-152 - Rules and regulations;  penalties for violations
• 40:37-153 - Enforcement of rules and regulations; jurisdiction 
• 40:37-154 - Park police;  establishment;  rules and regulations
• 40:37-154.1 - Vacancies in park police system caused by entry into armed forces during war;  substitutes
• 40:37-155 - Powers of park police
• 40:37-156 - Park police; removal; trial; proceedings 
• 40:37-156a - Review of conviction 
• 40:37-157 - Park police pension fund;  establishment
• 40:37-158 - Control of fund;  bond of treasurer;  investments
• 40:37-159 - Source of pension fund;  assessment of members of force
• 40:37-160 - Additional annual payment to fund
• 40:37-161 - Return of assessments in certain cases;  widow's pension
• 40:37-162 - Beneficiaries;  amount of pension
• 40:37-163 - Persons entitled to pension;  permanent disability;  amount
• 40:37-164 - Persons entitled to pension;  age and years of service
• 40:37-165 - Widow's pension
• 40:37-166 - Pension of children
• 40:37-167 - Pension to parents
• 40:37-168 - Pensions paid monthly;  rules and regulations
• 40:37-168.1 - Group insurance;  deductions from salaries
• 40:37-168.2 - Group insurance;  payment of part of premiums by commission
• 40:37-168.3 - Exclusion of new members from park police pension or retirement fund by resolution
• 40:37-169 - Referendum;  submission at general election;  notice
• 40:37-170 - Ballot; form and content
• 40:37-171 - Results returned and certified;  record of
• 40:37-172 - Vote required for adoption
• 40:37-173 - Delivery of copy of statement and certificate to board of freeholders;  appointment of commissioners
• 40:37-174 - Election expenses;  payment by county
• 40:37-195 - Counties governed hereby;  referendum;  exception
• 40:37-196 - Commissioners;  appointment, number and qualifications
• 40:37-197 - Commissioners;  terms;  vacancies
• 40:37-198 - Commission a body politic;  compensation and expenses; oaths
• 40:37-199 - Officers and employees;  appointment and compensation
• 40:37-200 - Office;  records;  open to public inspection
• 40:37-201 - Rules and regulations;  penalties for violations
• 40:37-201.1 - Powers of commission as to use and enjoyment of parks; franchises;  use of proceeds from operation
• 40:37-202 - Park police;  establishment;  rules and regulations
• 40:37-202.1 - Referendum to determine hours or salaries of county park police
• 40:37-203 - Powers of park police
• 40:37-204 - Establishment and location of parks;  acquisition of property
• 40:37-205 - Lands for parks;  lease with option to purchase
• 40:37-206 - Surveys and maps of parks;  records
• 40:37-207 - Condemnation for parks;  law applicable
• 40:37-208 - Construction of roadways;  acquisition of real estate
• 40:37-209 - Survey and map of roadways and boulevards;  records
• 40:37-210 - Commission may establish grades;  pavement and improvement of roadways
• 40:37-211 - Condemnation for roadways;  commissioners appointed; benefits assessed
• 40:37-212 - Commissioners;  appointment;  duties;  oaths
• 40:37-213 - Hearing and notice;  view premises;  report
• 40:37-214 - Court to hear objections to report;  confirmation
• 40:37-215 - Rules of procedure
• 40:37-216 - Compensation of commissioners;  expenses;  inclusion in cost of  improvement
• 40:37-217 - Benefits assessed deducted from damages awarded
• 40:37-218 - Award collected by suit
• 40:37-219 - Assessments a lien;  collection;  action at law
• 40:37-220 - Assessments for benefits;  disposition of funds;  payment of bonds
• 40:37-221 - Assessments a lien until paid
• 40:37-222 - Sale of lands for unpaid assessments;  notice and publication
• 40:37-223 - Sale for term of years
• 40:37-224 - Adjournment of sale;  notice
• 40:37-225 - Certificate of sale;  issuance;  assignability;  recording
• 40:37-226 - Redemption of property sold
• 40:37-227 - Time for redemption;  declaration of sale;  contents; filing
• 40:37-228 - Effect of declaration of sale;  liability for waste
• 40:37-229 - Redemption by mortgagee;  notice to mortgagee;  rights after redemption
• 40:37-230 - Unsold lands struck off to board
• 40:37-231 - Freeholders to borrow money upon requisition of park commission;   bonds;  limitation
• 40:37-232 - Additional bond issues
• 40:37-233 - Appropriations;  action by freeholders
• 40:37-234 - Appropriations for current expenses included in county budget
• 40:37-235 - Bond issues;  law applicable;  deductions from debt statement
• 40:37-236 - Certain expenses replaced by bond issue;  limitation
• 40:37-237 - Amount collected from benefit assessments applied to payment of  bonds
• 40:37-238 - Lands used only for park purposes;  railroads excluded; exceptions
• 40:37-239 - Sale of real estate in certain cases;  vacation of roadways
• 40:37-240 - Rules and regulations;  notice;  penalties;  disposition of
• 40:37-241 - Transfer of municipal parks and streets to county park commission
• 40:37-242 - Referendum; submission at general election; notice 
• 40:37-243 - Ballot, form and content 
• 40:37-244 - Vote required for adoption
• 40:37-245 - Results returned and certified;  record of
• 40:37-246 - Clerk to deliver copy to freeholders;  appointment of commissioners
• 40:37-247 - Election expenses;  payment by county
• 40:37-248 - Petition for submission
• 40:37-249 - Petition;  contents
• 40:37-250 - Freeholders choose law to be submitted;  notice to county clerk
• 40:37-251 - Ballot;  law applicable
• 40:37-252 - Maintenance;  annual appropriation
• 40:37-253 - Acquisition and improvement of other lands
• 40:37-254 - Purchase and condemnation of contiguous lands
• 40:37-255 - Surveys and maps
• 40:37-256 - General powers
• 40:37-257 - Condemnation procedure;  assessments for benefits;  award of damages
• 40:37-258 - Construction of casino, stadium and other structures
• 40:37-259 - Rules and regulations;  penalties
• 40:37-260 - Bond issues
• 40:37-261 - Establishment of park police system;  composition;  rules and regulations
• 40:37-262 - Powers of park police