Section 455.310 – Lands Held in Trust; Free Access, Tax Exemption.
455.310 Lands held in trust; free access, tax exemption. Sec. 10. All lands acquired by any corporation organized under this act or subject to its control and management shall be held in trust as aforesaid for public parks, playgrounds, boulevards and pleasure drives for the recreation, health, welfare and benefit of the public and shall […]
Section 455.311 – Trustees; Court Appointment.
455.311 Trustees; court appointment. Sec. 11. If any corporation organized under this act shall at any time fail, from any cause, to perform the duties of trustee as herein provided, and by reason of such failure injury may result to any of the drives, parks, playgrounds, boulevards or other property held by such corporation as […]
Section 455.312 – Vesting of Property in Municipality.
455.312 Vesting of property in municipality. Sec. 12. If any such corporation fail at any time to have members and no trustees ad interim shall have been appointed, then until such time as the disability of such corporation as trustee shall have been removed, the title to the property thus held in trust shall vest […]
Section 455.313 – Construction of Act.
455.313 Construction of act. Sec. 13. In all proceedings of suits that may arise or be brought in any of the courts of this state touching or concerning corporations under this act, all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith shall be interpreted and construed in such manner as to give full force and […]
Section 455.306 – Membership.
455.306 Membership. Sec. 6. There shall be 2 classes of members, life and annual. Any person may become a life member by paying to the corporation $100.00 or more in cash, or donating property or services of that value, which the corporation is willing to accept. Any person over 18 years of age may become […]
Section 455.307 – Corporation; Powers; Condemnation.
455.307 Corporation; powers; condemnation. Sec. 7. Corporations organized under this act shall have power to govern, manage, control, lay out and improve parks, playgrounds, boulevards and pleasure drives over which their powers and jurisdiction extend, and shall have the right to purchase and by voluntary grants, bequests and donations to receive, take, hold and use […]
Section 455.308 – Municipal Corporation; Transfer of Realty, Revocation.
455.308 Municipal corporation; transfer of realty, revocation. Sec. 8. Any municipal corporation, by vote of its governing body, may transfer to any such corporation in trust as hereinbefore provided, the management and control of any real property held by it, for the purpose of laying out, maintaining or carrying on parks, playgrounds, boulevards or pleasure […]
Section 455.309 – Municipal Corporation; Aid.
455.309 Municipal corporation; aid. Sec. 9. It shall be lawful for any such municipal corporation to appropriate, by a vote of its common council, or other governing body, to any such corporation, moneys for the uses and purposes of such corporation. History: 1911, Act 161, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;– CL 1915, 10138 ;– CL […]
Section 455.283 – Reorganized Corporations; Time Limit.
455.283 Reorganized corporations; time limit. Sec. 3. Any such corporation whose term has already expired may take advantage of this act at any time within 5 years of the date of such expiration, and any such corporation whose term shall hereafter expire may be so reorganized and renewed within 3 years of such expired term. […]
Section 455.301 – Parks, Playgrounds, Drives and Boulevards; Incorporation, Purpose.
455.301 Parks, playgrounds, drives and boulevards; incorporation, purpose. Sec. 1. Any number of persons, not less than 5, who shall desire to form a corporation for the purpose of acquiring, owning, controlling, maintaining and improving lands for the purposes of parks, playgrounds, drives and boulevards, or any 1 or more such purposes, and holding the […]