Section 450.23 — Gifts Or Devises; Acceptance.
450.23 GIFTS OR DEVISES; ACCEPTANCE. The board of park commissioners or other governing body having control of parks, parkways and playgrounds, of any city of the first class is authorized to receive and accept, in the name of the city, any gift or devise of land or buildings to be used for a public park, […]
Section 450.24 — Expenditures.
450.24 EXPENDITURES. The board of park commissioners, out of any moneys received under the provisions of sections 450.23 to 450.25, or from any gift or bequest applicable thereto, shall care for and maintain, as a public park, any land or grounds so acquired and used and shall maintain and keep in repair, alter, enlarge, improve […]
Section 450.25 — Museum, Gallery, Or School Of Arts Or Crafts; Tax Levy.
450.25 MUSEUM, GALLERY, OR SCHOOL OF ARTS OR CRAFTS; TAX LEVY. After the acquisition of any museum, gallery, or school of arts or crafts, the board of park commissioners of the city in which it is located shall cause to be included in the annual tax levy upon all the taxable property of the county […]
Section 450.31 — Cities First Class, Recreational Facilities.
450.31 CITIES FIRST CLASS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. Every city of the first class, including cities of the first class operating under a home rule charter, may acquire and develop land or lands for public playgrounds and recreational facilities and may pay the cost thereof by levy of an assessment or assessments therefor against the properties deemed […]
Section 450.32 — Application.
450.32 APPLICATION. The provisions of section 450.31 shall apply, take precedence over and supersede any provision of the home rule charter of any city of the first class restricting, qualifying, limiting or prohibiting payment of the cost of acquisition and development of land or lands for public playgrounds by levy of assessment or assessments therefor […]
Section 450.22 — Conditions Precedent.
450.22 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. No money shall be appropriated or expended under section 450.21 by any city of the first class unless the collections are kept and maintained within the city for the general use and benefit of the public, under such reasonable rules and regulations as shall be first approved by the mayor of the […]
Section 449.10 — Tax Levy Election; Petition.
449.10 TAX LEVY ELECTION; PETITION. The authority shall be initiated by a petition signed by ten percent of the legal voters of the city or town, as shown by the last regular municipal election. This petition shall be filed with the governing body of the city or town, and shall request that the following question […]
Section 449.11 — Election.
449.11 ELECTION. When this petition is filed, the governing body of the city or town shall cause the question to be submitted to the voters at the first following general municipal election of the city or town. History: (1933-19) 1927 c 79 s 3; 1937 c 82 s 3; 1973 c 123 art 5 s […]
Section 449.12 — Vote Necessary.
449.12 VOTE NECESSARY. The levy shall be deemed authorized if a majority of the votes cast at the election be in favor of the proposition, and the governing body of the city or town shall then levy a tax sufficient to support or employ the band, orchestra, or chorus, not to exceed the rate authorized […]
Section 449.13 — Rescission Of Tax Levy.
449.13 RESCISSION OF TAX LEVY. A like petition may at any time, be presented to the governing body of the city or town asking that the following proposition be submitted: “Shall the power to levy a tax for the maintenance or employment of a band, orchestra, or chorus be canceled?” The submission shall be made […]