§ 32-3-1. Local regulations — Prosecution of violations. Town councils and city councils may pass such ordinances, bylaws, and regulations as they may think proper in relation to the care, management, and use of the public parks, squares, or grounds within the limits of their respective towns or cities, and may prescribe punishment for the […]
§ 32-3-10. Supervision of parks and forests — Plans and recommendations. A town forest and park commission shall have supervision and control of all the forests acquired by that town under the provisions of § 32-3-8, or which may be otherwise acquired, and of the public parks of that town. The commission shall, from time […]
§ 32-3-11. Reforestation projects. A town forest and park commission shall also have jurisdiction over forest management projects and the reforestation of any land owned by that town and shall provide for that reforestation and may cooperate with the state in reforestation of any rural lands within that town under such terms as may be […]
§ 32-3-12. Expenses and appropriations for commissions. The members of any town forest and park commission shall serve without compensation. They shall have no authority to spend any money or to contract any indebtedness for, or on account of, the town, other than such moneys as shall be appropriated and placed at their disposal for […]
§ 32-3-2. Establishment of public recreation systems. The city council of any city or the town council of any town may vote to establish a system of public recreation and may, by ordinance or resolution, vest in the school committee, the board in control of public parks, a board of recreation established as provided for […]
§ 32-3-3. Powers of agency in charge of system. The board or committee that may be authorized pursuant to § 32-3-2 to exercise those powers stated therein may conduct its activities on land and in buildings, adapted or adaptable for those purposes, owned by the city or town, with the consent of the committee or […]
§ 32-3-4. Board of recreation. If a city council or town council shall vote to establish a board of recreation, the city council or town council shall, by ordinance or resolution, specify the number of members on the board of recreation, the manner of their appointment, and the term for which they are chosen, and […]
§ 32-3-5. Joint recreational committees. The respective boards or committees of two (2) or more towns or cities, exercising the powers conferred by §§ 32-3-2 — 32-3-6, may vote to unite as a joint committee for the purpose of employing a superintendent of recreation, teachers, supervisors, and other officers; may fix their compensation; and shall […]
§ 32-3-6. Appropriations for recreation systems. Any city or town may appropriate money for: (1) The acquisition by lease or purchase, or for the equipment, of land or buildings for the purposes enumerated in §§ 32-3-2 — 32-3-5; (2) The operation of playgrounds and recreation places; and (3) The carrying on of recreation activities. History […]
§ 32-3-7. Special laws unaffected. The provisions of §§ 32-3-2 — 32-3-6 shall not affect the provisions of any special law respecting any particular city or town, none of which are repealed hereby. History of Section.P.L. 1924, ch. 553, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 329, § 30; G.L. 1956, § 32-3-7.
§ 32-3-8. Town forests. Towns may appropriate sums of money for the purpose of acquiring certain lands to be set apart as town forests and may expend money for developing and planting those town forests and for the necessary nursery stock required for planting purposes, provided, that the expenditures shall be authorized by the town […]
§ 32-3-9. Town forest and park commissions. The town council of any town is hereby authorized to appoint five (5) persons who shall constitute the forest and park commission of that town, to serve for a term of one, two (2), three (3), four (4), and five (5) years, respectively. Annually thereafter, at the meeting […]
