Sec. 1. Any city, village, county or township may operate a system of public recreation and playgrounds; acquire, equip and maintain land, buildings or other recreational facilities; employ a superintendent of recreation and assistants; vote and expend funds for the operation of such system.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.51
Public recreation system; powers of municipality
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Richardson v. Jackson County (1989)
Most recently applied in Dextrom v. Wexford County (March 2010)
1917, Act 156, Eff
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