Article 13.--PARKS, PUBLIC SQUARES AND MARKET SQUARES
12-1301.Land for park purposes; sales or exchanges in connection with
parks; use of moneys; notice; protest; election; validation of prior sales
and conveyances.
Any city may acquire by purchase, or lease or may take options upon,
land within or without the limits of said city to be used as a public park
for the use and benefit of the people of said city. Any city may trade or
exchange any public park, public square or market square which it may own,
or any portion thereof, for
other land to be used for similar purposes, or may sell the same. Any such
sale heretofore made is hereby confirmed, legalized and declared to be a
valid sale and conveyance. Before making
any such trade or exchange or sale, the city
shall first publish notice of such proposal in the official city paper once
each week for two consecutive weeks upon the same day of the week and, if
within thirty (30) days from the date of the last publication there has not
been filed with the city clerk of such city a protest signed by qualified
electors of such city equal in number to not less than ten percent (10%) of
the electors who voted at the last preceding regular city election as shown
by the poll books, such city may make such sale, trade or exchange.
In the event such a petition is filed with the city clerk within the
time prescribed above no such sale, trade or exchange shall be made until
the governing body shall be instructed so to do by a majority of all the
votes cast on this proposition at a regular or special election. Any
election required as herein provided shall be called and held as provided
by law for bond elections.
History: R.S. 1923, § 12-1301; L. 1939, ch. 97, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 107, § 1;
L. 1947, ch. 121, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 106, § 1;
L. 1976, ch. 77, § 2; April 8.
Article 13.--PARKS, PUBLIC SQUARES AND MARKET SQUARES
12-1301.Land for park purposes; sales or exchanges in connection with
parks; use of moneys; notice; protest; election; validation of prior sales
and conveyances.
Any city may acquire by purchase, or lease or may take options upon,
land within or without the limits of said city to be used as a public park
for the use and benefit of the people of said city. Any city may trade or
exchange any public park, public square or market square which it may own,
or any portion thereof, for
other land to be used for similar purposes, or may sell the same. Any such
sale heretofore made is hereby confirmed, legalized and declared to be a
valid sale and conveyance. Before making
any such trade or exchange or sale, the city
shall first publish notice of such proposal in the official city paper once
each week for two consecutive weeks upon the same day of the week and, if
within thirty (30) days from the date of the last publication there has not
been filed with the city clerk of such city a protest signed by qualified
electors of such city equal in number to not less than ten percent (10%) of
the electors who voted at the last preceding regular city election as shown
by the poll books, such city may make such sale, trade or exchange.
In the event such a petition is filed with the city clerk within the
time prescribed above no such sale, trade or exchange shall be made until
the governing body shall be instructed so to do by a majority of all the
votes cast on this proposition at a regular or special election. Any
election required as herein provided shall be called and held as provided
by law for bond elections.
History: R.S. 1923, § 12-1301; L. 1939, ch. 97, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 107, § 1;
L. 1947, ch. 121, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 106, § 1;
L. 1976, ch. 77, § 2; April 8.
Article 13.--PARKS, PUBLIC SQUARES AND MARKET SQUARES
12-1301.Land for park purposes; sales or exchanges in connection with
parks; use of moneys; notice; protest; election; validation of prior sales
and conveyances.
Any city may acquire by purchase, or lease or may take options upon,
land within or without the limits of said city to be used as a public park
for the use and benefit of the people of said city. Any city may trade or
exchange any public park, public square or market square which it may own,
or any portion thereof, for
other land to be used for similar purposes, or may sell the same. Any such
sale heretofore made is hereby confirmed, legalized and declared to be a
valid sale and conveyance. Before making
any such trade or exchange or sale, the city
shall first publish notice of such proposal in the official city paper once
each week for two consecutive weeks upon the same day of the week and, if
within thirty (30) days from the date of the last publication there has not
been filed with the city clerk of such city a protest signed by qualified
electors of such city equal in number to not less than ten percent (10%) of
the electors who voted at the last preceding regular city election as shown
by the poll books, such city may make such sale, trade or exchange.
In the event such a petition is filed with the city clerk within the
time prescribed above no such sale, trade or exchange shall be made until
the governing body shall be instructed so to do by a majority of all the
votes cast on this proposition at a regular or special election. Any
election required as herein provided shall be called and held as provided
by law for bond elections.
History: R.S. 1923, § 12-1301; L. 1939, ch. 97, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 107, § 1;
L. 1947, ch. 121, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 106, § 1;
L. 1976, ch. 77, § 2; April 8.