1. Any such memorial hall or building shall be given an appropriate name and shall be available so far as practical for the following purposes:

 a. The special accommodations of soldiers, sailors, marines, nurses, and other persons who have been in the military or naval service of the United States.
 b. For military headquarters, memorial rooms, library, assembly hall, gymnasium, natatorium, club room, and rest room.
 c. County or city hall offices for any county or municipal purpose, community house, recreation center, memorial hospital, and municipal coliseum or auditorium.
 d. Similar and appropriate purposes in general community and neighborhood uses, under the control and regulation of the custodians thereof.
 e. Athletic contests, sport and entertainment spectaculars, expositions, meetings, conventions and all food and beverage services incident thereto.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 37.18

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The term “memorial hall” or “memorial building” as in this chapter provided shall also mean and include such parking grounds, ramps, buildings or facilities as the commission may build, acquire by purchase or lease or gift to be used for purposes not inconsistent with the uses as set out in this section.