A city of the primary class shall have the power to (1) acquire, hold, and improve public grounds, parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, recreation centers, or any other park or recreational use or facility within or without the limits of the city, (2) provide for the protection and preservation and use of such grounds, parks, and other uses and facilities, (3) provide for the planting and protection of trees, (4) erect and construct or aid in the erection and construction of statues, memorials, works of art, and other structures upon any public grounds of the city or state or political subdivision thereof, and (5) receive grants, devises, donations, and bequests of money or property for the purposes described in this section, in trust or otherwise.

Source

  • Laws 1901, c. 16, § 129, XI, p. 129;
  • Laws 1911, c. 11, § 2, p. 91;
  • R.S.1913, § 4423;
  • C.S.1922, § 3807;
  • C.S.1929, § 15-210;
  • R.S.1943, § 15-210;
  • Laws 1959, c. 41, § 1, p. 222;
  • Laws 1967, c. 55, § 1, p. 190;
  • Laws 2020, LB1003, § 29.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 15-210

  • Acquire: when used in connection with a grant of power or property right to any person shall include the purchase, grant, gift, devise, bequest, and obtaining by eminent domain. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801