South Carolina · statute · S.C. Code tit. 51, ch. 15 · 33 active provisions
Any city or town in this State may construct, maintain and operate a municipal golf course or courses and for that purpose may acquire by purchase or gift such lands as may be necessary therefor. Any such golf course shall be operated on such terms and conditions and in such manner and such charges may be made for the…
Municipalities may make, ordain and establish all necessary and proper rules and police regulations for the protection of property and the preservation of peace, order and propriety of conduct in all public parks owned and maintained by any such municipality, whether situated wholly within or wholly without, or partly…
The municipal courts of such municipalities shall have jurisdiction of all offenses against such rules and regulations and all offenders against them shall be subject to arrest and detention by the police officers of such municipalities in the same manner and to the same extent as in cases of violation of municipal ord…
As used in this article: (1) The term "such municipality" refers to and means any city of this State with a population of between thirty-six thousand and fifty-five thousand, according to the last United States Government census. (2) The term "governing body" means the mayor and city council, the commissioner and commi…
This article shall apply to all cities of this State with a population between thirty-six thousand and fifty-five thousand, according to the last United States Government census.
The establishment, conduct, equipment and maintenance of parks, playgrounds, recreational centers and recreational activities, by any such municipality shall each and all be public and governmental functions of such municipality.
Any such municipality may use for parks, playgrounds, recreational centers and other recreational purposes and activities, any public parks or park areas of such municipality, or any lands or buildings, or both, owned or leased by such municipality; and such municipality may, by and through its park and recreation boar…
For any or all of the purposes mentioned in this article, any such municipality, upon the recommendation of its park and recreation board, may purchase on time or partly for cash with balance on time or deferred payments, or otherwise acquire any real property or interest in real property within or without the limits o…
The governing body of any such municipality may of its own initiative, by resolution or ordinance, establish and constitute in accordance with Section 51-15-170 a park and recreation board for the municipality. If the governing body shall neglect or refuse to proceed to establish and constitute a permanent park and rec…
The park and recreation board shall be composed of five members, who shall be residents of such municipality. The members of the board shall serve without compensation and shall be chosen solely because of their character and fitness. Each of the members first selected shall be chosen by the governing body of such muni…
The members of the park and recreation board, when such board is constituted in accordance with Section 51-15-170, shall immediately meet and organize by selecting one of the members thereof as president and such other officers as may be necessary, who shall hold office for one year and until their successors are elect…
As vacancies occur in the membership of the park and recreation board by reason of the expiration of the terms of any of the members, or for any other reason, such vacancies shall be filled by nomination upon a majority vote of the remaining members of the board, which nomination shall be certified to the governing bod…
The members of the park and recreation board of any such municipality may be impeached and removed from office upon the same grounds and in the same manner as is or may be provided by law for the impeachment or removal from office of the members of the governing body of the municipality.
The planning of a park and recreation system, administration, improvement, development, conduct and supervision of the parks, park areas, street and highway planting, playgrounds, recreational centers and other recreational facilities and activities of each such municipality shall be vested in the park and recreation b…
The governing body of any such municipality may, in addition to the powers directly vested in the park and recreation board by this article confer upon and delegate to the board, when established and constituted, any other power or authority conferred upon such municipality by the terms of this article, or conferred up…
Any such municipality, by and through its park and recreation board, may accept any grant or devise of real estate or any gift or bequest of money or other property, or loan of personal property, or any donation to be applied, principal or income, or both, for either temporary or permanent use for parks, playgrounds or…
No member of the park and recreation board of any such municipality, and no person who has been a member of such board within six months from the time of making of any contract in behalf of the municipality by or through the agency of such board, shall be directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested in any contract or…
No member of the park and recreation board of any municipality, and no person who has been a member of such board within six months from the time of making of the sale, shall be directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested in the sale of any material or supplies of any kind or character for construction, betterment, o…
No person who has been a member of the park and recreation board within six months from the time of making of the sale or purchase shall be directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested in the sale to or purchase from such municipality by or through the agency or instance of such board of any land or interest in land,…
Upon petition signed by at least five per cent of those voting at the last election of such municipality requesting the governing body of such municipality to levy annually a special tax, as specified in the petition, for the operation, maintenance, development, equipment of park and recreation systems, parks, street a…
Each year during which there is not levied and collected for such municipality a special tax to be devoted to park and recreation purposes sufficient for such purposes the governing body of each municipality may make an adequate appropriation for such purposes and cause such appropriation to be paid into and credited t…
Reasonable fees or charges for access to or use or enjoyment of any playgrounds, recreation centers, recreational activities, or other places of recreation so established, maintained, or conducted by any such municipality may be charged and collected.
The governing body of each such municipality shall cause to be set aside and kept maintained a park and recreation fund and cause to be kept an account of all receipts for and disbursements of such fund. The fund shall be kept with the funds of such municipality in such depository to the credit of the municipality as t…
All funds received from fees and charges authorized by Section 51-15-290 shall be paid into and become a part of the park and recreation fund of such municipality. The proceeds from the sale of all bonds issued by any such municipality for park and recreation purposes shall be paid into and credited to such fund. All s…
The park and recreation board of any such municipality shall have no power or authority in behalf of or in the name of such municipality to contract any debts or obligations, except for items in the budget approved by the governing body, and no debts or obligations contracted by such board in violation of this provisio…