Chap. 35.—An ACT authorizing cities, towns and counties to establish and conduct
systems of public recreation and playgrounds. [S B 143}

Approved February 18, 1924.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That any
city, town or county may establish and conduct a system of public
recreation and playgrounds; may set apart for such use any land or
buildings owned or leased by it; may acquire land, buildings, and other
recreational facilities by gift, purchase, lease, condemnation, or other-
wise, and equip and conduct the same; may employ a director of rec-
reation and assistants; may expend funds for the aforesaid purposes.

2. The local authorities establishing such system may conduct the
same through a department or bureau of recreation, or may delegate
the conduct thereof to a recreation board created by them or to a school
board or to any other appropriate existing board or commission.

3. Any two or more cities, towns or counties may jointly establish
and conduct such a system of recreation and may exercise all the powers
given by this act.

4. Whenever a petition signed by at least ten per centum of the
qualified voters shall be filed at least thirty days prior to any general
or special election in the office of the clerk of any city, town or county,
the authorities thereof shall submit to the voters at the said election
the question of the establishment and conduct of a system of public
recreation and playgrounds. Such petition shall request the said
authorities to establish and conduct a system of public recreation and
playgrounds and to levy a specified annual tax therefor, provided that
such tax shall not exceed two cents on each one hundred dollars of the
assessed valuation of property subject to local taxation.

5. Upon the adoption of such proposition by a majority of the
qualified voters voting in such election, the local authorities shall, by
resolution, provide for the establishment and conduct of a system of
recreation and playgrounds, for the levy and collection of said tax,
and shall designate the body to be vested with the powers and ditties
necessary to the conduct thereof.

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