New Hampshire Revised Statutes 35-B:1 – Establishment and Management
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 35-B:1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- governing body: shall mean the board of selectmen in a town, the board of aldermen or council in a city or town with a town council, the school board in a school district or the village district commissioners in a village district, or when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county commissioners. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:48
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
Any town, city, county, village district or school district acting through its governing body, may either independently or in conjunction with the United States, the state of New Hampshire, or any other political subdivision acquire land within or without its jurisdiction by gift, purchase or lease, for a public recreation and park area and may prepare, equip, and maintain said land for said purpose. Said town, city, county or district may establish a system of reasonable fees and charges thereon; may conduct and promote leisure-time activities thereon. In connection therewith, any such town, city, county, or district may construct, reconstruct, equip, operate, and maintain any recreation building or recreation support facility; and may employ an administrative officer and such other persons as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Any town, city, county or district shall have the power to jointly enter into any contract with any organization or organizations for the purpose of conducting leisure-time programs, acquiring recreational lands or facilities, or exercising any other power granted by this chapter.