123.67 Maintenance payment to local treasurer; misapplication penalty.

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Sec. 7.

Funds appropriated and collected for the purpose of contributing towards the maintenance of public parks, public zoological gardens, airports and landing fields, owned by counties, townships, cities and villages, under the provisions of section 3 hereof, shall be paid by the county treasurer to the treasurer of the municipality owning such park. Any county, township, city or village misapplying any portion of such funds shall be liable to the county in the full sum so contributed, and for all costs and expenses incidental, to the recovery of the same.

Any person or official who shall cause or assist in the misapplication of such funds shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not less than 100 dollars and not more than 1,000 dollars, or to imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or to both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

History: 1913, Act 90, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 2324 ;-- Am. 1929, Act 210, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 2399 ;-- CL 1948, 123.67