Upon recommendation of the recreation board the governing body may provide by ordinance for the purchase, condemnation, or otherwise obtaining of land within or without the city limits for public recreation, playgrounds, and children's parks, and establish the same. Payment for any land so selected and acquired may be made out of any money received for the use of the recreation board or by the issue and sale of bonds of the first or second class municipality after authorization as provided by law.
SDCL 9-38-99