§ 72. Acquisition of lands for erection of monuments. The governing
board of a municipal corporation, or the trustees of a monument
association, may acquire not to exceed three acres of land, for the
erection of an armed forces monument, or a monument or other structure
as a memorial of persons who served as members of the armed forces of
the United States in any of its wars, or of some distinguishing or
important event in the history of the state or nation, and for laying
out such lands as a park or square. The governing board of such
municipality may provide funds for the construction and maintenance of
such memorial in whole or in part and to this end may authorize payments
of public funds to the trustees of such a monument association for such
purpose.