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• Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.1
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to township boundaries. ...
• Emergency Financial Manager; Authority And Responsibilities. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.1a
  Notwithstanding any provision of this act, if an emergency financial manager has been appointed under the local government fiscal responsibility act, Act No. 101 ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.1b
  As used in this act: (a) "Officer" means a supervisor, treasurer, clerk, or trustee. (b) "Supervisor" means the supervisor of a township elected under ...
• Inhabitants Of Organized Township As Body Corporate; Powers And Duties Generally; Acquisition Of Property For Public Purposes; Suit, Act, Or Proceeding; Supervisor As Agent - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.2
  (1) The inhabitants of an organized township are a body corporate and have, in addition to other powers that are conferred, all of the following ...
• Power To Grant And Vote Sums Of Money; Purpose; Creation Of Debt Or Liability - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.3
  The inhabitants of a township shall have the power, by a vote of the registered electors of the township, to grant and vote sums ...
• Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.4-41.7
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to power to make orders and bylaws, and to regulation of conduct on bridges. ...
• Annual Meeting Of Electors Of Township; Time And Place; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Public Notice; Transaction Of Business; Resolution Or Petition Submitting Question Of Reestablishment Of Annual Meeting To Electors; Signatures; Abolition Of Annual Meeting; Township Not Required To Hold Annual Meeting; Exception; Exercise Of Powers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.8
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an annual meeting of the electors of each township shall be held on the last Saturday in ...
• Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.9
  A petition under section 8 or 95, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election ...
• Repealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.11
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section provided for election and term of justices of peace. ...
• Repealed. 1971, Act 43, Eff. Mar. 30, 1972. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.13
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to terms of school inspectors. ...
• Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.15
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to filling vacancy in office. ...
• Township Meetings; Place - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.16
  The annual and special township meetings of the electors shall be held at the place stated in the act or proceedings by which the ...
• Repealed. 1956, Act 105, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.17, 41.18
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections provided for adjournment of township meetings and notice of place for adjourned meeting. ...
• Township Meetings; Adjournment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.19
  An annual or special meeting of the electors may, by a majority vote of the electors attending the meeting, be adjourned to another day, ...
• First Township Meeting; Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.20
  The first township meeting of the electors after the organization of the township shall be held on the Saturday immediately preceding the first Monday ...
• First Township Meeting; Choosing Moderator, Clerk, And Inspectors; Oath; Conduct Of Proceedings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.21
  At the first township meeting of the electors in any township, the registered electors present, between the hours of 9 and 10 a.m., shall ...
• First Township Meeting; Failure To Hold; Notice Of Subsequent Meeting - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.22
  If the electors of a newly organized township fail to hold their first township meeting on the day specified by section 20, any 3 ...
• First Township Meeting; Oaths Of Office, Administration. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.23
  At such first township meeting, the moderator shall administer the oath of office to the other inspectors, and either of the other inspectors, after ...
• Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.24
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to special township meetings to fill vacancies. ...
• Special Township Meeting; Purpose; Order - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.25
  A special township meeting of the electors shall also be held for the purpose of transacting any other lawful business, if ordered by the ...
• Special Township Meeting; Contents Of Order; Order As Part Of Minutes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.26
  An order for a special township meeting of the electors pursuant to section 25 shall specify the purpose for which it is to be ...
• Special Township Meeting; Time - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.27
  The time appointed for holding a special township meeting of the electors shall be not more than 20 nor less than 15 days from ...
• Special Township Meeting; Posting And Publishing Copies Of Order - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.28
  The township clerk, within 2 days after receiving an order for a special township meeting of the electors, shall cause copies post copies of ...
• Repealed. 1956, Act 105, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.29
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section provided that no notice of annual township meetings shall be necessary. ...
• Repealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.46, 41.47
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections required township officers to file oath of office, and clerk to give notice of election. ...
• Repealed. 1974, Act 26, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1974 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.48-41.54
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to justices of the peace. ...
• Repealed. 1983, Act 40, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1983 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.55
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to failure of township officer to take and subscribe oath of office or to file bond or security. ...
• Resignations Of Officers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.56
  Resignations of all officers shall be in writing, signed by the officer resigning, and addressed to the township board and shall be delivered to ...
• Township Office; Events Creating Vacancy - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.57
  Every township office shall become vacant upon the happening of any of the events specified in section 3 of chapter 15 of the Revised ...
• Disability Of Incumbent Or Incumbent's Deputy; Temporary Appointment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.58
  If, because of disabilities, the incumbent in a township office and the incumbent's deputy are unable to perform the duties of their offices, the ...
• Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.59
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to vacancies in office of township treasurer. ...
• Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.60
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to prosecution of penalties and forfeitures by township supervisor. ...
• Supervisor As Chief Assessor; Additional Assessors; Certification; Depositing Rolls With Supervisor; Supervisor As Secretary Of Board Of Review; Deputy Township Supervisor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.61
  (1) The supervisor of each township is the chief assessor of the township. The township board may provide for the appointment of additional assessors. If ...
• Township Appraisal; Employment Of Independent Appraisal Firm - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.61a
  Any township board may employ an independent appraisal firm to make a township-wide appraisal or to assist the supervisor as directed and authorized by ...
• Books, Assessment Rolls, And Other Papers; Preservation; Delivery To Successor In Office; Availability To Public - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.62
  The supervisor shall preserve and keep the books, assessment rolls, and other papers belonging to the supervisor's office in a safe and suitable place, ...
• Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.63-41.64a
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to attendance at meetings by township supervisor, reports to township board, and township supervisor as agent for legal ...
• Statements To Supervisor; Oath - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.64b
  The supervisor of a township may place a person under oath on any of his or her statements made to the supervisor in his ...
• Custody Of Records, Books, And Papers; Preservation; Delivery To Successor In Office; Accounts; Accounting Records; Journals And Ledgers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.65
  The township clerk of each township shall have custody of all the records, books, and papers of the township, when no other provision for ...
• Book Of Records; Transcription Of Minutes Of Township Meeting; Entering Order, Direction, Or Rule; Availability Of Book And Other Writings To Public - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.66
  The township clerk shall transcribe, in the book of records of the township, the minutes of the proceedings of each township meeting held in ...
• Return To County Clerks Of Names And Addresses Of Officers Elected Or Appointed - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.67
  The township clerk of each township, and the city clerk of each city, shall, immediately after the qualifying of the officers elected or appointed ...
• Repealed. 1974, Act 26, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1974 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.68
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to notice of election of justice of the peace. ...
• Township Clerk; Bond; Deputy - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.69
  Each township clerk, within the time limited for filing the oath of office and before entering upon the duties of the office, shall give ...
• Township Board; Membership; Quorum; Adoption Of Section - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.70
  The supervisor, 2 trustees, the township treasurer, and the township clerk constitute the township board, and any 3 of them constitute a quorum for ...
• Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.71
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to raising quorum. ...
• Fiscal Year; Commencement And Termination; Proportionate Extension Or Reduction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.72
  The fiscal year of a township may commence on July 1 of each year and end on the following June 30, or it may ...
• Township Board; Regular And Special Meetings; Time And Place; Moderator; Transaction Of Business; Publication Of Proceedings; Adjusted Amount - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.72a
  (1) The township board shall provide by resolution for the time and place of its regular meetings, and shall hold not less than 1 regular ...
• Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice Of Meeting - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.72b
  The business which the township board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with Act No. ...
• Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.73, 41.74
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to auditing accounts, preservation of records, bond of township clerk, and township clerk as clerk of board. ...
• Approval And Payment Of Claims Against Township; Filing And Preservation Of Accounts; Authorized Payments - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.75
  In addition to other business matters that may be acted upon at a regular meeting of the township board, the township board shall approve ...
• Township Manager And Other Employees; Employment; Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.75a
  The township board may employ a township manager and other employees as are necessary. They shall serve at the pleasure of the township board ...
• Energy Conservation Improvements; Payment; Acquisition By Contracts Or Notes; Requirements; Reports; Forms - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.75b
  (1) A township board may provide for energy conservation improvements to be made to township facilities and may pay for the improvements from operating funds ...
• Township Treasurer; Duties Generally - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.76
  The township treasurer shall receive and take charge of money belonging to the township, or that is by law required to be paid into ...
• Township Treasurer; Bond; Deposit Of Funds; Limitation As To Assets; Deputy; "Financial Institution" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.77
  (1) A township treasurer, within the time limited for filing the oath of office and before entering upon the duties of the office, shall give ...
• Account Of Receipts And Expenditures; Book Or Electronic Means; Delivery To Successor In Office; Availability Of Documents To Public - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.78
  (2) Any document prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the township treasurer in the performance of an official function shall be ...
• Repealed. 1972, Act 178, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.79
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to accounting by treasurer. ...
• Constables; Bond Required - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.80
  Every person elected or appointed to the office of constable, before taking office and within the time prescribed by law for filing the official ...
• Constables; Bond; Filing; Certified Copy As Evidence Of Contents And Execution; Actions Against Constables Or Sureties Upon Bond. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.81
  The bond required in section 80 shall be filed in the office of the township clerk, and a copy of the bond certified by ...
• Constables; Service Of Warrants, Notices, And Process; Duties; Ordinance Restricting Or Limiting Powers; Compliance With Minimum Employment Standards; Cost Of Compliance; Appointment As District Court Officer. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.82
  (1) Constables shall serve all warrants, notices, and process lawfully directed to them by the township board, or the township clerk, or another officer, and ...
• Constables; Service Of Writ, Process, Or Order. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.83
  A constable may serve any writ, process, or order lawfully directed to him or her in any township in his or her county. History: ...
• Constable Or Police Officers; Right To Pursue, Arrest, And Detain Person Outside Of Township Limits - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.83a
  If a person has committed a civil infraction violation under the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being ...
• Police Officer Or Constable; Authority To Execute Bench Warrant - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.83b
  A police officer of a township or, if authorized by the township board, a constable of a township has the same authority within the ...
• Constables; Attendance At Sessions Of Circuit Courts; Notice; Payment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.84
  Constables shall attend the sessions of the circuit courts for their respective counties when notified for that purpose by the sheriff and paid by ...
• Repealed. 1974, Act 26, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1974 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.90-41.94
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• Salary For Officers Composing Township Board; Procedures - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.95
  (1) In a township that holds an annual meeting of the electors of the township as provided in section 8, the officers composing the township ...
• Township Officers; Extra Services, Compensation. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.96
  For services not otherwise provided for by law, rendered to townships by township officers in the duties of their respective offices, the township board ...
• Moderator Of Township Meeting - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.97
  The supervisor, if present, shall be the moderator of an annual or special township meeting of the electors, and if he or she is ...
• Duties Of Moderator - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.98
  The moderator of a meeting of the electors shall preside in and regulate the proceedings of a meeting of the electors. He or she ...
• Permission Required To Address Meeting; Request For Silence - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.99
  A person shall not address a meeting of the electors until permission is obtained from the moderator, nor while any other person is speaking. ...
• Repealed. 1977, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 1977 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.100
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to disorderly conduct at township meeting. ...
• Exclusion Of Person From Public Meeting; Refusal To Withdraw As Misdemeanor; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.101
  A person shall not be excluded from a public meeting except for a breach of the peace actually committed at the meeting. A person ...
• Right To Vote; Challenge; Ruling - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.102
  An elector of the township shall have a right to vote on all matters and questions before any township meeting of the electors, and ...
• Polling Places - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.103
  A township board may provide polling places located within the limits of a city that has been incorporated from territory formerly a part of ...
• Limits And Boundary Lines Of Organized Township; Division Of Lands Into 2 Or More Townships; Agreement As Dispositive Of Lands And Apportionment Of Proceeds; Annexation; Sale And Conveyance Of Lands; Apportionment Of Proceeds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.104
  (1) The limits and boundary lines of every organized township in existence on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section shall ...
• Apportionment Of Money, Rights, Credits, And Other Personal Estate - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.105
  If a township possessed of or entitled to money, rights, credits, or other personal estate is divided or altered, the money, rights, credits, and ...
• Meeting Of Township Boards; Notice; Compliance With Open Meetings Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.106
  If a meeting of the township boards of 2 or more townships is required pursuant to sections 104 to 109 of this chapter, a ...
• Cemeteries - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.107
  Sections 104 to 106 of this chapter shall not apply to a cemetery belonging to a township. Such a cemetery shall belong to the ...
• Apportionment Of Debts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.108
  Debts of a township divided or altered as provided in this chapter shall be apportioned in the same manner as the personal property of ...
• Liability In Action For Accounting And Settlement; Applicable Law - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.109
  If the township board or boards of any townships, or the proper board of officers of any village or city, neglect or refuse to ...
• Transfer Of Unexpended Balance In Nonrestricted Township Fund To General Fund Of Township - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.110
  (1) The township board may, by resolution, transfer the unexpended balance in a nonrestricted township fund to the general fund of the township after provision ...
• Uniform Chart Of Accounts And Reports; Annual Financial Reports And Audits - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.110a
  The township board of a township shall establish a uniform chart of accounts and reports and provide annual financial reports and audits in accordance ...
• Retirement System; Insurance; Deduction Of Premium Or Charge; Automatic Insurance Or Coverage; Notice Of Desire Not To Be Insured Or Covered; Validity Of Prior Programs, Insurance, Or Coverage; Authority Cumulative; Exercise Of Powers By Ordinance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.110b
  (1) A township may do all of the following: (a) Establish a retirement system for its employees and provide for financing, funding, and the payment ...
• Appropriations And Expenditures; Purposes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.110c
  The township board may appropriate money or expend funds for all of the following purposes: (a) To advertise the agricultural, industrial, commercial, educational, or ...
• Adoption Of Ordinances By Township Board - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.181
  (1) The township board of a township, at a regular or special meeting by a majority of the members elect of the township board, may ...
• Repealed. 1989, Act 78, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.182
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to publication of township ordinances. ...
• Sanctions For Violations; Designation Of Violation As Civil Infraction; Civil Fine; Penalty; Act Or Omission Constituting Crime; Institution Of Action In District Court; Distribution Of Fines And Costs - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.183
  (1) The township board may provide in a township ordinance a sanction for violation of the ordinance. (2) Consistent with any of the following statutes, ...
• Recreational Trailway; Posting Of Ordinance; Prohibited Operation Of Vehicle As Municipal Civil Infraction. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.183a
  (1) An ordinance regulating a recreational trailway is not effective unless it is posted and maintained near each gate or principal entrance to the trailway. ...
• Township Ordinance; Effective Date; Publication; Adoption By Reference - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.184
  (1) A township ordinance shall contain a provision stating when the ordinance takes effect. (2) Except as provided in section 22 of the charter township ...
• Township Ordinance; Recording And Filing Requirements; Fees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.185
  (1) Within 1 week after the publication of an ordinance as provided in section 4, the township clerk shall record the ordinance in a book ...
• Codifying, Recodifying, And Continuing Ordinances In Code; Publication Of Ordinance Adopting Code And Subsequent Ordinance; Amending, Repealing, Revising, Or Rearranging Ordinances By Reference - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.186
  Each township may codify, recodify, and continue in code its ordinances, in whole or in part, without the necessity of publishing the entire code ...
• Employment, Duties, And Compensation Of Attorney. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.187
  The township board of a township may employ an attorney to represent the township in civil matters and in the prosecution of violations of ...
• Pavements Or Sidewalks; Application By Petition; Eligibility Of Signers, Certificate Of Tax Status; Authority Of County Road Commissioners; Highway Or Public Highway, Definition - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.271
  Whenever the owners of more than 51% of the lineal frontage of lands outside of the corporate limits of any city or village fronting ...
• Pavements Or Sidewalks; Application By Resolution Of Township Board; Declaration Of Necessity, Public Hearing; Petition For Discontinuance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.271a
  Any township board, by resolution, may make application to the board of county road commissioners for the improvement of a county road or portion ...
• Pavements Or Sidewalks; Survey, Plat; Adoption Of Materials, Grade And Manner Of Construction By County Road Commissioners - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.272
  Upon the filing of such application, the commissioners shall proceed to examine the location, and, if they deem the proposed improvement necessary, shall cause ...
• Bridges, Drains, Curbing, Culverts And Additional Rights Of Way; Deemed Part Of Improvement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.273
  All bridges, road drains, drainage structures, curbing, culverts and any additional right of way required shall be deemed a necessary part of any proposed ...
• Pavements Or Sidewalks; First Order Of Determination, Specifications, Description Of Assessment District By County Road Commissioners; Location Along State Trunk Line, Approval By State Highway Commissioner - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.274
  If after such survey, establishment of grades, plans and specifications and estimates of cost have been filed with them, the commissioners shall still be ...
• Pavements Or Sidewalks; Hearing Of Objections, Notice, Contents; Change In Specifications Or Boundaries Of Assessment District, New Hearing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.275
  The commissioners shall hear objections to the proposed improvement at the time and place to be fixed by them either at the office of ...
• Pavements Or Sidewalks; Liability Of Petitioners. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.276
  The petitioners for the construction of any improvement under the provisions of this act shall be jointly and severally liable for the costs and ...
• Pavements Or Sidewalks; Final Order Of Determination, Attachment Of Specifications - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.277
  Within 30 days after hearing objections, if the commissioners shall deem the proposed improvement necessary for the benefit of the public welfare and convenience, ...
• Contracts For Construction Of Improvement; Bids, Notice, Procedure; Commencement Of Construction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.278
  On the making of the said final order, the commissioners shall proceed to let the contract for the construction of the proposed improvement to ...
• Special Assessment District; Determination, Announcement, Addition Of Lands; Determination Of Installments - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.279
  At the time of hearing objections to the proposed improvement, the commissioners shall finally determine the special assessment district to be assessed for benefits ...
• Assessment Of Benefits Against Township And Parcels Of Land; Review; Assessment Against State Lands; Numbering Of Districts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.280
  The commissioners shall apportion the percentage of the total cost of the improvement which the township at large shall be taxed to pay by ...
• Creation Of Indebtedness; Approval By Township Board; Limitation On Issue Of Township Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.281
  In the creation of any indebtedness hereunder, it shall not be necessary to have the approval of the board of supervisors thereon, but no ...
• Maintenance And Repair Of Improvement; Proration Of Expense Of Joint Improvement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.282
  After the completion of said proposed improvement, the highway authorities having jurisdiction over the highway involved, shall maintain and repair said pavement and/or sidewalk ...
• Proceedings Governed By SS 247.418 To 247.481; Records; Reports - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.283
  The construction of the proposed improvement, the assessment for same, the collection of the interest on the assessment, the making of any assessment district, ...
• Bonds; Issuance And Sale; Full Faith And Credit; Assessment District Sinking Fund; Bonds Subject To Revised Municipal Finance Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.283a
  (1) The commissioners may issue and sell bonds and pledge the full faith and credit of the assessment district for the payment of the bonds. ...
• Advancement Of County Road Funds; Reimbursement By Township - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.284
  In lieu of borrowing money and issuing bonds or other evidence of indebtedness, the board of county road commissioners may advance the necessary funds ...
• County Board Of Supervisors; Appropriation Of Funds For Advancement; Establishment Of Revolving Fund - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.285
  The board of supervisors of any county may appropriate necessary funds to advance the cost of any proposed improvement constructed under the provisions of ...
• Hearing Examiners; Powers And Duties; Determination Of Board Of County Road Commissioners, Petition For Reconsideration, Filing; Notice, Hearing. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.286
  Any board of county road commissioners may designate by resolution a hearing examiner or examiners who shall be authorized to make examinations and hold ...
• Validation Of Prior Actions, Special Assessments, And Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.287
  Actions heretofore taken, special assessments heretofore levied and bonds heretofore issued under this act, as originally adopted or subsequently amended, are validated. A board ...
• Installation Of Sidewalks And Elevated Structures; Payment; Contracts; Approval - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.288
  (1) The township board of a township may install sidewalks along the sides of a highway and may install elevated structures for foot travel over ...
• Sidewalk Construction, Repair, Or Maintenance; Order; Meeting; Notice; Assessment Of Costs; Approval; Election. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.288a
  (1) The township board of a township may order the construction, repair, or maintenance of, or may construct, repair, or maintain sidewalks in a designated ...
• Public Street Cleaning Vehicles And Snow Removal Equipment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.288b
  The township board of a township, by a majority vote at a regular meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose, may authorize ...
• Lighting Of Roads, Highways, And Bridges Generally - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.289
  The township board of a township may authorize the expenditure of funds to provide for the lighting by artificial means of roads, highways, and ...
• Lighting Of Roads, Highways, And Bridges; Supervision; Contracts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.289a
  If lighting of a road, highway, or bridge is provided in accordance with section 19, the supervisor of the township shall exercise general supervision ...
• Expenses For Lighting Highways; Special Assessment; Hearing; Notice - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.289b
  (1) The township board or boards mentioned in section 19, either on its or their own motion, or upon the filing of a petition signed ...
• Assessment In District For Lighting Roads, Highways, And Bridges - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.289c
  If the township board or boards create a district under section 19b, it or they shall determine the boundaries of the district by resolution ...
• Relieving District Of Duty To Light Streets Or Highways - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.289d
  A district that has been lighting its streets or highways under this act may be relieved of this duty by action of the township ...
• Lighting County Roads, Highways, And Bridges; Expense; Contracts; Extension Of Lines Or Service; Payment; Statement And Budget; Apportionment Of Sum Required; Tax; Lighting State Trunk Line Highways And Bridges - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.290
  (1) Notwithstanding sections 19 through 19d, the board of county road commissioners of a county operating under the county road system may provide for the ...
• Furnishing Water To Water Supply District; Petitions; Contracts; Terms And Conditions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.331
  Upon filing with the township clerk of petitions, verified both as to signature and ownership, signed by 60% of the record owners of the ...
• Water Mains And Fittings; Purchase, Installation, And Maintenance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.332
  For the purpose of distributing the water to be furnished in pursuance of a contract authorized by section 1, the township board may purchase ...
• Water Supply System; Payment From Contingent Fund; Limitations; Separately Financed And Operated Water Supply System; Map - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.333
  Not more than 75% of the net cost, exclusive of money, materials, and labor that are supplied by a federal agency, of purchasing and ...
• Percentage Of Net Cost Remaining After Application Of S 41.333; Payment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.334
  The percentage of the net cost remaining after application of section 3 shall be raised by payment, in accordance with sections 5 and 5a ...
• Tapping Or Making Connection With Mains Of Water Supply District; Payment; Plan For Financing, Maintenance, And Control Of Improvement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.335
  A person or property owner shall not tap or make a connection with the mains of a water supply district established under section 1 ...
• Township Water Board; Establishment; Powers; Loans From Private Parties; Retirement Of Loans - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.335a
  The township board may include, in its plan under section 5, rules and regulations for the establishment of a township water board and for ...
• Publication Of Plan Adopted Under S 41.335 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.336
  Immediately following adoption of the plan under section 5, it shall be published at full length by the township board once each week for ...
• Failure To Pay Percentage Of Net Cost Remaining After Application Of S 41.333; Refund Of Money Previously Deposited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.337
  If the percentage of the net cost remaining after application of section 3 is not, in pursuance of the plan under section 5, fully ...
• Installation Of Improvement By Township Board; Loan - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.338
  If a sufficient number of private connection rights are timely paid for in accordance with the terms of the plan provided for by section ...
• Excess Money; Deposit In Contingent Fund; Applicability Of Section - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.339
  Money that is paid in to the township treasurer for private connection rights under section 5 on or before the date specified pursuant to ...
• Maintenance And Use Of Mains And Fittings Of Water Supply District; Control By Township Board; Amendment Of Rules And Regulations; Notice; Publication - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.340
  The township board has exclusive governing control over the maintenance and use of the mains and fittings of a water supply district established under ...
• Water Mains Extended Or Installed In Accordance With Similar Plan; Control By Township Board; Rules And Regulations; Publication; Amendment Or Alteration; Notice - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.341
  If water mains have been extended or installed in accordance with a plan substantially similar to that contemplated by section 5, the township board, ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.342
  As used in sections 1 to 20a: (a) "Township water supply district" means the portion of the township described in the petition required by ...
• Township Water Supply And Sewage Disposal System; Loan From Corporation; Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.343
  A corporation proposing to locate and construct, in a township having no sewage disposal system and a water supply system installed before June 14, ...
• Contract For Issuance And Delivery Of Negotiable Revenue Bonds; Interest, Terms, And Conditions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.344
  A township borrowing pursuant to section 13 may enter into a contract with the corporation described in section 13 for the issuance and delivery ...
• Exercise Of Power By Ordinance; Incorporation And Publication Of Contract As Part Of Ordinance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.345
  The power conferred on a township by sections 13 and 14 shall be exercised by means of an ordinance adopted by the township board ...
• Statutory Lien Upon Net Revenues; Net Revenues As Trust Funds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.346
  There shall be created in an ordinance required by section 15 a lien, by this act made a statutory lien, upon the net revenues ...
• Duration And Enforcement Of Statutory Lien - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.347
  The net revenues pledged pursuant to section 13 remain subject to the statutory lien required by section 16 until payment in full of the ...
• Default In Payment Of Principal Or Interest On Bond; Appointment And Powers Of Receiver - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.348
  If there is a default in the payment of the principal of or interest upon a bond issued under section 13, a court having ...
• Payment Of Principal And Interest On Bonds Solely From Net Revenues; Bond Or Coupon Not General Obligation Or Indebtedness; Registration - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.349
  The principal of and interest upon the bonds issued under section 13 are payable solely from net revenues derived from the operation of the ...
• Operation Or Maintenance Of Public Improvement; Appropriation To Pay Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350
  A township that borrows money under section 13 may appropriate and use revenues from a source other than the operation of the public improvement ...
• Powers Conferred By SS 41.331 To 41.350 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350a
  Sections 1 to 20 constitute a new and independent authority for the exercise of the powers granted in those sections. The powers conferred by ...
• Water Service For Fire Protection Within District; Special Assessment; Resolution - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350b
  In a township where there are lands serviced by a water system financed by revenue bonds issued under the revenue bond act of 1933, ...
• Contents Of Resolution Required By S 41.350b - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350c
  A resolution of the township board shall designate the boundaries of the special assessment district authorized by section 20b, estimate and determine the reasonable ...
• Annual Fire Protection Cost; Payment. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350d
  The township board may use unappropriated money in its general fund to pay for a portion of the annual fire protection cost described in ...
• Fixing Date For Public Hearing. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350e
  The township board shall fix a date for a public hearing upon the establishment of a special assessment district authorized by section 20b, the ...
• Preparation And Levy Of Assessment; Report - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350f
  After fixing a date for a public hearing pursuant to section 20e, the township board shall direct that the assessment authorized by section 20b ...
• Making Assessment On Special Assessment Roll Or On Regular Township Tax Roll; Due Date; Collection; Return For Nonpayment. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350g
  The assessment authorized by section 20b may be made either on a special assessment roll or in a column provided for this purpose on ...
• Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350h
  The business that the township board performs pursuant to sections 20b to 20k shall be conducted at a public meeting held in compliance with ...
• Public Hearing; Objections; Determination; Equitable Change - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350i
  The township board shall hold the public hearing required by section 20e and hear and consider all objections relative to the establishment of the ...
• Review, Correction, And Confirmation Of Assessment Roll; Collection - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350j
  If the township board approves the establishment of a special assessment district authorized by section 20b, it shall review, correct, and confirm the assessment ...
• Annual Determination Of Amount To Be Assessed; Levy; Additional Hearings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350k
  After the creation of a special assessment district authorized by section 20b and while bonds are still outstanding, the township board may annually determine ...
• Contract With Another Township, City, Or Village For Supplying Water - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350l
  The township board of a township may contract with another township or a city or village for the supplying of water to the township ...
• Acquisition And Installation Of Water Supply Facilities; Borrowing Money And Issuing Notes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350m
  A township board may borrow money and issue notes for money necessary for acquisition and installation by the township of water supply facilities, including ...
• Provisions To Which Transaction Authorized By S 41.350m Subject - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350n
  (a) A note shall be payable in annual installments the aggregate of which does not exceed 10 and the first of which is due not ...
• Notes Issued Under S 41.350m - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350o
  Notes issued under section 20m are subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821. History: Add. 1989, Act ...
• Pledge Of Sales Tax Money By Ordinance. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350p
  To secure repayment of a loan authorized by section 20m, the township board may pledge, by ordinance as provided in sections 20q to 20s, ...
• Withholding And Paying Lender Constitutionally Allocated Money - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350q
  An ordinance pledging sales tax money pursuant to section 20p may provide that the official charged with disbursement of sales tax money returnable to ...
• Exercise Of Powers By Ordinance; Procedure - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350r
  By the affirmative vote of 2/3 of its members, the township board may adopt an ordinance relating to the exercise of the powers granted ...
• Effective Date Of Ordinance Authorized By S 41.350r; Petition; Election - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350s
  If, within 30 days after the date of publication of an ordinance authorized by section 20r, a petition signed by not less than 10% ...
• Powers Cumulative - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350t
  The powers granted to townships in sections 20l to 20s are granted in addition to those granted by other statutes. History: Add. 1989, Act ...
• Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.350u
  A petition under section 20s, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 ...
• Repealed. 1989, Act 83, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.351z
  Compiler's Notes: Sec. 21, as added by Act 201 of 1951, was assigned the compilation number "41.a351" rather than "41.351" to avoid a conflict ...
• Township Board, Common Council, Or Board Of Trustees Of Incorporated Village; Powers And Duties; Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.411
  (1) In township lands, the township board or common council or board of trustees of an incorporated village may do 1 or more of the ...
• Special Assessment District; Creation, Enlargement, And Discontinuance; Petitions; Assessment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.412
  Upon the filing of petitions verified both as to signature and ownership, signed by record owners of land to be made into a special ...
• Cost Of Proposed Improvement Or Service; Special Assessment Bonds; Special Assessment Taxes; Proceedings; Insufficiency Of Special Assessment Fund; Advancement Of Township Funds; Reimbursement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.413
  Before commencing an improvement or service authorized by section 1, the township board shall obtain from competent sources maps, plans, and estimates of the ...
• Waterworks; Control And Operation; Election And Terms Of Members Of Board Of Public Service Commissioners; Vacancy; Member As Resident Of District; "Annual Township Election" Defined; Employees; Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties; Dissolution Of Board; Records - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.413a
  (1) A waterworks established under sections 1 to 5 and any other service provided under sections 1 to 5 for a district having a waterworks ...
• Lighting In Residential Areas; Special Assessments; Basis - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.413b
  Special assessments levied under this act for lighting purposes in township residential areas shall be based on benefit received by the property owner and ...
• Special Assessment Installments; Limitations; Collection; Appeal; Tapping Works To Supply Water Outside Of Village Or District; Restrictions; Special Assessment After December 31, 1998; "Taxable Value" Defined; Finding Of Invalid Assessment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.414
  (1) For a special assessment levied before January 1, 1999 for the cost of an improvement or service specified in section 1, the special assessment ...
• Special Assessments Levied Against Platted Corner Lots; Payment By Township - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.415
  The governing body of a township, by resolution, may agree to pay up to 1/3 of the cost of the special assessments levied against ...
• Borrowing Money; Motion; Application; Referendum; Issuing Bonds; Use Of Money Borrowed - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.416
  On a township board's own motion or after an application has been filed with the township board signed by at least 20% of the ...
• Requirements Of Application Filed Pursuant To S 41.416; Resolution; Submission Of Proposition To Electors Of Township; Ballot; Notices; Calling Special Election - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.416a
  (1) Upon the filing of an application with a township board pursuant to section 6, the board shall determine if the application meets the requirements ...
• Conduct Of Election; Canvass Of Vote - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.416b
  The general election or special election to be held under section 6a shall be conducted and the vote shall be canvassed in the same ...
• Issuance And Sale Of Bonds In Conformity With Revised Municipal Finance Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.416c
  If a township votes in favor of borrowing money and issuing bonds as provided in sections 6 to 6b, the township board of the ...
• Levy And Collection Of Tax - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.416d
  If bonds issued by a township under sections 6 to 6c have been sold, the township board of the township may in each year ...
• Tax For Maintenance, Upkeep, Or Repair Of Public Buildings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.416e
  A township may, at a primary, general, or special election, vote a tax upon the property of the township not to exceed 1/20 of ...
• Library - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.416f
  The township board of an organized township may purchase a site and building for a library or lease, construct, remodel, add to, and maintain ...
• Use Of Building By Township For Public Purposes Where Real Property Becomes Part Of Incorporated Village Or City - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.417
  If a township is the owner of real property within the township where a building used for township purposes is located and, subsequent to ...
• Township Or Village Scales - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.417a
  A township board or village council may appropriate money to establish a township or village scale for the weighing of farm produce and for ...
• Weed Control - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.418
  Upon receipt of a petition signed by 25 individuals who reside and own real property within the township requesting the control of weeds in ...
• Control Of Weeds In Inland Public Lakes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.418a
  A township board may appropriate money from the contingent or general fund for entering into agreements with other townships in this state to control ...
• Use Of Pesticide For Weed Control In Inland Lake; "Pesticide" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.418b
  (1) A pesticide shall not be used for weed control in an inland lake except with the consent of, and under the supervision of, the ...
• Spraying Of Trees Or Shrubs - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.419
  A township board may provide for the spraying of trees or shrubs within its jurisdiction for the prevention of Dutch elm disease or other ...
• Township Parks; Acquisition; Control By Board Of Commissioners; Condemnation Of Land - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.421
  Any township or townships, being a contiguous or adjacent territory, may acquire by gift or devise a tract of real estate which shall be ...
• Place Of Recreation; Adoption Of Rules And Regulations By Board Of Commissioners; Violation As Misdemeanor; Recreational Trailway; Posting Of Regulations; Prohibited Operation Of Vehicle As Municipal Civil Infraction; Penalty; Admission Charges - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.422
  (1) The board of commissioners may adopt rules and regulations for the use and maintenance of the place of recreation, including the hours during which ...
• Board Of Commissioners; Election Of Officers; Employees; Record Of Transactions; Treasurer, Bond - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.423
  The said board of commissioners shall annually elect 1 of its members as president. It shall elect a secretary and treasurer, and may appoint ...
• Township Parks; Plan For Acquisition, Specifications; Referendum, Adoption, Record - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.424
  Any plan for the securing such park or resort shall fully set forth the premises which it is intended to occupy as a park ...
• Exemption From Taxation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.425
  So much of the estate, both real and personal, as is owned by such township or townships shall be exempt from taxes, but all ...
• Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.425a
  A petition under section 6, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 ...
• Township Park Commission; Petition; Election; Membership; Terms; Increase Or Decrease In Number Of Members; Vacancy - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.426
  (1) On receipt of a written petition signed by not less than 8% of the registered voters of a township, the township board of that ...
• Township Park Commission; Authority Generally - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.426a
  The township park commission shall have authority to acquire, maintain, manage, and control township parks and places of recreation, including bathing beaches, and shall ...
• Township Park Commission; Compensation Of Members; Employment Of Clerical Assistance; Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.426b
  The members of the township park commission shall receive compensation as fixed by the township board. The township park commission may employ clerical assistance ...
• Budget; Limitation; Assessment, Levy, And Collection Of Tax - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.426c
  The township park commission shall submit to the township board a detailed budget covering the cost of maintenance of the township parks and places ...
• Township Bonds; Acquisition Of Lands For Parks And Places Of Recreation; Payment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.426d
  The township park commission may request that the township board submit to the voters of the township the question of the issuance of township ...
• Sale Or Conveyance Of Portions Of Land Not Needed - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.426e
  If land is, or has been, acquired under this act by a township park commission, the commission, subject to approval of the township board, ...
• Annual Report - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.426f
  The township park commission shall make a detailed annual report concerning township parks and places of recreation to the township board and to the ...
• Conveyances To And Duties Of Board Of County Park Trustees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.427
  The township board of a township may convey to the board of county park trustees of a county in which the township is located ...
• Appropriation; Purpose; Contribution To Park Commission - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.428
  The legislative body of a city or village may appropriate, out of the general or contingent funds of that city or village, funds for ...
• Wharves, Piers, Docks, And Landing Places - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.429
  (1) A township abutting upon navigable waters in this state may acquire, construct, and maintain wharves, piers, docks, and landing places for the use and ...
• Ambulance And Inhalator Service - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.711
  The township board of a township or the county board of commissioners may operate or join with another municipality or contract with individuals, firms, ...
• Ambulance Personnel; Emergency Care, Civil Liability - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.711a
  Any municipal or private ambulance driver or attendant or policeman or fireman engaged in emergency first aid service, who, in good faith renders emergency ...
• Ambulance Personnel; Training, Red Cross First Aid Courses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.711b
  The municipality, person, firm, organization or corporation employing any ambulance driver, attendant, policeman or fireman engaged in performing emergency first aid service, shall require ...
• Maintenance And Support Of Hospital - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.712
  A township board may, by majority vote, pay from unexpended balances in its contingent fund to any hospital a sum that fairly represents the ...
• Operating Medical Clinic And Providing Primary Health Care Services; Financing; Question Submitted To Electors; Conducting Election And Canvassing Vote; Validity Of Certain Elections And Levy Of Tax - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.713
  (1) A township, alone or in conjunction with 1 or more other townships, may operate a medical clinic and provide primary health care services. (2) ...
• Public Improvements By Township Board; Bonds; Special Assessments To Defray Costs - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.721
  The township board has the power to make an improvement named in this act, to provide for the payment of an improvement by the ...
• "Record Owner" Defined. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.721a
  As used in this act, "record owner" means a person, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, firm, corporation, or other legal entity, possessed of the most ...
• Types Of Improvements Authorized; Approval; Conditions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.722
  (1) The following improvements may be made under this act: (a) The construction, improvement, and maintenance of storm or sanitary sewers or the improvement and ...
• Written Objections; Petition; Filing; Signatures; Determining Record Owners; Determining Sufficiency Of Petition; Supplement To Petition; Validity Of Signatures - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.723
  (1) The township board may proceed to carry out an improvement as provided in this act unless written objections to the improvement are filed with ...
• Plans; Cost Estimate; Resolution; Designation Of Special Assessment District; Hearing; Notice; Periodic Redeterminations Of Cost; Objections; Adding Property To Special Assessment District; Supplemental Petition; Filing By Railroad Companies; Additional Notice; Affidavit Of Service. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.724
  (1) Upon receipt of a petition or upon determination of the township board if a petition is not required under section 3, the township board, ...
• Notice Of Hearings In Special Assessment Proceedings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.724a
  (1) If special assessments are made against property, notice of hearings in the special assessment proceedings shall be given as provided in this section. (2) ...
• Approval Or Determination By Township Board; Levy Of Special Assessment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.725
  (1) If, after the hearing provided for in section 4, the township board desires to proceed with the improvement, the township board shall approve or ...
• Filing And Review Of Special Assessment Roll; Hearing; Notice; Adjournments; Objections; Confirmation, Referral, Or Annulment; Endorsement; Finality; Action Contesting Assessment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.726
  (1) When a special assessment roll is reported by the supervisor to the township board, the assessment roll shall be filed in the office of ...
• Payment Of Special Assessments In Installments; Amount Of Installment; Extension; Due Dates; Interest On Unpaid Installments; Payment Of Future Due Installments; Delinquent Installment; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.727
  (1) The township board may provide that special assessments are payable in 1 or more installments, but the amount of an installment shall not be ...
• Special Assessments To Constitute Lien; Character And Effect - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.728
  All special assessments contained in any special assessment roll, including any part thereof deferred as to payment, shall from the date of confirmation of ...
• Special Assessments; Collection By Township Treasurer, Report Of Delinquencies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.729
  When any special assessment roll shall be confirmed the township board shall direct the assessments made therein to be collected. The township clerk shall ...
• Deferred Assessment; Application; Evidence Of Hardship; Ordinance; Deferred Assessment As Recorded Lien - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.729a
  (1) An owner of property who by reason of hardship is unable to contribute to the cost of an assessment for an improvement authorized in ...
• Special Assessments; Delinquencies, Reassessment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.730
  In case the treasurer shall, as above provided, report as delinquent any assessment or part thereof, the township board shall certify the same to ...
• Division Of Lands; Apportionment Of Uncollected Assessments - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.731
  Should any parcel of land be divided after a special assessment thereon has been confirmed, and before the collection thereof, the township board may ...
• Special Assessment Roll; Insufficiency, Additional Pro Rata Assessments; Surplus, Refunds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.732
  Should the assessments in any special assessment roll prove insufficient for any reason, including the noncollection thereof, to pay for the improvement for which ...
• Illegal Special Assessment; Reassessment Proceedings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.733
  Whenever any special assessment shall, in the opinion of the township board, be invalid by reason of irregularities or informalities in the proceedings, or ...
• Exempt Corporations; Agreement To Pay Assessment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.734
  The governing body of any public or private corporation whose lands are exempt by law may, by resolution, agree to pay the special assessments ...
• Assessment On Platted Corner Lots; Payment Of Portion By Governing Body - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.734a
  The governing body of any township, by resolution, may agree to pay up to 1/3 of the cost of the special assessment levied against ...
• Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.735
  The township board may borrow money and issue the bonds of the township in anticipation of the collection of special assessments to defray all ...
• Township Improvement Revolving Fund; Advances; Interest - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.735a
  As an alternate method of defraying the cost of an improvement made under this act, after the special assessment roll for the improvement is ...
• Township Improvement Revolving Fund; Transfer Of Funds; Amount - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.735b
  The township board of any township by resolution may create and designate a fund to be known as the township improvement revolving fund. Before ...
• Special Assessments To Defray Certain Obligations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.735c
  The township board may determine that the whole or any part of an obligation of the township assessed or contracted for pursuant to Act ...
• Public Improvements; Powers Granted To Townships - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.736
  The powers herein granted may be exercised by any township and shall be in addition to the powers granted by any other statute. History: ...
• Scope Of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.737
  The provisions of this act shall not apply to any obligations issued or assessments levied except in accordance with the provisions of this act ...
• Use Of Interest Earned From Investments, Money From Bond Proceeds, Or Money From Interest And Penalties On Unpaid Special Assessment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.738
  Interest earned from the investment of money collected under a special assessment under this act or of money received as bond proceeds from a ...
• Purchase Of Police And Fire Motor Vehicles, Apparatus, Equipment, And Housing; Appropriation; Special Assessment; Bonds; Election; Estimate Of Cost And Expenses; Special Assessment District; Hearing; Publication Or Posting Of Notice; Distribution Of Special Assessment Levy; Transfer Or Loan Of Money From General Fund; Repayment; Exercise Of Powers; Assessment After December 31, 1998; "Taxable Value" Defined; Finding Of Invalid Assessment; Bonds Subject To Revised Municipal Finance Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.801
  (1) The township board of a township, or the township boards of adjoining townships acting jointly, whether or not the townships are located in the ...
• Annual Appropriation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.802
  After the creation of a special assessment district under section 1, the township board, or township boards of adjoining townships acting jointly, may appropriate ...
• Proceedings Relating To Making, Levying, And Collection Of Special Assessments, And To Issuing Bonds; Payment Of Special Assessments And Special Assessment Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.803
  All proceedings relating to the making, levying and collection of special assessments authorized by section 1 and the issuing of bonds, except as otherwise ...
• Fire Protection; Referendum, Special Election, Laws Governing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.804
  Any special election called under the provisions of this act shall be held under the laws of this state governing biennial township elections so ...
• Fire Protection Ordinances And Standard Fire Prevention Codes; Adoption, Publication - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.805
  The township board of any township, where appropriations have been made as herein provided, shall have power to enact such ordinances and establish and ...
• Police And Fire Departments; Contracts For Service Or For Maintenance And Operation Of Equipment; Delegation Of Powers; Agreements To Furnish Protection To City, Village, Or Other Township - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.806
  (a) Establish and maintain police and fire departments. (b) Organize and maintain police and fire vehicles. (c) Employ and appoint a police chief and fire ...
• Emergency Police Or Fire Service; Emergency Ambulance And Inhalator Service; Ordinance Authorizing Collection Of Fees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.806a
  The legislative body of a municipality providing emergency police or fire service or the legislative bodies of municipalities acting jointly to provide such a ...
• Repeals - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.807
  Act No. 28 of the Public Acts of 1923, as amended, being sections 41.301 to 41.305, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act ...
• Rights Or Obligations Safeguarded. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.808
  The provisions of this act shall not be construed to impair or affect any special assessment district, or any rights accruing or any obligations ...
• Joint Meetings Of Township Boards. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.809
  For the purposes of this act, any joint meeting of township boards may be held in any one of the involved townships. History: 1951, ...
• Fire Protection For Townships, Villages, And Qualified Cities; "Qualified City" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.810
  (2) As used in this act, "qualified city" means either of the following: (a) A city with a population of less than 15,000. (b) A ...
• Joint Administrative Board; Creation; Appointment, Qualifications, And Terms Of Members; Compensation And Expenses; Vacancy; Additional Member; Election Of Chairperson And Vice-Chairperson; Meetings; Rules Of Procedure; Record Of Proceedings; Quorum; Removal Of Members; Annual Budget; Powers And Duties; Board Not New Employer; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Availability Of Writings To Public; "Governing Body" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.811
  (2) At its first meeting, a joint administrative board shall, by resolution approved by a majority of its members, select an additional member who shall ...
• Administrative Board; Appointment, Qualifications, And Terms Of Members; Vacancy; Expenses; Continuation Of Prior Administrative Board; Annual Budget; Powers And Functions; Section Supplemental - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.812
  (1) The township board may create a police administrative board, a fire administrative board, or a police and fire administrative board. The board shall consist ...
• Traffic Officers; Employment; Compensation; Joint Meeting To Appoint Traffic Officer - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 41.813
  By a majority vote of the township board at a regular or a special meeting called for that purpose, a township board may provide ...

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