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• Incorporation Of Villages; Charter - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 61.1
  This act is the charter for all villages incorporated under this act. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 61.1a
  As used in this act: (a) "Appointed officer" means any officer, except an officer who is appointed to fill an elective but vacant seat ...
• Construction Of Act; Validation Of Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 61.1b
  No provision of this act shall apply or be construed as having heretofore applied to any village incorporated or reincorporated under Act No. 278 ...
• Emergency Financial Manager; Authority And Responsibilities - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 61.1c
  Notwithstanding any provision of this act, if an emergency financial manager has been appointed under the local government fiscal responsibility act, Act No. 101 ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 61.2-61.11
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to incorporation of villages. ...
• Village Incorporated; Body Politic; Powers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 61.12
  A village incorporated under this act is a body politic and corporate under the name designated for it upon incorporation. By that name, the ...
• Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 61.14
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the village board of registration. ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 61.15
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to registration of electors. ...
• Village Officers; Council; Ordinance Providing For Election And Terms Of Office; Adoption; Filing Petition To Delay Effect Of Ordinance; Ballot Question - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.1
  (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), in each village, the following officers shall be elected: a president, 6 trustees, 1 clerk, and ...
• Additional Officers; Appointment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.2
  (1) The president may nominate and the council appoint such officers as shall be provided for by resolution or ordinance of the council. The council ...
• Appointments; Time - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.3
  Except for an appointment to fill a vacancy or unless a different time is prescribed in the ordinance or resolution creating the office, an ...
• Term Of Office - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.4
  Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, the president, clerk, and treasurer hold their respective offices for the term of 2 years and until their successors ...
• Village Trustees; Term Of Office; Exemption By Resolution; Ordinance Providing For Election And Terms Of Office - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.5
  Except as otherwise provided in this section, 3 village trustees shall be elected at each biennial village election for the term of 4 years ...
• Staggered Terms Of Office; Resolution; Length Of Initial Terms; Applicability Of Subsection (1) - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.5a
  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the village may pass a resolution to provide for the terms of office of its elected officials ...
• Appointive Officers; Term - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.6
  Except for an officer appointed to fill a vacancy in an elective office, an appointive village officer holds the office for 2 years after ...
• Qualifications For Office; Void Votes; "In Default" Defined; Oath - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.7
  (1) A person shall not be elected to an office unless he or she is an elector of the village. (2) A person in default ...
• Official Bonds; Deposit Time - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.8
  Every officer elected or appointed in the village, before entering upon the duties of his office, and within the time prescribed for filing his ...
• Additional Bonds; Removal From Office - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.9
  The council may, at any time, require any officer to execute and file with the clerk additional or new official bonds, with such new ...
• Resignations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.10
  Resignations of officers shall be made to the council. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2708 ;-- CL ...
• Office Vacancies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.11
  If any elected officer shall cease to be a resident of the village during his or her term of office, the office shall be ...
• Failure Of Officer To Give Or Maintain Bond - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.12
  If any person elected or appointed to office fails to give or maintain the bond or security required for the due performance of the ...
• Vacancies; Filling; Special Elections; Procedure; Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.13
  A vacancy occurring in the office of president, trustee, or any other elective office shall be filled by appointment by the council, and the ...
• Surety Not Exonerated - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.14
  The resignation or removal of an officer or the appointment or election of a successor to the officer does not exonerate the officer or ...
• Property Delivered To Successor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 62.15
  When an officer resigns or is removed from office, or when the elected term of office expires, he or she shall deliver over to ...
• Election; Exception; Place - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 63.1
  (1) An election under this act shall be held at a place in the village as the council designates. (2) Notwithstanding a charter provision or ...
• Special Election; Resolution - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 63.2
  Special elections may be called by resolution of the council. The resolution shall state the purpose and object of and, subject to section 1 ...
• Village Elections As Nonpartisan - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 63.3
  Notwithstanding a charter provision or ordinance to the contrary, village elections shall be nonpartisan. History: Add. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 ...
• Voting Requirements - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 63.4
  An individual who is a registered elector of the township in which the village is located and who is a resident of the village ...
• Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1974 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 63.5, 63.6
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to board of elections commissioners, and opening and closing of polls. ...
• Conduct Of Election; Designation Of Term On Ballot - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 63.7
  (1) All elections in the village shall be conducted as nearly as may be in the manner provided by the Michigan election law, 1954 PA ...
• Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 63.8-63.12
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to canvass of votes, determination of election results and ties, notice to elected persons, and failure to file ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 63.13
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to division of villages into precincts. ...
• Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 63.14
  A petition under section 13 of chapter II, section 8 of chapter V, or section 18a of chapter XIV, including the circulation and signing ...
• President As Chief Executive Officer; Duties Generally - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.1
  The president is the chief executive officer of the village. He or she shall preside at the meetings of the council. The president is ...
• Village President; Duties As Conservator Of Peace - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.2
  The president is a conservator of the peace and may exercise within the village the power to suppress disorder. The president may command the ...
• Suspension Or Removal Of Officer; Examination And Inspection Of Books, Records, And Papers; Additional Duties Of President; Section Subject To Ordinance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.3
  The president may suspend any officer authorized by this act or appointed pursuant to this act for neglect of duty, and with the approval ...
• Acting President - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.4
  In the absence or disability of the president, the president pro tempore of the council shall perform the duties of the president. History: 1895, ...
• Clerk; Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.5
  (1) The clerk shall keep the corporate seal and all the documents, official bonds, papers, files, and records of the village, not by this act ...
• Clerk As General Accountant; Duties; Check Disbursement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.6
  (1) The clerk shall be the general accountant of the village. (2) Claims against the village shall be filed with the clerk for adjustment. After ...
• Clerk; Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.7
  Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, the clerk shall do all of the following: (a) Have charge of all the books, vouchers, and documents relating ...
• Duties; Financial Report To Council; Contents - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.8
  The clerk shall report to the council, whenever required, a detailed statement of the receipts, expenditures, and financial condition of the village, of the ...
• Functions Subject To Ordinance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.8a
  The functions of the village clerk are subject to an ordinance adopted under section 8 of chapter V. History: Add. 1985, Act 173, Imd. ...
• Village Treasurer; Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.9
  The treasurer shall do all of the following: (a) Have the custody of all money, bonds other than official bonds filed with the clerk ...
• Treasurer; Reports; Contents - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.10
  The treasurer shall report to the clerk on the first Monday of every month, if required, the amounts received and credited to each fund, ...
• Treasurer; Vouchers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.11
  The treasurer shall take vouchers for all money paid from the treasury, showing the amount and fund from which payment was made. Upon settlement ...
• Treasurer; Disposition Of Money; Private Use Prohibited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.12
  The treasurer shall keep all village money in depository accounts authorized by law. The treasurer shall not use, either directly or indirectly, the village ...
• Functions Subject To Ordinance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.12a
  The functions of the village treasurer are subject to an ordinance adopted under section 8 of chapter V. History: Add. 1985, Act 173, Imd. ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.13-64.16
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to powers and duties of marshal. ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.17
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to power and duties of surveyor. ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.18, 64.19
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to powers and duties of street commissioner. ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.20
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to powers and duties of assessor. ...
• Village Officers; Compensation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 64.21
  The president and each trustee shall receive compensation for the performance of the duties of the office of president or trustee only as provided ...
• Legislative Authority Vested In Village Council - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 65.1
  The legislative authority of villages shall be vested in the council. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2748 ...
• Village Council; President - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 65.2
  The president shall be president of the council, and preside at the meetings of the council. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, ...
• Village Council; President Pro Tempore - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 65.3
  (1) On 1 of the following dates each year, or as soon after that date as possible, the council shall appoint 1 of their number ...
• Village Council; Regular Meetings; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice Of Meeting; Special Meetings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 65.4
  The council shall hold regular meetings for the transaction of business, at times as it shall prescribe, at least 1 shall be held in ...
• Village Council; Rules And Record Of Proceedings; Quorum; Adjournment; Compelling Attendance; Vote; Ordinance Or Resolution Appropriating Money; Publication Of Proceedings And Vote; Availability Of Certain Writings To Public - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 65.5
  (1) The council shall prescribe the rules of its own proceedings, and shall keep a record of those proceedings. A majority of the members of ...
• Repealed. 1968, Act 317, Eff. Sept. 1, 1968 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 65.6
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to village council members' conflict of interest and forfeiture of office. ...
• Village Council; Audit Of Accounts; Procedure; Defenses To Action Or Proceeding - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 65.7
  (1) The council shall audit and allow all accounts chargeable against the village. An account or claim or contract shall not be received for audit ...
• Village Manager; Term; Employment Contract; Powers And Duties; Ordinance Assigning Responsibilities To Manager - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 65.8
  (1) The council may employ a village manager. (2) The manager shall serve at the pleasure of the council. (3) The council may enter into ...
• Ordinance; Style; Passage; Days Required To Be Effective - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.1
  The style of an ordinance shall be: "The village of ........................ ordains." An ordinance, except as otherwise provided in this act, requires for its ...
• Violation Of Ordinance; Sanction; Designation As Civil Infraction; Civil Fine; Act Or Omission Constituting Crime; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.2
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the council of a village authorized to pass an ordinance may prescribe a sanction for a violation ...
• Recreational Trailway; Posting Ordinance; Prohibited Operation Of Vehicle As Municipal Civil Infraction; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.2a
  (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. ...
• Record Of Ordinances; Authentication - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.3
  Upon enactment, each ordinance shall be recorded by the clerk of the council in a book to be called "the record of ordinances," and ...
• Codification Of Ordinances - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.3a
  A village may codify, recodify, and continue in code the village's ordinances, in whole or in part, without the necessity of publishing the entire ...
• Publication Of Ordinance Or Synopsis; Certification; Adoption Of State Statute By Reference - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.4
  (1) Within 15 days after an ordinance is passed, the clerk shall publish the ordinance or a synopsis of the ordinance in a newspaper circulated ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.5
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to laws, regulations, or ordinances as proof in court. ...
• Violation Of Ordinance; Commencement Of Prosecution; Judicial District; Powers Of Court - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.6
  (1) an action for violation of an ordinance shall be commenced not more than 2 years after the violation occurs. (2) An action for the ...
• Violation Of Ordinance; Civil Action To Recover Penalty; Warrant; Law Governing Proceedings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.7
  If a penalty is incurred for the violation of an ordinance, and a provision is not made for the imprisonment of the offender upon ...
• Use Of County Jail; Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.8
  Every village shall be allowed the use of the jail of the county in which it is located, for the confinement of all persons ...
• Sufficient Statement Of Cause; Right To Trial By Jury; Selecting And Summoning Jurors; Inhabitant Of Village As Juror; Applicability Of Section To Civil Infraction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.9
  (1) An action for the violation of an ordinance need not state or set forth the ordinance, or the provisions of the ordinance in a ...
• Appeals To Circuit Court; Proceedings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.10
  A person convicted of a violation of an ordinance of the village in an action commenced by warrant as set forth in section 7 ...
• Village Lockup Or Holding Facility - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.11
  The council shall have power to provide and maintain a village lockup or holding facility, and may provide for the confinement of persons sentenced ...
• Security For Costs; Filing By Complaining Witness; Liability - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.12
  In prosecutions for violations of the ordinances of the village, commenced by a person other than an officer of the village, the court may ...
• Fines; Payment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.13
  Except in cases in which a fine is paid to a parking violations bureau or a municipal ordinance violations bureau pursuant to section 8395 ...
• Suit Against Collector; Failure To Pay Over Fines; Larceny - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 66.14
  If a person who collects a fine or part of a fine fails to pay over the amount collected pursuant to section 13, the ...
• General Powers Of Council - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.1
  A village subject to this act has, in addition to other powers that are conferred, the general power and authority granted in this chapter. ...
• Locomotives; Enforceability Of Ordinance Prescribing Maximum Speed Limit - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.1a
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, on and after the effective date of a passenger railroad maximum speed limit specified in a final ...
• Powers And Immunities Of Village - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.1a[1]
  (1) Unless otherwise provided or limited in this chapter, the village is vested with all powers and immunities, expressed or implied, that villages are, or ...
• Licenses; Issuance; Revocation; Sanctions; Support Of Poor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.2
  (1) The council may prescribe the terms and conditions upon which a license shall be granted and may require payment of a reasonable and proper ...
• Animal Pound - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.3
  The council may maintain an animal pound and provide for all of the following: (a) The impoundment of animals at large contrary to the ...
• Acquisition, Purchase, And Erection Of Public Buildings; Purchase, Appropriation, And Ownership Of Real Estate; Purposes; Sale Of Buildings, Grounds, Or Parks - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.4
  A village may acquire, purchase, and erect public buildings required for the use of the village, and may purchase, appropriate, and own real estate ...
• Village Lockup, Holding Facility, Or Hospital; Location Outside Corporate Limits; Regulations; Enforcement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.5
  If the council considers it in the public interest, grounds and buildings for a village lockup or holding facility or hospital may be purchased, ...
• Public Parks And Grounds; Powers Of Council - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.6
  The council may lay out or establish public parks and grounds within the village, and improve, light, and ornament public parks and grounds within ...
• Public Highways, Bridges, Grounds; Supervision; Liability For Damages; Bridges - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.7
  The council shall have supervision and control of all public highways, bridges, streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, and public grounds within the village, and shall ...
• Sidewalks; Construction; Maintenance; Expenses; Allocation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.8
  The council shall have control of all sidewalks in the public streets and alleys of the village and may prescribe or change the grade ...
• Sidewalks; Removal Of Snow And Ice; Ordinance Authorized - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.9
  The council may, either by ordinance or resolution, require the owners and occupants of a lot or premises to remove all snow and ice ...
• Sidewalks; Failure Of Abutting Owner; Assessment; Collection - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.10
  If the owner or occupant of a lot or premises fails to construct or maintain a sidewalk, to keep the sidewalk in repair, to ...
• Sidewalks; Regulation Of Things On, Over And Under - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.11
  The council shall have power to regulate and prohibit the placing of signs, awnings, awning posts and other things upon or over sidewalks, and ...
• Public Improvement; Powers Of Council; Expenses; Assessment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.12
  The council may lay out, establish, open, make, widen, extend, straighten, alter, close, vacate, or abolish a highway, street, lane, alley, sidewalk, sewer, drain, ...
• Vacating, Discontinuing, Or Abolishing Highway, Street, Lane, Alley, Or Public Ground; Resolution; Meeting; Objections; Notice Of Meeting; Filing Objection; Record - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.13
  When the council considers it advisable to vacate, discontinue, or abolish a highway, street, lane, alley, or public ground, or a part of a ...
• Public Highways; Survey; Vacation Resolution, Recording, Evidence - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.14
  The council may cause all public streets, alleys, and public grounds to be surveyed, and may determine and establish the boundaries thereof, and cause ...
• Street Grades; Conformity With Adjacent Lands; Record, Diagram - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.15
  The council shall have authority to determine and establish the grade of all streets, avenues, alleys and public grounds within the village, and to ...
• Street Or Sidewalk Grades; Change; Damage To Property Owner; Payment; Assessment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.16
  (1) Whenever the grade of any street or sidewalk is established, and improvements are made by the owner or occupant of the adjacent property in ...
• Bridges, Culverts, And Streets; Construction, Maintenance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.17
  The council shall have authority to construct and maintain bridges and culverts where needed; and to grade, pave, curb, gravel, plank, and otherwise improve ...
• Bridges, Streets, And Highways; Expenses; Payment; Tax Levy; "Paving" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.18
  The expense of constructing and maintaining bridges, and the whole, or such part as the council shall determine, of the expense of improving and ...
• Bridges, Streets, And Highways; Principles Of Tax Apportionment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.19
  Assessments made under section 18 upon exempt public lands may be paid from the general highway fund, or may be apportioned to the other ...
• Obstructions, Encroachments; Removal; Offenders, Punishment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.20
  The council shall have the power to prohibit and prevent obstructions and incumbrances in and encroachments upon the public highways, streets, and alleys of ...
• Trees In Highways; Street Lighting - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.21
  The council may provide for and regulate the planting of shade and ornamental trees in public highways, streets and avenues of the village, and ...
• Public Streets; Excavation, Regulation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.22
  The council may regulate the making of all openings in and removals of earth from public streets, for the laying or repair of sewers, ...
• Public Streets; Regulations; Enforcement; Council; Powers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.23
  The council may regulate the use of public highways, streets, avenues, and alleys of the village, subject to the right of travel and passage ...
• Sewers, Drains, Watercourses; Construction; Condemnation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.24
  The council of any village may establish, construct, and maintain sewers, drains, and watercourses whenever and wherever necessary. These improvements shall be of such ...
• Sewers, Drains, And Watercourses; Expense Of Construction; Methods Of Payment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.25
  The expense of constructing sewers, drains, and watercourses may be paid by general tax upon the taxable property in the village; or the expenses ...
• Sewers, Drains, Watercourses; Special Assessment; Map Of Sewer District; Contents; Filing With Cost Estimate; Hearing; Notice; Special Assessments - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.26
  (1) Before proceeding to the construction of any sewer, drain, or watercourse, all or part of the expense of which is to be defrayed by ...
• Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.27
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to declaration of resolution to construct sewer, drain, or watercourse. ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.28
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to special assessments. ...
• Private Drains; Construction, Regulation; Work At Private Expense - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.29
  Whenever the council shall deem it necessary for the public health, they may require the owners and occupants of lots and premises to construct ...
• Private Drains; Connection With Public Sewers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.30
  The owners and occupants of lots and premises shall have the right to connect the same, at their own expense, by means of private ...
• Private Drains; Connection To Public Sewers; Charge; Collection - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.31
  The council may charge and collect annually from persons whose premises are connected by private drains with the public sewers, a reasonable sum in ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.32
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to assessments for providing ditches and improving watercourses. ...
• Sewers, Ditches, Water Systems, And Watercourses; Repair Expense - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.33
  The expenses of repairing public sanitary sewers, drains, ditches, storm water systems, water supply systems, and watercourses may be paid by general tax. The ...
• Public Sewers And Drain Ordinances - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.34
  The council may enact ordinances necessary for the protection and control of the public sanitary sewers, drains, ditches, storm water systems, water supply systems, ...
• Public Wharves, Piers And Levees; Construction, Regulation, Leasing Of Privileges - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.35
  The council of any village located upon or adjacent to any of the navigable waters of the state shall have the power to establish, ...
• Public Wharves; Conformity With Grade; Line Limit - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.36
  The council shall have authority also to require and cause all docks, wharves and landings, whether upon public grounds or upon the property of ...
• Public Wharves; Rates And Charges - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.37
  The council shall have authority to prohibit the encumbering of the public wharves and landings, and to regulate the use of all wharves, docks ...
• Preservation Of Purity Of Water; Regulation Of Navigable Waters; Duties Of Council - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.38
  The council may do all of the following: (a) Provide by ordinance for the preservation of the purity of the waters of any harbor, ...
• Harbor Master; Appointment; Duties; Compensation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.39
  The president may nominate and the council may appoint a harbor master. The harbor master shall enforce all such ordinances and regulations as the ...
• Ferry Licenses; Terms And Restrictions; Sanctions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.40
  The council of a village may regulate and license ferries from the village, or a place in the village; require the payment of a ...
• Markets; Establishment; Regulation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.41
  The council of any village may establish and regulate markets and marketplaces, for the sale of meats, fish, vegetables, and other food products and ...
• Regulations; Adoption, Enforcement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.42
  The council may adopt and enforce such regulations as may be necessary to prevent fraud and to preserve order in the markets; and may ...
• Ordinances And Laws; Fence Viewers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.43
  The council is authorized to enact all such ordinances and laws as it may deem proper relative to the building, rebuilding, maintaining and repairing ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.44-67.46a
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to village police force. ...
• Repealed. 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.47-67.54
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• Interments; Regulation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.55
  Any village may acquire, hold and own such cemetery or public burial place or places, either within or without the limits of the corporation ...
• Cemeteries; Appropriation By Council - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.56
  The council may, within the limitations in this act contained, raise and appropriate such sums as may be necessary for the purchase of cemetery ...
• Board Of Cemetery Trustees; Appointment; Terms; Removal; Compensation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.57
  (1) Whenever any village owns, purchases, or otherwise acquires any cemetery or cemetery grounds, the council may appoint a board of cemetery trustees. The council ...
• Board Of Cemetery Trustees; Chairperson; Clerk; Powers; Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.58
  The board of cemetery trustees shall appoint 1 of their number chairperson and the village clerk shall be clerk of the board, and the ...
• Board Of Cemetery Trustees; Duties; Directions Of Council - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.59
  Said board subject to the directions and ordinances of the council, shall have the care and management of any such cemetery or burial place ...
• Board Of Cemetery Trustees; Cemetery Employees; Ordinances, Enforcement; Rules - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.60
  Said board shall appoint the necessary superintendents and employes for the cemetery, expend the money provided for the care and improvement of the grounds, ...
• Board Of Trustees; Cemetery Fund; Use; Reports To Council; Contents; Verification - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.61
  (1) Money raised for any public cemetery authorized by this act, and money received from the sale of lots or from other cemetery operations, shall ...
• Necessary Ordinances; Enforcement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.62
  The council of a village owning a burial place, whether within or without the village, may pass and enforce an ordinance necessary to carry ...
• Cemetery Trustees; Power To Accept Gifts; Use - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.63
  The board of cemetery trustees may receive in trust money or other property as gifts, grants, devises, or bequests for cemetery purposes. The money ...
• Board Of Cemetery Trustees; Rules And Bylaws; Recording Bylaws; Appointment, Duties, And Bond Of Treasurer; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice Of Meeting; Availability Of Certain Writings To Public - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 67.64
  (1) The board of cemetery trustees may make all requisite and necessary rules and bylaws to carry into effect the powers vested and duties required ...
• Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 68.1-68.22
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• Expense Of Local Public Improvement Or Repair; Special Assessments - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 68.31
  The council of the village by adopting a resolution pursuant to section 5 of chapter V may determine that the whole or a part ...
• Ordinance Providing Special Assessment Procedure; Contents; Additional Assessments; Disposition Of Excess Assessments; Payment Of Future Due Installments - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 68.32
  The complete special assessment procedure to be used, including the time when special assessments may be levied; the kinds of local public improvements for ...
• Special Assessment As Lien And Debt; Collection - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 68.33
  From the date of confirmation of a roll levying a special assessment, the full amount of the assessment and the interest thereon shall constitute ...
• Action To Contest Collection Of Special Assessment; Illegal Assessment Roll - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 68.34
  An action to contest the collection of a special assessment shall be instituted under the tax tribunal act, 1973 PA 186, MCL 205.701 to ...
• Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 68.35
  The village council may borrow money and issue bonds of the village therefor in anticipation of the payment of special assessments in 1 or ...
• Energy Conservation Improvements; Resolution; Payment; Scope Of Improvements; Acquisition Of Improvements By Contracts Or Notes; Reports; Forms - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 68.36
  (1) The council of a village may provide by resolution for energy conservation improvements to be made to village facilities and may pay for the ...
• Authority Of Council To Levy Taxes; General Fund - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.1
  (1) Actions taken by the council under this chapter are subject to the voting requirements of section 5 of chapter V. However, the council shall ...
• Authority Of Council To Levy Taxes; General Highway Fund - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.2
  The council shall also have power to raise, by general tax upon all real estate and personal property aforesaid, such sum not exceeding 1/2 ...
• Repealed. 1958, Act 116, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.3
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section provided for levy and collection of poll tax. ...
• Authority Of Council To Levy Taxes; Cemeteries; Tax Limit - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.4
  The council may for the purpose of purchasing grounds for a cemetery, raise by general tax a sum not exceeding in any 1 year, ...
• Authority Of Council To Levy Taxes; Street And Other Local Improvements; Special Assessment Proceeds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.5
  The council may raise by special assessment upon the lands in sewer districts and special assessment districts, for the purpose of defraying the cost ...
• Taxation For Payment Of Interest, Principal, Sinking Fund Deposits, Evidences Of Indebtedness, Assessments, Or Contract Obligations; Credit For Surplus Money - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.6
  The council shall raise annually by taxation an amount such that the estimated collections will be sufficient to promptly pay when due the interest, ...
• Auditing And Settling Accounts; Statement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.7
  Within 2 weeks after an annual village election for members of the council, the council shall audit and settle the accounts of the treasurer ...
• Commencement Of Fiscal Year - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.7a
  The fiscal year of a village shall commence on March 1 of each year. The council may by ordinance adopt another date for the ...
• Village Taxes; Annual Assessment Roll; Contents; Certification Of Determination - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.8
  The treasurer of a village subject to this act shall, in each year, at and within the same time as required by the general ...
• Assessment Roll; Review By Township Board Of Review - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.9
  The board of review of the township where the village is located shall review the assessment roll in the same manner, at the same ...
• Repealed. 1967, Act 84, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.10, 69.11
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections related to board of review of assessments; powers and duties; and changes in tax roll. ...
• Annual Assessment Roll; Certification Of Board Of Review - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.12
  Immediately after the review of the assessment roll, the secretary of the board of review shall file the assessment roll with the council. History: ...
• Assessment Roll; Council's Certificate To Treasurer; Contents - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.13
  The council, after an examination of the assessment roll, shall certify to the treasurer the assessment roll, together with the amount which they require ...
• Assessment Roll; Tax Apportionment By Assessor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.14
  Upon receiving the assessment roll, with the certificate of the several amounts to be raised, as provided in section 13 of this chapter, the ...
• Delivery Of Certified Assessment Roll To Treasurer; Collection Warrant; Renewal Of Warrant - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.15
  The warrant of the president of the village shall be annexed to the roll, directing and requiring the treasurer to collect from the persons ...
• Taxes; Treasurer To Collect; Fees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.16
  Immediately upon receiving the tax roll, with the warrant annexed, as provided in section 15 of this chapter, the treasurer shall proceed to collect ...
• Taxes; Collection By Seizure Of Personal Property - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.17
  If a person, including a firm or corporation, does not pay a tax imposed upon real or personal property belonging to that person, the ...
• Taxes As Lien Against Property; Interest; Fees And Charges; Taxes Returned Delinquent; Resolution; Tax Bill Or Enclosure To Specify Where Delinquent Taxes To Be Paid; Adding Fees And Interest To Taxes; Return Of Unpaid Taxes On Real Property To County Treasurer; Collection; Rate Of Interest And Fees; Delinquent Taxes As Lien; Return To Department Of Treasury - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.18
  (1) Taxes collected by a village shall become a lien against the property on which assessed on July 1. Taxes collected on or before September ...
• Tax Sales; Proceeds, Deposit With County Treasurer - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.19
  Moneys received for such sale shall be paid over to the village treasurer. All of the provisions of the general tax law relative to ...
• Tax On Personal Property; Collection Suit - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.20
  If the treasurer is unable to collect a tax assessed upon personal property in the village, the treasurer of the village may bring an ...
• Borrowing In Anticipation Of Revenue Sharing Or Taxes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.21
  Subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, the council may borrow money, and give notes of the ...
• Raising Additional Amounts By Tax Or Loan; Approval Of Electors; Limitation On Taxation And Indebtedness; Exclusions From Limitation; Validation Of Prior Bonds Or Obligations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.22
  (1) Should any greater amount be required in any year for any lawful purpose than can otherwise be raised by the council under this chapter, ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.22a
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to acquisition or operation of public utility. ...
• Bonds; Approval Of Electors Required; Exemption Of Certain Bonds And Obligations; Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.23
  (1) Subject to subsection (2), a village shall not issue bonds unless the issuance is approved by a majority of the electors voting on the ...
• Disbursements; Procedures - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.24
  Disbursements may be made from the treasury under either of the following procedures: (a) Upon appropriation by the council and the warrant of the ...
• Loans; Issuance And Execution Of Bonds; Validation Of Prior Bonds Or Indebtedness - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.25
  A loan may not be made by the council or by its authority in any year, exceeding the amounts prescribed in this act. For ...
• Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 69.26, 69.27
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to bonds and contractual obligations. ...
• Ordinances And Regulations; Fire Department And Fire Companies; Fire Fighters; Rules And Regulations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.1
  The council may adopt ordinances and regulations to protect against fires and may establish and maintain a fire department and organize and maintain fire ...
• Vehicles And Equipment; Water Supply - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.2
  The council may purchase and provide suitable vehicles and equipment for the extinguishment of fires; and provide for a convenient supply of water for ...
• Necessary Buildings For Keeping Vehicles And Equipment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.3
  The council may also provide or erect all necessary buildings for keeping the vehicles and equipment of the fire department. History: 1895, Act 3, ...
• Chief Of Fire Department; Appointment; Duties; Section Subject To Ordinance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.4
  The council may provide by ordinance or resolution for the appointment of a chief of the fire department, who shall be subject to the ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.5
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to failure of person to comply with command of fire department chief. ...
• Storage And Handling Of Hazardous Substances; Prevention And Suppression Of Fires; Ordinance; Fire Inspectors; Authority Subject To State And Federal Law - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.6
  (1) The council may provide by ordinance for the storage and handling of combustible, explosive, or other hazardous substances. (2) The council may provide by ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.7, 70.8
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to erection or construction of wooden buildings and to restriction of certain dangerous trades or shops. ...
• Building Or Structure As Nuisance; Abatement Or Removal - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.9
  Every building or structure erected, placed, enlarged, or kept, in violation of any ordinance or regulation lawfully made for the prevention of fires, is ...
• Compensation Of Officers, Fire Fighters, And Employees; Compensation For Injuries - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.10
  The officers, fire fighters, and employees of the department shall receive compensation as the council may provide. The council may provide suitable compensation for ...
• Authorized Razing Of Buildings; Damages; Determination By Jury - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.11
  (1) The chief in charge of the department at any fire, with the concurrence of the president or any 2 trustees, may cause any building ...
• Watercraft On Navigable Streams; Regulation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.12
  The council of a village located upon any of the navigable waters of the state may by ordinance prescribe regulations, to be observed by ...
• Police Force; Employment; Compliance With Standards - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.13
  (1) The council may establish a police force, and may authorize the president to appoint, with the consent of the council, the number of police ...
• Police Officers; Powers, Duties, And Authority - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.14
  The council shall adopt rules for the government of the police, prescribe the powers and duties of police officers and other personnel, and invest ...
• Police Chief; Nomination; Appointment; Service; Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.15
  The president may nominate and the council may appoint a chief of police of the village. The police chief shall serve at the pleasure ...
• Village Police Officer; Powers Vested; Authority - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.16
  (1) A police officer of the village, within the village, is vested with all the powers conferred upon sheriffs for the preservation of quiet and ...
• Department Of Public Safety; Creation; Director; Officers; Structure - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 70.18
  (1) The council may by ordinance create a department of public safety and delegate to it all the power, authority, and duties which may be ...
• Water Works; Establishment; Maintenance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 71.1
  Any village may purchase or construct and may maintain water works to provide the village with pure water. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. ...
• Water Works Or Filtration Plant; Authorized Acquisitions, Construction, And Maintenance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 71.2
  The village may acquire, purchase, erect, and maintain the reservoirs, canals, aqueducts, sluices, buildings, engines, water wheels, pumps, hydraulic machines, distributing pipes, and other ...
• Borrowing; Purpose; Limitations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 71.3
  It shall be lawful for any village, subject to the provisions of this act, to borrow any sum of money, that will not make ...
• Estimate Of Expense; Specially Assessing Cost Of Certain Water Improvements - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 71.4
  Before any money shall be borrowed, appropriated, raised, or expended for the purchase, construction, repairing, rebuilding, or extending of water works or filtration plants ...
• Private Connections; Manner; Permit; Repairs At Owner's Expense - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 71.5
  The connecting or supplying pipes, leading from buildings or yards to the distributing pipes, shall be inserted and kept in repair at the expense ...
• Water Rates; Ordinance; Terms - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 71.6
  The council shall establish just and equitable water rates to be charged and paid for water supply. The council shall periodically either modify, amend, ...
• Water Works; Ordinances - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 71.7
  The council may enact such ordinances, and adopt such resolutions, as may be necessary for the care, protection, preservation, and control of the water ...
• Water Works; Location Outside Corporate Limits; Control By Council - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 71.8
  If the council considers it in the public interest, the village may purchase or construct and may maintain a water works beyond the corporate ...
• Water Works; Use Of Street Or Highway - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 71.9
  For the purpose of operating or constructing and maintaining such water works, the village may, after obtaining appropriate rights as provided by law, use ...
• Water Works; Condemnation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 71.10
  If it shall be necessary, in the judgment of the council, to appropriate private property for the construction, maintenance, or operation of water works, ...
• Water Supply Contract; Use Of Streets, Wharves, And Public Grounds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 71.11
  The council may contract from year to year, or for a period not exceeding 10 years, with a person to supply the village with ...
• Street Administrator; Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 71.12
  Unless otherwise provided by ordinance adopted under section 8 of chapter V, as directed by the council, the street administrator designated under section 13 ...
• Street Administrator; Report - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 71.13
  The street administrator shall provide the council, in writing and on oath once in each month, an exact report of all labor performed by ...
• Department Of Public Works; Performance Of Duties Of Administrator; Director - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 71.14
  The council by ordinance may establish a department of public works to perform the duties of the street administrator and other duties authorized by ...
• Authorized Village Lighting - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 72.1
  A village may purchase or construct, and operate and maintain either independently or in connection with the water works of the village, either within ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 72.2
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to authorization of lighting by council. ...
• Authorized Village Lighting; Acquisition Estimate; Referendum; Restriction On Council - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 72.3
  (1) To exercise the powers granted by section 1 of this chapter, the council shall adopt a resolution declaring that it is expedient for the ...
• Authorized Village Lighting; Borrowing; Limitation; Payment; Bonds; Terms - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 72.4
  (1) A village may borrow a sum of money not exceeding 5% of the taxable value of the property in the village as shown by ...
• Lighting Works; Repairs, Alterations, Or Extensions; Raising And Expenditure Of Funds; Title Retention Contract Providing For Payment From Available Net Revenues; Construction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 72.5
  (1) After lighting works have been purchased or constructed in the village as provided in this chapter, the council may raise and expend money to ...
• Light Rates - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 72.6
  The council may fix the just and equitable rates for supplying the village with lights. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ...
• Lighting; Condemnation Of Property - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 72.7
  If it is necessary in the judgment of the council to appropriate private property for the construction and maintenance, or for the due operation ...
• Lighting; Contract; Users Of Streets, Wharves, Public Grounds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 72.8
  The council may contract from year to year, or for a period not exceeding 10 years, with a person to supply the village with ...
• Lighting Works; Control And Preservation; Ordinances And Resolutions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 72.9
  The council may enact such ordinances and adopt resolutions for the care, protection, preservation, and control of the lighting works, and all the fixtures, ...
• Condemnation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 73.1
  Private property may be taken for public use in a village for opening, widening, altering, and extending streets, alleys, and avenues; for the construction ...
• Condemnation; Acquisition Of Property; Resolution - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 73.2
  To initiate the acquisition of private property, the council shall adopt a resolution describing the private property, declaring that the acquisition of the property ...
• Condemnation; Record Of Proceedings; Admissible As Evidence - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 73.3
  If a verdict and judgment in an action under the uniform condemnation procedures act, 1980 PA 87, MCL 213.51 to 213.75, is rendered in ...
• Condemnation; Assessment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 73.4
  (1) After the village clerk records the final judgment and verdict as provided in section 30 of this chapter, the proper and necessary proceedings may ...
• Condemnation By Negotiation And Purchase - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 73.5
  This chapter does not prohibit a village from obtaining private property for a public use specified in section 1 of this chapter by negotiation ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 73.6-73.36
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to condemnation proceedings. ...
• Village; Construed - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.1
  The term village, whenever used in this act, shall be construed to mean a village incorporated under this act or subject to its provisions. ...
• Village Not To Own Stock - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.2
  No village shall become the owner or holder of stock or shares in any incorporated company. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, ...
• Affidavit Or Certificate Of Publication; Filing; Evidence - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.3
  If, under this act, notice of any matter or proceeding is required to be published or posted, an affidavit or certificate of the publication ...
• Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.4
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to bonds for payment of judgments or decrees. ...
• Board Of Trustees; Construction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.5
  If in any other act the governing body of a village is described as the board of trustees, the trustees, or common council, it ...
• Changing Boundaries; Order, Copy To Secretary Of State, Evidence - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.6
  Whenever the council of any village shall determine by resolution to alter the boundaries of such village, either by taking in lands and premises ...
• Petition For Annexation Or Detachment; Prohibition - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.6a
  The county board of commissioners shall not consider the petition of a village council for annexation or detachment of territory under section 6 of ...
• Reincorporation Of Villages; Repeal - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.7
  Villages incorporated before February 19, 1895 under any general or special law of this state, are reincorporated under and made subject to this act, ...
• Reincorporation Of Villages; Rights, Obligations; Remedies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.8
  All villages reincorporated under and made subject to the provisions of this act, as provided in the preceding section, shall succeed to and be ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.9
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to effect of reincorporation relating to present officers. ...
• Reincorporation; Existing By-Laws, Ordinances, Rules And Regulations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.10
  The by-laws and ordinances of any such village, and the rules and regulations of the council and of any board of such village heretofore ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.11
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to effect of reincorporation relating to special assessments. ...
• Reincorporation; Granted Licenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.12
  All licenses granted by any such village under its former act of incorporation shall be and remain in full force and virtue until the ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.13
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to effect of reincorporation relating to elections. ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.15
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to effect of reincorporation relating to platted and subdivided land. ...
• Repealed. 1988, Act 33, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1988 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.17, 74.18
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to vacating incorporation of village. ...
• Disincorporation Of Village; Procedure - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.18a
  (1) To initiate the disincorporation of a village, a petition signed by not less than 15% of the registered electors of the village requesting a ...
• Vacating Incorporation Of Village; Submission Of Transcript To County Board Of Commissioners - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.19
  Upon receiving the transcript of the proceedings in submitting to a vote of the electors the question of vacating the incorporation of any village ...
• Vacation Of Village Incorporation; Disposition Of Village Property; Assessment; Levy; Placement In Separate Fund - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.20
  (1) Upon the vacation of the incorporation of any village under sections 18a and 19 of this chapter, the officers of the village shall immediately ...
• Vacation Of Village Incorporation; Apportionment Of Indebtedness; Village In More Than One Township Or County - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.21
  (1) If the territory formerly embraced within a village vacated pursuant to sections 18a and 19 of this chapter consists of territory of 2 or ...
• Placing Property Outside Corporate Limits; Procedure; Resolution, Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.22
  In case any person or persons want their property placed without the corporate limits of any village, they may make application to the board ...
• Resolution For Election Of Procedures - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.23
  Not later than the next meeting of council held after the clerk verifies the petition signatures and determines the sufficiency of the petition under ...
• Disincorporation Commission; Composition; Appointment Of Members - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.23a
  (1) A disincorporation commission shall be composed of 3 members representing each township into which the village is proposed to be disincorporated and a number ...
• Disincorporation Commission; Oath Of Office; Vacancy - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.23b
  (1) An individual appointed to the disincorporation commission shall take the constitutional oath of office. (2) A vacancy in the disincorporation commission is created in ...
• Disincorporation Commission; Chairperson; Secretary; Officers; Bylaws; Quorum; Conducting Business At Public Meetings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.23c
  (1) The president of the village shall appoint 1 of the village members as chairperson of the disincorporation commission. (2) The village clerk shall call ...
• Disincorporation Commission; Contract For Consultants And Advisors; Funds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.23d
  (1) The disincorporation commission may contract for such consultants and advisors as may be reasonably necessary in its discretion to carry out its responsibilities. (2) ...
• Disincorporation Plan; Elements To Be Included; Findings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.23e
  (1) The disincorporation commission may adopt a disincorporation plan for the village. Adoption of a disincorporation plan requires the affirmative vote of 2/3 of the ...
• Disincorporation Plan; Submission; Ratification - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.23f
  A disincorporation plan adopted under section 23e shall be submitted to the council and to the township board of each affected township. The council ...
• Disincorporation Plan; Approval; Ballot; Form; Special Election; Failure Of Commission To Adopt Plan - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.23g
  (1) If the disincorporation plan is approved under section 23f of this chapter, the clerk of the disincorporation commission shall prepare and certify to the ...
• Disincorporation; Approval By Electors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.23h
  (1) The proposed disincorporation is approved by the electors and shall take place pursuant to the plan adopted under section 23e of this chapter only ...
• Filing New Petition; Limitation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.23i
  A new petition shall not be filed under section 18a of this chapter less than 2 years after the election if the disincorporation is ...
• Modification Of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.24
  A village incorporated under this act may locally modify this act by complying with the provisions governing the amendment of a charter under the ...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 74.25
  This act shall be known and may be cited as "the general law village act". History: Add. 1994, Act 87, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994 ...
• Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 75.1-75.12
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