Michigan Compiled Laws 185-1957-3 Chapter 3 Condemnation Procedure (123.771...123.786)

• Section 123.771 Condemnation; Authority.
  A county operating under this act is hereby authorized to take private property necessary for any purpose within the scope of its powers under...
• Section 123.772 Condemnation; Declaration Of Necessity.
  Proceedings may be commenced and prosecuted under this chapter whenever the board of public works, acting as the agency of the county, shall have...
• Section 123.773 Petition; Contents.
  The board of public works shall make and deliver to its attorney a certified copy of the resolution and it shall be the duty...
• Section 123.774 Petition; Court Order For Hearing.
  Upon filing of the petition the court shall make an order fixing a day for hearing on such petition which shall be not less...
• Section 123.775 Petition; Publication Of Order; Service On Named Defendants.
  A copy of the order shall be published once in each week for 3 weeks in some newspaper circulated in the county, to be...
• Section 123.776 Court Commissioners; Appointment; Discontinuance Of Proceedings.
  On the day fixed, the court shall enter the default of all persons interested in the property described who have not appeared; and unless...
• Section 123.777 Court Commissioners; Meetings; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice Of Meeting; Adjournment; Subpoenas; Oaths; Viewing Premises; Hearing Proofs And Allegations; Availability Of Report And Other Writings To Public.
  The court commissioners shall meet at the time and place ordered by the court and shall be sworn to faithfully discharge their duties. The...
• Section 123.778 Court Commissioners; Determination Of Necessity, Damages, Report.
  The court commissioners shall determine whether it is necessary to take for public use or benefit the property described in the petition, and if...
• Section 123.779 Multiple Petitions; Descriptions.
  It shall not be necessary for the board of public works to include in 1 determination the descriptions of all of the property necessary...
• Section 123.780 Report Of Court Commissioners; Court Orders.
  Upon the filing of the report of the court commissioners, the court shall set a time for the consideration thereof and shall cause notice...
• Section 123.781 Report Of Court Commissioners; Confirmation, Orders For Payment Of Witness Fees, Attorney Fees, Damages.
  After the court shall confirm the report of the court commissioners, it shall enter an order authorizing the county to pay the several sums...
• Section 123.782 Compensation Of Court Commissioners; Expenses.
  The court shall fix the compensation of the court commissioners and determine the amount of their necessary expenses incurred in connection with such proceeding....
• Section 123.783 Review By Certiorari; Procedure; Time Limitation.
  Any proceeding taken under the provisions of this act shall be subject to review upon certiorari. The procedure therefor shall be the same as...
• Section 123.784 Court Orders; Service.
  All court orders heretofore mentioned in this act, unless otherwise provided, may be served as follows: (a) By delivery of a true copy thereof...
• Section 123.785 Prima Facie Evidence Of Ownership.
  It shall be prima facie evidence as to who are owners of and persons interested in any property proposed to be taken under this...
• Section 123.786 Lis Pendens; Filing.
  It shall be the duty of any attorney filing a petition under this chapter to file a lis pendens in the office of the...

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