Michigan Compiled Laws Act 63 Of 1915 Markers For Veterans' Graves (35.831 - 35.833)

AN ACT to provide for the furnishing of suitable flag holders and United States flags for the graves of veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States for the marking and designation of the graves for memorial purposes; and to provide a penalty for the removal or destruction of the flag holders and United States flags when placed.

History: 1915, Act 63, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1915 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 142, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 1979 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 263, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1988

Section 35.831 Flag Holders And United States Flag For Veterans' Graves In Cemetery Belonging To City, Village, Municipality, Or Township; Petition; Expense; Purpose; Assembly Or Manufacture Within This State Or Elsewhere In United States; Purchase; Noncompliance As Civil Infraction.
(1) The legislative body of a city, village, municipality, or township in this state, upon the petition of a local recognized veterans' organization, an...
Section 35.831a Flag Holder And United States Flag; Procurement By County; Expense; Purpose; Assembly Or Manufacture Within This State Or Elsewhere In United States; Noncompliance As Civil Infraction.
(1) The legislative body of a county in this state, upon petition of a local recognized veterans' organization, or a local affiliate of a...
Section 35.832 Contents Of Petition.
In a petition to the legislative body of a city, village, or township, the petitioners shall set forth the name of the airman, soldier,...
Section 35.832a United States Flags For Veterans' Graves In Privately Owned Cemetery; Request; Expense.
(1) A privately owned cemetery, upon the request of a family member of a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who...
Section 35.833 Taking Down, Destroying, Defacing, Carrying Away, Or Possessing Flag Holder Or Flag As Misdemeanor; Penalty.
A person who willfully takes down, destroys, defaces, or carries away or possesses a flag holder or other design or memorial flag placed at...

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