Michigan Compiled Laws Act 271 Of 1913 Michigan Historical Commission (399.1 - 399.10)

AN ACT to create the Michigan historical commission; to provide for the appointment of members of the commission; to fix their terms of office, prescribe their powers and duties; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies and officers; to make an appropriation to carry out the provisions of this act; to provide for the distribution of certain revenue; to provide for the listing and destruction of useless documents, books and papers; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith.

History: 1913, Act 271, Imd. Eff. May 8, 1913 ;-- Am. 1943, Act 172, Eff. July 30, 1943 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 467, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988

Section 399.1 Michigan Historical Commission; Creation; Members; Expenses.
(1) There is hereby created within the department a commission to be known as the Michigan historical commission. The commission shall consist of the...
Section 399.2 Historical Commission; Terms Of Members.
(1) The governor shall appoint members of the commission under section 1(1)(c) for the following terms: One for 1 year, 1 for 2 years,...
Section 399.3 Historical Commission; Meetings, Organization, Acceptance Of Gifts.
As soon as practicable after this act shall take effect, the said commission shall meet in the state capitol in Lansing, and shall organize...
Section 399.4 Historical Commission; Duties.
The commission shall collect, arrange, and preserve material, including records, archives, paintings, and statuary illustrative of and relating to the history of Michigan and...
Section 399.4a Records; Confidentiality; Applicability Of Section.
(1) A record obtained by the secretary of state before the effective date of the 2001 amendatory act that amended this section or by...
Section 399.5 Records; Collection; Preservation; Copies As Evidence; Property Of State; Exceptions; Inspection; Disposal Schedule.
(1) The commission may collect from the public offices in this state records that are not in current use and are of value, in...
Section 399.6 Publication Of Material; Payment; Price.
(1) The department shall prepare for publication the material referred to in section 4. The volumes shall be printed and bound in substantial uniformity...
Section 399.7 Department As Custodian Of Historical Publications; Distribution And Exchange Of Publications; Free Copies And Sales Of Journal, Michigan History; Price; Costs; Disposition And Use Of Money.
(1) The department shall be the custodian of the historical publications and may distribute, exchange, or both distribute and exchange the publications with domestic...
Section 399.7a Establishment And Administration Of Store; Acquisition And Sale Of Items; Vending And Cafeteria Operations; Charges; Acceptance Of Cash, Check, Or Credit Card Payments; Advertisements; Services Of High School Cooperative Students And Volunteers; Creation Of Museum Operations Fund; Disposition Of Money; Definitions.
(1) The department may establish and administer a store in the center. The store may acquire and sell items that pertain to the collections...
Section 399.8 Secretary Of Commission; Authority; Employees; Salaries And Expenses.
The secretary of said commission shall act under the direction of the commission. The commission shall have power to appoint such other employees as...
Section 399.8a Rules.
The department shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this act pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA...
Section 399.9 Historical Commission; Annual Report, Contents.
The said commission shall make annual reports on the first day of January of each year to the governor of the state, setting forth...
Section 399.10 Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) “Commission” means the Michigan historical commission created under section 1. (b) “Department” means the department of history, arts,...

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