Michigan Compiled Laws Act 116 Of 1923 Township And Village Public Improvement And Public Service Act (41.411 - 41.419)

AN ACT to authorize certain township or village public improvements and services; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

History: 1923, Act 116, Eff. Aug. 30, 1923 ;-- Am. 1925, Act 263, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- Am. 1927, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Apr. 21, 1927 ;-- Am. 1929, Act 232, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 140, Imd. Eff. May 21, 1931 ;-- Am. 1935, Act 68, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1935 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 318, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- Am. 1941, Act 201, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 239, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- Am. 1947, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1947 ;-- Am. 1952, Act 43, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 1952 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 227, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1961, Act 33, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1961 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 82, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 159, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999

Section 41.411 Township Board, Common Council, Or Board Of Trustees Of Incorporated Village; Powers And Duties; Short Title.
(1) In township lands, the township board or common council or board of trustees of an incorporated village may do 1 or more of...
Section 41.412 Special Assessment District; Creation, Enlargement, And Discontinuance; Petitions; Assessment.
Upon the filing of petitions verified both as to signature and ownership, signed by record owners of land to be made into a special...
Section 41.413 Cost Of Proposed Improvement Or Service; Special Assessment Bonds; Special Assessment Taxes; Proceedings; Insufficiency Of Special Assessment Fund; Advancement Of Township Funds; Reimbursement.
Before commencing an improvement or service authorized by section 1, the township board shall obtain from competent sources maps, plans, and estimates of the...
Section 41.413a 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 Mcl 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties; Dissolution Of Board; Records.
(1) A waterworks established under sections 1 to 5 and any other service provided under sections 1 to 5 for a district having a...
Section 41.413b Lighting In Residential Areas; Special Assessments; Basis.
Special assessments levied under this act for lighting purposes in township residential areas shall be based on benefit received by the property owner and...
Section 41.414 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.
(1) For a special assessment levied before January 1, 1999 for the cost of an improvement or service specified in section 1, the special...
Section 41.415 Special Assessments Levied Against Platted Corner Lots; Payment By Township.
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...
Section 41.416 Borrowing Money; Motion; Application; Referendum; Issuing Bonds; Use Of Money Borrowed.
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...
Section 41.416a Requirements Of Application Filed Pursuant To Mcl 41.416; Resolution; Submission Of Proposition To Electors Of Township; Ballot; Notices; Calling Special Election.
(1) Upon the filing of an application with a township board pursuant to section 6, the board shall determine if the application meets the...
Section 41.416b Conduct Of Election; Canvass Of Vote.
The general election or special election to be held under section 6a shall be conducted and the vote shall be canvassed in the same...
Section 41.416c Issuance And Sale Of Bonds In Conformity With Revised Municipal Finance Act.
If a township votes in favor of borrowing money and issuing bonds as provided in sections 6 to 6b, the township board of the...
Section 41.416d Levy And Collection Of Tax.
If bonds issued by a township under sections 6 to 6c have been sold, the township board of the township may in each year...
Section 41.416e Tax For Maintenance, Upkeep, Or Repair Of Public Buildings.
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...
Section 41.416f Library.
The township board of an organized township may purchase a site and building for a library or lease, construct, remodel, add to, and maintain...
Section 41.417 Use Of Building By Township For Public Purposes Where Real Property Becomes Part Of Incorporated Village Or City.
If a township is the owner of real property within the township where a building used for township purposes is located and, subsequent to...
Section 41.417a Township Or Village Scales.
A township board or village council may appropriate money to establish a township or village scale for the weighing of farm produce and for...
Section 41.418 Weed Control.
Upon receipt of a petition signed by 25 individuals who reside and own real property within the township requesting the control of weeds in...
Section 41.418a Control Of Weeds In Inland Public Lakes.
A township board may appropriate money from the contingent or general fund for entering into agreements with other townships in this state to control...
Section 41.418b Use Of Pesticide For Weed Control In Inland Lake; “pesticide” Defined.
(1) A pesticide shall not be used for weed control in an inland lake except with the consent of, and under the supervision of,...
Section 41.419 Spraying Of Trees Or Shrubs.
A township board may provide for the spraying of trees or shrubs within its jurisdiction for the prevention of Dutch elm disease or other...

Last modified: October 10, 2016