Michigan Compiled Laws R-s-1846-8-1-1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1. Of The Statutes. (8.1...8.8)

• Section 8.1 Original Acts; Custody.
  The original acts of the legislature shall be deposited with, and kept by, the secretary of state. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 1 ;-- Am....
• Section 8.3 General Rules Of Construction.
  In the construction of the statutes of this state, the rules stated in sections 3a to 3w shall be observed, unless such construction would...
• Section 8.3a Approved Usage; Technical Words And Phrases.
  All words and phrases shall be construed and understood according to the common and approved usage of the language; but technical words and phrases,...
• Section 8.3b Singular And Plural; Gender.
  Every word importing the singular number only may extend to and embrace the plural number, and every word importing the plural number may be...
• Section 8.3c Authority Of Majority.
  All words purporting to give a joint authority to 3 or more public officers or other persons shall be construed as giving such authority...
• Section 8.3d “annual Meeting” Defined.
  The words “annual meeting,” when applied to townships, mean the annual meeting required by law to be held on the Saturday immediately preceding the...
• Section 8.3e “grantor” And “grantee” Defined.
  The word “grantor” may be construed as including every person from or by whom any estate in lands passes in or by any deed....
• Section 8.3f “inhabitant” Defined.
  The word “inhabitant” means a resident of a city, township, village, district or county. History: Add. 1959, Act 189, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1959
• Section 8.3g “insane Person” Defined.
  The words “insane person” shall be construed to include an idiot, a non compos, a lunatic and an otherwise distracted person. History: Add. 1959,...
• Section 8.3h Repealed. 1978, Act 642, Eff. July 1, 1979.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section defined “issue” as applied to the descent of estates.
• Section 8.3i “land,”“real Estate,” And “real Property” Defined.
  The words “land”, “lands”, “real estate” and “real property” mean lands, tenements and real estate, and all rights thereto and interests therein. History: Add....
• Section 8.3j “month” And “year” Defined.
  The word “month” means a calendar month; the word “year”, a calendar year; and the word “year” alone shall be equivalent to the words...
• Section 8.3k “oath” And “sworn” Defined.
  The word “oath” shall be construed to include the word “affirmation” in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an...
• Section 8.3l “person” Defined.
  The word “person” may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. History: Add. 1959, Act 189, Imd....
• Section 8.3m “preceding” And “following” Defined.
  The words “preceding” and “following”, when used by way of reference to any title, chapter or section of the statutes of this state, shall...
• Section 8.3n "Seal" Defined.
  In all cases in which the seal of any court or public office is required to be affixed to any paper or electronic document...
• Section 8.3o “state” And “united States” Defined.
  The word “state”, when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of...
• Section 8.3p Repealed. 1978, Act 642, Eff. July 1, 1979.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section defined “will”.
• Section 8.3q “written” And “in Writing” Construed.
  The words "written" and "in writing" shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person...
• Section 8.3r Acts Of Incorporation Deemed Public Acts.
  All acts of incorporation shall be deemed public acts, and as such may be declared on and given in evidence without specially pleading the...
• Section 8.3s “general Election” Defined.
  The words “general election” mean the election required by law to be held in the month of November but do not include any primary...
• Section 8.3t “firearm” Defined.
  The word "firearm", except as otherwise specifically defined in statute, includes any weapon which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to...
• Section 8.3u Re-enactments.
  The provisions of any law or statute which is re-enacted, amended or revised, so far as they are the same as those of prior...
• Section 8.3v Population.
  The population of the state or any political subdivision thereof shall be determined, unless otherwise specifically provided, on the basis of the latest federal...
• Section 8.3w Section Numbers.
  Wherever in the statute laws of this state a reference is made to several sections and the section numbers are connected by the word...
• Section 8.4 Effect Of Repeal Of Repealing Statute.
  Whenever a statute, or any part thereof shall be repealed by a subsequent statute, such statute, or any part thereof, so repealed, shall not...
• Section 8.4a Effect Of Repeal.
  The repeal of any statute or part thereof shall not have the effect to release or relinquish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under...
• Section 8.4b Catchline Not Part Of Section.
  The catch line heading of any section of the statutes that follows the act section number shall in no way be deemed to be...
• Section 8.4c “shall Not Apply” Defined.
  As used in the statutes of this state, “shall not apply” means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or...
• Section 8.5 Severability.
  In the construction of the statutes of this state the following rules shall be observed, unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest...
• Section 8.6 Statutes And Rules; Time; Computation.
  This section applies to the statutes and administrative rules. In computing a period of days, the first day is excluded and the last day...
• Section 8.7 Department Of Natural Resources; References.
  Whenever reference is made to the department of conservation or the conservation commission it shall mean the department of natural resources or the natural...
• Section 8.8 “law” Defined; Reference To “michigan Compiled Laws”; Reference To Statute As Including Latest Amendments; Use Of “as Amended”; Reference In Title Or Enacting Section To Law Adding Or Amending Section Subsequent To Most Recent Published Compilation.
  (1) As used in this section, “law” means any of the following: (a) A public act of the legislature. (b) An initiated law adopted...

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