Michigan Compiled Laws 3-1895-x Chapter X Fires And Fire Department. (70.1...70.18)

• Section 70.1 Ordinances And Regulations; Fire Department And Fire Companies; Fire Fighters; Rules And Regulations.
  The council may adopt ordinances and regulations to protect against fires and may establish and maintain a fire department and organize and maintain fire...
• Section 70.2 Vehicles And Equipment; Water Supply.
  The council may purchase and provide suitable vehicles and equipment for the extinguishment of fires; and provide for a convenient supply of water for...
• Section 70.3 Necessary Buildings For Keeping Vehicles And Equipment.
  The council may also provide or erect all necessary buildings for keeping the vehicles and equipment of the fire department. History: 1895, Act 3,...
• Section 70.4 Chief Of Fire Department; Appointment; Duties; Section Subject To Ordinance.
  The council may provide by ordinance or resolution for the appointment of a chief of the fire department, who shall be subject to the...
• Section 70.5 Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to failure of person to comply with command of fire department chief.
• Section 70.6 Storage And Handling Of Hazardous Substances; Prevention And Suppression Of Fires; Ordinance; Fire Inspectors; Authority Subject To State And Federal Law.
  (1) The council may provide by ordinance for the storage and handling of combustible, explosive, or other hazardous substances. (2) The council may provide...
• Section 70.7, 70.8 Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to erection or construction of wooden buildings and to restriction of certain dangerous trades or shops.
• Section 70.9 Building Or Structure As Nuisance; Abatement Or Removal.
  Every building or structure erected, placed, enlarged, or kept, in violation of any ordinance or regulation lawfully made for the prevention of fires, is...
• Section 70.10 Compensation Of Officers, Fire Fighters, And Employees; Compensation For Injuries.
  The officers, fire fighters, and employees of the department shall receive compensation as the council may provide. The council may provide suitable compensation for...
• Section 70.11 Authorized Razing Of Buildings; Damages; Determination By Jury.
  (1) The chief in charge of the department at any fire, with the concurrence of the president or any 2 trustees, may cause any...
• Section 70.12 Watercraft On Navigable Streams; Regulation.
  The council of a village located upon any of the navigable waters of the state may by ordinance prescribe regulations, to be observed by...
• Section 70.13 Police Force; Employment; Compliance With Standards.
  (1) The council may establish a police force, and may authorize the president to appoint, with the consent of the council, the number of...
• Section 70.14 Police Officers; Powers, Duties, And Authority.
  The council shall adopt rules for the government of the police, prescribe the powers and duties of police officers and other personnel, and invest...
• Section 70.15 Police Chief; Nomination; Appointment; Service; Duties.
  The president may nominate and the council may appoint a chief of police of the village. The police chief shall serve at the pleasure...
• Section 70.16 Village Police Officer; Powers Vested; Authority.
  (1) A police officer of the village, within the village, is vested with all the powers conferred upon sheriffs for the preservation of quiet...
• Section 70.18 Department Of Public Safety; Creation; Director; Officers; Structure.
  (1) The council may by ordinance create a department of public safety and delegate to it all the power, authority, and duties which may...

Last modified: October 10, 2016