Michigan Compiled Laws 3-1895-xiv Chapter XIV Miscellaneous. (74.1...74.25)

• Section 74.1 Village; Construed.
  The term village, whenever used in this act, shall be construed to mean a village incorporated under this act or subject to its provisions....
• Section 74.2 Village Not To Own Stock.
  No village shall become the owner or holder of stock or shares in any incorporated company. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19,...
• Section 74.3 Affidavit Or Certificate Of Publication; Filing; Evidence.
  If, under this act, notice of any matter or proceeding is required to be published or posted, an affidavit or certificate of the publication...
• Section 74.4 Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to bonds for payment of judgments or decrees.
• Section 74.5 Board Of Trustees; Construction.
  If in any other act the governing body of a village is described as the board of trustees, the trustees, or common council, it...
• Section 74.6 Changing Boundaries; Order, Copy To Secretary Of State, Evidence.
  Whenever the council of any village shall determine by resolution to alter the boundaries of such village, either by taking in lands and premises...
• Section 74.6a Petition For Annexation Or Detachment; Prohibition.
  The county board of commissioners shall not consider the petition of a village council for annexation or detachment of territory under section 6 of...
• Section 74.7 Reincorporation Of Villages; Repeal.
  Villages incorporated before February 19, 1895 under any general or special law of this state, are reincorporated under and made subject to this act,...
• Section 74.8 Reincorporation Of Villages; Rights, Obligations; Remedies.
  All villages reincorporated under and made subject to the provisions of this act, as provided in the preceding section, shall succeed to and be...
• Section 74.9 Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to effect of reincorporation relating to present officers.
• Section 74.10 Reincorporation; Existing By-laws, Ordinances, Rules And Regulations.
  The by-laws and ordinances of any such village, and the rules and regulations of the council and of any board of such village heretofore...
• Section 74.11 Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to effect of reincorporation relating to special assessments.
• Section 74.12 Reincorporation; Granted Licenses.
  All licenses granted by any such village under its former act of incorporation shall be and remain in full force and virtue until the...
• Section 74.13 Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to effect of reincorporation relating to elections.
• Section 74.15 Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to effect of reincorporation relating to platted and subdivided land.
• Section 74.17, 74.18 Repealed. 1988, Act 33, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1988.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to vacating incorporation of village.
• Section 74.18a Disincorporation Of Village; Procedure.
  (1) To initiate the disincorporation of a village, a petition signed by not less than 15% of the registered electors of the village requesting...
• Section 74.19 Vacating Incorporation Of Village; Submission Of Transcript To County Board Of Commissioners.
  Upon receiving the transcript of the proceedings in submitting to a vote of the electors the question of vacating the incorporation of any village...
• Section 74.20 Vacation Of Village Incorporation; Disposition Of Village Property; Assessment; Levy; Placement In Separate Fund.
  (1) Upon the vacation of the incorporation of any village under sections 18a and 19 of this chapter, the officers of the village shall...
• Section 74.21 Vacation Of Village Incorporation; Apportionment Of Indebtedness; Village In More Than One Township Or County.
  (1) If the territory formerly embraced within a village vacated pursuant to sections 18a and 19 of this chapter consists of territory of 2...
• Section 74.22 Placing Property Outside Corporate Limits; Procedure; Resolution, Board Of Supervisors.
  In case any person or persons want their property placed without the corporate limits of any village, they may make application to the board...
• Section 74.23 Resolution For Election Of Procedures.
  Not later than the next meeting of council held after the clerk verifies the petition signatures and determines the sufficiency of the petition under...
• Section 74.23a Disincorporation Commission; Composition; Appointment Of Members.
  (1) A disincorporation commission shall be composed of 3 members representing each township into which the village is proposed to be disincorporated and a...
• Section 74.23b Disincorporation Commission; Oath Of Office; Vacancy.
  (1) An individual appointed to the disincorporation commission shall take the constitutional oath of office. (2) A vacancy in the disincorporation commission is created...
• Section 74.23c Disincorporation Commission; Chairperson; Secretary; Officers; Bylaws; Quorum; Conducting Business At Public Meetings.
  (1) The president of the village shall appoint 1 of the village members as chairperson of the disincorporation commission. (2) The village clerk shall...
• Section 74.23d Disincorporation Commission; Contract For Consultants And Advisors; Funds.
  (1) The disincorporation commission may contract for such consultants and advisors as may be reasonably necessary in its discretion to carry out its responsibilities....
• Section 74.23e Disincorporation Plan; Elements To Be Included; Findings.
  (1) The disincorporation commission may adopt a disincorporation plan for the village. Adoption of a disincorporation plan requires the affirmative vote of 2/3 of...
• Section 74.23f Disincorporation Plan; Submission; Ratification.
  A disincorporation plan adopted under section 23e shall be submitted to the council and to the township board of each affected township. The council...
• Section 74.23g Disincorporation Plan; Approval; Ballot; Form; Special Election; Failure Of Commission To Adopt Plan.
  (1) If the disincorporation plan is approved under section 23f of this chapter, the clerk of the disincorporation commission shall prepare and certify to...
• Section 74.23h Disincorporation; Approval By Electors.
  (1) The proposed disincorporation is approved by the electors and shall take place pursuant to the plan adopted under section 23e of this chapter...
• Section 74.23i Filing New Petition; Limitation.
  A new petition shall not be filed under section 18a of this chapter less than 2 years after the election if the disincorporation is...
• Section 74.24 Modification Of Act.
  A village incorporated under this act may locally modify this act by complying with the provisions governing the amendment of a charter under the...
• Section 74.25 Short Title.
  This act shall be known and may be cited as “the general law village act”. History: Add. 1994, Act 87, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994

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