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Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.251 — MI Code / Chapter 484 / Act Act-195-of-1893 / Section 484.251
Duty to serve; civil liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That it shall be the duty of all telegraph companies incorporated either within or without this state, doing business within this state to receive dispatches from and for other telegraph companies' lines, and from and for any individual, and on payment of their usual charges for individuals for transmitting dispatches as established by the rules and regulations of such telegraph companies, to transmit the same with impartiality and good faith. Such telegraph companies shall be liable for any mistakes, errors or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for the non-delivery of any repeated or non-repeated message in damages to the amount which such person or persons may sustain by reason of mistakes, errors or delays in the transmission or delivery due to negligence of such company, or for the non-delivery of any such dispatch, due to negligence of such telegraph company or its agents, to be recovered with costs of suit, by the person or persons sustaining such damage.

History: 1893, Act 195, Eff. Aug. 28, 1893; CL 1897, 5268; CL 1915, 6686; CL 1929, 11688; CL 1948, 484.251
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2507 — MI Code / Chapter 37 / Act Act-453-of-1976 / Section 37.2507
Plan.
Status: in_force

Sec. 507.

A person subject to this article may adopt and carry out a plan to eliminate present effects of past discriminatory practices or assure equal opportunity with respect to religion, race, color, national origin, or sex if the plan is filed with the commission under rules of the commission and the commission approves the plan.

History: 1976, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.521 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act Act-83-of-1846 / Section 322.521
Patents; issuance by governor to original purchaser or assignee; acknowledging assignments, waiver of informalities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That the governor be and he is hereby authorized to issue to the original purchaser or to any assignee who can show title in himself derived from an unbroken chain of assignments of a certificate of sale, issued by the commissioner of the state land office, a patent for the lands therein described: Provided, Said lands have been fully paid for to the state: And provided also, That the assignment, if made since the twenty-eighth day of April, 1846, shall be duly executed and acknowledged in the manner deeds are required to be by the laws of this state; but if such assignment that said assignee claims under was made prior to the twenty-eighth day of April, 1846, any informality therein may be waived, and such patent issued to such assignee upon a satisfactory showing that he is equitably entitled to the same.

History: 1846, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 28, 1846; CL 1857, 2515; Am. 1865, Act 159, Eff. June 22, 1865; CL 1871, 3889; How. 5345; CL 1897, 1515; CL 1915, 737; CL 1929, 6054; Am. 1947, Act 126, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1947; CL 1948, 322.521
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1126 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-198-of-1965 / Section 257.1126
Administration of act by secretary of state; employment of assistants; use of staff of attorney general; wages and professional fees, payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.

The secretary may employ such office, clerical and professional help and claims investigators as is necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. The attorney general shall assign members of his staff to assist the secretary and may contract with such private attorneys as are necessary to defend actions against the fund. All wages and professional fees for services hereunder shall be charged to and payable from the fund.

History: 1965, Act 198, Eff. Nov. 1, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 429.46 — MI Code / Chapter 429 / Act Act-242-of-1969 / Section 429.46
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

This act shall take effect January 1, 1970.

History: 1969, Act 242, Eff. Jan. 1, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.9e — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 552.9e
Divorce; cause occurring out of state, residence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9e.

Whenever the cause for divorce charged in the bill or petition has occurred out of this state, no decree of divorce shall be granted unless the complainant or defendant shall have resided in this state 1 year immediately preceding the filing of the bill of complaint for the divorce. Absence from this state for not to exceed 90 days shall not be construed as to interfere with the fulfillment of the 1-year residence requirement provided in the case of causes for divorce occurring without this state.

History: Add. 1957, Act 257, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1958, Act 227, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1958
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.692 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-33-of-1978 / Section 722.692
Violation arising from same transaction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

A conviction, sentence, or determination of responsibility for a violation of this part does not preclude a conviction, sentence, or determination of responsibility for a violation of any other law of this state arising from the same transaction.

History: Add. 2005, Act 108, Eff. Dec. 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.130 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.130
Michigan historical commission; transfer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30.

The Michigan historical commission created under Act No. 271 of the Public Acts of 1913, as amended, being sections 399.1 to 399.9 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type II transfer to the department of state.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5911 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5911
Nonconforming boilers; special installation and operation permit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 911.

A boiler that does not conform to the rules and regulations formulated by the board that governs new construction and installation shall not be installed and operated in this state after July 1, 1966, unless the boiler is of special design or construction, is not covered by the rules and regulations, and is not in any way inconsistent with those rules and regulations, in which case the board in its discretion may grant a special installation and operation permit for that boiler.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1003 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-80-of-1981 / Section 141.1003
Cities or counties authorized to borrow money and issue general obligation bonds or obligations to fund operating deficit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A city or county that meets the applicable conditions described in section 4 may borrow money and issue its bonds or obligations either for funding an operating deficit for a past fiscal year or years or for funding a projected operating deficit in the current fiscal year, or for funding both. The bonds or obligations may be issued as general obligation bonds or obligations, as bonds or obligations payable solely from a specified source or sources of revenues lawfully available to the city or county, or as a combination of general obligation bonds or obligations and bonds or obligations payable from a specified source or sources of revenues. The authority granted by this act is in addition to any power granted to a city or county by its charter or any other provision of law.

History: 1981, Act 80, Eff. July 15, 1981; Am. 1987, Act 279, Eff. Apr. 11, 1988; Am. 2010, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Feb. 5, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 48.46 — MI Code / Chapter 48 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 48.46
Action on bond.
Status: in_force

Sec. 46.

If a county treasurer is required to give an individual bond and if the condition of the county treasurer's bond is forfeited, to the knowledge of the county board of commissioners, the county board of commissioners shall initiate an action on the bond.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 14; CL 1857, 388; CL 1871, 522; How. 530; CL 1897, 2545; CL 1915, 2372; CL 1929, 1272; CL 1948, 48.46; Am. 1978, Act 635, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 774.18 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 774.18
New jury; continuation of proceedings; consent to trial by court.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

If the police officer to whom the venire is delivered fails to return the venire as required, or if the jury fails to agree and is discharged by the municipal court, a new jury shall be selected and summoned in the same manner and the proceedings shall be continued as prescribed in sections 12 to 17 of this chapter, unless the accused consents to be tried by the court. If the accused consents to a trial by the court, the municipal court shall proceed to the trial of the issue as if a jury had not been demanded.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17443; CL 1948, 774.18; Am. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3717 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.3717
Corepresentatives; concurrence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3717.

If 2 or more persons are appointed personal corepresentatives and unless the will provides otherwise, the concurrence of all is required on an act connected with the estate's administration or distribution. This restriction does not apply if a personal corepresentative receives and gives a receipt for property due the estate, if the concurrence of all cannot readily be obtained in the time reasonably available for emergency action necessary to preserve the estate, or if a personal corepresentative has been delegated to act for the other. If actually unaware that another also has been appointed to serve or if advised by the personal representative with whom the person deals that 1 personal representative alone has authority to act for a reason mentioned in this section, a person dealing with a personal corepresentative is as fully protected as if the personal corepresentative with whom the person deals is the sole personal representative.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 29.15 — MI Code / Chapter 29 / Act Act-207-of-1941 / Section 29.15
Other persons as parties defendant; service of order to show cause.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

A mortgagee of record shall be, and any other lien holder, person in possession, other than the owner, and all other persons interested in the lands or premises described in the petition described in section 13, may be brought in as a party defendant to the cause by the service on the lien holder or other person at least 10 days before the return day of the order, or in any other manner as the court directs, of a copy of the order to show cause. It shall not be necessary to serve upon the lien holder or other person the order of the state fire marshal described in section 9.

History: 1941, Act 207, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941; CL 1948, 29.15; Am. 1973, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 1974; Am. 1978, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 451.307 — MI Code / Chapter 451 / Act Act-89-of-1933 / Section 451.307
Protective committees; solicitation of security holders; fraud, conditions, limitation of charges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The right to solicit the deposit of securities by, and/or the consent to a protective committee agreement of, the holders or owners of securities in this state by protective committees organized after this act goes into effect shall not be granted by the commission in any case where it appears to the commission that such solicitation of deposit and/or consent would work a fraud, deception, or damage on the holders or owners of said securities. The commission may impose such conditions as it may determine to be necessary to safeguard the holders or owners of the particular security and said commission may also supervise the terms and provisions of the depository or protective committee agreement and may limit the compensation of, and the charges to be made against a depositing and/or consenting holder or owner, by the protective committee, which compensation shall include all expenses of said protective committee, its agents, and attorneys.

History: 1933, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 25, 1933; CL 1948, 451.307
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.334 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-199-of-1962 / Section 408.334
Ski lifts; existing installations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

This act shall not be construed to prevent the use of any existing installation, upon inspection found to be in a safe condition and to conform with the rules and regulations of the board.

History: 1962, Act 199, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1962
Mich. Comp. Laws § 129.207 — MI Code / Chapter 129 / Act Act-213-of-1963 / Section 129.207
Enforcement of claims; notice of supplier to principal contractor or governmental unit; payment to subcontractor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

A claimant who has furnished labor or material in the prosecution of the work provided for in such contract in respect of which payment bond is furnished under the provisions of section 3, and who has not been paid in full therefor before the expiration of a period of 90 days after the day on which the last of the labor was done or performed by him or material was furnished or supplied by him for which claim is made, may sue on the payment bond for the amount, or the balance thereof, unpaid at the time of institution of the civil action, prosecute such action to final judgment for the sum justly due him and have execution thereon. A claimant not having a direct contractual relationship with the principal contractor shall not have a right of action upon the payment bond unless (a) he has within 30 days after furnishing the first of such material or performing the first of such labor, served on the principal contractor a written notice, which shall inform the principal of the nature of the materials being furnished or to be furnished, or labor being performed or to be performed and identifying the party contracting for such labor or materials and the site for the performance of such labor or the delivery of such materials, and (b) he has given written notice to the principal contractor and the governmental unit involved within 90 days from the date on which the claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished or supplied the last of the material for which the claim is made, stating with substantial accuracy the amount claimed and the name of the party to whom the material was furnished or supplied or for whom the labor was done or performed. Each notice shall be served by mailing the same by certified mail, postage prepaid, in an envelope addressed to the principal contractor, the governmental unit involved, at any place at which said parties maintain a business or residence. The principal contractor shall not be required to make payment to a subcontractor of sums due from the subcontractor to parties performing labor or furnishing materials or supplies, except upon the receipt of the written orders of such parties to pay to the subcontractor the sums due such parties.

History: 1963, Act 213, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.392 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.392
Candidates for justice of supreme court; nomination at fall state convention.
Status: in_force

Sec. 392.

At its fall state convention, each political party may nominate the number of candidates for the office of justice of the supreme court as are to be elected at the next ensuing general election.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 61, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.8113 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.8113
Pharmaceutical-grade cannabis fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8113.

(1) The pharmaceutical-grade cannabis fund is created within the state treasury. In addition to the fees described in section 8111, the state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

(2) The department is the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes and the department shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, only for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing, administering, and enforcing this article.

History: Add. 2013, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article XI § 6 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article XI § 6
Merit systems for local governments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

By ordinance or resolution of its governing body which shall not take effect until approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon, unless otherwise provided by charter, each county, township, city, village, school district and other governmental unit or authority may establish, modify or discontinue a merit system for its employees other than teachers under contract or tenure. The state civil service commission may on request furnish technical services to any such unit on a reimbursable basis.

History: Const. 1963, Art. XI, § 6, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.684 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-289-of-1964 / Section 388.684
School district reorganization program; surveys, approval of proposals, reports.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The state committee shall:

Within 12 months after the effective date of this act, develop policies, principles and procedures for a statewide school district reorganization program planned so that all areas may become part of a school district operating or designed to operate at least 12 grades. In no case can an intermediate district committee plan be submitted under this act which would require the merger of 2 or more school districts of the third class or higher. There shall be created no less than 500 school districts operating 12 grades.

Direct area surveys and develop a manual of procedure to be printed and distributed to all intermediate district superintendents of schools.

Perform either by itself or by its authorized representative any or all of the duties required by this act to be performed by the intermediate school district superintendent, the intermediate district board of education, the intermediate district committee, or the probate judge or judges, in case of failure by any or all of them to perform these duties.

Review and approve or reject intermediate district plans within 60 days after receipt of plans from the intermediate district committees.

Report to each intermediate district the acceptance or rejection of the proposed plans with recommendations for changes.

Present a progress report on reorganization under this act to the state legislature on or before March 1 of each year.

History: 1964, Act 289, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.930 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-295-of-1969 / Section 390.930
Tax exemption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

The property of the authority and its income and operation shall be exempt from taxation.

History: 1969, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Aug. 11, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1695 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-371-of-2012 / Section 691.1695
Arbitration process.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

(1) An arbitrator may conduct an arbitration in the manner that the arbitrator considers appropriate for a fair and expeditious disposition of the proceeding. The authority conferred on the arbitrator includes the power to hold conferences with the parties to the arbitration proceeding before the hearing and, among other matters, determine the admissibility, relevance, materiality, and weight of any evidence.

(2) An arbitrator may decide a request for summary disposition of a claim or particular issue if either of the following applies:

(a) All interested parties agree.

(b) On request of 1 party to the arbitration proceeding if the party gives notice to all other parties to the proceeding and the other parties have a reasonable opportunity to respond.

(3) If an arbitrator orders a hearing, the arbitrator shall set a time and place and give notice of the hearing not less than 5 days before the hearing begins. Unless a party to the arbitration proceeding makes an objection to lack or insufficiency of notice not later than the beginning of the hearing, the party's appearance at the hearing waives the objection. On request of a party to the arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, or on the arbitrator's own initiative, the arbitrator may adjourn the hearing from time to time as necessary but shall not postpone the hearing to a time later than that fixed by the agreement to arbitrate for making the award unless the parties to the arbitration proceeding consent to a later date. The arbitrator may hear and decide the controversy on the evidence produced although a party who was duly notified of the arbitration proceeding did not appear. The court, on request, may direct the arbitrator to conduct the hearing promptly and render a timely decision.

(4) At a hearing under subsection (3), a party to the arbitration proceeding has a right to be heard, to present evidence material to the controversy, and to cross-examine witnesses appearing at the hearing.

(5) If an arbitrator ceases or is unable to act during the arbitration proceeding, a replacement arbitrator must be appointed in accordance with section 11 to continue the proceeding and to resolve the controversy.

History: 2012, Act 371, Eff. July 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1622 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-338-of-1974 / Section 125.1622
Condemnation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

A municipality may take private property under Act No. 149 of the Public Acts of 1911, as amended, being sections 213.21 to 213.41 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for the purpose of transfer to the corporation, and may transfer the property to the corporation for use in an approved project, on terms and conditions it deems appropriate, and the taking, transfer, and use shall be considered necessary for public purposes and for the benefit of the public.

History: 1974, Act 338, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2246 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2246
Warrant; execution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2246.

The officer to whom an inspection or investigation warrant is directed or a person assisting the officer may break an outer or inner door or window of a house or building, or anything therein, to execute the warrant, if, after notice of his or her authority and purpose, the officer is refused admittance, or when necessary to liberate the officer or person assisting the officer in execution of the warrant.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.286 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.286
Upper Peninsula state fair board of managers; transfer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 186.

The board of managers of the Upper Peninsula state fair created by Act No. 89 of the Public Acts of 1927, as amended, being sections 285.141 and 285.142 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type II transfer to the department of agriculture.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965