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Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.1 — MI Code / Chapter 220 / Act Act-283-of-1909 / Section 224.1
Adoption of county road system; referendum; form of resolution; special election; violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

On petition signed by registered electors of a county equal to not less than 10% of the registered electors residing in each of the several organized townships, incorporated villages and cities, of the county, or upon a majority vote of the members of the board of supervisors, the board of supervisors of the county may submit the question of adopting the county road system to a vote of the electors of the county. The board of supervisors may submit the question at a general or special election called for that purpose. The form of resolution for submitting the question is as follows: "Resolved, That the question of adopting the county road system be submitted to a vote of the electors of the county of .................... at (the general or special election) to be held on the ........ day of ......... nineteen hundred ..........".

If a special election is to be called, a clause shall be added to the resolution under subsection (1), as follows: "And a special election is called to be held in the townships and wards of the county on that day, for the purpose of taking the vote.".

In a county of this state in which the question of adopting the county road system, whether under this act or under any previous law providing for a county road system, has previously been submitted to a vote of the electors and has been approved, and in which the county road system for any reason has not been put into actual operation and effect, the question of the adoption of the provisions of this chapter may be submitted as provided in this chapter, notwithstanding the previous submission and adoption.

A petition under subsection (1), including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in subsection (1) is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.

History: 1909, Act 283, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 4347; Am. 1921, Act 122, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921; CL 1929, 3976; CL 1948, 224.1; Am. 1998, Act 173, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.6c — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.6c
“Civic event” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6c.

"Civic event" means a convention, conference, pageant, parade, special athletic contest, commemoration, gathering, assemblage, or similar function.

History: Add. 1987, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Oct. 29, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.451 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-94-of-1899 / Section 458.451
Evangelical church; incorporators.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

It shall be lawful for any number of members of the Evangelical association of full age, not less than 5, to organize and secure the incorporation of a church according to the usage of the Evangelical association, under the provisions hereof.

History: 1899, Act 94, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1899; CL 1915, 10962; CL 1929, 10983; CL 1948, 458.451
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.503 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.503
Punishment of felonies when not fixed by statute.
Status: in_force

Sec. 503.

If a person is convicted of a felony for which no punishment is specially prescribed, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.503; Am. 2002, Act 722, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.166 — MI Code / Chapter 484 / Act Act-59-of-1851 / Section 484.166
Divulging contents; willful failure to transmit; penalty, civil liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

Any person connected with any telegraph company in this state or connected with any such company transacting business in this state, either as clerk, operator, messenger, or in any other capacity, who shall willfully or negligently divulge the contents or the nature of the contents of any private communication entrusted for transmission or delivery to the agent, clerk, operator, messenger, or other person in the employ of such company, or who shall willfully refuse or neglect to transmit or deliver the same, shall, on conviction before any court, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and shall suffer imprisonment in the county jail where such conviction shall be had, for a term not exceeding 6 months, or shall pay a fine not exceeding 500 dollars, in the discretion of the court; and such company shall be liable to the party aggrieved for all damages sustained thereby.

History: 1851, Act 59, Imd. Eff. Mar. 20, 1851; CL 1857, 2064; CL 1871, 2640; How. 3708; CL 1897, 6682; CL 1915, 8781; CL 1929, 11677; CL 1948, 484.166
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.484 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-16-of-1875 / Section 457.484
Evidence of existence and incorporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A copy of the record of such articles of association, under the seal of the department of commerce, duly certified according to law, shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts of this state of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation.

History: 1875, Act 16, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875; How. 4545; CL 1897, 8042; CL 1915, 10514; CL 1929, 10719; CL 1948, 457.484; Am. 1982, Act 90, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.8601 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.8601
Action or proceeding commenced before act takes effect; security interest perfected at date act takes effect.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8601.

This amendatory act does not affect an action or proceeding commenced before this amendatory act that added this section takes effect.

If a security interest in a security is perfected at the date this amendatory act that added this section takes effect, and the action by which the security interest was perfected would suffice to perfect a security interest under this amendatory act no further action is required to continue perfection. If a security interest in a security is perfected at the date this amendatory act that added this section takes effect but the action by which the security interest was perfected would not suffice to perfect a security interest under this amendatory act, the security interest remains perfected for a period of 4 months after the effective date and continues perfected thereafter if appropriate action to perfect under this act is taken within that period. If a security interest is perfected at the date this amendatory act that added this section takes effect and the security interest can be perfected by filing under this act, a financing statement signed by the secured party instead of the debtor may be filed within that period to continue perfection or thereafter to perfect.

History: Add. 1998, Act 278, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.31111 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.31111
Executive secretary; additional staff.
Status: in_force

Sec. 31111.

The executive secretary of a watershed council may serve as executive secretary to the river management board. If a relevant watershed council does not exist, or if the executive secretary of a watershed council is otherwise unavailable, the board may employ an executive secretary. In addition, the board may employ additional staff as it determines appropriate within its approved budget.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 325.1011 — MI Code / Chapter 325 / Act Act-399-of-1976 / Section 325.1011
Review and certification of laboratories testing water.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The department shall review and certify laboratories used or intended for use in the testing of water from public water supplies.

History: 1976, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.291 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-81-of-1885 / Section 390.291
Agricultural college experiment bulletin; publication.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That the state board of agriculture be and they are hereby authorized to provide from time to time, in bulletin form, for the dissemination among the people of this state, and through the medium of the public press the results of experiments made in any of the different departments of the agricultural college, and such other information that they may deem of sufficient importance to require it to come to the immediate knowledge of the farmers and horticulturists of the state.

History: 1885, Act 81, Imd. Eff. May 11, 1885; How. 5012a; CL 1897, 1868; CL 1915, 1263; CL 1929, 7906; CL 1948, 390.291
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.783 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-410-of-2012 / Section 211.783
Mineral and right, claim, lease, or option; tax exemption; shaft, incline, adit, or value of overburden stripping at open mine; tax exemption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Beginning December 31, 2012, any mineral and any right, claim, lease, or option in or of any mineral is exempt and any shaft, incline, adit, or value of overburden stripping located at an open mine is exempt under section 7pp of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.7pp.

History: 2012, Act 410, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.936 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-218-of-1984 / Section 550.936
Annual statement; report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 36.

By July 1, 2022 and each July 1 after that date, a third party administrator shall prepare under oath and file with the director a statement concerning the third party administrator's affairs on a form provided by the director. A third party administrator shall file the annual statement required under this section by July 1 of the year following the year covered by the statement. On request and for good cause shown, the director may grant to a third party administrator a reasonable extension of time not to exceed 30 days within which the statement must be filed. A third party administrator shall pay the annual statement filing fee prescribed in section 18.

History: 1984, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Am. 2022, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Feb. 23, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3983 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.3983
Collection of personal property by sworn statement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3983.

(1) After 28 days after a decedent's death, a person indebted to the decedent or having possession of tangible personal property or an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action belonging to the decedent shall pay the indebtedness or deliver the tangible personal property or the instrument to a person claiming to be the decedent's successor on being presented with the decedent's death certificate and a sworn statement made by or on behalf of the successor stating all of the following:

(a) The estate does not include real property and the value of the entire estate, wherever located, net of liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $50,000.00, adjusted as provided in section 1210.

(b) Twenty-eight days have elapsed since the decedent's death.

(c) An application or petition for the appointment of a personal representative is not pending or has not been granted in any jurisdiction.

(d) The claiming successor is entitled to payment or delivery of the property.

(e) The name and address of each other person that is entitled to a share of the property and the portion to which each is entitled.

(2) A transfer agent of a security shall change the registered ownership on the books of a corporation from the decedent to the successor or successors upon the presentation of a sworn statement as provided in subsection (1).

(3) The state court administrative office shall develop and make available a standardized form for use as a sworn statement that can be used for the procedure authorized under subsection (1). The form must include a notice that a false statement may subject the person swearing to the statement to prosecution for perjury.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2024, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2505 — MI Code / Chapter 37 / Act Act-453-of-1976 / Section 37.2505
Condition, restriction, or prohibition limiting use or occupancy of real property; exceptions; inserting or honoring void provision.
Status: in_force

Sec. 505.

(1) A condition, restriction, or prohibition, including a right of entry or possibility of reverter, that directly or indirectly limits the use or occupancy of real property on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, or marital status is void, except a limitation of use as provided in section 503(1)(c) or on the basis of religion relating to real property held by a religious institution or organization, or by a religious or charitable organization operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious institution or organization, and used for religious or charitable purposes.

(2) A person shall not insert in a written instrument relating to real property a provision that is void under this section or honor such a provision in the chain of title.

History: 1976, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977; Am. 1980, Act 170, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1980; Am. 1992, Act 124, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1992; Am. 2023, Act 6, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.14111 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-276-of-1999 / Section 487.14111
Loan promotion raffle or savings promotion raffle.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4111.

(1) If authorized by its board of directors, a bank may conduct a loan promotion raffle or savings promotion raffle. The bank shall conduct a loan promotion raffle or savings promotion raffle so that each token or ticket representing an entry in the raffle has an equal chance of being drawn. A bank shall not conduct a loan promotion raffle or savings promotion raffle in a manner that jeopardizes the bank's safety and soundness, misleads its customers, or violates federal law.

(2) A bank shall maintain records sufficient to facilitate an examination of a loan promotion raffle or savings promotion raffle.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Loan promotion raffle" means a raffle conducted by a bank where the sole consideration required for a chance of winning designated prizes is the closing on a loan with the bank of at least a specified amount.

(b) "Savings promotion raffle" means a raffle conducted by a bank where the sole consideration required for a chance of winning designated prizes is the deposit of at least a specified amount of money in a savings account or other savings program offered by the bank.

History: Add. 2014, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2014; Am. 2016, Act 162, Eff. Sept. 7, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 800.402 — MI Code / Chapter 800 / Act Act-253-of-1935 / Section 800.402
Forwarding information to attorney general.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The director shall forward to the attorney general a report on each prisoner containing a completed form under section 1b together with all other information available on the assets of the prisoner and an estimate of the total cost of care for that prisoner.

History: 1935, Act 253, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1935; CL 1948, 800.402; Am. 1984, Act 282, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4535 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.4535
Judgment; filing of record of judgment; notice; publication.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4535.

Whenever any such judgment is rendered against a corporation, a copy of the record of such judgment shall be forthwith filed in the office of the corporation and securities commission. The corporation and securities commission shall forthwith cause notice of the substance and effect of such recovery to be published for 4 successive weeks in some newspaper printed at the seat of government, and in a newspaper printed in the county where the principal office or place of business of such corporation is, if a newspaper is printed there.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.70 — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 41.70
Township board; membership; quorum; adoption of section.
Status: in_force

Sec. 70.

The supervisor, 2 trustees, the township treasurer, and the township clerk constitute the township board, and any 3 of them constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the township board. However, in townships having a population of 5,000 or more as determined by the last federal decennial census or having 3,000 or more registered electors, the supervisor, the township treasurer, the township clerk, and 4 trustees, to be elected by the registered electors of the township as provided in sections 358 and 362 of the Michigan election law, Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1954, being sections 168.358 and 168.362 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, constitute the township board, and any 4 of them constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The township clerk in such a township shall be the clerk of the township board. However, this subsection does not apply unless the electors of a township having a population of 5,000 or more, or having 3,000 or more registered electors, adopt the provisions of this section by a majority vote at an annual or special township meeting of the electors or adopted the provisions of this section before December 22, 1952.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 16; CL 1857, 562; CL 1871, 706; How. 744; CL 1897, 2343; CL 1915, 2122; CL 1929, 1010; Am. 1935, Act 19, Eff. Sept. 21, 1935; Am. 1937, Act 81, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937; Am. 1945, Act 23, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945; CL 1948, 41.70; Am. 1949, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Mar. 8, 1949; Am. 1952, Ex. Sess., Act 2, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1952; Am. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.63 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-99-of-1871 / Section 457.63
Filing copy of articles of association, constitution, and bylaws with department of commerce; signers and successors as body corporate and politic; powers, evidence of existence and incorporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A copy of said articles of association together with a copy of the constitution and bylaws of the association of which the persons executing said articles are members, duly translated into the English language and properly authenticated as a correct translation of the same, from the French into the English language, and duly sworn to and acknowledged as such, by the person translating the same, before some officer of this state having authority to take acknowledgments of deeds whenever said articles of association and the bylaws have been or shall be originally written in the French language, shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce and thereupon the persons who have signed said articles of association and their successors, shall be a body corporate and politic, and known in law and in fact by the name expressed in such articles of association; and by that name they and their successors shall have succession, and shall be persons in law capable of suing and being sued, and they and their successors may have a common seal and may alter and change the same at pleasure, and a certified copy of the record of such articles of association, under the seal of the corporations bureau of the department of commerce, shall be received as prima facie evidence of the due existence and incorporation of such association in all courts within this state.

History: 1871, Act 99, Imd. Eff. Apr. 13, 1871; CL 1871, 3127; How. 4606; CL 1897, 7851; CL 1915, 10287; CL 1929, 10569; CL 1948, 457.63; Am. 1982, Act 78, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.815 — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-26-of-1987 / Section 3.815
Appointment of individuals to advise commission.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The chairperson of the commission, in consultation with the governor, may appoint individuals to advise the commission on matters pertaining to attracting the superconducting super collider to this state.

History: 1987, Act 26, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.913 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-193-of-1964 / Section 390.913
State board for public community and junior colleges; quorum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A majority of the members of the state board for public community and junior colleges shall constitute a quorum. The board may transact all necessary business at any meeting at which a quorum is present.

History: 1964, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Jan. 1, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.433a — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.433a
Incumbent probate court judge; affidavit of candidacy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 433a.

(1) Any incumbent probate court judge may become a candidate in the primary election for the office of which he or she is an incumbent by filing with the county clerk, or in case of a probate district with the secretary of state, an affidavit of candidacy not less than 134 days before the date of the primary election. However, if an incumbent judge of probate was appointed to fill a vacancy and the judge entered upon the duties of office less than 137 days before the date of the primary election but before the fifteenth Tuesday before the primary election, the incumbent judge may file the affidavit of candidacy not more than 3 days after entering upon the duties of office.

(2) The affidavit of candidacy must contain statements that the affiant is an incumbent probate court judge of the county or district of which election is sought, that he or she is domiciled within the county or district, and that he or she will not attain the age of 70 years by the date of election, and must contain a declaration that he or she is a candidate for election to the office of probate court judge.

History: Add. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 58, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963; Am. 1970, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1970; Am. 1999, Act 218, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000; Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012; Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.222 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.222
Letting contracts; rejection of bids; adjournment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 222.

The commissioner shall first let the section at the outlet of the drain and shall let each remaining section in its order up stream: Provided, That the commissioner may let the drain in sections or as a whole, whichever appears to him the most practical: Provided further, That the commissioner shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids or proposals and proceed to let said drain in its entirety, and may adjourn such letting in the whole or in part, from time to time, to such other time or place to be by him at the time of such adjournment publicly announced as shall to him seem proper, but not in all more than 40 days from and after the time of letting as first advertised.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.37a — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.37a
Determination of electronic voting system by clerk; criteria.
Status: in_force

Sec. 37a.

The secretary of state shall allow a county clerk, in consultation with the clerk of each city and township located in that county, to determine which electronic voting system will be used in the county as long as the electronic voting system selected meets both of the following criteria:

(a) The electronic voting system is the same type of electronic voting system as the uniform voting system.

(b) The electronic voting system is approved and certified as provided in section 795a.

History: Add. 2018, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article XI § 3 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article XI § 3
Extra compensation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Neither the legislature nor any political subdivision of this state shall grant or authorize extra compensation to any public officer, agent or contractor after the service has been rendered or the contract entered into.

History: Const. 1963, Art. XI, § 3, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964