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MI Comp L § 322.494 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 230 of 1881 - Certificates for Part-Paid State Land (322.491 - 322.497)|Section 322.494 - New Certificates; Testimony, Assignments.

322.494 New certificates; testimony, assignments. Sec. 4.  The said court shall take testimony as to the loss of the said certificate and the circumstances attending the same, and in case it shall appear that any assignments were attached to such certificate, the testimony of the party making such assignment, or of the witnesses thereto, and of the officer who acknowledged the same shall be taken if it can be obtained. History: 1881, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1881 ;-- How. 5341 ;-- CL 1897, 1507 ;-- CL 1915, 729 ;-- CL 1929, 6046 ;-- CL 1948, 322.494
MI Comp L § 322.495 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 230 of 1881 - Certificates for Part-Paid State Land (322.491 - 322.497)|Section 322.495 - New Certificates; Court Order, Contents.

322.495 New certificates; court order, contents. Sec. 5.  If the court shall be satisfied that said certificate and the assignments have been lost or destroyed without the fault or connivance of the owner thereof, an order shall be entered reciting the facts proved upon said hearing and declaring who at the time of said hearing was the owner of the land covered by the certificate and entitled to a new certificate therefor. History: 1881, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1881 ;-- How. 5342 ;-- CL 1897, 1508 ;-- CL 1915, 730 ;-- CL 1929, 6047 ;-- CL 1948, 322.495
MI Comp L § 322.496 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 230 of 1881 - Certificates for Part-Paid State Land (322.491 - 322.497)|Section 322.496 - New Certificates; Issuance; Effect.

322.496 New certificates; issuance; effect. Sec. 6.  Upon presenting to the commissioner of the state land office a certified copy of the order of said court, and upon the payment to him of 1 dollar, the said commissioner is hereby authorized to issue to the person entitled thereto a new certificate, which shall have like effect as the original certificate. History: 1881, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1881 ;-- How. 5343 ;-- CL 1897, 1509 ;-- CL 1915, 731 ;-- CL 1929, 6048 ;-- CL 1948, 322.496
MI Comp L § 322.497 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 230 of 1881 - Certificates for Part-Paid State Land (322.491 - 322.497)|Section 322.497 - New Certificates; Costs of Proceedings; Payment; Court Order, Certified Copy.

322.497 New certificates; costs of proceedings; payment; court order, certified copy. Sec. 7.  All the costs of the proceedings in the circuit court, including the costs of taking testimony, giving or serving notice, witnesses' fees, officers' fees, and clerks' fees, shall be paid in each case by the person on whose behalf the proceedings are instituted before he shall be entitled to said certified copy of the order of said court in the said proceeding. History: 1881, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1881 ;-- How. 5344 ;-- CL 1897, 1510 ;-- CL 1915, 732 ;-- CL 1929, 6049 ;-- CL 1948, 322.497
MI Comp L § 322.501 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 40 of 1879 - Restoration of State Lands to Market (322.501 - 322.501)|Section 322.501 - Reserved Lands; Taxes Paid Before Issuance of Patent; Reversion to State; Restoration to Market.

322.501 Reserved lands; taxes paid before issuance of patent; reversion to state; restoration to market. Sec. 1.  That all lawful taxes, together with the interest and charges thereon, assessed on any state land now or hereafter reserved on account of any road or ditch contract, shall be paid before the issue of any patent thereon; and in default of such payment, such lands shall revert to the state at the expiration of 3 months from the date when such patent shall have become due. The commissioner of the state land office shall restore such lands to market in the manner now provided by law, and at the minimum price at which such lands were reserved, with such taxes, interest and charges added thereto. History: 1879, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1879 ;-- How. 1209 ;-- CL 1897, 1511 ;-- CL 1915, 733 ;-- CL 1929, 6050 ;-- CL 1948, 322.501 Compiler's Notes: The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
MI Comp L § 322.511 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 101 of 1869 - Patents to Swamp Lands; Assessment and Taxation (322.511 - 322.513)|Section 322.511 - Swamp Land Patents; Issuance, Application.

322.511 Swamp land patents; issuance, application. Sec. 1.  That whenever any person of [or] persons shall be entitled to state swamp lands, by reason of the performance of any labor, or the fulfillment of any contract, it shall be the duty of the commissioner of the state land office to cause to be issued such patents and deliver the same to the person or persons entitled thereto, if applied for at the state land office; and in case no such application is made within 30 days from the time such person or persons shall be entitled to such swamp lands, (then in such case), the said commissioner shall file such patent or patents in his office, subject to the order of the person or persons entitled to the same. History: 1869, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1869 ;-- CL 1871, 3996 ;-- How. 5447 ;-- CL 1897, 1512 ;-- CL 1915, 734 ;-- CL 1929, 6051 ;-- CL 1948, 322.511 Compiler's Notes: The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
MI Comp L § 322.512 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 101 of 1869 - Patents to Swamp Lands; Assessment and Taxation (322.511 - 322.513)|Section 322.512 - Swamp Land Patents; Annual List to County Treasurer; Assessment and Taxation of Lands.

322.512 Swamp land patents; annual list to county treasurer; assessment and taxation of lands. Sec. 2.  It shall be the duty of such commissioner to furnish to the several county treasurers, in each year, and in time for assessment, a list of all such lands so patented according to the provisions of section 1 of this act; and such lands so patented, shall be subject to assessment and taxation as other assessable and taxable lands. Lists of all lands now subject to be so patented, shall be furnished by said commissioner to the county treasurers, and by the county treasurers to the supervisors of the proper townships, in time for the assessment of the year 1869, so far as the same may be practicable. History: 1869, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1869 ;-- CL 1871, 3997 ;-- How. 5448 ;-- CL 1897, 1513 ;-- CL 1915, 735 ;-- CL 1929, 6052 ;-- CL 1948, 322.512
MI Comp L § 322.513 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 101 of 1869 - Patents to Swamp Lands; Assessment and Taxation (322.511 - 322.513)|Section 322.513 - Swamp Land Patents; Alternate Description, Issuance.

322.513 Swamp land patents; alternate description, issuance. Sec. 3.  Whenever any person shall neglect or refuse to designate to the commissioner the particular descriptions of land to which he or she may claim patents by reason of part performance of his or her contract, it may and shall be lawful for such commissioner to cause to be issued patents for each alternate description of land, as the same appears on the list of lands reserved by such person or persons, and such patents so issued, shall be deemed and held as valid as if the same were particularly ordered by the person entitled thereto. History: 1869, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1869 ;-- CL 1871, 3998 ;-- How. 5449 ;-- CL 1897, 1514 ;-- CL 1915, 736 ;-- CL 1929, 6053 ;-- CL 1948, 322.513
MI Comp L § 322.521 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 83 of 1846 - Patents Issued by Governor (322.521 - 322.524)|Section 322.521 - Patents; Issuance by Governor to Original Purchaser or Assignee; Acknowledging Assignments, Waiver of Informalities.

322.521 Patents; issuance by governor to original purchaser or assignee; acknowledging assignments, waiver of informalities. 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 Compiler's Notes: The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
MI Comp L § 322.522 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 83 of 1846 - Patents Issued by Governor (322.521 - 322.524)|Section 322.522 - Patents; Issuance in Name of Deceased Person.

322.522 Patents; issuance in name of deceased person. Sec. 2.  That whenever any purchaser, or assignee of any purchaser shall decease before application is made for any patent, such patent (if said lands are paid for) shall be issued in the name of such deceased person, and shall have the same effect as though it had been issued during the lifetime of such person. History: 1846, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 28, 1846 ;-- CL 1857, 2516 ;-- CL 1871, 3890 ;-- How. 5346 ;-- CL 1897, 1516 ;-- CL 1915, 738 ;-- CL 1929, 6055 ;-- CL 1948, 322.522
MI Comp L § 322.523 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 83 of 1846 - Patents Issued by Governor (322.521 - 322.524)|Section 322.523 - Certificate of Purchase; Sale by Executor or Administrator for Payment of Debts.

322.523 Certificate of purchase; sale by executor or administrator for payment of debts. Sec. 3.  Whenever any purchaser or assignee of a purchaser shall die or shall have died before the issuing of a patent for the lands described in any such certificate, his executor or administrator may sell such certificate, and all the right, title and interest which the deceased had in the lands therein described, for the payment of debts, upon obtaining license therefor, and proceeding in the same manner, as near as may be, as is provided by law for the sale of real estate by executors and administrators for the payment of debts. History: 1846, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 28, 1846 ;-- CL 1857, 2517 ;-- CL 1871, 3891 ;-- How. 5347 ;-- CL 1897, 1517 ;-- CL 1915, 739 ;-- CL 1929, 6056 ;-- CL 1948, 322.523
MI Comp L § 322.524 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 83 of 1846 - Patents Issued by Governor (322.521 - 322.524)|Section 322.524 - Applicability of Act.

322.524 Applicability of act. Sec. 1.  Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the state of Michigan, That the provisions of an act entitled “An act to authorize the governor to issue patents in certain cases,” approved April 28th, 1846, shall be, and the same are hereby made applicable to all certificates of sale lawfully issued by the superintendent of public instruction, prior to the establishment of the state land office, and patents shall be issued therefor, and upon the assignments thereof, in the same manner, on the same condition, under the same restrictions, and with the like effect as in the several cases contemplated by the provisions of said act. History: Add. 1849, Act 130, Eff. Mar. 26, 1849 ;-- CL 1857, 2518 ;-- CL 1871, 3892 ;-- How. 5348 ;-- CL 1897, 1518 ;-- CL 1915, 740 ;-- CL 1929, 6057 ;-- CL 1948, 322.524
MI Comp L § 322.551 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 61 of 1935 - New Deeds to Purchasers of State Lands (322.551 - 322.551)|Section 322.551 - New Deeds; Issuance by State.

322.551 New deeds; issuance by state. Sec. 1.  Any person or the heirs, executors, administrators or assigns of any person who has made a good faith purchase of land from the state of Michigan and received from the state a conveyance purporting to pass absolute title to said land, shall be entitled to a second conveyance by the state if it shall be found that, at the time of the original conveyance, title to the land was vested in the United States and that the title has been subsequently acquired by the state from the United States. The director of conservation is hereby authorized to issue a quit claim deed in such case to any person entitled thereto, providing said person shall submit to the attorney general evidence of his ownership in said land, and that the attorney general shall certify to the director of conservation that said person is entitled to have a good and sufficient title to said land, based upon the original conveyance from the state. History: 1935, Act 61, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1935 ;-- CL 1948, 322.551
MI Comp L § 322.581 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 66 of 1959 - Livestock Grazing on State Lands (322.581 - 322.592)|Section 322.581 - Definitions; Running at Large or Grazing by Animal; Permit; Running at Large by Swine as Public Nuisance.

322.581 Definitions; running at large or grazing by animal; permit; running at large by swine as public nuisance.Sec. 1.  (1) As used in this act:  (a) "Animals" means cattle, horses, sheep, or swine.  (b) "Department" means the department of natural resources and environment.  (c) "Director" means the director of the department of natural resources and environment.  (2) The owner of any animal shall not allow the animal to run at large or graze upon any lands owned by or under the control of the department except under authority of a written permit issued by the director.   (3) The owner of any swine shall not permit the swine to run at large or graze upon any lands owned by or under the control of the department. Swine running at large are a public nuisance. History: 1959, Act 66, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010
MI Comp L § 322.582 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 66 of 1959 - Livestock Grazing on State Lands (322.581 - 322.592)|Section 322.582 - Animal Found Grazing or Running at Large; Possession by Director; Liability.

322.582 Animal found grazing or running at large; possession by director; liability.Sec. 2.  (1) The director may take possession of any animal found grazing or running at large in violation of section 1.   (2) The director is not civilly or criminally liable for complying with subsection (1). History: 1959, Act 66, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010
MI Comp L § 322.583 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 66 of 1959 - Livestock Grazing on State Lands (322.581 - 322.592)|Section 322.583 - Seizure of Animals; Care While Impounded.

322.583 Seizure of animals; care while impounded.Sec. 3.  If the director seizes any animal under section 2, the director shall impound it in a suitable place and furnish it with suitable care, food, and water as long as it remains impounded. History: 1959, Act 66, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010
MI Comp L § 322.584 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 66 of 1959 - Livestock Grazing on State Lands (322.581 - 322.592)|Section 322.584 - Notice of Impounding; Posting; Contents.

322.584 Notice of impounding; posting; contents.Sec. 4.  Within 48 hours after the impounding of any animal under section 2, the director shall post in 3 conspicuous places in the township where the animal was seized a written notice of the impounding. The notice shall contain the place, date, and reason for the seizure and the number and description of the animals impounded. History: 1959, Act 66, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010
MI Comp L § 322.585 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 66 of 1959 - Livestock Grazing on State Lands (322.581 - 322.592)|Section 322.585 - Auction; Notice; Posting.

322.585 Auction; notice; posting.Sec. 5.  If a person does not appear to claim an animal impounded under section 2 within 7 days after the date of impounding, the director shall sell the animal by auction in the county where it is impounded. The director shall first advertise the sale by posting a notice thereof in 3 conspicuous places in the county not less than 5 days before the sale and by serving a copy of the notice on the owner of the animal if the owner is known and resides in the county. History: 1959, Act 66, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010
MI Comp L § 322.586 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 66 of 1959 - Livestock Grazing on State Lands (322.581 - 322.592)|Section 322.586 - Claim of Ownership of Impounded Animal; Payment.

322.586 Claim of ownership of impounded animal; payment.Sec. 6.  If, at any time prior to 24 hours immediately preceding the date and hour fixed for the sale, the owner files with the director, in writing, a statement under oath that he or she is the owner of the animal and pays to the director a sum of 50 cents for each day the animal was impounded, the director shall deliver the animal to the owner. If the owner refuses or neglects to pay the sum due, the director shall sell the animal at auction as provided in section 5. History: 1959, Act 66, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010
MI Comp L § 322.587 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 66 of 1959 - Livestock Grazing on State Lands (322.581 - 322.592)|Section 322.587 - Escape of Impounded Animal; Retaking.

322.587 Escape of impounded animal; retaking.Sec. 7.  If any animal impounded under section 2 escapes, the director at any time within 7 days thereafter may retake the animal and hold and dispose of it as provided in this act, as if no escape had taken place. History: 1959, Act 66, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010
MI Comp L § 322.588 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 66 of 1959 - Livestock Grazing on State Lands (322.581 - 322.592)|Section 322.588 - Animals Impounded; Unlawful Interference, Misdemeanor.

322.588 Animals impounded; unlawful interference, misdemeanor. Sec. 8.  Any person who without lawful authority attempts to or removes, takes or interferes with, in any manner, any animals impounded under authority of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1959, Act 66, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960
MI Comp L § 322.589 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 66 of 1959 - Livestock Grazing on State Lands (322.581 - 322.592)|Section 322.589 - Animals Impounded; Sale; Disposition of Proceeds; Claim by Owner.

322.589 Animals impounded; sale; disposition of proceeds; claim by owner.Sec. 9.  All money received by the director from the sale provided for in section 5 shall be deposited with the state treasurer in accordance with established accounting procedure and law and, after all costs and expenses for rounding up, impounding, caring for, feeding, advertising, and selling the animal as certified by the director have been paid therefrom, the balance remaining shall be held in trust by the state treasurer for a period of 90 days. If within 90 days after the sale the previous owner of the animal at the time of seizure establishes to the satisfaction of the director his or her previous ownership of the animal, the balance held in trust shall be paid to the previous owner by the state treasurer. If the previous owner does not appear within the 90-day period, then the state treasurer shall credit the balance held in trust to the general fund of this state. All money received by the director under section 6 shall be deposited with the state treasurer in accordance with the law and established accounting procedure and credited to the general fund of this state. History: 1959, Act 66, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010
MI Comp L § 322.590 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 66 of 1959 - Livestock Grazing on State Lands (322.581 - 322.592)|Section 322.590 - Criminal Liability of Owner.

322.590 Criminal liability of owner.Sec. 10.  This act does not relieve an owner of any animal of any criminal liability or penalty which may be otherwise provided by law for allowing or permitting animals to graze or run at large on lands owned by or under the control of the department. History: 1959, Act 66, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010
MI Comp L § 322.591 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 66 of 1959 - Livestock Grazing on State Lands (322.581 - 322.592)|Section 322.591 - Permits; Sale; Terms and Conditions.

322.591 Permits; sale; terms and conditions.Sec. 11.  The terms and conditions of the permits and for the sale of animals impounded under section 2 shall be determined by the director. History: 1959, Act 66, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010
MI Comp L § 322.592 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 66 of 1959 - Livestock Grazing on State Lands (322.581 - 322.592)|Section 322.592 - Killing of Swine Running at Large; Authority Not Limited.

322.592 Killing of swine running at large; authority not limited.Sec. 12.  This act does not limit authority provided under section 4a of 1976 PA 328, MCL 433.14a, to kill swine running at large. History: Add. 2010, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010.
MI Comp L § 323.101 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 323 - Water Resources|Act 222 of 1949 - Prevention and Abatement of Water Pollution (323.101 - 323.103)|Section 323.101 - Water Pollution Control; Definitions.

323.101 Water pollution control; definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:  (a) The term “public corporation” shall be construed to mean any county, city, village, township or metropolitan district, of the state of Michigan, or any authority created by or pursuant to an act of the legislature.  (b) The term “governing body” shall be construed to mean, in the case of a county, the board of supervisors; in the case of a city, the council, common council, commission or other body having legislative powers; in the case of a village, the council, common council, commission, board of trustees or other body having legislative powers; in the case of a township, the township board; in the case of a metropolitan district, the legislative body of the district; and in the case of an authority, the body in which is lodged general governing powers. History: 1949, Act 222, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949