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MI Comp L § 41.101 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 41 - Townships|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16-TOWNSHIP-BUSINESS-OTHER-THAN-ELECTIONS. - Township Business, Other Than Elections. (41.97...41.101)|Section 41.101 - Exclusion of Person From Public Meeting; Refusal to Withdraw as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

41.101 Exclusion of person from public meeting; refusal to withdraw as misdemeanor; penalty. Sec. 101.  A person shall not be excluded from a public meeting except for a breach of the peace actually committed at the meeting. A person who refuses to withdraw from a public meeting, on being ordered by the moderator to do so, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $50.00. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 16 ;-- CL 1857, 593 ;-- CL 1871, 747 ;-- How. 780 ;-- CL 1897, 2380 ;-- CL 1915, 2160 ;-- CL 1929, 1036 ;-- CL 1948, 41.101 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
MI Comp L § 41.102 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 41 - Townships|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c)|Section 41.102 - Right to Vote; Challenge; Ruling.

41.102 Right to vote; challenge; ruling. Sec. 102.  An elector of the township shall have a right to vote on all matters and questions before any township meeting of the electors, and when any person claiming the right to vote is challenged, the moderator shall rule on the challenged person's qualifications as an elector. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 16 ;-- CL 1857, 594 ;-- CL 1871, 748 ;-- How. 781 ;-- CL 1897, 2381 ;-- CL 1915, 2161 ;-- CL 1929, 1050 ;-- CL 1948, 41.102 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 1, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
MI Comp L § 41.103 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 41 - Townships|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c)|Section 41.103 - Polling Places.

41.103 Polling places. Sec. 103.  A township board may provide polling places located within the limits of a city that has been incorporated from territory formerly a part of the township, and the electors of the township may cast their ballots at this polling place. History: Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 41.103, which pertained to eligibility for elective township office, was repealed by Act 19 of 1972, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972.
MI Comp L § 41.104 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 41 - Townships|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c)|Section 41.104 - Limits and Boundary Lines of Organized Township; Division of Lands Into 2 or More Townships; Agreement as Dispositive of Lands and Apportionment of Proceeds; Annexation; Sale and Conveyance of Lands; Apportionment of Proceeds.

41.104 Limits and boundary lines of organized township; division of lands into 2 or more townships; agreement as dispositive of lands and apportionment of proceeds; annexation; sale and conveyance of lands; apportionment of proceeds. Sec. 104.  (1) The limits and boundary lines of every organized township in existence on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section shall remain as established until otherwise provided by law.  (2) If, as provided by law, lands owned by a township are divided into 2 or more townships, the township boards of the townships constituted by the division shall jointly meet as soon as possible after the first township meetings of the electors held in each of the townships. At the meeting, the township boards may make an agreement concerning the disposition of township lands and the apportionment of the proceeds of a sale of those lands, as they think equitable, and take measures, and execute conveyances necessary to implement the agreement.  (3) If a township's boundary is altered by annexing a part of its territory to 1 or more townships, the township board of the township from which the territory is to be taken and the township board of the township or townships to which the territory is to be annexed shall jointly meet as soon as possible after the annexation and shall possess the powers provided in subsection (2).  (4) If an agreement for the disposition of lands altered pursuant to this section is not made by the township boards within 6 months after the alteration or division, the township board of each township in which any portion of these lands are located shall proceed as soon as possible to sell and convey the part of the lands that are located within the limits of that township. The proceeds arising from this sale shall be apportioned between the several townships by the township boards of all of these townships, according to the amount of taxable property in the township divided or altered, as it existed immediately before the division or alteration, to be ascertained by the last assessment roll of the township.  History: Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
MI Comp L § 41.105 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 41 - Townships|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c)|Section 41.105 - Apportionment of Money, Rights, Credits, and Other Personal Estate.

41.105 Apportionment of money, rights, credits, and other personal estate. Sec. 105.  If a township possessed of or entitled to money, rights, credits, or other personal estate is divided or altered, the money, rights, credits, and other personal estate, shall be apportioned between the interested townships by the township boards of these townships according to the rule of apportionment above prescribed. The township boards of these townships shall jointly meet for that purpose as soon as possible after each township holds its first subsequent township meeting. History: Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
MI Comp L § 41.106 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 41 - Townships|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c)|Section 41.106 - Meeting of Township Boards; Notice; Compliance With Open Meetings Act.

41.106 Meeting of township boards; notice; compliance with open meetings act. Sec. 106.  If a meeting of the township boards of 2 or more townships is required pursuant to sections 104 to 109 of this chapter, a meeting may be called by any of the supervisors, but the supervisor calling the meeting shall give in writing to all the other officers at least 6 days' notice of the time and place at which the meeting is to be held. The meeting shall be held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
MI Comp L § 41.107 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 41 - Townships|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c)|Section 41.107 - Cemeteries.

41.107 Cemeteries. Sec. 107.  Sections 104 to 106 of this chapter shall not apply to a cemetery belonging to a township. Such a cemetery shall belong to the township within which it is situated after a division is made. History: Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
MI Comp L § 41.108 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 41 - Townships|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c)|Section 41.108 - Apportionment of Debts.

41.108 Apportionment of debts. Sec. 108.  Debts of a township divided or altered as provided in this chapter shall be apportioned in the same manner as the personal property of the township. After the apportionment of the debts, each township shall be charged with and pay its share of the debts, according to the apportionment.  History: Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
MI Comp L § 41.109 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 41 - Townships|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c)|Section 41.109 - Liability in Action for Accounting and Settlement; Applicable Law.

41.109 Liability in action for accounting and settlement; applicable law. Sec. 109.  If the township board or boards of any townships, or the proper board of officers of any village or city, neglect or refuse to meet as provided in this chapter, or having met refuse or neglect to arrive at a settlement of the matters of in difference between them, as provided in this chapter, the township, city, or village whose board refuses or neglects to settle the matters of difference shall be liable in an action for an accounting and settlement in the same manner as is provided for conflicts between individuals or private corporations. The provisions of sections 104 to 109 relative to settlements between townships regarding divisions shall be applicable to villages and cities, so far as those provisions may be applied. History: Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 Compiler's Notes: In this section, the phrase “of the matters of in difference” evidently should read “of the matters of difference.”
MI Comp L § 41.110 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 41 - Townships|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c)|Section 41.110 - Transfer of Unexpended Balance in Nonrestricted Township Fund to General Fund of Township.

41.110 Transfer of unexpended balance in nonrestricted township fund to general fund of township. Sec. 110.  (1) The township board may, by resolution, transfer the unexpended balance in a nonrestricted township fund to the general fund of the township after provision has been made for the payment of unpaid warrants or orders drawn on the nonrestricted fund and for claims and accounts then existing which, when audited and allowed, would be payable out of that fund.   (2) If a transfer of funds is authorized pursuant to subsection (1), the treasurer of the township shall provide for the transfer of funds when and as authorized by the township board.  (3) A township board shall not transfer the unexpended balance of any township fund under this section if unpaid bonds payable from the fund are outstanding. History: Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
MI Comp L § 41.110a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 41 - Townships|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c)|Section 41.110a - Uniform Chart of Accounts and Reports; Annual Financial Reports and Audits.

41.110a Uniform chart of accounts and reports; annual financial reports and audits. Sec. 110a.  The township board of a township shall establish a uniform chart of accounts and reports and provide annual financial reports and audits in accordance with the uniform budgeting and accounting act, Act No. 2 of the Public Acts of 1968, being sections 141.421 to 141.440a of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
MI Comp L § 41.110c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 41 - Townships|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c)|R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c)|Section 41.110c - Appropriations and Expenditures; Purposes.

41.110c Appropriations and expenditures; purposes.Sec. 110c.  The township board may appropriate money or expend funds for all of the following purposes:  (a) To advertise the agricultural, industrial, commercial, educational, or recreational advantages of the state, county, or township.  (b) To collect, prepare, or maintain an exhibition of the products and industries of the township at any domestic or foreign exposition to encourage immigration and increase the trade in the products of this state or the township.  (c) To advertise this state or any portion of this state to tourists and resorters.  (d) To maintain and circulate a publication to disseminate information regarding township improvements, activities, and functions.  (e) To enter into a contract for services with any private, nonprofit corporation or organization that provides domestic or sexual violence services including, but not limited to, 1 or more of the following to victims of domestic or sexual violence:  (i) Safe emergency shelter.  (ii) A 24-hour crisis hotline.  (iii) Supportive counseling.  (iv) Coordination of supportive services.  (v) Legal advocacy.  (f) To abate mosquitoes. History: Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 248, Eff. Mar. 21, 2016 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 273, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021
MI Comp L § 45.1 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 45 - Counties|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (45.1 - 45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13 - Chapter 13 Chapter 13. of Counties. (45.1...45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13-COUNTIES. - Counties. (45.1...45.5)|Section 45.1 - Counties; Boundaries.

45.1 Counties; boundaries. Sec. 1.  The boundaries of the several counties in this state, shall remain as now established, unless the same shall hereafter be changed by the legislature. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 13 ;-- CL 1857, 300 ;-- CL 1871, 431 ;-- How. 437 ;-- CL 1897, 2439 ;-- CL 1915, 2241 ;-- CL 1929, 1099 ;-- CL 1948, 45.1
MI Comp L § 45.2 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 45 - Counties|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (45.1 - 45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13 - Chapter 13 Chapter 13. of Counties. (45.1...45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13-COUNTIES. - Counties. (45.1...45.5)|Section 45.2 - Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges and Immunities.

45.2 Counties; powers, duties, privileges and immunities. Sec. 2.  All the rights, powers, duties, privileges and immunities of the several counties, shall remain as now established, until the same shall be altered by law. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 13 ;-- CL 1857, 301 ;-- CL 1871, 432 ;-- How. 438 ;-- CL 1897, 2440 ;-- CL 1915, 2242 ;-- CL 1929, 1100 ;-- CL 1948, 45.2
MI Comp L § 45.3 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 45 - Counties|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (45.1 - 45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13 - Chapter 13 Chapter 13. of Counties. (45.1...45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13-COUNTIES. - Counties. (45.1...45.5)|Section 45.3 - County; Body Corporate, Purposes.

45.3 County; body corporate, purposes. Sec. 3.  Each organized county shall be a body politic and corporate, for the following purposes, that is to say: To sue and be sued, to purchase and hold real and personal estate for the use of the county; to borrow money for the purpose of erecting and repairing county buildings, and for the building of bridges, to make all necessary contracts, and to do all other necessary acts in relation to the property and concerns of the county. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 13 ;-- CL 1857, 302 ;-- CL 1871, 433 ;-- How. 439 ;-- CL 1897, 2441 ;-- CL 1915, 2243 ;-- CL 1929, 1101 ;-- CL 1948, 45.3
MI Comp L § 45.4 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 45 - Counties|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (45.1 - 45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13 - Chapter 13 Chapter 13. of Counties. (45.1...45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13-COUNTIES. - Counties. (45.1...45.5)|Section 45.4 - County Property.

45.4 County property. Sec. 4.  All real and personal estate, heretofore conveyed by any form of conveyance to the inhabitants of any county, or to the county treasurer, or the governor of the late territory of Michigan, or to any committee, trustees, or other persons, for the use and benefit of such county, shall be deemed to be the property of such county; and all such conveyances shall have the same force and effect as if they had been made to the inhabitants of such counties by their respective corporate names. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 13 ;-- CL 1857, 303 ;-- CL 1871, 434 ;-- How. 440 ;-- CL 1897, 2442 ;-- CL 1915, 2244 ;-- CL 1929, 1102 ;-- CL 1948, 45.4
MI Comp L § 45.5 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 45 - Counties|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (45.1 - 45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13 - Chapter 13 Chapter 13. of Counties. (45.1...45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13-COUNTIES. - Counties. (45.1...45.5)|Section 45.5 - County Lands; Sale and Conveyance.

45.5 County lands; sale and conveyance. Sec. 5.  The board of supervisors of each county, or other public officers having the charge and management of the county lands, may, by their order of record, appoint 1 or more agents to sell any real estate of their county not donated for any special purpose, and all deeds, made on behalf of such county, by such agents under their proper hands and seals, and duly acknowledged by them, shall be sufficient to convey all the right, title, interest and estate which the county may then have in and to the land so conveyed. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 13 ;-- CL 1857, 304 ;-- CL 1871, 435 ;-- How. 441 ;-- CL 1897, 2443 ;-- CL 1915, 2245 ;-- CL 1929, 1103 ;-- CL 1948, 45.5
MI Comp L § 45.6 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 45 - Counties|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (45.1 - 45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13 - Chapter 13 Chapter 13. of Counties. (45.1...45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13-COMMON-JURISDICTION-OF-CERTAIN-COUNTIES. - Common Jurisdiction of Certain Counties. (45.6...45.14)|Section 45.6 - Wayne and Monroe Counties; Common Jurisdiction as to Lake Erie.

45.6 Wayne and Monroe counties; common jurisdiction as to Lake Erie. Sec. 6.  The counties of Wayne and Monroe shall have jurisdiction, in common, of all offences committed on that part of Lake Erie, which lies within the limits of this state; and such offences may be heard and tried in either of said counties in which legal process against the offender shall be first issued, and in like manner and to the same effect as if such offence had been committed in any other part of either of said counties. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 13 ;-- CL 1857, 305 ;-- CL 1871, 436 ;-- How. 442 ;-- CL 1897, 2444 ;-- CL 1915, 2246 ;-- CL 1929, 1104 ;-- CL 1948, 45.6
MI Comp L § 45.8 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 45 - Counties|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (45.1 - 45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13 - Chapter 13 Chapter 13. of Counties. (45.1...45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13-COMMON-JURISDICTION-OF-CERTAIN-COUNTIES. - Common Jurisdiction of Certain Counties. (45.6...45.14)|Section 45.8 - Wayne, Macomb and St. Clair Counties; Common Jurisdiction as to Lake St. Clair.

45.8 Wayne, Macomb and St. Clair counties; common jurisdiction as to Lake St. Clair. Sec. 8.  The counties of Wayne, Macomb and St. Clair, shall have jurisdiction, in common, of all offences committed on that part of Lake St. Clair which lies within the limits of this state; and such offences may be heard and tried in either of said counties in which legal process against the offender shall be first issued, in like manner, and to the same effect as if the offence had been committed in any part of either of said counties. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 13 ;-- CL 1857, 307 ;-- CL 1871, 438 ;-- How. 444 ;-- CL 1897, 2446 ;-- CL 1915, 2247 ;-- CL 1929, 1105 ;-- CL 1948, 45.8
MI Comp L § 45.10 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 45 - Counties|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (45.1 - 45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13 - Chapter 13 Chapter 13. of Counties. (45.1...45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13-COMMON-JURISDICTION-OF-CERTAIN-COUNTIES. - Common Jurisdiction of Certain Counties. (45.6...45.14)|Section 45.10 - Counties Bordering on Lake Michigan; Common Jurisdiction.

45.10 Counties bordering on Lake Michigan; common jurisdiction. Sec. 10.  The counties now existing, or which may be hereafter organized, bordering upon the shore of Lake Michigan shall have jurisdiction of all offences committed on that part of Lake Michigan which lies within the limits of this state; and such offences shall be heard and tried in either of the 2 counties nearest the place where the alleged offence was committed. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 13 ;-- CL 1857, 309 ;-- CL 1871, 440 ;-- How. 446 ;-- CL 1897, 2448 ;-- Am. 1909, Act 57, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2248 ;-- CL 1929, 1106 ;-- CL 1948, 45.10
MI Comp L § 45.12 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 45 - Counties|R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (45.1 - 45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13 - Chapter 13 Chapter 13. of Counties. (45.1...45.25)|R-S-1846-45-1-13-COMMON-JURISDICTION-OF-CERTAIN-COUNTIES. - Common Jurisdiction of Certain Counties. (45.6...45.14)|Section 45.12 - Counties Bordering on Lake Huron; Common Jurisdiction.

45.12 Counties bordering on Lake Huron; common jurisdiction. Sec. 12.  The counties now existing, or which may be hereafter organized, bordering upon the shore of Lake Huron shall have jurisdiction of all offences committed on that part of Lake Huron which lies within the limits of this state; and such offences shall be heard and tried in either of the 2 counties nearest the place where the alleged offence was committed. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 13 ;-- CL 1857, 311 ;-- CL 1871, 442 ;-- How. 448 ;-- Am. 1885, Act 98, Imd. Eff. May 14, 1885 ;-- CL 1897, 2450 ;-- CL 1915, 2249 ;-- Am. 1927, Act 157, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 1107 ;-- CL 1948, 45.12