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MI Comp L § 88.20 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20)|Section 88.20 - Claims Against City; Audit, Allowance; Rules; Defense to Suit.

88.20 Claims against city; audit, allowance; rules; defense to suit. Sec. 20.  The council shall audit and allow all accounts chargeable against the city but no account or claim or contract shall be received for audit or allowance, unless it shall be accompanied with a certificate of an officer of the corporation, or an affidavit of the person rendering it, to the effect that he verily believes that the services therein charged have been actually performed or the property delivered for the city, that the sums charged therefor are reasonable and just, and that to the best of his knowledge and belief, no set-off exists, nor payment has been made on account thereof, except such as are endorsed or referred to in such account or claim, and every such account shall exhibit in detail all the items making up the amount claimed, and the true date of each. It shall be a sufficient defense in any court, to any action or proceeding for the collection of any demand or claim against the city for personal injuries or otherwise, that it has never been presented, certified to or verified as aforesaid, to the council for allowance; or if such claim is founded on contract that the same was presented without the affidavit or certificate as aforesaid, and rejected for that reason; or that the action or proceeding was brought before the council had a reasonable time to investigate and pass upon it. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3081 ;-- CL 1915, 2997 ;-- CL 1929, 1921 ;-- CL 1948, 88.20
MI Comp L § 89.1 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-IX - Chapter IX Ordinances. (89.1...89.7)|Section 89.1 - Style of Ordinance; Passage; Required Vote; Effective Date of Ordinance.

89.1 Style of ordinance; passage; required vote; effective date of ordinance. Sec. 1.  The style of each ordinance shall be, "The city of ................... ordains." Each ordinance shall require for its passage the concurrence of a majority of all the aldermen elected or appointed, exclusive of the mayor or other officer or person legally exercising the duties of the office of mayor. The time when an ordinance takes effect shall be prescribed in the ordinance. If the ordinance imposes a sanction, the ordinance shall take effect not less than 20 days after the day of its passage. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3082 ;-- Am. 1905, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 2998 ;-- CL 1929, 1922 ;-- CL 1948, 89.1 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 19, Eff. May 1, 1994
MI Comp L § 89.2a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-IX - Chapter IX Ordinances. (89.1...89.7)|Section 89.2a - Recreational Trailway; Posting of Ordinance; Prohibited Operation of Vehicle as Municipal Civil Infraction; Penalty.

89.2a Recreational trailway; posting of ordinance; prohibited operation of vehicle as municipal civil infraction; penalty. Sec. 2a.  (1) An ordinance regulating a recreational trailway is not effective unless it is posted and maintained near each gate or principal entrance to the trailway.  (2) The operation of a vehicle on a recreational trailway at a time, in a place, or in a manner prohibited by an ordinance is a municipal civil infraction, whether or not so designated by the ordinance. A civil fine ordered for a municipal civil infraction described in this subsection shall not exceed the maximum amount of a fine provided by the ordinance or $500.00, whichever is less. An act or omission described in this subsection is not a municipal civil infraction if that act or omission constitutes a violation or crime that section 2 prohibits an ordinance from designating as a civil infraction. History: Add. 1994, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994
MI Comp L § 89.3 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-IX - Chapter IX Ordinances. (89.1...89.7)|Section 89.3 - Veto Powers of Officers; Passage of Resolution Over Veto.

89.3 Veto powers of officers; passage of resolution over veto. Sec. 3.  No ordinance or resolution passed by the council shall have any force or effect, if, on the day of its passage, or on the next day thereafter, the mayor, or other officer or person legally discharging the duties of mayor, shall lodge in the office of the clerk a notice, in writing, suspending the immediate operation of such ordinance or resolution.  If the mayor, or other officer or person legally exercising the office of mayor, shall, within 3 days after the passage of any such ordinance or resolution, lodge in the office of the city clerk his reasons in writing, why the same should not go into effect, the same shall not go into effect, nor have any legal operation, unless it shall, at a subsequent meeting of the council, be passed by a 2/3 vote of all the aldermen elect, exclusive of the mayor or other officer or person legally exercising the duties of the office of mayor, and if so repassed shall go into effect according to the terms thereof. If such reasons shall not be lodged with the clerk as above provided, such ordinance or resolution shall have the same operation and effect as if no notice suspending the same had been lodged with the city clerk, and no ordinance or resolution of the council shall go into operation until after the expiration of 24 hours after its passage, unless the said mayor, or acting mayor, shall approve the same in writing. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3084 ;-- CL 1915, 3000 ;-- CL 1929, 1924 ;-- CL 1948, 89.3
MI Comp L § 89.4 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-IX - Chapter IX Ordinances. (89.1...89.7)|Section 89.4 - Repealed Ordinances; Re-Enactment.

89.4 Repealed ordinances; re-enactment. Sec. 4.  No repealed ordinance shall be revived unless the whole, or so much as is intended to be revived, shall be re-enacted. When any section or part of a section of an ordinance is amended, the whole section, as amended shall be re-enacted. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3085 ;-- CL 1915, 3001 ;-- CL 1929, 1925 ;-- CL 1948, 89.4
MI Comp L § 89.5 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-IX - Chapter IX Ordinances. (89.1...89.7)|Section 89.5 - Approved Ordinances; Recording.

89.5 Approved ordinances; recording. Sec. 5.  All ordinances when approved by the mayor or when regularly enacted shall be immediately recorded by the clerk of the council, in a book to be called "The Record of Ordinances," and it shall be the duty of the mayor and clerk to authenticate the same by their official signatures upon such record. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3086 ;-- CL 1915, 3002 ;-- CL 1929, 1926 ;-- CL 1948, 89.5
MI Comp L § 89.6 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-IX - Chapter IX Ordinances. (89.1...89.7)|Section 89.6 - Approved Ordinances; Publication; Certificate; Plumbing, Electric, Building Codes, Adoption; Publication.

89.6 Approved ordinances; publication; certificate; plumbing, electric, building codes, adoption; publication. Sec. 6.  Within 1 week after the passage of any ordinance the same shall be published in some newspaper printed and circulated within the city, and the clerk shall immediately after such publication enter upon the record of ordinances, in a blank space to be left for such purpose under the recorded ordinance, a certificate stating in what newspaper and of what date such publication was made, and sign the same officially, and such certificate shall be prima facie evidence that legal publication of such ordinance has been made: Provided, however, That each city shall have power to adopt any plumbing code, electrical code, or building code which has been promulgated by the state of Michigan, or by any department, board, or other agency thereof, or by any organization or association which is organized and conducted for the purpose of developing any such code or codes by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance and without publishing any such code in full: Provided, That said code is clearly identified in said ordinance and that the purpose of said code shall be published with the adopting ordinance and that printed copies thereof are kept in the office of the city clerk, available for inspection by and distribution to the public at all times, and that the publication shall contain a notice to the effect that a complete copy of said code is available for public use and inspection at the office of the city clerk. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3087 ;-- CL 1915, 3003 ;-- CL 1929, 1927 ;-- CL 1948, 89.6 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 28, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951
MI Comp L § 89.7 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-IX - Chapter IX Ordinances. (89.1...89.7)|Section 89.7 - Judicial Notice of Ordinances; Best Evidence, Order.

89.7 Judicial notice of ordinances; best evidence, order. Sec. 7.  In all courts having authority to hear, try or determine any matter or cause arising under the ordinances of any city, and in all proceedings in such city relating to or arising under the ordinances or any ordinance thereof, judicial notice shall be taken of the enactment, existence, provisions and continuing force of the ordinances of the city. And whenever it shall be necessary to prove any of the laws, regulations or ordinances of any city, or any resolution adopted by the council thereof, the same may be read in all courts of justice, and in all proceedings: First, From a record thereof kept by the city clerk; Second, From a copy thereof, or of such record thereof, certified by the city clerk under the seal of the city; Third, From any volume of ordinances purporting to have been written or printed by authority of the council. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3088 ;-- CL 1915, 3004 ;-- CL 1929, 1928 ;-- CL 1948, 89.7
MI Comp L § 90.1 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-X - Chapter X Enforcement of Ordinances. (90.1...90.18)|Section 90.1 - Violations; Commencement of Action; Time Limitation.

90.1 Violations; commencement of action; time limitation. Sec. 1.  An action for a violation of an ordinance of a city incorporated under this act shall be commenced within 2 years after the commission of the violation. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3089 ;-- CL 1915, 3005 ;-- CL 1929, 1929 ;-- CL 1948, 90.1 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 19, Eff. May 1, 1994
MI Comp L § 90.4 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-X - Chapter X Enforcement of Ordinances. (90.1...90.18)|Section 90.4 - Violations; Commencement of Action; Warrant for Arrest.

90.4 Violations; commencement of action; warrant for arrest. Sec. 4.  Except in the case of a civil infraction action or an action against a corporation, an action for the violation of an ordinance of the city may be commenced by warrant for the arrest of the offender. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3092 ;-- CL 1915, 3006 ;-- CL 1929, 1930 ;-- CL 1948, 90.4 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 19, Eff. May 1, 1994
MI Comp L § 90.5 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-X - Chapter X Enforcement of Ordinances. (90.1...90.18)|Section 90.5 - Contents, Form, and Issuance of Warrant; Law Governing Proceedings.

90.5 Contents, form, and issuance of warrant; law governing proceedings. Sec. 5.  (1) A warrant shall be in the name of the people of the state of Michigan and shall set forth the substance of the offense complained of, and shall be substantially of the form and be issued upon complaint made, as provided by law in misdemeanor cases in the district court.  (2) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the proceedings relating to the arrest and custody of the accused during the pendency of the suit, the pleadings, proceedings upon the trial of the cause, in procuring the attendance and testimony of witnesses, in the rendition of judgment, and in the execution of judgment, shall be governed by, and conform as nearly as practicable to the provisions of law regulating the proceedings in misdemeanor cases in the district court. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3093 ;-- CL 1915, 3007 ;-- CL 1929, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 90.5 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
MI Comp L § 90.6 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-X - Chapter X Enforcement of Ordinances. (90.1...90.18)|Section 90.6 - Judgment or Conviction; Limitation on Sanctions; Costs.

90.6 Judgment or conviction; limitation on sanctions; costs. Sec. 6.  Upon judgment or conviction, the court shall impose a sanction not exceeding the limit prescribed in the ordinance violated, as the nature of the case may require, together with such costs of prosecution as the court shall order. In a civil infraction action, the district court may assess costs as provided in section 907 of the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.907 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or section 8727 of the revised judicature act of 1961, Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, being section 600.8727 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3094 ;-- CL 1915, 3008 ;-- CL 1929, 1932 ;-- CL 1948, 90.6 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 19, Eff. May 1, 1994
MI Comp L § 90.7 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-X - Chapter X Enforcement of Ordinances. (90.1...90.18)|Section 90.7 - Judgment; Execution; Fine and Imprisonment.

90.7 Judgment; execution; fine and imprisonment. Sec. 7.  Every such judgment shall be executed by virtue of an execution or warrant, specifying the particulars of the judgment. If the judgment be for the payment of a fine only, with or without costs, execution of the form prescribed in section 3 of this chapter shall issue forthwith. If judgment be for both fine and imprisonment, a warrant shall issue immediately for the commitment of the defendant until the expiration of the term mentioned in the sentence, and an execution shall issue at the same time against the goods and chattels of the defendant for the collection of the fine or forfeiture imposed; but in neither case above mentioned shall the imprisonment without payment operate as a satisfaction of the fine and costs imposed. In cases where a fine and imprisonment in default of payment thereof, or where imprisonment alone is imposed, a warrant of commitment shall issue accordingly, in the former case, until the expiration of the sentence, unless the fine and costs be sooner paid, and in the latter, for the term named in the sentence. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3095 ;-- CL 1915, 3009 ;-- CL 1929, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 90.7
MI Comp L § 90.8 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-X - Chapter X Enforcement of Ordinances. (90.1...90.18)|Section 90.8 - Imprisonment; City Use of County Jail.

90.8 Imprisonment; city use of county jail. Sec. 8.  Every city shall be allowed the use of the jail of the county in which it is located, for the confinement of all persons liable to imprisonment under the ordinances thereof, or under any of the provisions of this act; and any person so liable to imprisonment may be sentenced to, and committed to imprisonment, in such county jail or in the city prison, or other place of confinement provided by the city, or authorized by law, and the sheriff or other keeper of such jail, or other place of confinement or imprisonment, shall receive and safely keep any person committed thereto as aforesaid, until lawfully discharged. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3096 ;-- CL 1915, 3010 ;-- CL 1929, 1934 ;-- CL 1948, 90.8
MI Comp L § 90.9 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-X - Chapter X Enforcement of Ordinances. (90.1...90.18)|Section 90.9 - Process; Direction and Execution.

90.9 Process; direction and execution. Sec. 9.  Process issued in a prosecution or proceeding for the violation of an ordinance of the city shall be directed to the city marshal or to a constable of the city or county, and may be executed in any part of the state by these officers or another officer authorized by law to serve process issued by the district court. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3097 ;-- CL 1915, 3011 ;-- CL 1929, 1935 ;-- CL 1948, 90.9 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
MI Comp L § 90.10 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-X - Chapter X Enforcement of Ordinances. (90.1...90.18)|Section 90.10 - Cause of Action; Allegations; Applicability of Subsection (1); Judicial Notice.

90.10 Cause of action; allegations; applicability of subsection (1); judicial notice. Sec. 10.  (1) It is not necessary in a proceeding for the violation of an ordinance of the city to state or set forth the ordinance or a provision of the ordinance in a warrant, process, or pleading. It is a sufficient statement of the cause of action in the warrant, process, or pleading to set forth substantially, and with reasonable certainty as to time and place, the act or offense complained of and to allege it to be in violation of an ordinance of the city, referring to the ordinance by its title and the date of its passage or approval. This subsection does not apply to an ordinance violation that constitutes a civil infraction.  (2) A judge or district court magistrate having authority to hear or determine a proceeding for the violation of an ordinance of the city shall take judicial notice of the enactment or adoption, existence, and provisions of the ordinances of the city and the resolutions of the council and of the authority of the city or council to enact or adopt the ordinances and resolutions. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3098 ;-- CL 1915, 3012 ;-- CL 1929, 1936 ;-- CL 1948, 90.10 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 19, Eff. May 1, 1994
MI Comp L § 90.11 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-X - Chapter X Enforcement of Ordinances. (90.1...90.18)|Section 90.11 - Trial by Jury.

90.11 Trial by jury. Sec. 11.  In prosecutions for violations of the ordinances of the city, either party may require a trial by jury. The jury, except when other provision is made, shall consist of 6 persons. In suits commenced by warrant, the jury shall be selected and summoned as in misdemeanor cases in the district court. In civil actions to recover penalties for the city ordinance violation, the jury shall be selected and summoned as in other civil actions in the district court. An inhabitant of the city shall not be incompetent to serve as a juror in any cause in which the city is a party or is interested due solely to the interest in the outcome of the action which the person may have in common with the other inhabitants of the city. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3099 ;-- CL 1915, 3013 ;-- CL 1929, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 90.11 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
MI Comp L § 90.12 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-X - Chapter X Enforcement of Ordinances. (90.1...90.18)|Section 90.12 - Appeal; Judicial Notice of Ordinances and Resolutions.

90.12 Appeal; judicial notice of ordinances and resolutions. Sec. 12.  (1) In an action commenced by warrant as provided in this act, a party convicted of a violation of an ordinance of the city may appeal the judgment to the circuit court in the county in which the city is located, in the same manner as in misdemeanor cases appealed from the district court.  (2) In a suit to which the city is a party, brought to recover a penalty or forfeiture for violation of an ordinance, either party may appeal from the judgment to the circuit court in the county in which the city is located, in the same manner as in civil actions appealed from the district court, except that the city shall not be required to give a bond or security.  (3) The circuit court to which the cause is appealed shall take judicial notice of the ordinances of the city and the resolutions of the council. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3100 ;-- CL 1915, 3014 ;-- CL 1929, 1938 ;-- CL 1948, 90.12 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
MI Comp L § 90.13 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-X - Chapter X Enforcement of Ordinances. (90.1...90.18)|Section 90.13 - Fines Imposed for Violations; Payment.

90.13 Fines imposed for violations; payment. Sec. 13.  Except in cases in which a fine is paid to a parking violations bureau or a municipal ordinance violations bureau pursuant to section 8395 or 8396 of the revised judicature act of 1961, Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, being sections 600.8395 and 600.8396 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, a fine imposed for a violation of an ordinance of the city shall be received by the clerk for the court in which judgment or conviction was had. If the fine is collected upon execution, the person receiving the fine shall immediately pay the money collected to that clerk. If the defendant is committed, the fine and costs imposed shall be paid to the sheriff or other keeper of the jail or prison, who shall, within 30 days after receiving payment, pay the money to that clerk for distribution pursuant to section 8379 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, being section 600.8379 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3101 ;-- CL 1915, 3015 ;-- CL 1929, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 90.13 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 19, Eff. May 1, 1994
MI Comp L § 90.14 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-X - Chapter X Enforcement of Ordinances. (90.1...90.18)|Section 90.14 - Fines Imposed for Violations; Neglect of Receiver, Penalty.

90.14 Fines imposed for violations; neglect of receiver, penalty. Sec. 14.  If any person who shall have received any such fine or any part thereof shall neglect to pay over the same pursuant to the foregoing provision, it shall be the duty of the council to cause suit to be commenced immediately therefor, in the name of the city, and to prosecute the same to effect. Any person receiving any such fine who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to pay over the same as required by the foregoing provisions, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished accordingly. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3102 ;-- CL 1915, 3016 ;-- CL 1929, 1940 ;-- CL 1948, 90.14