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MI Comp L § 81.12 (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-I - Chapter I Incorporation. (81.1...81.18)|Section 81.12 - First Election of New City; Prerequisites.

81.12 First election of new city; prerequisites. Sec. 12.  At least 10 days before the first election in and for the new corporation, the council of the old corporation shall appoint 4 persons in each ward as inspectors of such election therein; and cause notice to be given by the clerk, by handbills posted in 10 of the most public places in each ward, and by publication in 1 or more newspapers printed in the city, of the time and place in each ward of holding such election and of the city and ward officers to be elected; and of the place in each ward where the said inspectors of election will meet on the Saturday next preceding the election to make a registration of the electors of the new city corporation, and that no person, unless registered in such registry, can be permitted to vote at such elections. Said council shall also procure books of registry of the form required by law for the registration of electors in cities, and deliver them to said inspectors. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2967 ;-- CL 1915, 2883 ;-- CL 1929, 1807 ;-- CL 1948, 81.12
MI Comp L § 81.13 (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-I - Chapter I Incorporation. (81.1...81.18)|Section 81.13 - Inspectors of Election; Oath, Duties.

81.13 Inspectors of election; oath, duties. Sec. 13.  The inspectors of election, appointed as provided in the preceding section, shall constitute boards of registration for their respective wards for the purpose of making the first registry of the electors therein. They shall take and file with the clerk the oath of office required in this act to be taken by city officers, and shall meet in their respective wards on the day and place appointed in the notice mentioned in the preceding section, and there make a registry of all persons in the wards qualified by law to be registered as electors therein. In making such registry they shall proceed in the manner provided by law for making the registry of electors in cities. Such registry, when completed, shall be the registry of electors of the several wards of the city. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2968 ;-- CL 1915, 2884 ;-- CL 1929, 1808 ;-- CL 1948, 81.13
MI Comp L § 81.14 (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-I - Chapter I Incorporation. (81.1...81.18)|Section 81.14 - Inspectors of First Election; Duties.

81.14 Inspectors of first election; duties. Sec. 14.  Said inspectors shall be inspectors of such first election in their respective wards, and shall have the same powers, and perform the same duties at the election, and in respect to the canvass of the votes, and in making and returning written statements and certificates of the votes cast, and for whom given, as are required of inspectors at annual city elections provided for in this act, except that said written statements and certificates shall be deposited with the village clerk, and the village council shall respectively perform the same duties in respect to the canvass of the votes and returns, and in determining and certifying what persons were elected to office, and in notifying such persons of their election as are required of the city clerk and council in respect to said annual city elections. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2969 ;-- CL 1915, 2885 ;-- CL 1929, 1809 ;-- CL 1948, 81.14
MI Comp L § 81.15 (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-I - Chapter I Incorporation. (81.1...81.18)|Section 81.15 - Fourth Class City; Bodies Corporate.

81.15 Fourth class city; bodies corporate. Sec. 15.  All cities organized under or made subject to the provisions of this act shall be bodies politic and corporate under and by the name assumed by them in their declaration of incorporation, or designated in their acts of incorporation; and by such name may sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, acquire and hold real and personal property for the purposes for which they are incorporated, have a common seal and change the same at pleasure, and exercise all the powers in this act conferred. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2970 ;-- CL 1915, 2886 ;-- CL 1929, 1810 ;-- CL 1948, 81.15
MI Comp L § 81.16 (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-I - Chapter I Incorporation. (81.1...81.18)|Section 81.16 - Fourth Class Cities; Judicial Notice Taken; Changes in Organization.

81.16 Fourth class cities; judicial notice taken; changes in organization. Sec. 16.  Judicial notice shall be taken in all courts and proceedings in this state of the existence of all cities incorporated or made subject to the provisions of this act, and of the change of organization of any city or village from its former organization to its incorporation under or subject to the provisions of this act, and of all changes at any time made in the corporate limits of any city, by the annexation of territory thereto or otherwise, and of the boundaries of all wards, and of all changes made at any time in the boundaries of any ward in any such city; and from the time of such incorporation or change of organization the provisions of this act shall be applicable to such cities, and all laws in conflict therewith shall no longer be applicable. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2971 ;-- CL 1915, 2887 ;-- CL 1929, 1811 ;-- CL 1948, 81.16
MI Comp L § 81.17 (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-I - Chapter I Incorporation. (81.1...81.18)|Section 81.17 - Existing Ordinances, By-Laws, Resolutions.

81.17 Existing ordinances, by-laws, resolutions. Sec. 17.  All ordinances, by-laws, and resolutions, in force in any village, when it shall be incorporated under this act and not inconsistent herewith, shall continue in full force and effect until repealed or amended by the city council. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2972 ;-- CL 1915, 2888 ;-- CL 1929, 1812 ;-- CL 1948, 81.17
MI Comp L § 81.18 (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-I - Chapter I Incorporation. (81.1...81.18)|Section 81.18 - Status of Former Rights; Liabilities; Remedies.

81.18 Status of former rights; liabilities; remedies. Sec. 18.  All rights and property of any kind and description which were vested in any village corporation under its former organization shall, upon its incorporation, subject to this act be deemed and held to be vested in the new corporation; and no rights or liabilities, either in favor of or against such former corporation, existing at the time of its incorporation, under this act, and no suit or prosecution of any kind shall be in any manner affected by such change, but the same shall stand or progress as if no such change had been made, and all debts and liabilities of the former corporation shall be deemed to be the debts and liabilities of the new corporation, and all taxes levied and uncollected at the time of such change shall be collected the same as if such change had not been made: Provided, That when a different remedy is given in this act, which can be made applicable to any rights existing at the time of the incorporation of the city under this act, the same shall be deemed cumulative to the remedies before provided, and may be used accordingly. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2973 ;-- CL 1915, 2889 ;-- CL 1929, 1813 ;-- CL 1948, 81.18
MI Comp L § 82.2 (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-II - Chapter II Changes of Boundaries. (82.1...82.2)|Section 82.2 - Change of Boundaries; Rights and Liabilities of Annexed Territory.

82.2 Change of boundaries; rights and liabilities of annexed territory. Sec. 2.  Whenever any city incorporated subject to the provisions of this act shall have its boundaries changed by the addition of any territory thereto, or by the taking of any territory therefrom, the rights and interests of the township or city from which such territory shall be taken or to which it shall be annexed as well as the rights of the persons affected by reason of such change of boundary, shall be settled and adjusted in accordance with the general laws of this state in such cases made and provided. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2975 ;-- CL 1915, 2891 ;-- CL 1929, 1815 ;-- CL 1948, 82.2
MI Comp L § 83.1 (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-III - Chapter III Wards. (83.1...83.4)|Section 83.1 - Existing Wards.

83.1 Existing wards. Sec. 1.  The wards established by the council as provided in section 10, chapter 1 of this act, and the wards established in any incorporated city at the time of its re-incorporation under the provisions of this act, shall continue to be the wards of such city, until changed by the legislature. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2976 ;-- CL 1915, 2892 ;-- CL 1929, 1816 ;-- CL 1948, 83.1 Compiler's Notes: For provisions of section 10, chapter 1, referred to in this section, see MCL 81.10.
MI Comp L § 83.2 (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-III - Chapter III Wards. (83.1...83.4)|Section 83.2 - Wards; Number, Apportionment.

83.2 Wards; number, apportionment. Sec. 2.  Any city having a population of less than 5,000 inhabitants may be divided into 3 wards. If it contains a population of 5,000 or upwards it may be divided into 4 wards, and an additional ward for every additional 2,000 inhabitants above 5,000 and up to 10,000. But any city having, at the time of its being brought under or subject to the provisions of this act, a greater number of wards in proportion to its population than above mentioned, shall not be required to diminish the number of its existing wards. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2977 ;-- CL 1915, 2893 ;-- CL 1929, 1817 ;-- CL 1948, 83.2
MI Comp L § 83.3 (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-III - Chapter III Wards. (83.1...83.4)|Section 83.3 - Wards; Existing Ward Officers or Aldermen.

83.3 Wards; existing ward officers or aldermen. Sec. 3.  No election of aldermen or ward officers shall be held in any newly established ward, or in any ward, on account of changes in the boundaries thereof, previous to the next annual city election; nor shall the office of any alderman or other officer elected in any ward be vacated by reason of any change in such ward; but any such alderman and other officer shall, during the remainder of his term, continue in office and to represent the ward including the place of his residence at the time of the change of the boundaries of the ward, unless the office become vacant for some other cause. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2978 ;-- CL 1915, 2894 ;-- CL 1929, 1818 ;-- CL 1948, 83.3
MI Comp L § 83.4 (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-III - Chapter III Wards. (83.1...83.4)|Section 83.4 - New Wards; Aldermen, Terms.

83.4 New wards; aldermen, terms. Sec. 4.  When by the creation of a new ward 2 aldermen are to be elected therein at the same time, 1 of them shall be elected for 1 year, and 1 for 2 years, and the term of each shall be designated on the ballot. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2979 ;-- CL 1915, 2895 ;-- CL 1929, 1819 ;-- CL 1948, 83.4
MI Comp L § 84.1 (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-IV - Chapter IV Electors and Registration. (84.1...84.8)|Section 84.1 - Electors; Qualifications; Registration; Precincts.

84.1 Electors; qualifications; registration; precincts. Sec. 1.  The inhabitants of cities having the qualifications of electors under the constitution of the state and statutes enacted thereunder, and no others, shall be electors therein. Registration of electors and division of the city into precincts shall be conducted in the manner provided by law. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2980 ;-- CL 1915, 2896 ;-- CL 1929, 1820 ;-- CL 1948, 84.1 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 2, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974
MI Comp L § 84.2-84.8 (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-IV - Chapter IV Electors and Registration. (84.1...84.8)|Section 84.2-84.8 - Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974.

84.2-84.8 Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974. Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to voting districts and registration.
MI Comp L § 85.1 (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-V - Chapter V Officers. (85.1...85.19)|Section 85.1 - Election of Certain City Officers.

85.1 Election of certain city officers. Sec. 1.  In cities incorporated under this act, a mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer shall be elected by the qualified voters of the whole city. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2988 ;-- CL 1915, 2904 ;-- CL 1929, 1828 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 84, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 85.1 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
MI Comp L § 85.2 (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-V - Chapter V Officers. (85.1...85.19)|Section 85.2 - Ward Officers; Election, Term.

85.2 Ward officers; election, term. Sec. 2.  In each ward a supervisor, 2 aldermen and a constable shall be elected: Provided, That the council of any city re-incorporated under and made subject to the provisions of this act, which at the time of such re-incorporation shall have but 2 wards, may provide by ordinance for the election of 2 additional aldermen, to be known as aldermen at large, and to be elected by the qualified electors of the whole city. At the first election held under this act 1 of such aldermen shall be elected for a term of 1 year and 1 for a term of 2 years, and annually thereafter 1 shall be elected for a term of 2 years. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2989 ;-- CL 1915, 2905 ;-- CL 1929, 1829 ;-- CL 1948, 85.2
MI Comp L § 85.3 (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-V - Chapter V Officers. (85.1...85.19)|Section 85.3 - Appointment, Powers, and Duties of City Officers; Availability of Writings to Public.

85.3 Appointment, powers, and duties of city officers; availability of writings to public. Sec. 3.  (1) A city attorney, city marshal, street commissioner, city surveyor, a city assessor when provided for, and a chief engineer of the fire department shall be appointed by the mayor, by and with the consent of the council. The council may also provide by ordinance for the appointment of, for the term prescribed in the ordinance, other officers whose election or appointment is not specially provided for in this act, as the council considers necessary for the execution of the powers granted by this act. These appointments shall be made by the mayor, by and with the consent of the council, and their powers and duties shall be prescribed by ordinance. The mayor shall not have a vote in the council regarding mayoral appointments of those officers.  (2) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by a board, commission, or committee created under this act in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2990 ;-- CL 1915, 2906 ;-- CL 1929, 1830 ;-- CL 1948, 85.3 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 222, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1978
MI Comp L § 85.3a (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-V - Chapter V Officers. (85.1...85.19)|Section 85.3a - Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice.

85.3a Conducting business at public meeting; notice. Sec. 3a.  The business which a board, commission, or committee created under this act may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board, commission, or committee held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. History: Add. 1978, Act 222, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1978
MI Comp L § 85.4 (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-V - Chapter V Officers. (85.1...85.19)|Section 85.4 - City Officers; Appointment, Time.

85.4 City officers; appointment, time. Sec. 4.  Appointments to office, except appointments to fill vacancies, shall be made on the first Monday of May in each year; but appointments which for any cause shall not be made on that day may be made by the mayor and confirmed at any subsequent regular meeting of the council. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2991 ;-- CL 1915, 2907 ;-- CL 1929, 1831 ;-- CL 1948, 85.4
MI Comp L § 85.5 (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-V - Chapter V Officers. (85.1...85.19)|Section 85.5 - First Election; Election and Terms of Aldermen.

85.5 First election; election and terms of aldermen. Sec. 5.  At the first election held in a city incorporated under this act, 2 aldermen in each ward shall be elected. In a city reincorporated under this act, the aldermen elected under the former corporation shall continue in office for the term for which they were elected and, at the first election, the number of aldermen to be elected shall be a number which together, with those continuing in office as provided in this act, totals the requisite number of aldermen required by this act. In this case, the terms of the aldermen first elected as provided by this act, shall be arranged so that 1 alderman for each ward is elected annually thereafter. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2992 ;-- CL 1915, 2908 ;-- CL 1929, 1832 ;-- CL 1948, 85.5 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
MI Comp L § 85.6 (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-V - Chapter V Officers. (85.1...85.19)|Section 85.6 - City Officers; Terms.

85.6 City officers; terms. Sec. 6.  The mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, supervisors and constables shall hold their offices for the term of 1 year from the second Monday in April of the year when elected, and until their successors are qualified and enter upon the duties of their offices. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2993 ;-- CL 1915, 2909 ;-- CL 1929, 1833 ;-- CL 1948, 85.6
MI Comp L § 85.7 (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-V - Chapter V Officers. (85.1...85.19)|Section 85.7 - Appointive Officers; Terms, Vacancies.

85.7 Appointive officers; terms, vacancies. Sec. 7.  All officers appointed by the mayor or council, except officers appointed to fill vacancies in elective offices, shall hold their respective offices until the first Monday of May next after such appointment, and until their successors are qualified and enter upon the duties of their office, unless a different term of office shall be provided in this act, or in the ordinance creating the office. Any officer elected to fill a vacancy shall hold the office during the residue of the term of office in which the vacancy occurred, and any officer appointed to fill a vacancy in any elective office shall hold such office until the next annual city election. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2994 ;-- CL 1915, 2910 ;-- CL 1929, 1834 ;-- CL 1948, 85.7
MI Comp L § 85.8 (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-V - Chapter V Officers. (85.1...85.19)|Section 85.8 - Entering Upon Duties of Offices.

85.8 Entering upon duties of offices. Sec. 8.  Except as otherwise prescribed by law, officers not elected to fill vacancies shall enter upon the duties of their offices on the second Monday of April of each year. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2995 ;-- CL 1915, 2911 ;-- CL 1929, 1835 ;-- CL 1948, 85.8 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
MI Comp L § 86.1 (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-VI - Chapter VI Elections. (86.1...86.16)|Section 86.1 - Annual City Election; Time, Place.

86.1 Annual city election; time, place. Sec. 1.  An annual city election shall be held on the first Monday in April in each year, at such place or places in each of the several wards of the city, as the council shall designate. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3007 ;-- CL 1915, 2923 ;-- CL 1929, 1847 ;-- CL 1948, 86.1
MI Comp L § 86.2 (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-VI - Chapter VI Elections. (86.1...86.16)|Section 86.2 - Special Election; Resolution of Council.

86.2 Special election; resolution of council. Sec. 2.  Special elections may be appointed by resolution of the council, and held in and for the city, or in and for any ward thereof, at such times and place or places as the council shall designate; the purpose and object of which shall be fully set forth in the resolution appointing such election. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3008 ;-- CL 1915, 2924 ;-- CL 1929, 1848 ;-- CL 1948, 86.2
MI Comp L § 86.3-86.9 (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-VI - Chapter VI Elections. (86.1...86.16)|Section 86.3-86.9 - Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974.

86.3-86.9 Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974. Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to notice of elections, ballot boxes, polls, and board of election inspectors.