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MI Comp L § 117.16 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.16 - Incorporation; Rejection of Charter; De Facto Mayor; Duties; Resubmission of Charter, Procedure; Effect of Nonadoption Within 3 Years of Election to Incorporate.

117.16 Incorporation; rejection of charter; de facto mayor; duties; resubmission of charter, procedure; effect of nonadoption within 3 years of election to incorporate.Sec. 16.  (1) If the proposed charter is rejected at an election, the election of officers is void, except that the elector who receives the highest number of votes cast for the office of mayor shall be a de facto officer of the proposed city until a mayor for the proposed city is elected and qualified pursuant to a charter which the electors have approved. The mayor elected shall, after the lapse of 10 days within which petitions for the selection of a new charter commission may be filed, if the petition has not been filed with him or her, by notice, require the charter commission to reconvene and within 90 days after the notice provide any revision, amendment, or amendments to the original draft of the charter previously prepared by them as they consider necessary.  (2) The proposed charter, with amendment or amendments, shall be resubmitted to the qualified electors of the proposed city in the same manner and with the same notice and proceedings as required in the first instance, which proceedings shall continue until the qualified electors of the proposed city have, by a majority vote, approved a charter for the proposed city.   (3) Any proposed charter, as originally submitted or resubmitted with any amendment or amendments, shall not be submitted more than 3 times to the qualified electors of the proposed city, and if rejected 3 times, or in the event that a charter is not adopted by the electors of the proposed city during a period of 3 years following the election on the question of the incorporation of the proposed city, the township clerk of the township in which the proposed city is located, or of that township having the largest portion of the population thereof, shall certify that fact to the secretary of state and to the county clerk, register of deeds, and circuit court of the county in which the proposed city is located. The territory of the proposed city shall thereupon revert to the status existing prior to the filing of the petition required by section 6, and the office of each charter commissioner and de facto officer of the proposed city shall terminate and cease to exist. Any sum of money deposited with the county clerk according to section 6 shall be paid by the county clerk into the general fund of the county. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 3319 ;-- CL 1929, 2252 ;-- Am. 1947, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 117.16 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 77, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 420, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 2009
MI Comp L § 117.19 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.19 - Charter; Duty of Legislative Body.

117.19 Charter; duty of legislative body. Sec. 19.  The legislative body of the municipality unless it is otherwise provided, shall fix in advance of the election of a charter commission the place of its meeting, the compensation of its members, the money for the expense thereof, and if need be provide the ballots for election. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1911, Act 203, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 3322 ;-- CL 1929, 2255 ;-- CL 1948, 117.19 Compiler's Notes: Act 203 of 1911, which amended this section, was held unconstitutional and void. See note to MCL 117.1. The 1911 amendment reads as follows: “Sec. 19. The legislative body of the municipality (shall provide for the election of said charter commission at the next general or municipal election to be held in said municipality, if there shall be a general or municipal election within sixty days after such legislative body or the electors of said municipality shall have declared for such general revision in the manner provided in the preceding section, and if there shall be no such general election within said sixty days, then said legislative body shall within ten days after such declaration, call a special election for the selection of such charter commission to be held within sixty days and) shall fix in advance of the election of such charter commission the place of its meeting, the compensation of its members, and provide the money for the expense thereof and if need be, provide the ballots for election.”
MI Comp L § 117.20 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.20 - Charter Commission; First Meeting; Duties of City Clerk; Powers and Duties of Commission; Roll Call; Vacancy; Compensation; Quorum; Public Sessions.

117.20 Charter commission; first meeting; duties of city clerk; powers and duties of commission; roll call; vacancy; compensation; quorum; public sessions. Sec. 20.  The charter commission shall convene on the second Tuesday after the election at the place designated pursuant to section 19. The city clerk shall preside at the first meeting, shall administer the oath of office to the members-elect, and shall act as clerk of the commission. The charter commission shall be the sole judge of the qualifications, elections, and returns of its members, shall choose its officers except clerk, shall determine the rules of its proceedings, and shall keep a journal. A roll call of the members on a question shall be entered on the journal at the request of 1/5 of the members or less if the commission shall so determine. The commission may fill a vacancy in its membership, and shall fix the time for the submission of the charter to the electors. A member shall not receive compensation for more than 90 meetings of the commission, and only for actual attendance. A member of the commission shall not be paid for more than 1 meeting per day. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum, and the sessions of the commission shall be public. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1911, Act 203, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 3323 ;-- CL 1929, 2256 ;-- CL 1948, 117.20 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 27, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1977 Compiler's Notes: Act 203 of 1911, which amended this section, was held unconstitutional and void. See note to MCL 117.1. The 1911 amendment reads as follows: “Sec. 20. The charter commission shall convene on the second Tuesday after the election at the place designated therefor. The city clerk shall preside at the first meeting, shall administer the oath of office to the members-elect, and shall act as clerk of the commission. It shall be the sole judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its own members, choose its own officers, except clerk, determine the rules of its proceedings and keep a journal. A roll call of its members on any question shall be entered on the journal at the request of one-fifth of its members or less if it shall so determine. It may fill any vacancy in its membership, and it shall fix the time for the submission of the charter to the electors. No members shall receive compensation for more than ninety days and only for actual attendance. A majority of all the members shall constitute a quorum and its sessions shall be public. The commission may submit with the charter, independent sections or propositions, and such of them as shall receive the approval of a majority of the electors voting thereon shall become a part of the charter if the charter is adopted by the electors.”Former Law: See Act 279 of 1909.
MI Comp L § 117.22 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.22 - Charter Amendment; Submission to Governor, Approval; Re-Consideration.

117.22 Charter amendment; submission to governor, approval; re-consideration. Sec. 22.  Every amendment to a city charter whether passed pursuant to the provisions of this act or heretofore granted or passed by the state legislature for the government of such city, before its submission to the electors, and every charter before the final adjournment of the commission, shall be transmitted to the governor of the state. If he shall approve it, he shall sign it; if not, he shall return the charter to the commission and the amendment to the legislative body of the city, with his objections thereto, which shall be spread at large on the journal of the body receiving them, and if it be an amendment proposed by the legislative body, such body shall re-consider it, and if 2/3 of the members-elect agree to pass it, it shall be submitted to the electors. If it be an amendment proposed by initiatory petition, it shall be submitted to the electors notwithstanding such objections. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Mar. 11, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 3325 ;-- CL 1929, 2258 ;-- CL 1948, 117.22
MI Comp L § 117.23 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.23 - Publication of Proposed Charter and Amendments; Submission of Charter and Separate Propositions to Electors; Adoption; Ballot.

117.23 Publication of proposed charter and amendments; submission of charter and separate propositions to electors; adoption; ballot.  Sec. 23.  (1) A proposed city charter and each amendment to an existing city charter before submission to the electors, shall be published as the charter commission or the legislative body may prescribe. A proposed charter may be submitted to the qualified electors as an entirety in a single proposition substantially as follows: "Shall the city charter proposed by the city charter commission be adopted?" Adoption of a proposed charter shall require a simple majority of those voting on the question.  (2) When submitting a proposed charter, separate propositions, on specific charter provisions may also be submitted to the qualified electors. In such case, all propositions shall be in such form as are approved by the attorney general as to clarity and impartiality. If the proposed charter and any of the separate propositions are adopted, the new charter shall take effect with the alternatives or additions contemplated by such separate propositions as are adopted. Adoption of a separate proposition which is an alternative to a provision contained in the proposed charter shall require approval by a majority of those voting on the separate proposition and also a majority of those voting on the proposed charter; otherwise the adoption of a separate proposition shall require a simple majority. The ballot shall contain voting instructions and a brief explanation of the effect of each of the propositions. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Mar. 11, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 3326 ;-- CL 1929, 2259 ;-- CL 1948, 117.23 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 223, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1971
MI Comp L § 117.24 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.24 - Charters or Amendments; Filing; Effective Date.

117.24 Charters or amendments; filing; effective date.  Sec. 24.  If the charter, or any amendment thereto, whether of cities incorporated under the provisions of this act, or under an existing charter of the city heretofore granted or passed by the legislature for the government of the city, be approved, then 2 printed copies thereof, with the vote for and against duly certified by the city clerk shall, within 30 days after the vote is taken, be filed with the secretary of state, and a like number with the county clerk of the county in which such city is located and shall thereupon become law, unless a different date for the taking effect of such charter or charter amendment, or any part thereof, is specifically set forth therein. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Mar. 11, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 3327 ;-- CL 1929, 2260 ;-- Am. 1941, Act 175, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- CL 1948, 117.24
MI Comp L § 117.25a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.25a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

117.25a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties. Sec. 25a.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a petition under section 3, 5, 5c, 6, 7, 8, 8a, 9(5), 11, 14a, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, or 25, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A petition under section 6 that is signed by landowners because there are not enough qualified electors residing in the territory or portion of the territory to be annexed is not subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in this section is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992. History: Add. 1998, Act 150, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
MI Comp L § 117.26 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.26 - Elections; General Provisions; Applicability of MCL 168.641.

117.26 Elections; general provisions; applicability of MCL 168.641. Sec. 26.  (1) All elections held under this act shall be paid for by the locality where held. Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, the legislative body of the city shall determine the publication and notice of the election.  (2) Notwithstanding another provision of this act or a charter provision, an election under this act is subject to section 641 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.641. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 3329 ;-- CL 1929, 2262 ;-- CL 1948, 117.26 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 303, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
MI Comp L § 117.27 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.27 - Repealed. 1966, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967.

117.27 Repealed. 1966, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to determination of representation by cities on county board of supervisors.
MI Comp L § 117.27a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.27a - Apportionment of Wards; Definitions.

117.27a Apportionment of wards; definitions.  Sec. 27a.  (1) For the purposes of this section:  (a) "Local legislative body" means the council, common council or commission of a city.  (b) "Ward" means a district comprising less than all of the area of a city which constitutes the political unit from which 1 or more members of the local legislative body is nominated, elected or nominated and elected.  (2) The population of each city subject to the provisions of this section shall, in the first instance, be determined from the most recent official United States decennial census. Other governmental census figures of total city population may be used if taken subsequent to the latest decennial United States census and the last decennial United States census figures are inadequate for the purposes of this section. Each city shall have the power to conduct its own census for this purpose.  (3) This section shall be applicable to all cities that do not elect all the members of their local legislative body at large. This section shall not repeal any charter provisions meeting the standards established herein but shall be applicable to all charters that fail in whole or in part, to meet the standards herein, or the constitutional requirements of this state or United States constitution.   (4) In each such city subject to the provisions of this section the local legislative body, not later than December 1, 1967, shall apportion the wards of the city in accord with this section. In subsequent years, the local legislative body, prior to the next general municipal election occurring not earlier than 4 months following the date of the official release of the census figures of each United States decennial census, shall apportion the wards of the city in accord with this section.  (5) The local legislative body shall file the apportionment plan with the city clerk and make copies available at cost to any registered voter of the city. Such plan shall provide for wards which are as nearly of equal population as is practicable and contiguous and compact. Residents of state institutions who cannot by law register in the city as electors shall be excluded from population computations where the number of such persons is identifiable in the census figures available.   (6) Any registered voter of the city within 30 days after the filing of the apportionment plan for his city, or within 30 days after such apportionment plan shall be submitted, may petition the circuit court to determine if the plan meets the requirements of the laws and constitution of this state and the United States. History: Add. 1966, Act 182, Eff. July 1, 1966
MI Comp L § 117.27b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.27b - Board of Review; Appointment of Members, Functions.

117.27b Board of review; appointment of members, functions. Sec. 27b.  When the charter of any city heretofore adopted provides that the city representatives on the board of supervisors of the county shall be members of the city's board of review or act in any other official capacity or perform any other official function, such city may provide by ordinance for the appointment of the members of the board of review of the city from the citizens of the city and for the filling of such other offices and the performance of such official functions heretofore filled or carried out by such city representatives in such manner as the legislative body of such city shall prescribe.  In the years 1969 and 1970 the legislative body of any city whose charter provides for a board of review consisting of appointed members of the county board of supervisors may appoint a board of review consisting of the same number as those now serving as appointed members consisting of electors resident in the city, to review the assessment roll according to law, notwithstanding the provision of any charter or law to the contrary.  History: Add. 1969, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Mar. 25, 1969
MI Comp L § 117.28a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.28a - Municipal Courts in Cities in Certain Counties; Civil Jurisdiction.

117.28a Municipal courts in cities in certain counties; civil jurisdiction. Sec. 28-a.  In counties having a population of less than 100,000 in which municipal courts are now or may be established, said courts shall have such jurisdiction in civil causes in all townships throughout the county up to the amount of the jurisdiction of said court. History: Add. 1933, Act 241, Eff. Oct. 17, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 117.28a
MI Comp L § 117.28b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.28b - Municipal Courts in Cities in Certain Counties; Attorney Fees Based on Amount of Judgment.

117.28b Municipal courts in cities in certain counties; attorney fees based on amount of judgment. Sec. 28b.  In all cases, in any municipal court now or hereafter established under the provisions of this act, where a contested trial takes place, and in all cases where an appearance has been entered by an attorney at law in behalf of the opposite party, if the plaintiff was the prevailing party and was represented by a legally licensed attorney and counsel, shall be entitled to tax, as an attorney fee, the sum of $10.00 in case of rendition of a judgment of $300.00 or less, and $15.00 in case of rendition of a judgment of over $300.00; and, if the defendant is the prevailing party and was represented by a legally licensed attorney and counsel, he shall be entitled to tax, as an attorney fee, the sum of $10.00 in case the plaintiff sought in his pleadings to recover a judgment of $300.00 or less, and $15.00 in case the plaintiff sought in his pleadings to recover a judgment of over $300.00. History: Add. 1949, Act 241, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
MI Comp L § 117.29 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.29 - Recovery and Enforcement of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures; Violations; Administrative Hearings.

117.29 Recovery and enforcement of fines, penalties, and forfeitures; violations; administrative hearings. Sec. 29.  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the district court, a municipal court, or the circuit court, as provided by law, may hear, try, and determine actions and prosecutions for the recovery and enforcing of fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed by the charter and ordinances of the city, and sanction offenders for the violation of the charter and ordinances, as is prescribed and directed in the charter or ordinances.  (2) Pursuant to section 4q, a city may provide for an administrative hearings bureau to adjudicate alleged violations of ordinances and impose sanctions consistent with this act. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 3332 ;-- CL 1929, 2265 ;-- CL 1948, 117.29 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 191, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 17, Eff. May 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 318, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2004
MI Comp L § 117.30 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.30 - Appeal to Circuit Court; Recognizance or Bond.

117.30 Appeal to circuit court; recognizance or bond.  Sec. 30.  In all actions and prosecutions arising under the charter and ordinances of the city the right of appeal to the circuit court of the county, or to a court having jurisdiction, shall be allowed to a party, and the same recognizance or bond shall be given as is or may be required by law in analogous cases on appeal from the court that tried the city charter or ordinance violation. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 3333 ;-- CL 1929, 2266 ;-- CL 1948, 117.30 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 191, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978
MI Comp L § 117.31 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.31 - Disposition of Fines.

117.31 Disposition of fines. Sec. 31.  All fines collected or received by the district court for or on account of violations of the charter or ordinances of the city, shall be distributed by the district court pursuant to section 8379 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended, being section 600.8379 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. All fines collected or received by a municipal court or the traffic and ordinance division of the recorder's court of the city of Detroit, for or on account of violations of the charter or ordinances of the city, shall be paid over to the city treasurer.  History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 3334 ;-- CL 1929, 2267 ;-- CL 1948, 117.31 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 191, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978