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MI Comp L § 322.266 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 21 of 1873 - Reserved or Forfeited Lands (322.261 - 322.266)|Section 322.266 - Applicability.

322.266 Applicability. Sec. 6.  This act does not apply to the sale of surplus land pursuant to the land exchange facilitation fund act. History: Add. 1989, Act 87, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
MI Comp L § 322.281 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 149 of 1848 - Certificates for School and University Lands (322.281 - 322.283)|Section 322.281 - School and University Lands; New Certificates, Issuance; Payment of Interest on Original.

322.281 School and university lands; new certificates, issuance; payment of interest on original. Sec. 1.  That the commissioner of the state land office be, and he hereby is authorized and required, upon being satisfied that no injury can result to the particular trust fund to be affected thereby, whether the same be the university or school fund, and upon the surrender of any original certificate, of purchase of any such university or school lands, to issue 1 or more new certificates, in lieu of said original one, to the persons who shall exhibit to such commissioner satisfactory evidence of being entitled thereto, and upon receiving from any such person or persons the full amount of interest due upon such original certificate up to and including the last preceding annual payment required thereby. History: 1848, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1848 ;-- CL 1857, 2519 ;-- CL 1871, 3893 ;-- How. 5333 ;-- CL 1897, 1351 ;-- CL 1915, 526 ;-- CL 1929, 5926 ;-- CL 1948, 322.281 Compiler's Notes: The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
MI Comp L § 322.282 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 149 of 1848 - Certificates for School and University Lands (322.281 - 322.283)|Section 322.282 - School and University Lands; New Certificates, Indorsement of Credits, Computation of Interest.

322.282 School and university lands; new certificates, indorsement of credits, computation of interest. Sec. 2.  At the time of issuing any such new certificates, the said commissioner shall indorse thereon the proper credits, pro rata, and of their proper dates for all payments of principal and interest moneys theretofore made upon the original certificate thus surrendered, and the interest upon such new certificate shall be computed from the last annual payment due on the original certificate. History: 1848, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1848 ;-- CL 1857, 2520 ;-- CL 1871, 3894 ;-- How. 5334 ;-- CL 1897, 1352 ;-- CL 1915, 527 ;-- CL 1929, 5927 ;-- CL 1948, 322.282
MI Comp L § 322.283 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 149 of 1848 - Certificates for School and University Lands (322.281 - 322.283)|Section 322.283 - School and University Lands; New Certificates, Affidavit of Township Supervisor, Other Evidence; Discharge of Certificate.

322.283 School and university lands; new certificates, affidavit of township supervisor, other evidence; discharge of certificate. Sec. 3.  The persons desirous of procuring such new certificate, shall, in every case, furnish the said commissioner, as the basis of his action, with the certificate of the supervisor of the township in which the lands are situated, verified by his oath, that he is acquainted with the true condition, quality, quantity and location of said lands, and the proposed division of the same, and that in his opinion such division could be made without injury to the university or school fund, as the case may be; and the said commissioner may require any other evidence which he may deem necessary, and whenever the grantee of any deed duly executed by a sheriff, and conveying the right, title and interest of any person holding a certificate for any university or school lands, shall present such deed at the land office, and shall tender the balance of principal and interest due upon any such certificate, as the same shall appear from the books of said office, the commissioner thereof shall execute to such grantee, his heirs and assigns, a deed for the land described in such certificate, in the usual form, and the same shall be a full satisfaction and discharge of such certificate. History: 1848, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1848 ;-- CL 1857, 2521 ;-- CL 1871, 3895 ;-- How. 5335 ;-- CL 1897, 1353 ;-- CL 1915, 528 ;-- CL 1929, 5928 ;-- CL 1948, 322.283
MI Comp L § 322.291 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 42 of 1853 - Certificates for Normal School Lands (322.291 - 322.292)|Section 322.291 - Normal School Lands; New Certificates, Issuance; Payment of Interest on Original.

322.291 Normal school lands; new certificates, issuance; payment of interest on original. Sec. 1.  That the commissioner of the state land office be and he is hereby authorized and required, upon being satisfied that no injury can result to the trust fund to be affected thereby, and upon the surrender of any original certificate of purchase of any normal school lands, to issue 1 or more new certificates in lieu of said original one, to the persons who shall exhibit to such commissioner satisfactory evidence of being entitled thereto, and upon receiving the full amount of interest due upon such original certificate up to and including the last preceding annual payment required thereby. History: 1853, Act 42, Eff. May 16, 1853 ;-- CL 1857, 2527 ;-- CL 1871, 3901 ;-- How. 5336 ;-- CL 1897, 1359 ;-- CL 1915, 534 ;-- CL 1929, 5930 ;-- CL 1948, 322.291 Compiler's Notes: The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
MI Comp L § 322.292 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 42 of 1853 - Certificates for Normal School Lands (322.291 - 322.292)|Section 322.292 - Normal School Lands; New Certificates, Affidavit of Township Supervisor, Other Evidence.

322.292 Normal school lands; new certificates, affidavit of township supervisor, other evidence. Sec. 2.  The persons desirous of procuring such new certificate, shall in every case furnish the said commissioner, as the basis of his action, with the certificate of the supervisor of the township in which the lands are situated, verified by his oath, that he is acquainted with the true condition, quality, quantity and location of said lands, and the proposed division of the same, and that in his opinion, such division could be made without injury to the normal school fund; and the said commissioner may require any other evidence which he may deem necessary in the premises. History: 1853, Act 42, Eff. May 16, 1853 ;-- CL 1857, 2528 ;-- CL 1871, 3902 ;-- How. 5337 ;-- CL 1897, 1360 ;-- CL 1915, 535 ;-- CL 1929, 5931 ;-- CL 1948, 322.292
MI Comp L § 322.381 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 19 of 1917 - Certificates of Correction (322.381 - 322.381)|Section 322.381 - Corrective Deed; Contents, Issuance, Seal, Record.

322.381 Corrective deed; contents, issuance, seal, record.Sec. 1.  If the department of natural resources has executed and issued a deed that purports to convey title to lands in which this state held no interest, the deed has been recorded in the office of the register of deeds for the county in which the lands are located, and, in an attempt to correct the erroneous sale and transfer, a deed has been executed to this state by the grantee of the original deed, the department of natural resources shall record the corrective deed in the office of the register of deeds. At the same time, the department of natural resources shall issue a certificate stating that this state has and claims no title in or to the lands described in the corrective deed and that the certificate is issued to remove any cloud on the title to the lands that may have been caused by the original deed or by the corrective deed. The register of deeds shall record the certificate, and is entitled to the same fee as is charged for recording a real estate mortgage under section 2567 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2567. History: 1917, Act 19, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 5929 ;-- CL 1948, 322.381 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 198, Eff. Sept. 18, 2018 Compiler's Notes: The public domain commission, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
MI Comp L § 322.391 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 133 of 1917 - Sale of Certain Lands for Right of Way (322.391 - 322.391)|Section 322.391 - Primary School, Swamp, Tax Homestead and Other Lands; Sale for Right of Way, Price.

322.391 Primary school, swamp, tax homestead and other lands; sale for right of way, price. Sec. 1.  The public domain commission is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and dispose of any primary school, swamp, tax homestead or other lands held by the state subject to the control of the said public domain commission, in pieces or parcels of less than a legal subdivision, to any telephone, telegraph, transmission or power company or corporation, for a right of way over and across any such lands, and the board of agriculture is also hereby authorized to sell or dispose of any agricultural college lands not included within the forest reserve in the counties of Alcona and Iosco, in pieces or parcels of less than a legal subdivision, to any telephone, telegraph, transmission or power company for a right of way over and across any such agricultural college lands. Any of such lands shall not be sold or disposed of for any right of way for less than twice the appraised value per acre of such lands at the time of the withdrawal of such lands from sale. History: 1917, Act 133, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 5932 ;-- CL 1948, 322.391 Compiler's Notes: The public domain commission, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
MI Comp L § 322.451 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 197 of 1883 - Lands Granted to State for Railroad Purposes (322.451 - 322.460)|Section 322.451 - Lands Granted to State for Railroad Purposes; Issuance of Patents; Acreage; Possession; Improvements; Deductions.

322.451 Lands granted to state for railroad purposes; issuance of patents; acreage; possession; improvements; deductions. Sec. 1.  That so much of the lands granted to the state of Michigan by acts of congress of June 3, 1856, and March 4, 1879, upon the route from Grand Haven to Flint and thence to Port Huron, extending from Grand Haven to Flint as in said acts designated, as have been purchased in good faith from Augustus D. Griswold or his grantees previous to the nineteenth day of January, 1876, William R. Bowes, as trustee of the Port Huron and Lake Michigan railroad company, or his successor, or of Amos Gould, or of either of their grantees, previous to the twenty-ninth day of January, A.D. 1881, shall have patents issued to them respectively for such lands: Provided, That the same shall be in 1 body and not in detached parcels, and shall not exceed 160 acres: And provided further, That such claimant or his grantors shall have been in actual and continued possession of such lands, and shall have resided thereon since January 1, 1881, and shall have made valuable improvements thereon: And provided further, That any number of acres received by such person or his grantors by virtue of Act No. 275 of the legislature of the state of Michigan of 1881, approved June eleventh, 1881, shall be deducted from the number of acres to be received by virtue of this section. History: 1883, Act 197, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883 ;-- How. 5466a ;-- CL 1897, 1422 ;-- CL 1915, 636 ;-- CL 1929, 5985 ;-- CL 1948, 322.451
MI Comp L § 322.452 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 197 of 1883 - Lands Granted to State for Railroad Purposes (322.451 - 322.460)|Section 322.452 - Proofs of Purchase and Possession; Made to Commissioner of State Land Office; Attendance of Witnesses.

322.452 Proofs of purchase and possession; made to commissioner of state land office; attendance of witnesses. Sec. 2.  Proofs of such purchase shall be made to the commissioner of the state land office by the production of conveyances, printed or written contracts, or duly certified copies thereof, if the same shall have been recorded, or in case of loss, without record, by at least 2 disinterested witnesses satisfactory to said commissioner of the state land office of such loss or of the existence of such conveyance or contract previous to the dates mentioned in section 1. Proof of such actual and continued possession and improvements by such claimant or his grantors shall also be made to said commissioner of the state land office by at least 2 disinterested witnesses, and said commissioner of the state land office in his discretion may require the personal attendance of such witnesses or receive sworn statements of such facts. History: 1883, Act 197, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883 ;-- How. 5466b ;-- CL 1897, 1423 ;-- CL 1915, 637 ;-- CL 1929, 5986 ;-- CL 1948, 322.452 Compiler's Notes: The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
MI Comp L § 322.454 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 197 of 1883 - Lands Granted to State for Railroad Purposes (322.451 - 322.460)|Section 322.454 - Claims Under Act; Time.

322.454 Claims under act; time. Sec. 4.  All claims made by virtue of sections 1 and 3 of this act shall be made within 6 months after this act shall take effect, and not afterwards: Provided, That the commissioner of the state land office may extend the time to determine contested cases for 30 days. History: 1883, Act 197, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883 ;-- How. 5466d ;-- CL 1897, 1425 ;-- CL 1915, 639 ;-- CL 1929, 5988 ;-- CL 1948, 322.454
MI Comp L § 322.455 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 197 of 1883 - Lands Granted to State for Railroad Purposes (322.451 - 322.460)|Section 322.455 - Sale of Residue of Lands; Public Auction; Minimum Price.

322.455 Sale of residue of lands; public auction; minimum price. Sec. 5.  All lands embraced within the provisions of this act and not disposed of at the expiration of 7 months from the date this act shall take effect, shall be offered for sale at public auction by the commissioner of the state land office at the minimum price of 1 dollar and 25 cents per acre. History: 1883, Act 197, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883 ;-- How. 5466e ;-- CL 1897, 1426 ;-- CL 1915, 640 ;-- CL 1929, 5989 ;-- CL 1948, 322.455
MI Comp L § 322.456 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 197 of 1883 - Lands Granted to State for Railroad Purposes (322.451 - 322.460)|Section 322.456 - Sale of Residue of Lands; Public Auction; Place; Time; Notice, Publication, Contents.

322.456 Sale of residue of lands; public auction; place; time; notice, publication, contents. Sec. 6.  Such public auction shall be at the place of holding the circuit court in the county where said land is situated respectively, within 90 days after the time fixed for purchasers and settlers to file claims as provided in the foregoing sections. The said commissioner shall give at least 3 weeks' notice of such sale by publishing a notice thereof in at least 1 and not more than 2 newspapers published in such county, stating the time and place such sale is to commence and the descriptions of the lands to be offered in and for sale in such county. History: 1883, Act 197, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883 ;-- How. 5466f ;-- CL 1897, 1427 ;-- CL 1915, 641 ;-- CL 1929, 5990 ;-- CL 1948, 322.456
MI Comp L § 322.457 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 197 of 1883 - Lands Granted to State for Railroad Purposes (322.451 - 322.460)|Section 322.457 - Balance of Lands; Minimum Price.

322.457 Balance of lands; minimum price. Sec. 7.  At the expiration of the time provided for in the preceding sections, the commissioner of the state land office shall fix and establish the minimum price of such lands then remaining unsold at 50 cents per acre, which price shall thereafter be and remain the minimum price of said lands. History: 1883, Act 197, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883 ;-- How. 5466g ;-- CL 1897, 1428 ;-- CL 1915, 642 ;-- CL 1929, 5991 ;-- CL 1948, 322.457
MI Comp L § 322.458 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 197 of 1883 - Lands Granted to State for Railroad Purposes (322.451 - 322.460)|Section 322.458 - Proceeds of Sales; Disposition.

322.458 Proceeds of sales; disposition. Sec. 8.  The proceeds of all sales provided for in this act shall be paid into the state treasury. History: 1883, Act 197, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883 ;-- How. 5466h ;-- CL 1897, 1429 ;-- CL 1915, 643 ;-- CL 1929, 5992 ;-- CL 1948, 322.458
MI Comp L § 322.459 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 197 of 1883 - Lands Granted to State for Railroad Purposes (322.451 - 322.460)|Section 322.459 - Taxes and Other Sums; Payment, Refund.

322.459 Taxes and other sums; payment, refund. Sec. 9.  Any person applying for any of the lands under the provisions of this act, excepting those claiming under the last proviso of section 3 of this act, shall pay to the state treasurer the sum of 10 cents per acre and all taxes assessed upon the same since the date of his or his grantor's purchase of the same from either of the original parties mentioned in section 1 of this act as returned by the township treasurer of the respective townships where the same are situated, but without interest or other charges, and all taxes except as provided in this section, which have been paid to the state treasurer by any person who has received patents for any of said lands under the provisions of Act No. 275 of the legislature of the state of Michigan of 1881, approved June 11, 1881, shall be refunded to such person or to his heirs or assigns by the said state treasurer, and be paid out of the general fund in the state treasury from any moneys in said fund not otherwise appropriated. History: 1883, Act 197, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883 ;-- How. 5466i ;-- CL 1897, 1430 ;-- CL 1915, 644 ;-- CL 1929, 5993 ;-- CL 1948, 322.459
MI Comp L § 322.460 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 197 of 1883 - Lands Granted to State for Railroad Purposes (322.451 - 322.460)|Section 322.460 - Adjustment of Amounts Due Claimants.

322.460 Adjustment of amounts due claimants. Sec. 10.  The state treasurer shall adjust the amounts due claimants under this act, and shall draw a warrant upon the state treasury for the amount due in favor of the person entitled to the amount within 3 months after application is made by that person. The balance of the taxes previously assessed upon the lands granted to this state and lying within the counties of Ottawa and Muskegon, upon the route extending from Grand Haven to Owosso and then to Flint, as described in this act and returned by the county treasurers of the counties of Muskegon and Ottawa to the state treasurer as delinquent and unpaid, and all interest and charges since accrued, are hereby canceled, and the state treasurer is hereby directed to credit the counties of Muskegon and Ottawa respectively with the amount of those taxes in all cases in which the tax has been previously charged back to those counties, with all interest and charges accrued upon the amounts charged back. However, the total amount of the credit shall not exceed the total amount the county may now be indebted to the state, and the counties of Muskegon and Ottawa shall credit up to the several townships in their respective counties all of the tax which has been charged back to the townships, or the proportion of the tax the county is credited with by the state. History: 1883, Act 197, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883 ;-- How. 5466j ;-- CL 1897, 1431 ;-- CL 1915, 645 ;-- CL 1929, 5994 ;-- CL 1948, 322.460 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 355, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2002
MI Comp L § 322.491 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 230 of 1881 - Certificates for Part-Paid State Land (322.491 - 322.497)|Section 322.491 - New Certificates; Owner, Application to Circuit Court.

322.491 New certificates; owner, application to circuit court. Sec. 1.  That whenever any part-paid certificate of primary school or other lands shall be lost or destroyed the owner of the land held under such certificate may apply to the circuit court for the county in which the land is situated for an order that a duplicate certificate may be issued. History: 1881, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1881 ;-- How. 5338 ;-- CL 1897, 1504 ;-- CL 1915, 726 ;-- CL 1929, 6043 ;-- CL 1948, 322.491
MI Comp L § 322.492 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 230 of 1881 - Certificates for Part-Paid State Land (322.491 - 322.497)|Section 322.492 - New Certificates; Application; Proof of Loss; Court Order.

322.492 New certificates; application; proof of loss; court order. Sec. 2.  The person making such application shall show to the satisfaction of the court that the certificate proposed to be restored has been lost or destroyed without the fault or connivance directly or indirectly of such applicant or of any one interested in the land covered by said certificate; and thereupon the court shall direct the manner of proceeding to supply the loss and the notices which shall be given to the parties interested in the application and to the commissioner of the state land office. History: 1881, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1881 ;-- How. 5339 ;-- CL 1897, 1505 ;-- CL 1915, 727 ;-- CL 1929, 6044 ;-- CL 1948, 322.492 Compiler's Notes: The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
MI Comp L § 322.493 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 322 - State Lands|Act 230 of 1881 - Certificates for Part-Paid State Land (322.491 - 322.497)|Section 322.493 - New Certificates; Subpoena of Witnesses.

322.493 New certificates; subpoena of witnesses. Sec. 3.  The court before whom any such application is pending may issue subpoenas for and compel the attendance of witnesses, or may direct the examination of witnesses or interrogatories and compel such witnesses to submit to such examination for the purpose of establishing any point in any proceeding under this act. History: 1881, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1881 ;-- How. 5340 ;-- CL 1897, 1506 ;-- CL 1915, 728 ;-- CL 1929, 6045 ;-- CL 1948, 322.493