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MI Comp L § 78.7 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.7 - Villages in More Than 1 County; Incorporation, Consolidation or Change in Boundary; Procedure.

78.7 Villages in more than 1 county; incorporation, consolidation or change in boundary; procedure. Sec. 7.  (1) If the territory to be affected by a proposed incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries is situated in more than 1 county, the petition under section 2 shall be addressed and presented to the secretary of state.  (2) The secretary of state shall examine the petition and the accompanying affidavits. If the secretary of state finds that the petition and accompanying affidavit or affidavits comply with the requirements of this act, the secretary of state shall certify the petition and accompanying affidavits and shall transmit the certificate and a certified copy of the petition and the accompanying affidavits to the clerk of each city, village, or township to be affected by the proposed incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries, together with a notice directing that the question of making the incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries petitioned for be submitted to the electors of the district to be affected. The notice shall provide that the ballot question shall be submitted at the next general election, or at a special election before the next general election, that is held 60 days or more after the date of transmittal of the certificate.  (3) If the secretary of state finds that the petition and the accompanying affidavits do not comply with the requirements of this act, he or she shall certify to that fact and shall return the petition and affidavits to the person from whom they were received, along with the certificate.  (4) Each city, village, and township clerk who receives from the secretary of state the copies and certificate provided for in subsection (2) shall give notice of the election to be held on the question of making the incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries petitioned for in the same manner as provided for in section 6. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2849 ;-- Am. 1929, Act 251, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 1769 ;-- CL 1948, 78.7 ;-- Am. 1960, Act 68, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 304, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
MI Comp L § 78.8 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.8 - Returns Canvass.

78.8 Returns canvass. Sec. 8.  The returns by the several boards of election inspectors shall be made to the clerk of the county in which the village or proposed village, or the greater part thereof, if in more than 1 county, is located, and shall be canvassed on the first Thursday following said election in the manner provided by law for a county canvass. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2850 ;-- CL 1929, 1770 ;-- CL 1948, 78.8
MI Comp L § 78.9 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.9 - Proceedings; Copy Filed With Secretary of State; Recording; Change Effected; Certificate to State Treasurer; Time.

78.9 Proceedings; copy filed with secretary of state; recording; change effected; certificate to state treasurer; time. Sec. 9.  (1) On the filing in the office of the secretary of state and the clerk of the county or counties within which the village is located, of a copy of the petition and of every resolution, affidavit, or certificate necessarily following a petition, with the certificate of the board of county canvassers attached, showing that the purposes of the petition have been approved by a majority of the electors voting on the petition as provided in this act, the number of votes cast on that proposition and the number cast for and against the proposition, the village is from that date duly and legally incorporated under and by the name designated in that petition, or the territory described in that petition is duly and legally consolidated as 1 village, or attached to or detached from the village named in that petition, as the case may be, and that petition and the subsequent proceedings under that petition shall be duly recorded in each of the village offices in a book to be kept for that purpose. The records or certified copies of the records shall be prima facie evidence of the due and legal incorporation of the village or of the consolidation or change of boundaries prayed for in the petition. Territory detached from any village shall become a part of the township, village or city from which it was originally taken.   (2) The secretary of state shall, within 10 days after the filing in his or her office of the certified copies as required by this section, make and file with the state treasurer a certificate showing the name of the village thus incorporated, a description of the land included within the limits of the village, or in case of a change of boundaries of any village a description of the land attached to or detached from that village. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1911, Act 71, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 2851 ;-- CL 1929, 1771 ;-- CL 1948, 78.9 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 375, Imd. Eff. May 24, 2002
MI Comp L § 78.12 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.12 - Village Charter; Rejection; Effect; President De Facto; Resubmission; Revert to Prior Status.

78.12 Village charter; rejection; effect; president de facto; resubmission; revert to prior status.Sec. 12.  (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 president shall be a de facto officer of the village until a president for the village is elected and qualified pursuant to a charter which the electors have approved. The president elected shall, after the lapse of 10 days within which petitions for the selection of a new charter commission may be filed, if a petition has not been filed with him or her, by notice, require the charter commission to reconvene and upon notice the charter commission shall reconvene and, within 60 days after the notice, provide any revision, amendment, or amendments to the original draft of the charter previously prepared by the commission as the commission considers necessary.  (2) The proposed charter, with amendment or amendments, shall be resubmitted to the qualified electors of the village 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 village have, by a majority vote, approved a charter for the village.   (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 village, and if rejected 3 times, or in the event that a charter is not adopted by the electors of the village during a period of 3 years following the election on the question of the incorporation of the village, the township clerk of the township in which the village 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 village is located. The territory of the village shall thereupon revert to the status existing prior to the filing of the petition required by section 2, and the office of each charter commissioner and de facto officer of the village shall terminate and cease to exist. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2854 ;-- CL 1929, 1774 ;-- CL 1948, 78.12 ;-- Am. 1952, Act 20, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 418, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 2009
MI Comp L § 78.13 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.13 - Village Charter; New Charter Commission, Petition, Procedure, Duties; Eligibility; Expenses, Payment; Territory, Control.

78.13 Village charter; new charter commission, petition, procedure, duties; eligibility; expenses, payment; territory, control. Sec. 13.  In cases where the qualified electors of a village shall reject a proposed charter, any 100 electors of said village may petition the de facto president for the selection of a new charter commission, and if said petition shall be filed with the de facto president of said village on or before the expiration of 10 days from the canvass and determination of the vote on said charter, the de facto president of said village shall, if said petition is signed by the requisite number of electors, certify such fact upon said petition and forthwith file the same with the county clerk or secretary of state, depending upon the office in which the original petition was filed, and such county clerk or secretary of state as the case may be, shall give notice of the filing of such petition in the same manner as upon the filing of the original petition and an election shall be called and held and a new charter commission shall be elected in the same manner as in the first instance. The duties of the new charter commission shall be the same as those of the former commission, and as many such successive commissions as necessary may be held in like manner until a charter for such village is framed and approved by the electors thereof. All persons who have served on previous charter commissions within 1 year, shall be ineligible as members of every such commission. The first legislative body assembled pursuant to a charter adopted by the electors of such village, shall provide for the payment of the necessary expenses incurred by the county and by the members of such commission or commissions, but the members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services. The territory constituting the village shall remain under the control and management of the respective cities, villages and townships from which it was taken and the authority of the officers of such cities, villages and townships shall continue until the charter of the new village has been adopted and the officers have been elected and qualified as herein provided. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2855 ;-- CL 1929, 1775 ;-- CL 1948, 78.13
MI Comp L § 78.14 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.14 - Village Charter; Revision.

78.14 Village charter; revision. Sec. 14.  Any village desiring to revise its charter shall do so in the following manner, unless otherwise provided by charter: When its legislative body shall by a 2/3 vote of the members-elect, declare for a general revision of the charter, or when an initiatory petition signed by qualified electors equal to at least 20 per centum of the total vote cast for president at the last preceding election, and verified by the person or persons who obtained such signatures, shall be presented therefor, the question of having a general charter revision shall be submitted to the electors for adoption or rejection at the next municipal election or at a special election. In case the electors shall, by a majority vote, declare in favor of such revision, a charter commission shall be selected consisting of 5 electors who are freeholders, to be elected at large on a non-partisan ballot, having a residence of at least 2 years in the municipality. The 5 candidates having the greatest number of votes shall be elected. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1915, Act 298, Imd. Eff. May 19, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 2856 ;-- CL 1929, 1776 ;-- CL 1948, 78.14
MI Comp L § 78.15 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.15 - Election of Charter Commission; Details Fixed by Legislative Body.

78.15 Election of charter commission; details fixed by legislative body. Sec. 15.  The legislative body of the municipality, unless it is otherwise provided, shall fix in advance of the election of a charter commission, the manner of nominating and electing the same, the place of its meeting, the compensation, if any, of its members, the money for the expense thereof, and provide the ballots for election. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2857 ;-- CL 1929, 1777 ;-- CL 1948, 78.15
MI Comp L § 78.16 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.16 - Charter Commission; Quorum.

78.16 Charter commission; quorum. Sec. 16.  A majority of those elected shall constitute a quorum of the commission and its powers and duties shall be the same as those prescribed in section 11 of this act. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2858 ;-- CL 1929, 1778 ;-- CL 1948, 78.16
MI Comp L § 78.17 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.17 - Charter; Amendments, Submission.

78.17 Charter; amendments, submission. Sec. 17.  Any amendment to any existing charter, whether passed pursuant to the provisions of this act or heretofore granted or passed by the state legislature, for the government of a village, may be submitted to the electors by a 2/3 vote of the legislative body of the village, or may be petitioned for by not less than 20 per centum of the number of electors voting for president at the last preceding election, which petition shall be verified by the oath of the party or parties securing the same and filed with the village clerk. Every such amendment shall be submitted to the electors at the next general or special election. When the amendment originates in the legislative body, it shall be published and remain on the table for 30 days before action is taken thereon. The form in which any proposed amendment to a village charter shall be submitted on the ballot, unless provided for in the initiatory petition, shall be determined by resolution by the legislative body. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 95, Imd. Eff. Apr. 21, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 2859 ;-- CL 1929, 1779 ;-- CL 1948, 78.17
MI Comp L § 78.18 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.18 - Charter Commission; Prosecuting Attorneys to Give Advice; Charter Vote Prerequisites.

78.18 Charter commission; prosecuting attorneys to give advice; charter vote prerequisites. Sec. 18.  It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorneys of the several counties, to give advice to any and all charter commissions of this state, as to whether proposed charters contravene the constitution and general laws of this state, and such other information in relation to the formation, amendment or revision of charters as they may require. Every charter framed or revised by a charter commission, and every amendment to a village charter, whether passed pursuant to the provisions of this act or heretofore granted or passed by the state legislature for the government of a village shall, before its submission to a vote of the electors be presented 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 amendment to the legislative body of the village, with his objections thereto, and any information or recommendations he may see fit to submit, which shall be spread at large on the journal of the body receiving them, and it shall reconsider it. On such reconsideration, if 2/3 of the members agree to pass it, it shall be submitted to the voters. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 95, Imd. Eff. Apr. 21, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 2860 ;-- CL 1929, 1780 ;-- CL 1948, 78.18
MI Comp L § 78.19 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.19 - Charter; Publication Prerequisites.

78.19 Charter; publication prerequisites. Sec. 19.  Every charter and amendment thereto, whether of villages incorporated under this act or under an existing charter of the village heretofore granted or passed by the legislature for the government of a village, before submission to the electors shall be published as provided in section 11 of this act. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 95, Imd. Eff. Apr. 21, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 2861 ;-- CL 1929, 1781 ;-- CL 1948, 78.19
MI Comp L § 78.20 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.20 - Charter of Amendment; Approval; Filing Time.

78.20 Charter of amendment; approval; filing time. Sec. 20.  If the charter or any amendment thereto, whether of villages incorporated under this act or under an existing charter of the village heretofore granted or passed by the legislature for the government of a village, be approved, then 2 printed copies thereof, with the vote for and against, duly certified by the village 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, and shall thereupon become law. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 95, Imd. Eff. Apr. 21, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 2862 ;-- CL 1929, 1782 ;-- CL 1948, 78.20
MI Comp L § 78.21 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.21 - Election; Expenses; Manner of Conducting.

78.21 Election; expenses; manner of conducting. Sec. 21.  (1) All elections held under this act shall be paid for as provided by the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992. The appropriate clerk shall determine the publication and notice of the election.  (2) Notwithstanding a charter provision providing otherwise, the day on which a village holds its regular or a special election is governed by the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, or by a resolution adopted in compliance with section 642 or 642a of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.642 and 168.642a. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2863 ;-- CL 1929, 1783 ;-- CL 1948, 78.21 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 304, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 299, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2004
MI Comp L § 78.22 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.22 - Police Officers of Village; Powers.

78.22 Police officers of village; powers. Sec. 22.  When any person has committed or is suspected of having committed any crime or misdemeanor within a village, whether incorporated under the provisions of this act or under an existing charter of the village heretofore granted or passed by the legislature for the government of a village, or has escaped from any prison of such a village, the police officers of such village shall have the same right to pursue, arrest and detain such person without the village limits as the sheriff of the county. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 95, Imd. Eff. Apr. 21, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 2864 ;-- CL 1929, 1784 ;-- CL 1948, 78.22
MI Comp L § 78.22a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.22a - District Court or Municipal Court; Hearing and Determining Cases.

78.22a District court or municipal court; hearing and determining cases. Sec. 22a.  The district court or municipal court in the judicial district in which a village is located shall hear and determine all cases that occur within the village's boundaries and come within the jurisdiction and authority of the district court or municipal court in the judicial district in which the village is located. History: Add. 1964, Act 57, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 190, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 239, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987
MI Comp L § 78.22b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.22b - Police Officer; Authority to Execute Bench Warrant.

78.22b Police officer; authority to execute bench warrant. Sec. 22b.  A police officer of a village has the same authority within the village as a deputy sheriff to execute a bench warrant for arrest issued by a court of record or a municipal court. History: Add. 1992, Act 47, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1992
MI Comp L § 78.24a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.24a - Codification of Ordinances.

78.24a Codification of ordinances. Sec. 24a.  Each village shall have the power, whether provided in its charter or not, to codify, recodify, and continue in code the village's municipal ordinances, in whole or in part, without the necessity of publishing the entire code in full. The ordinance adopting the code and ordinances repealing, amending, continuing, or adding to the code shall be published as required by law provided that notification states where a copy of the entire code can be reviewed and obtained. The ordinance adopting the code may amend, repeal, revise, or rearrange ordinances or parts of ordinances by references to the title only. History: Add. 1979, Act 17, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1979
MI Comp L § 78.24c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.24c - Acquisition of Land for Disposal of Sewage or Protection of Water Supply.

78.24c Acquisition of land for disposal of sewage or protection of water supply. Sec. 24c.  A village may acquire land outside its corporate limits necessary for the disposal of sewage or the obtaining or protection of a water supply for the village or the inhabitants of the village by purchase or, if the proposed use will not materially injure the health or safety of the persons living adjacent to the land, by condemnation pursuant to the uniform condemnation procedures act, Act No. 87 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 213.51 to 213.77 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: Add. 1993, Act 32, Imd. Eff. Apr. 23, 1993
MI Comp L § 78.24d (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 78 - Villages|Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)|Section 78.24d - Staggered Terms of Office; Resolution; Length of Initial Terms; Applicability of Subsection (1).

 ***** 78.24d SUBSECTION (1) DOES NOT APPLY AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2006: See subsection (2) ***** 78.24d Staggered terms of office; resolution; length of initial terms; applicability of subsection (1).Sec. 24d.  (1) Notwithstanding any charter provision, a village may pass a resolution to provide for the terms of office of its elected officials and for the terms to be staggered.   (2) The initial terms established under subsection (1) may be longer than allowed under the charter in order to facilitate the staggering of terms. This subsection does not apply after December 31, 2006.  (3) Notwithstanding any charter provision, the village may also pass a resolution to provide for any election provision that is consistent with the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992. History: Add. 2005, Act 63, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2005