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MI Comp L § 113.12 (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-XXXIII - Chapter XXXIII Fourth Class Cities—miscellaneous. (113.1...113.20)|Section 113.12 - Affidavit of Notice; Filing, Evidence.

113.12 Affidavit of notice; filing, evidence. Sec. 12.  When, by the provisions of this act, notice of any matter or proceeding is required to be published or posted, an affidavit of the publication or posting of the same, made by the printer of the newspaper in which the same was inserted, or by some person in his employ knowing the facts, if such notice was required to be made by publication, or by the person posting the same, when required to be by posting, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein contained: Provided, The same shall be filed with the city clerk within 6 months from the date of the last publication thereof, or of posting the same. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3369 ;-- CL 1915, 3292 ;-- CL 1929, 2214 ;-- CL 1948, 113.12
MI Comp L § 113.13 (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-XXXIII - Chapter XXXIII Fourth Class Cities—miscellaneous. (113.1...113.20)|Section 113.13 - Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974.

113.13 Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to bonds for payment of judgement or decree against city.
MI Comp L § 113.14 (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-XXXIII - Chapter XXXIII Fourth Class Cities—miscellaneous. (113.1...113.20)|Section 113.14 - Reincorporation From Fourth to Third Class Cities.

113.14 Reincorporation from fourth to third class cities. Sec. 14.  Whenever any city of the fourth class shall have a population of more than 10,000 according to the last preceding federal or state census, then such city shall be reincorporated as a city of the third class at the time and in the manner provided by law for the incorporation of cities of the third class. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3371 ;-- CL 1915, 3294 ;-- CL 1929, 2216 ;-- CL 1948, 113.14
MI Comp L § 113.16 (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-XXXIII - Chapter XXXIII Fourth Class Cities—miscellaneous. (113.1...113.20)|Section 113.16 - Vacating Incorporation of City; Prerequisite, Petition, Procedure.

113.16 Vacating incorporation of city; prerequisite, petition, procedure. Sec. 16.  Whenever the qualified electors of any incorporated city whose population has decreased since its incorporation to less than 500 inhabitants as shown by the last federal census and the qualified electors of such city show a desire to vacate the incorporation of the same, the city council upon petitions being presented to it at any regular or special meeting, signed by at least 1/4 of the legal voters of such city as shown by the registration list of the last preceding registration held in such city, praying that the incorporation of such city be vacated, shall immediately thereupon order a special meeting of the electors of such city to be held for the purpose of voting upon the question of vacating the incorporation of the same, and shall give 30 days' notice of the time and place of holding such meeting by posting up written or printed notices which shall state the object of such meeting by reciting the substance of such petition, in 6 of the most public places within the limits of such city. History: Add. 1931, Act 223, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 113.16
MI Comp L § 113.17 (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-XXXIII - Chapter XXXIII Fourth Class Cities—miscellaneous. (113.1...113.20)|Section 113.17 - Vacating Incorporation of City; Election, Form of Ballots, Transcript of Proceedings Certified to County Clerk; Plats Unaffected.

113.17 Vacating incorporation of city; election, form of ballots, transcript of proceedings certified to county clerk; plats unaffected. Sec. 17.  At the time of holding such meeting, all persons voting thereon shall have written or printed on their ballots "Shall the city of .......................... be vacated as a city of the 4th class?  Yes [ ]  No [ ]."  and such meeting shall be conducted and the votes shall be canvassed in the same manner as is provided for conducting elections in such city; and in case a 2/3 majority of the qualified electors of such city shall vote in favor of vacating the incorporation of the same, the city council, or a majority of them, shall, immediately thereafter, cause a transcript of all the proceedings in the case to be certified, under their hands, to the county clerk of the county in which such city or the principal part thereof is located: Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall authorize the qualified electors of any such incorporated city, or the board of supervisors, to vacate or alter any recorded plat of such city, or any street or alley in the same. History: Add. 1931, Act 223, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 113.17
MI Comp L § 113.18 (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-XXXIII - Chapter XXXIII Fourth Class Cities—miscellaneous. (113.1...113.20)|Section 113.18 - Vacating Incorporation of City; Certified Transcript of Proceedings; Resolution of Board of Supervisors, Contents; Representative Districts.

113.18 Vacating incorporation of city; certified transcript of proceedings; resolution of board of supervisors, contents; representative districts. Sec. 18.  Upon receiving the transcript of the proceedings in submitting to a vote of the electors the question of vacating the incorporation of any city, properly certified to as provided in the preceding section, the county clerk shall lay the same before the board of supervisors of the county at its next regular annual meeting, and it shall thereupon be the duty of the board of supervisors to pass a resolution vacating the incorporation of such city. Such resolution shall provide that the territory of such city shall revert to and become a part of the township or townships from which it was originally taken, and that the inhabitants thereof shall for all purposes be deemed residents of such township or townships except that the integrity of all representative districts shall be preserved. History: Add. 1931, Act 223, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 113.18
MI Comp L § 113.19 (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-XXXIII - Chapter XXXIII Fourth Class Cities—miscellaneous. (113.1...113.20)|Section 113.19 - Vacating Incorporation of City; Deposit of Books and Records With County Clerk; Bond or Other Indebtedness, Procedure and Time for Payment.

113.19 Vacating incorporation of city; deposit of books and records with county clerk; bond or other indebtedness, procedure and time for payment. Sec. 19.  Upon the vacation of the incorporation of any city, under the provisions of the preceding sections, it shall be the duty of the officers of such city to forthwith deposit all books, papers, records, and files, relating to the organization of, or belonging to such city, which are in their custody as such officers, with the county clerk of the county in which such city or the principal part thereof is located, for safe keeping and reference. Upon the vacation or discontinuance of any city incorporation, under the preceding sections, the indebtedness of such city, whether bonded or otherwise, if any there be, shall be assessed, levied and collected upon the territory embraced within the boundaries of such city immediately prior to such vacation. It shall be the duty of the supervisor or supervisors of the township or townships in which the territory formerly embraced within the limits of any vacated city (within 1 year from the date of the vacation of such city, except when such indebtedness falls due at some specified time, in which case such assessment shall be made so as to meet such indebtedness when the same falls due), to levy upon the assessment roll or rolls of his township upon the property formerly embraced within the limits of such city, the indebtedness of such city, or such portion of the same as shall be apportioned to the part of the territory formerly constituting such city as lies within his township as hereinafter provided. The taxes so assessed and levied shall be collected the same as other taxes, and shall be placed in a separate fund and applied to the payment of such indebtedness and the manner of the payment of such indebtedness shall be fixed by the board of supervisors in the resolution to be passed by said board vacating the incorporation of such city. History: Add. 1931, Act 223, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 113.19
MI Comp L § 113.20 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities|Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)|215-1895-XXXIII - Chapter XXXIII Fourth Class Cities—miscellaneous. (113.1...113.20)|Section 113.20 - Vacated Territory in Two or More Townships or Counties; Division of Indebtedness, Procedure.

113.20 Vacated territory in two or more townships or counties; division of indebtedness, procedure. Sec. 20.  In case the territory formerly embraced within such vacated city shall consist of territory of two or more townships in the same county, it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to apportion, among the several townships, the amount of such indebtedness which each township shall bear; and in case such city was comprised of territory from 2 different counties, it shall be the duty of the boards of supervisors of the 2 counties to determine what portion of such indebtedness each county shall bear, using as a basis the last preceding assessment roll of such city prior to its vacation. Such indebtedness when so apportioned, shall be assessed, levied and collected as provided in the preceding section. History: Add. 1931, Act 223, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 113.20
MI Comp L § 123.733 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 123 - Local Government|Act 185 of 1957 - County Department and Board of Public Works (123.731 - 123.786)|185-1957-1 - Chapter 1 General Provisions (123.731...123.747)|Section 123.733 - Board of Public Works; Officers.

123.733 Board of public works; officers. Sec. 3.  The board of public works shall elect each year during the month of January from its own membership, a chairman, a vice-chairman and a secretary, and also at such time shall elect a deputy secretary who may or may not be a member of the board. History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957
MI Comp L § 123.734 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 123 - Local Government|Act 185 of 1957 - County Department and Board of Public Works (123.731 - 123.786)|185-1957-1 - Chapter 1 General Provisions (123.731...123.747)|Section 123.734 - Board of Public Works; Action by Motion or Resolution; Record of Proceedings; Signature; Availability of Record or Other Writings to Public; Quorum; Regular Meetings; Notice of Special Meeting; Waiver of Notice; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Public Notice of Meeting or Hearing.

123.734 Board of public works; action by motion or resolution; record of proceedings; signature; availability of record or other writings to public; quorum; regular meetings; notice of special meeting; waiver of notice; conducting business at public meeting; public notice of meeting or hearing. Sec. 4.  (1) An action taken by the board of public works shall be by motion or resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board's full membership. The board of public works shall keep a record of the proceedings taken at each meeting, which record shall be signed by the secretary or in case of the secretary's absence at a meeting by the deputy secretary or other person acting as secretary for the meeting. The record and any other writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the board 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. A majority of the board's full membership shall be necessary for a quorum. Regular meetings may be held on a regularly scheduled basis as determined by the board, but shall be held at least 4 times a year. A special meeting may be called by the chairperson or any 2 members upon written notice served on each member or left at the member's place of residence, at least 24 hours before the meeting. A member may waive notice of a special meeting either before or after the holding of a meeting.  (2) The business which the board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board 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 or hearing shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 176, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 1977 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 580, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1979
MI Comp L § 123.735 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 123 - Local Government|Act 185 of 1957 - County Department and Board of Public Works (123.731 - 123.786)|185-1957-1 - Chapter 1 General Provisions (123.731...123.747)|Section 123.735 - Expenses and Expenditures of Board of Public Works.

123.735 Expenses and expenditures of board of public works. Sec. 5.  The county board of commissioners shall provide each year in its annual budget for the expenses of the department of public works. The board of public works shall be limited in its expenditures to the amount appropriated unless a further appropriation shall be made by the county board of commissioners. History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1973 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 200, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1974
MI Comp L § 123.736 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 123 - Local Government|Act 185 of 1957 - County Department and Board of Public Works (123.731 - 123.786)|185-1957-1 - Chapter 1 General Provisions (123.731...123.747)|Section 123.736 - Board of Public Works; Director; Project Costs; Civil Service.

123.736 Board of public works; director; project costs; civil service. Sec. 6.  The board of public works shall have authority to hire a director of public works, whose salary shall be fixed by the board of public works within the budget appropriation. The board of public works shall have power to employ such professional and lay personnel as it shall deem advisable, subject however to budget appropriations but no budget appropriation shall be necessary where services are employed in connection with acquiring any project and are to be included in the project cost and payable from the proceeds of bonds or special assessments. The cost of any project and of operating and maintaining the same, shall include amounts sufficient to cover the general administrative costs pertaining thereto. The provisions of this section shall be subject to any applicable statutory provisions relating to civil service. History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957
MI Comp L § 123.737 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 123 - Local Government|Act 185 of 1957 - County Department and Board of Public Works (123.731 - 123.786)|185-1957-1 - Chapter 1 General Provisions (123.731...123.747)|Section 123.737 - Powers of County; Administration by Board of Public Works.

123.737 Powers of county; administration by board of public works. Sec. 7.  A county establishing a department of public works shall have the following powers to be administered by the board of public works subject to any limitations thereon:  (a) To acquire a water supply system within 1 or more areas in the county and to improve, enlarge, extend, operate, and maintain the system.  (b) To acquire a sewage disposal system within 1 or more areas in the county and to improve, enlarge, extend, operate, and maintain the system.  (c) To acquire a refuse system within 1 or more areas in the county and to improve, enlarge, extend, operate, and maintain the system.  (d) To make lake improvements within 1 or more areas in the county and to improve, enlarge, extend, operate, and maintain the improvements.  (e) To acquire an erosion control system within 1 or more areas in the county and to improve, enlarge, extend, operate, and maintain the improvements. History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 63, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1967 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 234, Imd. Eff. Dec. 3, 1970 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 200, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1974
MI Comp L § 123.738 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 123 - Local Government|Act 185 of 1957 - County Department and Board of Public Works (123.731 - 123.786)|185-1957-1 - Chapter 1 General Provisions (123.731...123.747)|Section 123.738 - Acquiring Systems or Making Lake Improvements Outside Corporate Limits.

123.738 Acquiring systems or making lake improvements outside corporate limits. Sec. 8.  A county operating under this act may acquire outside its corporate limits any part of a water supply system which is necessary for the purpose of securing a source of supply and may acquire outside its corporate limits any part of a sewage disposal system or refuse system which is necessary for the purpose of disposing, including treatment or incineration, of its sewage or refuse. A county operating under this act may also acquire any part of a water supply system, a sewage disposal system, a refuse system or make lake improvements, or acquire erosion control systems in an adjoining county or counties upon the consent expressed by contract with or resolution of the governing body of the municipality or municipalities in such adjoining county or counties in which such part of the system or lake improvements is to be located or which is to be served by such part of the system. The exercise by any county of such powers outside its corporate limits shall be subject to all constitutional provisions relating thereto. History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 42, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 63, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1967 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 234, Imd. Eff. Dec. 3, 1970 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 200, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1974
MI Comp L § 123.739 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 123 - Local Government|Act 185 of 1957 - County Department and Board of Public Works (123.731 - 123.786)|185-1957-1 - Chapter 1 General Provisions (123.731...123.747)|Section 123.739 - Water Supply and Sewage Disposal or Refuse Systems; Service to Municipalities and Individual Users.

123.739 Water supply and sewage disposal or refuse systems; service to municipalities and individual users. Sec. 9.  No county shall have the power to furnish water service, sewage disposal service or refuse service to the individual users within any municipality without its consent. The foregoing shall not prevent the county from extending any sewage disposal system or refuse system into any municipality where in the opinion of a majority of the members elect of the board of supervisors the same is necessary to protect health or property in any adjacent municipality and from furnishing sewage disposal or refuse services to individual users therein. Any such extensions may be constructed along with the construction of the original system or thereafter. History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 63, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1967
MI Comp L § 123.743 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 123 - Local Government|Act 185 of 1957 - County Department and Board of Public Works (123.731 - 123.786)|185-1957-1 - Chapter 1 General Provisions (123.731...123.747)|Section 123.743 - Project Special Assessment District; Municipal Special Assessments.

123.743 Project special assessment district; municipal special assessments.Sec. 13.  (1) If the board of public works determines to spread all or part of the cost of a project to a special assessment district, it shall proceed as provided under chapter 2.   (2) If a municipality other than a county operating under this act elects to raise moneys to pay all or any portion of its share of the cost of a project by assessing the cost upon benefited lands, its governing body shall do so by resolution and fix the district for assessment.  (3) The governing body shall cause a special assessment roll to be prepared and the proceedings of the special assessment roll and the making and collection of the special assessments shall be in accordance with the provisions of the statute or charter governing special assessments in the municipality, except that the total assessment may be divided into any number of installments not exceeding 40.  (4) Any person assessed shall have the right at the hearing upon the special assessment roll to object to the special assessment district established under this section. History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 42, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 245, Imd. Eff. June 30, 2006
MI Comp L § 123.744 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 123 - Local Government|Act 185 of 1957 - County Department and Board of Public Works (123.731 - 123.786)|185-1957-1 - Chapter 1 General Provisions (123.731...123.747)|Section 123.744 - Methods of Acquiring Property; Disposition of Real Property; Condemnation Procedure; Use Continued Without Resolution or Contract.

123.744 Methods of acquiring property; disposition of real property; condemnation procedure; use continued without resolution or contract. Sec. 14.  A county operating under this act, by action of its board of public works, may acquire property for a water supply, an erosion control system, a sewage disposal or a refuse system or for lake improvements by purchase, construction, lease, gift, devise, or condemnation, either within or without its corporate limits and may hold, manage, control, sell, exchange, or lease the property. Real estate shall not be disposed of without the approval of the county board of commissioners. For the purpose of condemnation it may proceed as provided in chapter 3. If the property acquired by a county is already being used for water supply, sewage or refuse disposal or lake improvement purposes, such use may be continued by the county without a resolution of or contract with the municipality in which the property is located. History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 63, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1967 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 234, Imd. Eff. Dec. 3, 1970 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1973 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 200, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1974
MI Comp L § 123.744a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 123 - Local Government|Act 185 of 1957 - County Department and Board of Public Works (123.731 - 123.786)|185-1957-1 - Chapter 1 General Provisions (123.731...123.747)|Section 123.744a - Validation of Certain Bonds or Notes; Contest Prohibited.

123.744a Validation of certain bonds or notes; contest prohibited. Sec. 14a.  All bonds or notes heretofore issued under this act, as amended, are validated. A county acting under this act, as amended, or any municipality, including the county, shall not contest the validity of any such bonds or notes or any contract which provides the security therefore, after they are sold and delivered and the county has received the consideration therefor. History: Add. 1973, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1973