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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XVII - Chapter XVII Harbors, Wharves and Harbormasters. (97.1...97.6) › Section 97.4 - Authority of Council; Preservation of Water Purity; Use of Harbor; Ordinances and Regulations.

97.4 Authority of council; preservation of water purity; use of harbor; ordinances and regulations.
Sec. 4.
The council may provide by ordinance for the preservation of the purity of a body of water within the city, and within 1/2 mile from the corporate boundaries of the city; prohibit and impose sanctions for the depositing of filth, logs, floating matter, or any injurious thing in such a body of water; control and regulate the anchorage, moorage, and management of watercraft and floats within the jurisdiction of the city; prescribe the mode and speed of entering and leaving the harbor, if any, and of coming to and departing from the docks, wharves, and landings, by watercraft and floats; regulate and prescribe, by ordinances or through a harbormaster or other officer, the location for a watercraft or float, and the changes of station in and use of the harbor required to promote order in the harbor and the safety and convenience of watercraft and floats; and enact and enforce ordinances and regulations that in the opinion of the council are most conducive to the orderly, safe, and convenient use and occupancy of the navigable waters, wharves, docks, piers, and landing places within the city.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3146 ;-- CL 1915, 3060 ;-- CL 1929, 1984 ;-- CL 1948, 97.4 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 19, Eff. May 1, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XVII - Chapter XVII Harbors, Wharves and Harbormasters. (97.1...97.6) › Section 97.5 - Authority of Council; Regulation of Use of Tugs and Bridges.

97.5 Authority of council; regulation of use of tugs and bridges.
Sec. 5.
The council may also license and regulate the use of tugs and prescribe the rates and charges of towage within the harbor or other waters of the city, and regulate the opening and passage of bridges.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3147 ;-- CL 1915, 3061 ;-- CL 1929, 1985 ;-- CL 1948, 97.5
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XVII - Chapter XVII Harbors, Wharves and Harbormasters. (97.1...97.6) › Section 97.6 - Authority of Council; Appointment of Harbor Officers; Powers, Duties.

97.6 Authority of council; appointment of harbor officers; powers, duties.
Sec. 6.
The council may also appoint a harbormaster, wharfmaster, port wardens, and such other officers as may be necessary for the enforcement of all such ordinances and regulations as the council may lawfully enact and prescribe, in respect to and over the navigable waters, harbors, wharves, docks, landings and basins, within the city, and in respect to the navigation, trade, and commerce of the city and prescribe the powers and duties of such harbormaster and other officers, and to fix the compensation to be paid them.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3148 ;-- CL 1915, 3062 ;-- CL 1929, 1986 ;-- CL 1948, 97.6
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XVIII - Chapter XVIII Ferries. (98.1...98.1) › Section 98.1 - Regulation and Licensing of Ferries by Council; Sanctions.

98.1 Regulation and licensing of ferries by council; sanctions.
Sec. 1.
The council of a city may regulate and license ferries from the city or a place in the city; require the payment of a reasonable sum for a ferry license; impose reasonable terms and restrictions in relation to the keeping and management of ferries, and the time, manner, and rates of carriage and transportation of persons and property by ferry; and provide for the revocation of a ferry license and for the imposition of sanctions for the violation of an ordinance prohibiting unlicensed ferries and regulating ferries established and licensed.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3149 ;-- CL 1915, 3063 ;-- CL 1929, 1987 ;-- CL 1948, 98.1 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 19, Eff. May 1, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XIX - Chapter XIX Markets. (99.1...99.2) › Section 99.1 - Council; Powers to Establish and Regulate Markets.

99.1 Council; powers to establish and regulate markets.
Sec. 1.
The council of any city shall have the power to erect market houses, establish and regulate markets and market places for the sale of meats, fish, vegetables and other provisions and articles necessary to the sustenance, convenience and comfort of the inhabitants; to prescribe the time for opening and closing the same; the kind and description of articles which may be sold; and the stands and places to be occupied by the venders.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3150 ;-- CL 1915, 3064 ;-- CL 1929, 1988 ;-- CL 1948, 99.1
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XIX - Chapter XIX Markets. (99.1...99.2) › Section 99.2 - Council; Rules and Regulations.

99.2 Council; rules and regulations.
Sec. 2.
The council may adopt and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to prevent fraud, and to preserve order in the markets; and may authorize the immediate seizure, arrest and removal from the market of any person violating its regulations, together with any articles in his or their possession; and may authorize the seizure and destruction of tainted or unsound meats, or other unwholesome provisions exposed for sale therein.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3151 ;-- CL 1915, 3065 ;-- CL 1929, 1989 ;-- CL 1948, 99.2
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XX - Chapter XX Public Buildings, Grounds and Parks. (100.1...100.3) › Section 100.1 - Council; Power to Acquire Real Estate.

100.1 Council; power to acquire real estate.
Sec. 1.
Any city may acquire, purchase and erect all such public buildings as may be required for the use of the corporation and may purchase, acquire, appropriate and own such real estate as may be necessary for public grounds, parks, markets, public buildings and other purposes necessary or convenient for the public good and the execution of the powers conferred in this act; and such buildings and grounds, or any part thereof, may be sold, leased and disposed of as occasion may require.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3152 ;-- CL 1915, 3066 ;-- CL 1929, 1990 ;-- CL 1948, 100.1
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XX - Chapter XX Public Buildings, Grounds and Parks. (100.1...100.3) › Section 100.2 - Council; Grounds for Prisons; Hospitals Outside City Limits.

100.2 Council; grounds for prisons; hospitals outside city limits.
Sec. 2.
When the council shall deem it for the public interest, grounds and buildings for city prisons, workhouses and other necessary public uses, may be purchased, erected and maintained beyond the corporate limits of the city; and in such cases the council shall have authority to enforce, beyond the city limits and over such lands, buildings and property in the same manner and to the same extent as if they were situated within the city, all such ordinances and police regulations as may be necessary for the care and protection thereof and for the management and control of the persons kept or confined in such prisons, workhouses or hospitals.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3153 ;-- CL 1915, 3067 ;-- CL 1929, 1991 ;-- CL 1948, 100.2
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XX - Chapter XX Public Buildings, Grounds and Parks. (100.1...100.3) › Section 100.3 - Council; Public Parks.

100.3 Council; public parks.
Sec. 3.
The council shall have authority to lay out, establish and enlarge, or vacate and discontinue public grounds and parks within the city, and to improve, light and ornament the same, and to regulate the care thereof, and to protect the same and the appurtenances thereof from obstructions, encroachment and injury, and from all nuisances.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3154 ;-- CL 1915, 3068 ;-- CL 1929, 1992 ;-- CL 1948, 100.3
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.1 - Construction of Sewage Systems; Condemnation; Location.

101.1 Construction of sewage systems; condemnation; location.
Sec. 1.
The council of any city may establish, construct and maintain sewers and drains whenever and wherever necessary, and of such dimensions and materials, and under such regulations as they may deem proper for the drainage of the city; and private property, or the use thereof, may be taken therefor in the manner prescribed in this act for taking such property for public use. But in all cases where the council shall deem it practicable such sewers and drains shall be constructed in the public streets and grounds.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3155 ;-- CL 1915, 3069 ;-- CL 1929, 1993 ;-- CL 1948, 101.1
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.2 - Board of Public Works; Powers, Duties.

101.2 Board of public works; powers, duties.
Sec. 2.
The board of public works shall have the management, supervision and control of the sewers, sewerage system and drainage of the city, and the charge of their construction, subject to the general direction and approval of the council as herein provided, and the council may by ordinance prescribe the powers and duties of said board, relating to all matters connected with the sewers, sewerage system and drainage of the city.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3156 ;-- CL 1915, 3070 ;-- CL 1929, 1994 ;-- CL 1948, 101.2
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.3 - Board of Public Works; Drainage Construction Plan.

101.3 Board of public works; drainage construction plan.
Sec. 3.
Whenever it may become necessary, in the opinion of the council, to provide sewerage and drainage for the city or for any part thereof, it shall be their duty to instruct and direct the board of public works to devise, or cause a plan of such sewerage or drainage to be devised, for the whole city, or for such part thereof as they shall determine.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3157 ;-- CL 1915, 3071 ;-- CL 1929, 1995 ;-- CL 1948, 101.3
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.4 - Board of Public Works; Sewer Districts; Plats Submitted to Councils; Adoption, Filing.

101.4 Board of public works; sewer districts; plats submitted to councils; adoption, filing.
Sec. 4.
Such plan shall, in the discretion of the board, be formed with a view to the division of the city into main sewer districts, each to include 1 or more main or principle sewers, with the necessary branches and connections; the districts to be numbered and so arranged as to be as nearly independent of each other as may be. Plats or diagrams of such plan, when completed, shall be submitted to the council, and when adopted by the council shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the board.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3158 ;-- CL 1915, 3072 ;-- CL 1929, 1996 ;-- CL 1948, 101.4
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.5 - Main Sewer Districts; Subdivision; Special Sewer Districts.

101.5 Main sewer districts; subdivision; special sewer districts.
Sec. 5.
Main sewer districts may be subdivided into special sewer districts in such manner that each special district shall include 1 or more lateral or branch sewers connecting with a main sewer, and such lands as in the opinion of the board, subject to the approval of the council, will be benefited by the construction thereof. When deemed necessary, special sewer districts, to include 1 or more local or branch sewers, and such lands as in the opinion of the board, subject to the approval of the council, will be benefited by the construction thereof, may be formed of territory not included in any main sewer district.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3159 ;-- CL 1915, 3073 ;-- CL 1929, 1997 ;-- CL 1948, 101.5
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.6 - Main Trunk Sewers; Adoption, Recording.

101.6 Main trunk sewers; adoption, recording.
Sec. 6.
The council may, however, provide for main or trunk sewers without reference to sewer districts, and may direct the board of public works to prepare diagrams, or plats thereof, which, when approved by the council, shall be recorded in the office of the clerk, in the book of sewer records.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3160 ;-- CL 1915, 3074 ;-- CL 1929, 1998 ;-- CL 1948, 101.6
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.7 - Main or Trunk Sewers; Payment of Cost and Expenses; Assessment; Taxation.

101.7 Main or trunk sewers; payment of cost and expenses; assessment; taxation.
Sec. 7.
The cost and expenses of establishing and making any main or trunk sewers constructed without reference to sewer districts shall be paid from the general sewer fund, excepting that portion as the council shall deem to be of benefit to adjacent private property, which property shall be described and the benefits thereto determined, assessed, and taxed in the same manner as hereinafter provided.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3161 ;-- CL 1915, 3075 ;-- CL 1929, 1999 ;-- CL 1948, 101.7 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.8, 101.9 - Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974.

101.8, 101.9 Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to diagram of sewer district, notice of intention to construct sewer, and resolution to construct sewer.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.10 - Special Assessments for Construction of Sewers.

101.10 Special assessments for construction of sewers.
Sec. 10.
Special assessments for the construction of sewers shall be made in the manner provided in this act for making special assessments.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3164 ;-- CL 1915, 3078 ;-- CL 1929, 2002 ;-- CL 1948, 101.10 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.11 - Construction Petition; Sewer Districts.

101.11 Construction petition; sewer districts.
Sec. 11.
When the owner of a majority of the lands liable to taxation in any sewer district or part of the city which may be constituted a sewer district, shall petition for the construction of a sewer therein, the council shall construct a district sewer in such location, and if the lands included in the line of such proposed sewer are not within any sewer district, a district shall be formed for that purpose. In other cases sewers shall be constructed in the discretion of the council.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3165 ;-- CL 1915, 3079 ;-- CL 1929, 2003 ;-- CL 1948, 101.11
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.12 - Drains Privately Owned; Regulations; Expense Lien.

101.12 Drains privately owned; regulations; expense lien.
Sec. 12.
Whenever the council shall deem it necessary for the public health, they may require the owners and occupants of lots and premises to construct private drains therefrom to connect with some public sewer or drain, and thereby to drain such lots and premises; and to keep such private drains in repair and free from obstruction and nuisance; and if such private drains are not constructed and maintained according to such requirement, the council may cause the work to be done at the expense of such owner or occupant, and the amount of such expense shall be a lien upon the premises drained, and may be collected by special assessment to be levied thereon in the manner hereinafter provided for the levying and collecting of special assessments.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3166 ;-- CL 1915, 3080 ;-- CL 1929, 2004 ;-- CL 1948, 101.12
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.13 - Drains Privately Owned; Connection With Public Sewers.

101.13 Drains privately owned; connection with public sewers.
Sec. 13.
The owners or occupants of lots and premises shall have the right to connect the same, at their own expense, by means of private drains, with the public sewers and drains, under such rules and regulations as the board of public works shall prescribe.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3167 ;-- CL 1915, 3081 ;-- CL 1929, 2005 ;-- CL 1948, 101.13
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.14 - Drains Privately Owned; Annual Charge, Lien.

101.14 Drains privately owned; annual charge, lien.
Sec. 14.
The board of public works may charge and collect annually from persons whose premises are connected by private drains with the public sewers, such reasonable sum, not exceeding 2 dollars per year, as they may deem just, in proportion to the amount of drainage through such private drain; and such charge shall be a lien upon the premises, and may be collected by special assessment thereon, or otherwise.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3168 ;-- CL 1915, 3082 ;-- CL 1929, 2006 ;-- CL 1948, 101.14
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.15 - Improvement of Ditches and Water Courses; Special Assessment.

101.15 Improvement of ditches and water courses; special assessment.
Sec. 15.
Such part of the expenses of providing ditches and improving water-courses as the council shall determine, may be defrayed by a special assessment upon the lands and premises benefited thereby, in proportion to such benefits.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3169 ;-- CL 1915, 3083 ;-- CL 1929, 2007 ;-- CL 1948, 101.15
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.16 - Public Sewers; Repair; Cost, Payment.

101.16 Public sewers; repair; cost, payment.
Sec. 16.
The expenses of repairing public sewers, ditches and water-courses may be paid from the general sewer fund. The expenses of reconstructing public sewers shall be defrayed in the manner herein prescribed for paying the expenses of the construction thereof.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3170 ;-- CL 1915, 3084 ;-- CL 1929, 2008 ;-- CL 1948, 101.16
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.17 - Public Sewers; Ordinances for Protection and Control.

101.17 Public sewers; ordinances for protection and control.
Sec. 17.
The council may enact such ordinances as may be necessary for the protection and control of the public drains and sewers, and to carry into effect the powers herein conferred in respect to drainage of the city.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3171 ;-- CL 1915, 3085 ;-- CL 1929, 2009 ;-- CL 1948, 101.17
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXI - Chapter XXI Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (101.1...101.18) › Section 101.18 - Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974.

101.18 Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to borrowing to construct main or trunk sewer.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXII - Chapter XXII Streets and Public Grounds. (102.1...102.14) › Section 102.1 - Thoroughfares and Public Grounds; Control by Council; Damage Suits, Liability; Required Notice.

102.1 Thoroughfares and public grounds; control by council; damage suits, liability; required notice.
Sec. 1.
The council shall have supervision and control of all public highways, bridges, streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks and public grounds within the city, and shall cause the same to be kept in repair, and free from nuisance. No city subject to the provisions of this act shall be liable in damages sustained by any person in such city either to his person or property by reason of any defective street, sidewalk, crosswalk, or public highway, or by reason of any obstruction, ice, snow or other encumbrance upon such street, sidewalk, crosswalk or public highway, situated in such city, unless such person shall serve or cause to be served, within 60 days after such injury shall have occurred, a notice in writing upon the clerk or the deputy clerk of such city, which notice shall set forth substantially the time when and place where such injury took place, the manner in which it occurred, and the extent of such injury as far as the same has become known, and that the person receiving such injury intends to hold such city liable for such damages as may have been sustained by him. No city shall be responsible for the care, improvement or repair of any street or alley laid out or dedicated to public use by the proprietors of any lands which had not been actually accepted, worked and used by the public as a street or alley before the incorporation of the city under this act, nor for the improvement and repair of any street or alley laid out or dedicated by any such proprietor after such incorporation, unless the dedication shall have been accepted and confirmed by the council by an ordinance or resolution specially passed for that purpose.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3173 ;-- CL 1915, 3087 ;-- CL 1929, 2011 ;-- CL 1948, 102.1
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXII - Chapter XXII Streets and Public Grounds. (102.1...102.14) › Section 102.2 - Thoroughfares; Public Improvements; Condemnation; Expenses, Assessment.

102.2 Thoroughfares; public improvements; condemnation; expenses, assessment.
Sec. 2.
The council shall have authority to lay out, open, widen, extend, straighten, alter, close, vacate or abolish any highway, street or alley in the city, whenever they shall deem the same a public improvement; and if in so doing it shall be necessary to take or use private property, the same may be taken in the manner in this act provided for taking private property for public use. The expense of such improvement may be paid by special assessments upon the property adjacent to or benefited by such improvement, in the manner in this act provided for levying and collecting special assessments; or in the discretion of the council, a portion of such costs and expenses may be paid by special assessments as aforesaid, and the balance from the general street fund.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3174 ;-- CL 1915, 3088 ;-- CL 1929, 2012 ;-- CL 1948, 102.2
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXII - Chapter XXII Streets and Public Grounds. (102.1...102.14) › Section 102.3 - Thoroughfares; Resolution to Vacate; Hearing, Notice.

102.3 Thoroughfares; resolution to vacate; hearing, notice.
Sec. 3.
When the council shall deem it advisable to vacate, discontinue or abolish any street, alley or public ground, or any part thereof, they shall by resolution so declare, and in the same resolution shall appoint a time, not less than 4 weeks thereafter, when they will meet and hear objections thereto; notice of such meeting with a copy of said resolution shall be published for not less than 4 weeks before the time appointed for such meeting, in 1 of the newspapers of the city.
Objections to such proposed action of the council may be filed with the city clerk in writing, and if any such shall be filed, the street, alley or public ground, or any part thereof, shall not be vacated or discontinued, except by a concurring vote of 2/3 of the aldermen elect.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3175 ;-- CL 1915, 3089 ;-- CL 1929, 2013 ;-- CL 1948, 102.3
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXII - Chapter XXII Streets and Public Grounds. (102.1...102.14) › Section 102.4 - Thoroughfares; Survey; Boundaries; Recording of Descriptions; Ordinance to Discontinue Street; Filing With Secretary of State.

102.4 Thoroughfares; survey; boundaries; recording of descriptions; ordinance to discontinue street; filing with secretary of state.
Sec. 4.
The council may cause all public streets, alleys, and public grounds to be surveyed, and may determine and establish their boundaries and cause those surveys and descriptions to be recorded in the office of the city clerk, in a book of street records; and they shall cause surveys and descriptions of all streets, alleys, and public grounds opened, laid out, altered, extended, or accepted and confirmed by the council, to be recorded in like manner; and that record shall be prima facie evidence of the existence of those streets, alleys, or public grounds as in the records described. Every resolution or ordinance discontinuing or vacating any street, alley, or public ground shall also be recorded in the book of street records, and the record shall be prima facie evidence of all the matters set forth in that book, and a true copy of every resolution or ordinance, containing an accurate description of the lands comprising any street, alley, or public ground, laid out, altered, extended, discontinued, or vacated shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds for the county where those lands are situated, and shall thereafter be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3176 ;-- CL 1915, 3090 ;-- CL 1929, 2014 ;-- Am. 1935, Act 133, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1935 ;-- CL 1948, 102.4 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 376, Imd. Eff. May 24, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXII - Chapter XXII Streets and Public Grounds. (102.1...102.14) › Section 102.5 - Thoroughfares; Street Grading; Diagrams, Record.

102.5 Thoroughfares; street grading; diagrams, record.
Sec. 5.
The council shall have authority to determine and establish the grades of all streets, avenues, alleys and public grounds within the city, and to require improvements and buildings adjacent to or abutting upon such streets, alleys or grounds to be made and constructed in conformity with such grade and upon such line as shall be prescribed by the council; and the council may change or alter the grade of any street, alley or public ground, or of any part thereof, whenever in their opinion the public convenience will be promoted thereby. Whenever a grade shall be established or altered, a record and diagram thereof shall be made in the book of street records in the office of the city clerk.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3177 ;-- CL 1915, 3091 ;-- CL 1929, 2015 ;-- CL 1948, 102.5
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXII - Chapter XXII Streets and Public Grounds. (102.1...102.14) › Section 102.6 - Thoroughfares; Expense of Grading, Payment.

102.6 Thoroughfares; expense of grading, payment.
Sec. 6.
Whenever any street, alley or public highway shall have been graded, or pavement shall have been constructed in conformity to grades established by authority of the city, and the expense thereof shall have been assessed upon lots or lands bounded by or abutting upon such street, alley or public highway, the owner or owners of such lots or lands shall not be subject to any special assessment occasioned by any subsequent change of grade in such pavement, street, alley or public highway, unless such change be asked for by a majority of the owners of such lots or lands; but the expense of all improvements occasioned by such change of grade shall be chargeable to and paid by the city.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3178 ;-- CL 1915, 3092 ;-- CL 1929, 2016 ;-- CL 1948, 102.6
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXII - Chapter XXII Streets and Public Grounds. (102.1...102.14) › Section 102.7 - Thoroughfares; Grade Changes, Damage to Property Owner; Compensation, Assessment, Procedure.

102.7 Thoroughfares; grade changes, damage to property owner; compensation, assessment, procedure.
Sec. 7.
Whenever the grade of any street or sidewalk shall have been heretofore, or shall hereafter be established, and improvements shall thereafter be made by the owner or occupant of the adjacent property in conformity to such grade, such grade shall not be changed without compensation to the owner for all damages to such property resulting therefrom, to be ascertained by a jury as provided in chapter 25 of this act, or said damages may be ascertained and agreed upon by and between such city and the owner or occupant of such premises. Whenever such damage shall be ascertained or agreed upon as heretofore provided, such damages, or such part thereof as the council shall deem equitable and just, shall be paid by the city, or the council may cause such damages, or such part thereof as may be just and proper, to be assessed upon such real estate as may be benefited by reason of the change of such grade, and whenever the council shall determine to assess such damages, or any part thereof, upon the property benefited, it shall determine and define a district in said city which in its judgment is benefited by the improvement out of which said damages arise, and shall cause the same to be assessed upon such district, which said assessment shall be upon the owners or occupants of the taxable real estate in said district, in proportion as nearly as may be to the advantage or benefit each lot, parcel, or subdivision is deemed to acquire by the improvement out of which such damages arise, but the property on account of which such damages were awarded shall not be included in said district. The assessment shall be made, and the amount levied and collected in the same manner as other assessments on a district deemed to be benefited in the grading and improvement of streets, as provided for in this act; and all of the provisions of chapter 24 of this act, relative to special assessments and the collection thereof, shall apply thereto. Such damages, when collected as aforesaid, and when determined upon by said city, shall be paid to the person entitled thereto.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3179 ;-- CL 1915, 3093 ;-- CL 1929, 2017 ;-- CL 1948, 102.7
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of chapter 25, referred to in this section, see MCL 105.1 et seq. Chapter 24, also referred to in this section, was repealed by Act 345 of 1974.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXII - Chapter XXII Streets and Public Grounds. (102.1...102.14) › 215-1895-XXII-PAVING-AND-IMPROVEMENTS. - Paving and Improvements. (102.8...102.10) › Section 102.8 - Improvement and Repair of Highways, Streets, Avenues, Lanes, and Alleys; Street Districts; Sewer, Water, and Gas Connections; Liability for Cost; Penalty; Special Assessment.

102.8 Improvement and repair of highways, streets, avenues, lanes, and alleys; street districts; sewer, water, and gas connections; liability for cost; penalty; special assessment.
Sec. 8.
The council shall have power to grade, pave, plank, gravel, curb, and otherwise improve and repair the highways, streets, avenues, lanes, and alleys of the city; and for that purpose, and for defraying the expenses thereof, may divide the city into street districts. The term "paving" shall be deemed to include the construction of crosswalks, gutters, and curbing. Whenever any paving has been ordered upon any street or public highway in the city, it shall be the duty of any person owning any lot, or land, or premises adjoining to, or abutting upon such street, before the same shall be paved, to put in and lay all sewer, water, and gas connections in front of their land and premises, and carry the same from the pipe in the street to and beyond the curb line of the proposed pavement as the council shall determine to be necessary for the preservation of the proposed paving, when the same shall be laid and put down, and the connection shall be laid, made, and put in in the manner and at the time as directed by the council. In case the owner of such lot, land, or premises shall neglect or refuse to make, lay, or put in the connections at the time or in the manner prescribed by the council, then the council shall cause the same to be made, laid, or put in, and the respective owners of such lot, land, or premises shall be liable for the cost thereof, together with 10% in addition thereto as a penalty to be recovered by the city in an action of debt or assumpsit, or the costs together with the amount of the penalty for which the person shall be respectively liable, the council shall cause to be specially assessed in the manner provided in this act.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3180 ;-- CL 1915, 3094 ;-- CL 1929, 2018 ;-- CL 1948, 102.8 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of section 4, chapter 23, referred to in this section, see MCL 103.4.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXII - Chapter XXII Streets and Public Grounds. (102.1...102.14) › 215-1895-XXII-PAVING-AND-IMPROVEMENTS. - Paving and Improvements. (102.8...102.10) › Section 102.9 - Street Districts; Expenses of Improvement, Payment.

102.9 Street districts; expenses of improvement, payment.
Sec. 9.
Such part of the expenses of improving any street, lane or alley, by grading, paving, planking, graveling, curbing, or otherwise, and of repairing the same as the council shall determine, may be paid from the general street fund or from the street district fund of the proper street district, or in part from each; or the whole, or such part of the expense of such improvement as the council shall determine, may be defrayed by special assessments upon lots and premises included in a special assessment district, to be constituted of the lands fronting upon that part of the street or alley so improved or proposed so to be; or constituted of lands fronting upon such improvement, and such other lands as in the opinion of the council may be benefited by the improvement.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3181 ;-- CL 1915, 3095 ;-- CL 1929, 2019 ;-- CL 1948, 102.9
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXII - Chapter XXII Streets and Public Grounds. (102.1...102.14) › 215-1895-XXII-PAVING-AND-IMPROVEMENTS. - Paving and Improvements. (102.8...102.10) › Section 102.10 - Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974.

102.10 Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to special assessment for improvement or repairs.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXII - Chapter XXII Streets and Public Grounds. (102.1...102.14) › 215-1895-XXII-STREET-REGULATIONS. - Street Regulations. (102.11...102.14) › Section 102.11 - Obstructions to Highways; Removal.

102.11 Obstructions to highways; removal.
Sec. 11.
The council shall have the power to prohibit and prevent obstructions and encumbrances in, and encroachments upon the public highways, streets and alleys of the city, and to remove the same, and to punish those who shall obstruct, encumber, encroach or maintain any encroachments, upon or in any such highway, street or alley; and to require all such persons to remove every such obstruction, encumbrance and encroachment.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3183 ;-- CL 1915, 3097 ;-- CL 1929, 2021 ;-- CL 1948, 102.11
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXII - Chapter XXII Streets and Public Grounds. (102.1...102.14) › 215-1895-XXII-STREET-REGULATIONS. - Street Regulations. (102.11...102.14) › Section 102.12 - Shade Trees; Lighting System.

102.12 Shade trees; lighting system.
Sec. 12.
The council may provide for and regulate the planting of shade and ornamental trees in the public highways, streets and avenues of the city, and for the protection thereof; and may light the streets and public places, and regulate the setting of lamps and lamp posts therein, and protect the same.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3184 ;-- CL 1915, 3098 ;-- CL 1929, 2022 ;-- CL 1948, 102.12
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXII - Chapter XXII Streets and Public Grounds. (102.1...102.14) › 215-1895-XXII-STREET-REGULATIONS. - Street Regulations. (102.11...102.14) › Section 102.13 - Removal of Soil; Street Openings.

102.13 Removal of soil; street openings.
Sec. 13.
The council may regulate the making of all openings in, and removals of, the soil of public streets, and for the laying or repair of sewers, drains, tunnels, gas pipes, water pipes, or for any other purpose; and may prohibit and prevent all such openings, and removals of the soil, except by express permission of the council, and at such times and upon such terms and regulations as they may prescribe.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3185 ;-- CL 1915, 3099 ;-- CL 1929, 2023 ;-- CL 1948, 102.13
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXII - Chapter XXII Streets and Public Grounds. (102.1...102.14) › 215-1895-XXII-STREET-REGULATIONS. - Street Regulations. (102.11...102.14) › Section 102.14 - Use of Highways and Streets.

102.14 Use of highways and streets.
Sec. 14.
The council may regulate the use of the public highways, streets, avenues and alleys of the city, subject to the right of travel and passage therein. They shall have authority to prescribe the stands for all vehicles kept for hire, or designate the places where loads of wood, coal, hay and other articles may stand for sale; to regulate traffic and sales in the streets and upon sidewalks; to regulate or prohibit the display, use or placing of signs, advertisements and banners, awning posts and telegraph, telephone or light poles and wires in or over the streets; to prohibit immoderate riding and driving in the streets or over bridges; to regulate or prohibit all such sports, amusements, proceedings and gathering of crowds in the streets as may interfere with the lawful use thereof, or render travel or passage therein inconvenient or unsafe; to prohibit and prevent the running at large of beasts and fowls in the streets or elsewhere in the city, and to impose penalties upon the owners or keepers thereof permitting the same; to cleanse and purify the streets; and to prohibit, prevent, remove and abate all nuisances therein, and to require the authors and maintainers thereof to remove the same and to punish them; and generally to prescribe and enforce all such police regulations over and in respect to the public streets, as may be necessary to secure good order and safety to persons and property in the lawful use thereof; and to promote the general welfare; and in addition to all other powers herein granted, the council shall have the same authority and powers over and in respect to the public streets of the city, as are conferred by law upon highway commissioners in townships.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3186 ;-- CL 1915, 3100 ;-- CL 1929, 2024 ;-- CL 1948, 102.14
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Sidewalks. (103.1...103.5) › Section 103.1 - Sidewalks; Control; Grading; Construction, Maintenance.

103.1 Sidewalks; control; grading; construction, maintenance.
Sec. 1.
The city council shall have control of all sidewalks in the public streets and alleys of the city, and may prescribe the grade thereof, and change the same when deemed necessary. They shall have power to build, maintain and keep in repair sidewalks and crosswalks in the public streets and alleys, and to charge the expense of constructing and maintaining such sidewalks upon the lots and premises adjacent to and abutting upon such walks.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3187 ;-- CL 1915, 3101 ;-- CL 1929, 2025 ;-- CL 1948, 103.1
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Sidewalks. (103.1...103.5) › Section 103.2 - Sidewalks; Required Construction and Repair by Owners at Public Expense.

103.2 Sidewalks; required construction and repair by owners at public expense.
Sec. 2.
The council shall also have authority to require the owners and occupants of lots and premises to build, rebuild and maintain sidewalks in the public streets adjacent to and abutting upon such lots and premises and to keep them in repair at all times, and to construct and lay the same upon such lines and grades, and of such width, materials and manner of construction, and within such time as the council shall by ordinance or resolution prescribe, the expense thereof to be paid by such owner or occupant; or the council may, by a 2/3 vote of all the aldermen elect pay such part of the expense of building or rebuilding such walk as they may deem proper from the general street fund, or from the street district fund of any street district in which such walk may be located.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3188 ;-- CL 1915, 3102 ;-- CL 1929, 2026 ;-- CL 1948, 103.2
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities › Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20) › 215-1895-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Sidewalks. (103.1...103.5) › Section 103.3 - Sidewalks; Removal of Snow, Ice; Repair, Removal of Obstructions.

103.3 Sidewalks; removal of snow, ice; repair, removal of obstructions.
Sec. 3.
The council shall also have power, either by ordinance or resolution, to cause and require the owners and occupants of any lot or premises to remove all snow and ice from the sidewalks in front of or adjacent to such lot and premises, and to keep the same free from obstructions, encroachments, encumbrances, filth and other nuisances: Provided, That the council may, by a 2/3 vote of all the aldermen elect, provide by ordinance for the rebuilding, maintaining and keeping in repair of all sidewalks within the city, and for the removing of all ice and snow therefrom, and for keeping the same free from encumbrances, and pay the expense thereof from the general street fund, or from the street district fund of any street district in which the same may be located.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3189 ;-- CL 1915, 3103 ;-- CL 1929, 2027 ;-- CL 1948, 103.3