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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.25 - Loans; Issuance and Execution of Bonds; Validation of Prior Bonds or Indebtedness.

69.25 Loans; issuance and execution of bonds; validation of prior bonds or indebtedness.
Sec. 25.
A loan may not be made by the council or by its authority in any year, exceeding the amounts prescribed in this act. For a loan lawfully made, the bonds of the village may be issued subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821. The bonds shall be executed in the manner directed by the council. Bonds issued or indebtedness incurred by a village before January 30, 1974 are validated.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2876 ;-- CL 1915, 2750 ;-- Am. 1917, Act 52, Imd. Eff. Apr. 13, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 1659 ;-- CL 1948, 69.25 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 276, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.26, 69.27 - Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974.

69.26, 69.27 Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to bonds and contractual obligations.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.1 - Ordinances and Regulations; Fire Department and Fire Companies; Fire Fighters; Rules and Regulations.

70.1 Ordinances and regulations; fire department and fire companies; fire fighters; rules and regulations.
Sec. 1.
The council may adopt ordinances and regulations to protect against fires and may establish and maintain a fire department and organize and maintain fire companies. Unless otherwise provided in an ordinance adopted under section 8 of chapter V that delegates the authority to the fire chief, the council may employ and appoint fire fighters; and make and establish rules and regulations for the government of the department, the employees, fire fighters, and officers of the department; and for the care and management of the vehicles, equipment, property, and buildings of the department. Fire fighters shall comply with the fire fighters training council act of 1966, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.361 to 29.377.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2878 ;-- CL 1915, 2752 ;-- CL 1929, 1661 ;-- CL 1948, 70.1 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 173, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1985 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.2 - Vehicles and Equipment; Water Supply.

70.2 Vehicles and equipment; water supply.
Sec. 2.
The council may purchase and provide suitable vehicles and equipment for the extinguishment of fires; and provide for a convenient supply of water for the use of the fire department.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2879 ;-- CL 1915, 2753 ;-- CL 1929, 1662 ;-- CL 1948, 70.2 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.3 - Necessary Buildings for Keeping Vehicles and Equipment.

70.3 Necessary buildings for keeping vehicles and equipment.
Sec. 3.
The council may also provide or erect all necessary buildings for keeping the vehicles and equipment of the fire department.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2880 ;-- CL 1915, 2754 ;-- CL 1929, 1663 ;-- CL 1948, 70.3 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.4 - Chief of Fire Department; Appointment; Duties; Section Subject to Ordinance.

70.4 Chief of fire department; appointment; duties; section subject to ordinance.
Sec. 4.
The council may provide by ordinance or resolution for the appointment of a chief of the fire department, who shall be subject to the direction of the president and the regulations of the council. The chief of the fire department shall supervise and direct the department, and the care and management of the vehicles, equipment, and property of the department. This section is subject to an ordinance adopted under section 8 of chapter V.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2881 ;-- CL 1915, 2755 ;-- CL 1929, 1664 ;-- CL 1948, 70.4 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 173, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1985 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.5 - Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.

70.5 Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to failure of person to comply with command of fire department chief.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.6 - Storage and Handling of Hazardous Substances; Prevention and Suppression of Fires; Ordinance; Fire Inspectors; Authority Subject to State and Federal Law.

70.6 Storage and handling of hazardous substances; prevention and suppression of fires; ordinance; fire inspectors; authority subject to state and federal law.
Sec. 6.
(1) The council may provide by ordinance for the storage and handling of combustible, explosive, or other hazardous substances.
(2) The council may provide by ordinance for the prevention and suppression of fires. The ordinance may prescribe, but need not be limited to, the manner of construction of buildings and other structures within the village or certain districts of the village.
(3) The council may provide by ordinance for the appointment of fire inspectors, and may appoint fire inspectors. The ordinance may provide for the periodic examination by the fire inspectors of the stoves, furnaces, and heating apparatus and devices in all dwellings, buildings, and structures within the village, and in all places where combustible or explosive substances are kept, and authorize fire inspectors to require stoves, furnaces, and heating apparatus and devices that pose a fire hazard to be put in a safe condition.
(4) The authority granted under this section is subject to state and federal law.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2883 ;-- CL 1915, 2757 ;-- CL 1929, 1666 ;-- CL 1948, 70.6 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.7, 70.8 - Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.

70.7, 70.8 Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to erection or construction of wooden buildings and to restriction of certain dangerous trades or shops.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.9 - Building or Structure as Nuisance; Abatement or Removal.

70.9 Building or structure as nuisance; abatement or removal.
Sec. 9.
Every building or structure erected, placed, enlarged, or kept, in violation of any ordinance or regulation lawfully made for the prevention of fires, is a nuisance, and may be abated or removed by the direction of the council under procedures set forth in an ordinance adopted for that purpose.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2886 ;-- CL 1915, 2760 ;-- CL 1929, 1669 ;-- CL 1948, 70.9 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.10 - Compensation of Officers, Fire Fighters, and Employees; Compensation for Injuries.

70.10 Compensation of officers, fire fighters, and employees; compensation for injuries.
Sec. 10.
The officers, fire fighters, and employees of the department shall receive compensation as the council may provide. The council may provide suitable compensation for an injury to person or property which a fire fighter receives in consequence of the performance of the fire fighter's duty at a fire.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2887 ;-- CL 1915, 2761 ;-- CL 1929, 1670 ;-- CL 1948, 70.10 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Feb. 8, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.11 - Authorized Razing of Buildings; Damages; Determination by Jury.

70.11 Authorized razing of buildings; damages; determination by jury.
Sec. 11.
(1) The chief in charge of the department at any fire, with the concurrence of the president or any 2 trustees, may cause any building to be pulled down or destroyed to arrest the progress of the fire.
(2) If a building is so pulled down or destroyed, a person having an interest in the building may present a claim for damages to the council of the village. The council shall pay the claimant damages as may be just under all the circumstances, taking into consideration whether or not such loss would probably have occurred to the building even if it had not been pulled down or destroyed, and whether the building was insured or not.
(3) If the council and the claimant are not able to agree upon the amount of damages to be paid, then the amount of damages shall be ascertained by the appraisal of a jury to be selected in the same manner as in cases of a jury to appraise damages for taking private property for public use. The jury may visit the premises and may hear all the proofs in the case, and shall allow the claimant the amount of damages as they may consider proper under the standard set forth in subsection (2).
(4) If the jury is not able to agree, a new jury shall be empaneled as provided in subsection (3) until a jury is obtained that does agree.
(5) The council shall pay such claimant the amount of damages fixed by a jury under subsection (3) or (4).
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2888 ;-- CL 1915, 2762 ;-- CL 1929, 1671 ;-- CL 1948, 70.11 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.12 - Watercraft on Navigable Streams; Regulation.

70.12 Watercraft on navigable streams; regulation.
Sec. 12.
The council of a village located upon any of the navigable waters of the state may by ordinance prescribe regulations, to be observed by owners, masters, and employees of watercraft, necessary to prevent fires in a harbor and to prevent the communication of fire from watercraft, and may prescribe in such an ordinance the manner of collecting any sanction imposed by the ordinance.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2889 ;-- CL 1915, 2763 ;-- CL 1929, 1672 ;-- CL 1948, 70.12 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 16, Eff. May 1, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.13 - Police Force; Employment; Compliance With Standards.

70.13 Police force; employment; compliance with standards.
Sec. 13.
(1) The council may establish a police force, and may authorize the president to appoint, with the consent of the council, the number of police officers and other personnel that the council considers expedient for the good government of the village and protection of persons and property. The council by ordinance may delegate authority to the police chief to employ police officers and other personnel. This subsection is subject to an ordinance adopted under section 8 of chapter V.
(2) The police force shall comply with the minimum employment standards for law enforcement officers published by the law enforcement council under the Michigan law enforcement officers training council act of 1965, 1965 PA 203, MCL 26.601 to 26.616.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
Compiler's Notes:
The reference in this section to “Michigan law enforcement officers training council act of 1965, 1965 PA 203, MCL 26.601 to 26.616” evidently should read "Michigan law enforcement officers training council act of 1965, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.616”.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.14 - Police Officers; Powers, Duties, and Authority.

70.14 Police officers; powers, duties, and authority.
Sec. 14.
The council shall adopt rules for the government of the police, prescribe the powers and duties of police officers and other personnel, and invest them with authority necessary for the preservation of quiet and good order in the village. The police shall suppress riots, disturbances, and breaches of the peace; arrest any person fleeing from justice; apprehend upon view any person found violating a state law or village ordinance in a manner involving a breach of the peace and, unless the violation constitutes a civil infraction, take the offender before the proper magistrate or officer, to be punished; make complaints before the proper magistrate of any person known or believed by the police to have violated a state law or village ordinance; serve process that may be delivered to the police for that purpose; and generally perform duties required by the council for the good government of the village.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.15 - Police Chief; Nomination; Appointment; Service; Duties.

70.15 Police chief; nomination; appointment; service; duties.
Sec. 15.
The president may nominate and the council may appoint a chief of police of the village. The police chief shall serve at the pleasure of the council, unless the council has agreed to some other condition of appointment, and is subject to the direction of the president and council, or, if provided by ordinance adopted under section 8 of chapter V, the village manager. The police chief shall see that all the ordinances and regulations of the council, made for the preservation of quiet, and good order, and the protection of persons and property, are promptly enforced.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.16 - Village Police Officer; Powers Vested; Authority.

70.16 Village police officer; powers vested; authority.
Sec. 16.
(1) A police officer of the village, within the village, is vested with all the powers conferred upon sheriffs for the preservation of quiet and good order and has the power to serve and execute all process directed or delivered to the police chief, in all proceedings for violations of the ordinances of the village.
(2) 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. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18) › Section 70.18 - Department of Public Safety; Creation; Director; Officers; Structure.

70.18 Department of public safety; creation; director; officers; structure.
Sec. 18.
(1) The council may by ordinance create a department of public safety and delegate to it all the power, authority, and duties which may be exercised by a fire department or a police department or both. If the ordinance provides for the combination of existing police and fire entities, it shall provide for a right of referendum and become effective as provided in section 1(4) of chapter II.
(2) The department of public safety shall be headed by the director of public safety, who shall be the commanding officer of the department. The president shall nominate and the council appoint the director of public safety. The director of public safety is subject to the direction of the president and council, or, if provided by ordinance adopted under section 8 of chapter V, the village manager.
(3) If authorized by ordinance, the director of public safety may employ public safety officers and other personnel. The director of public safety shall direct the police and fire work of the village and be responsible for the enforcement of law and order, the protection of life and property against fire, and the performance of other public services of an emergency nature assigned to the department of public safety.
(4) If a department of public safety is established, a reference to the chief of police or the chief of the fire department contained in a state statute or village ordinance shall be considered to refer to the director of public safety.
(5) The council may structure the department of public safety so that separate police and fire entities may be continued.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XI - Chapter XI Water Works. (71.1...71.14) › Section 71.1 - Water Works; Establishment; Maintenance.

71.1 Water works; establishment; maintenance.
Sec. 1.
Any village may purchase or construct and may maintain water works to provide the village with pure water.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2890 ;-- CL 1915, 2764 ;-- Am. 1917, Act 43, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- Am. 1917, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 1673 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 349, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 71.1 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XI - Chapter XI Water Works. (71.1...71.14) › Section 71.2 - Water Works or Filtration Plant; Authorized Acquisitions, Construction, and Maintenance.

71.2 Water works or filtration plant; authorized acquisitions, construction, and maintenance.
Sec. 2.
The village may acquire, purchase, erect, and maintain the reservoirs, canals, aqueducts, sluices, buildings, engines, water wheels, pumps, hydraulic machines, distributing pipes, and other apparatus, appurtenances, and machinery, and may acquire, purchase, appropriate, and own such grounds, real estate, rights, and privileges that are necessary and proper for securing, constructing, rebuilding, repairing, extending, and maintenance of those water works or filtration plants.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2891 ;-- Am. 1915, Act 158, Imd. Eff. May 7, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 2765 ;-- Am. 1917, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 1674 ;-- CL 1948, 71.2 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XI - Chapter XI Water Works. (71.1...71.14) › Section 71.3 - Borrowing; Purpose; Limitations.

71.3 Borrowing; purpose; limitations.
Sec. 3.
It shall be lawful for any village, subject to the provisions of this act, to borrow any sum of money, that will not make the total indebtedness of such village greater than the limitations imposed in chapter 9, to be used exclusively for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, repairing, rebuilding, extending and maintaining water works, or filtration plants as provided in the 2 preceding sections, and for the payment of any indebtedness incurred by the village in purchasing, constructing, repairing, rebuilding, extending, and maintaining water works or filtration plants.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2892 ;-- Am. 1915, Act 158, Imd. Eff. May 7, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 2766 ;-- Am. 1917, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1917 ;-- Am. 1925, Act 105, Imd. Eff. Apr. 30, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 1675 ;-- CL 1948, 71.3 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XI - Chapter XI Water Works. (71.1...71.14) › Section 71.4 - Estimate of Expense; Specially Assessing Cost of Certain Water Improvements.

71.4 Estimate of expense; specially assessing cost of certain water improvements.
Sec. 4.
Before any money shall be borrowed, appropriated, raised, or expended for the purchase, construction, repairing, rebuilding, or extending of water works or filtration plants in any village, or for the payment of any indebtedness incurred by the village, in purchasing, constructing, repairing, rebuilding, extending, and maintaining water works or filtration plants, the council shall cause to be made an estimate of the expense thereof. The council may determine to specially assess any portion of the cost of water improvements to property especially benefited thereby pursuant to chapter 8.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- Am. 1897, Act 63, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 2893 ;-- Am. 1915, Act 158, Imd. Eff. May 7, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 2767 ;-- Am. 1917, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 1676 ;-- CL 1948, 71.4 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 65, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XI - Chapter XI Water Works. (71.1...71.14) › Section 71.5 - Private Connections; Manner; Permit; Repairs at Owner's Expense.

71.5 Private connections; manner; permit; repairs at owner's expense.
Sec. 5.
The connecting or supplying pipes, leading from buildings or yards to the distributing pipes, shall be inserted and kept in repair at the expense of the owner or occupant of the building or yard, and shall not be connected with the main pipe until a permit is obtained from the village. Connecting or supply pipes shall be constructed and connected in the manner prescribed by ordinance.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2894 ;-- CL 1915, 2768 ;-- CL 1929, 1677 ;-- CL 1948, 71.5 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XI - Chapter XI Water Works. (71.1...71.14) › Section 71.6 - Water Rates; Ordinance; Terms.

71.6 Water rates; ordinance; terms.
Sec. 6.
The council shall establish just and equitable water rates to be charged and paid for water supply. The council shall periodically either modify, amend, increase, or diminish the water rates. The council may prescribe by ordinance when and to whom such water rates shall be paid, and what steps shall be taken to enforce payment of the water rates, including, but not limited to, notice to persons who fail to pay the rates that their supply of water may be shut off, and may provide, in case of nonpayment, that the supply of water may be shut off or stopped as to any person or persons neglecting or refusing to make payment.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2895 ;-- CL 1915, 2769 ;-- CL 1929, 1678 ;-- CL 1948, 71.6 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XI - Chapter XI Water Works. (71.1...71.14) › Section 71.7 - Water Works; Ordinances.

71.7 Water works; ordinances.
Sec. 7.
The council may enact such ordinances, and adopt such resolutions, as may be necessary for the care, protection, preservation, and control of the water works, and all the fixtures, appurtenances, apparatus, buildings, and machinery connected therewith or belonging thereto, and to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter, and the powers herein conferred in respect to the construction, management and control of such water works.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2896 ;-- CL 1915, 2770 ;-- CL 1929, 1679 ;-- CL 1948, 71.7
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XI - Chapter XI Water Works. (71.1...71.14) › Section 71.8 - Water Works; Location Outside Corporate Limits; Control by Council.

71.8 Water works; location outside corporate limits; control by council.
Sec. 8.
If the council considers it in the public interest, the village may purchase or construct and may maintain a water works beyond the corporate limits of the village. In such case the council may enforce beyond the corporate limits of the village, have control over the buildings, machinery, and other property belonging to and connected with the water works, in the same manner and to the same extent as if located within the village, and adopt and enforce ordinances and police regulations as may be necessary for the care, protection, preservation, management, and control of the water works. However, nothing in this section prohibits another local governmental unit from enforcing its ordinances within its limits.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2897 ;-- CL 1915, 2771 ;-- CL 1929, 1680 ;-- CL 1948, 71.8 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XI - Chapter XI Water Works. (71.1...71.14) › Section 71.9 - Water Works; Use of Street or Highway.

71.9 Water works; use of street or highway.
Sec. 9.
For the purpose of operating or constructing and maintaining such water works, the village may, after obtaining appropriate rights as provided by law, use the ground or soil under any street, highway, or road for the purpose of introducing water into and through any and all portions of the village, and repairing and relaying water pipes.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2898 ;-- CL 1915, 2772 ;-- CL 1929, 1681 ;-- CL 1948, 71.9 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XI - Chapter XI Water Works. (71.1...71.14) › Section 71.10 - Water Works; Condemnation.

71.10 Water works; condemnation.
Sec. 10.
If it shall be necessary, in the judgment of the council, to appropriate private property for the construction, maintenance, or operation of water works, the right to occupy and hold the same and the ownership or easement rights may be acquired by the village in the manner provided by the uniform condemnation procedures act, 1980 PA 87, MCL 213.51 to 213.75.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2899 ;-- CL 1915, 2773 ;-- CL 1929, 1682 ;-- CL 1948, 71.10 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XI - Chapter XI Water Works. (71.1...71.14) › Section 71.11 - Water Supply Contract; Use of Streets, Wharves, and Public Grounds.

71.11 Water supply contract; use of streets, wharves, and public grounds.
Sec. 11.
The council may contract from year to year, or for a period not exceeding 10 years, with a person to supply the village with water and may grant to the person the right to the use of the streets, alleys, wharves, and public grounds of the village as necessary to construct, maintain, and operate proper works for the supply of water for the village upon terms and conditions specified in the contract.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2900 ;-- CL 1915, 2774 ;-- CL 1929, 1683 ;-- CL 1948, 71.11 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XI - Chapter XI Water Works. (71.1...71.14) › Section 71.12 - Street Administrator; Duties.

71.12 Street administrator; duties.
Sec. 12.
Unless otherwise provided by ordinance adopted under section 8 of chapter V, as directed by the council, the street administrator designated under section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663, shall perform, or cause to be performed under his or her supervision, labor, repairs, and improvements upon the highways, streets, sidewalks, alleys, bridges, reservoirs, drains, culverts, sewers, public grounds, and parks within the village.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XI - Chapter XI Water Works. (71.1...71.14) › Section 71.13 - Street Administrator; Report.

71.13 Street administrator; report.
Sec. 13.
The street administrator shall provide the council, in writing and on oath once in each month, an exact report of all labor performed by the street administrator, or under his or her supervision, and the charges therefor; the amount of material used, and the expense thereof; the street or other place where the material was used, or labor performed; and the items and purpose of all expenses incurred since his or her last preceding report.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XI - Chapter XI Water Works. (71.1...71.14) › Section 71.14 - Department of Public Works; Performance of Duties of Administrator; Director.

71.14 Department of public works; performance of duties of administrator; director.
Sec. 14.
The council by ordinance may establish a department of public works to perform the duties of the street administrator and other duties authorized by this act or by the council. The ordinance shall provide that the president shall nominate and the council shall appoint a director of public works. The council may designate the village manager as director of public works in an ordinance enacted pursuant to section 8 of chapter V.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XII - Chapter XII Lighting. (72.1...72.9) › Section 72.1 - Authorized Village Lighting.

72.1 Authorized village lighting.
Sec. 1.
A village may purchase or construct, and operate and maintain either independently or in connection with the water works of the village, either within or without the village, works to supply the village with gas, electric, or other lights, at such times and on such terms and conditions as directed by the council under this chapter.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2901 ;-- CL 1915, 2775 ;-- Am. 1917, Act 25, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 1684 ;-- CL 1948, 72.1 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XII - Chapter XII Lighting. (72.1...72.9) › Section 72.2 - Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.

72.2 Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to authorization of lighting by council.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XII - Chapter XII Lighting. (72.1...72.9) › Section 72.3 - Authorized Village Lighting; Acquisition Estimate; Referendum; Restriction on Council.

72.3 Authorized village lighting; acquisition estimate; referendum; restriction on council.
Sec. 3.
(1) To exercise the powers granted by section 1 of this chapter, the council shall adopt a resolution declaring that it is expedient for the village to acquire by purchase or construction, as applicable, works to supply the village with electric or other lights, and shall make and record in their proceedings an estimate of the expense.
(2) The question of financing the estimated amount or that part of the estimated amount not in excess of limitations on indebtedness of the village provided by law shall be submitted to the electors of the village at its regular election, or at a special election called for that purpose by the council as provided in this act. Approval of the proposal requires the affirmative vote of 2/3 of the electors voting at the election by ballot.
(3) If the voters approve financing a part of the estimated amount not in excess of the limitations on indebtedness of the village, the council shall not incur any indebtedness for lighting works on the general faith and credit of the village until the charter is amended to permit the issuance of mortgage bonds on the proposed lighting plant, its revenues and franchise, in excess of the general limitations on indebtedness as provided by this act, in an amount equal to the difference between the indebtedness authorized by this act, and the estimated amount.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2903 ;-- CL 1915, 2777 ;-- Am. 1925, Act 214, Imd. Eff. May 6, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 1686 ;-- CL 1948, 72.3 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 305, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XII - Chapter XII Lighting. (72.1...72.9) › Section 72.4 - Authorized Village Lighting; Borrowing; Limitation; Payment; Bonds; Terms.

72.4 Authorized village lighting; borrowing; limitation; payment; bonds; terms.
Sec. 4.
(1) A village may borrow a sum of money not exceeding 5% of the taxable value of the property in the village as shown by the last preceding tax roll, to be used exclusively for the purpose of purchasing or constructing and maintaining lighting works as provided in this chapter. The council may fix the time and place of the payment of the principal and interest of the debt contracted under the provisions of this chapter, and issue bonds of the village for those purposes. Bonds issued under this section are subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.
(2) The total amount expended for the purchase or construction of the lighting works shall not exceed the amount of the estimate of expense provided for in section 3 of this chapter.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2904 ;-- CL 1915, 2778 ;-- CL 1929, 1687 ;-- CL 1948, 72.4 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 276, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XII - Chapter XII Lighting. (72.1...72.9) › Section 72.5 - Lighting Works; Repairs, Alterations, or Extensions; Raising and Expenditure of Funds; Title Retention Contract Providing for Payment From Available Net Revenues; Construction.

72.5 Lighting works; repairs, alterations, or extensions; raising and expenditure of funds; title retention contract providing for payment from available net revenues; construction.
Sec. 5.
(1) After lighting works have been purchased or constructed in the village as provided in this chapter, the council may raise and expend money to repair, alter, or extend the lighting works without submitting the question to the electors of the village. However, the sum to be so raised, in any 1 year, shall be included in, and shall not increase the total amount that the council is authorized to raise under section 1 of chapter IX.
(2) Instead of raising the funds by tax, the council may, by a contract that does not impose a general obligation on the village, provide for repairs, alterations, or extensions of the lighting works. The contract shall provide for payment of the contract out of the net revenues which, after payment of obligations due, provision for payment of obligations to become due, and payment of legitimate and necessary operating and other expenses are available from the operation of the lighting works after completion of the repairs, alterations, or extensions. The contract shall provide for the retention of title to materials furnished in the seller until paid for in full. However, a contract made under this section does not deprive the people of the village of any right vested in them by the constitution or the laws of this state, grant a franchise or its operating equivalent, or convey title to property to any person not possessed of such title before the execution of the title retaining contract.
(3) Instead of raising funds to repair, alter, or extend the lighting works by tax as provided by section 1 of chapter IX, or using funds available from the operation of the lighting works, as provided in this section, the council may borrow money and issue bonds in the manner provided in section 3 of this chapter for the acquisition or construction of lighting works, except that approval of the proposal requires the affirmative vote of 3/5 of the electors voting on the question.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2905 ;-- CL 1915, 2779 ;-- Am. 1919, Act 309, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 1688 ;-- CL 1948, 72.5 ;-- Am. 1954, Act 119, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 44, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1983 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 276, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of section 1 of chapter 9, referred to in the first sentence, see MCL 69.1.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XII - Chapter XII Lighting. (72.1...72.9) › Section 72.6 - Light Rates.

72.6 Light rates.
Sec. 6.
The council may fix the just and equitable rates for supplying the village with lights.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2906 ;-- CL 1915, 2780 ;-- CL 1929, 1689 ;-- CL 1948, 72.6 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XII - Chapter XII Lighting. (72.1...72.9) › Section 72.7 - Lighting; Condemnation of Property.

72.7 Lighting; condemnation of property.
Sec. 7.
If it is necessary in the judgment of the council to appropriate private property for the construction and maintenance, or for the due operation of lighting works, the village may do so in the manner provided in the uniform condemnation procedures act, 1980 PA 87, MCL 213.51 to 213.75.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2907 ;-- CL 1915, 2781 ;-- CL 1929, 1690 ;-- CL 1948, 72.7 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XII - Chapter XII Lighting. (72.1...72.9) › Section 72.8 - Lighting; Contract; Users of Streets, Wharves, Public Grounds.

72.8 Lighting; contract; users of streets, wharves, public grounds.
Sec. 8.
The council may contract from year to year, or for a period not exceeding 10 years, with a person to supply the village with gas, electric, or other lights and may grant to the person the right to the use of the streets, alleys, wharves, and public grounds of the village as necessary to construct, maintain, and operate proper works for the supplying of such light upon terms and conditions specified in the contract.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2908 ;-- CL 1915, 2782 ;-- CL 1929, 1691 ;-- CL 1948, 72.8 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XII - Chapter XII Lighting. (72.1...72.9) › Section 72.9 - Lighting Works; Control and Preservation; Ordinances and Resolutions.

72.9 Lighting works; control and preservation; ordinances and resolutions.
Sec. 9.
The council may enact such ordinances and adopt resolutions for the care, protection, preservation, and control of the lighting works, and all the fixtures, appurtenances, apparatus, buildings, and machinery connected with or belonging to the lighting works, and to exercise the powers granted by this chapter.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2909 ;-- CL 1915, 2783 ;-- CL 1929, 1692 ;-- CL 1948, 72.9 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XIII - Chapter XIII Appropriation of Private Property (73.1...73.36) › Section 73.1 - Condemnation.

73.1 Condemnation.
Sec. 1.
Private property may be taken for public use in a village for opening, widening, altering, and extending streets, alleys, and avenues; for the construction of bridges, public buildings, and other public structures; for public grounds, parks, marketplaces, and spaces; for public wharves, docks, slips, basins, and landings on navigable waters; for the improvement of sanitary sewers, drains, ditches, storm water systems, water supply systems, and watercourses; for public hospitals; and for other lawful and necessary public uses.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2910 ;-- Am. 1903, Act 176, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 2784 ;-- CL 1929, 1693 ;-- CL 1948, 73.1 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XIII - Chapter XIII Appropriation of Private Property (73.1...73.36) › Section 73.2 - Condemnation; Acquisition of Property; Resolution.

73.2 Condemnation; acquisition of property; resolution.
Sec. 2.
To initiate the acquisition of private property, the council shall adopt a resolution describing the private property, declaring that the acquisition of the property is necessary for an improvement described in section 1 necessary for the use and benefit of the public, and designating the public improvement. The resolution shall direct that procedures to acquire the property be commenced under the uniform condemnation procedures act, 1980 PA 87, MCL 213.51 to 213.75.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2911 ;-- Am. 1903, Act 176, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 2785 ;-- CL 1929, 1694 ;-- CL 1948, 73.2 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XIII - Chapter XIII Appropriation of Private Property (73.1...73.36) › Section 73.3 - Condemnation; Record of Proceedings; Admissible as Evidence.

73.3 Condemnation; record of proceedings; admissible as evidence.
Sec. 3.
If a verdict and judgment in an action under the uniform condemnation procedures act, 1980 PA 87, MCL 213.51 to 213.75, is rendered in favor of the village in the circuit court, then, after the verdict and judgment become final, unless the cause was discontinued, the village clerk shall procure copies of the judgment of the circuit court as well as of the verdict of the jury, and record them in a book of records kept by the village clerk. The book of records of the proceedings kept by the village clerk, or certified copies thereof, shall be admissible in evidence and have the same evidentiary effect as a copy of the order judgment or decree of the circuit court authenticated by the judge or clerk of the court under seal thereof, as provided in section 2106 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2106.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2912 ;-- Am. 1903, Act 176, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 2786 ;-- CL 1929, 1695 ;-- CL 1948, 73.3 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-XIII - Chapter XIII Appropriation of Private Property (73.1...73.36) › Section 73.4 - Condemnation; Assessment.

73.4 Condemnation; assessment.
Sec. 4.
(1) After the village clerk records the final judgment and verdict as provided in section 30 of this chapter, the proper and necessary proceedings may be taken by the council for the collection of the sum awarded by the jury.
(2) If the council believes that real estate in the village in the vicinity of the proposed improvement will be benefited by the improvement, the council may, by an entry in its minutes, determine that the whole or any just proportion of the compensation awarded by the jury, and of the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the proceedings, be assessed upon the owners or occupants of real estate determined to be benefited. The council shall, by resolution, fix and determine the district of the village benefited, and specify the amount to be assessed upon the owners or occupants of the benefited real estate. In determining the amount of such costs and expenses, the council may include all costs and expenses incurred or paid for jurors' fees, expenses of abstracts, all surveys and maps, and all other necessary expenses. The amount of the benefit thus ascertained shall be assessed upon the owners or occupants of the benefited real estate, in proportion, as nearly as may be, to the advantage which each such lot or parcel is deemed to acquire by the improvement.
(3) The assessment shall be made and the amount levied and collected in the same manner and by the same officers and proceedings, as near as may be, provided in sections 31 to 35 of chapter VIII. The assessment roll, when ratified and confirmed by the council, shall be final and conclusive and prima facie evidence of the regularity and legality of all proceedings prior thereto, and each assessment shall be a lien on the premises on which it is assessed until the assessment is paid.
(4) Whatever amount or portion of such awarded compensation, costs, and expenses is not raised by special assessment shall be assessed, levied, and collected upon the taxable real estate of the village, the same as other general taxes are assessed and collected. The village may purchase assessed premises or any portion sold for nonpayment of the amount assessed.
(5) If there is on the private property taken a building or other structure, it may be sold by or under the direction of the council. The amount produced by the sale shall belong and be paid to the fund for paying the compensation awarded for the property taken, and the council shall cause such amount to be credited and applied in reduction pro rata of the assessment and apportionment made to pay for the property taken.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2913 ;-- Am. 1903, Act 176, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 2787 ;-- CL 1929, 1696 ;-- CL 1948, 73.4 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998