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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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-CITY-TREASURER. - City Treasurer. (87.11...87.15) › Section 87.14 - Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974.

87.14 Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to city treasurer as treasurer of school district.
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-CITY-TREASURER. - City Treasurer. (87.11...87.15) › Section 87.15 - Public Moneys; Prohibited Handling; Removal From Office.

87.15 Public moneys; prohibited handling; removal from office.
Sec. 15.
The city treasurer shall keep all moneys in his hands belonging to the city and to the public schools, separate and distinct from his own moneys; and he is hereby prohibited from using, either directly or indirectly, the corporation moneys, warrants, or evidences of debt, or any of the school or library funds in his custody or keeping, for his own use or benefit or that of any other person; any violation of this section shall subject him to immediate removal from office by the council, and the council is hereby authorized to declare the office vacant and to appoint his successor for the remainder of his term.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3037 ;-- CL 1915, 2953 ;-- CL 1929, 1877 ;-- CL 1948, 87.15
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-CITY-MARSHAL. - City Marshal. (87.16...87.19) › Section 87.16 - City Marshal; Chief of Police and Peace Officer; Duties.

87.16 City marshal; chief of police and peace officer; duties.
Sec. 16.
The marshal shall be the chief of the police of the city. As police officer, he shall be subject to the direction of the mayor. It shall be his duty to see that all the ordinances and regulations of the council, made for the preservation of quiet, good order, and for the safety and protection of the inhabitants of the city are promptly enforced.
As peace officer he shall be vested with all the powers conferred upon sheriffs for the preservation of quiet and good order. He shall serve and execute all process directed or delivered to him and such process may be served anywhere within the state.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3038 ;-- CL 1915, 2954 ;-- CL 1929, 1878 ;-- CL 1948, 87.16
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-CITY-MARSHAL. - City Marshal. (87.16...87.19) › Section 87.17 - City Marshal; Suppression of Riots.

87.17 City marshal; suppression of riots.
Sec. 17.
He shall suppress all riots, disturbances, and breaches of the peace, and for that purpose may command the aid of the citizens in the performance of such duty. It shall be his duty to arrest all disorderly persons in the corporation. He shall arrest upon view, and with or without process, any person found in the act of committing any offense against the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city amounting to a breach of the peace, and forthwith take such person before the proper magistrate or court for examination or trial, and may also without process arrest and imprison persons found drunk in the streets.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3039 ;-- CL 1915, 2955 ;-- CL 1929, 1879 ;-- CL 1948, 87.17
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-CITY-MARSHAL. - City Marshal. (87.16...87.19) › Section 87.18 - Monthly Report to Council; Contents; Moneys, Disposition.

87.18 Monthly report to council; contents; moneys, disposition.
Sec. 18.
The marshal shall report in writing and on oath to the council at their first meeting in each month all arrests made by him, and the cause thereof, and all persons discharged from arrest during the month; also the number remaining in confinement for breaches of the ordinances of the city, and the amount of all fines and fees collected by him. All moneys collected or received by the marshal, except fees for his personal services, unless otherwise directed by this act, shall be paid into the city treasury during the same month when received, and the treasurer's receipt therefor shall be filed with the clerk.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3040 ;-- CL 1915, 2956 ;-- CL 1929, 1880 ;-- CL 1948, 87.18
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-CITY-MARSHAL. - City Marshal. (87.16...87.19) › Section 87.19 - Fees.

87.19 Fees.
Sec. 19.
The marshal may collect and receive the same fees for services performed by him as are allowed to constables for like services; but in no case shall such fees be charged to, or be paid by, the city.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3041 ;-- CL 1915, 2957 ;-- CL 1929, 1881 ;-- CL 1948, 87.19
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-CITY-ATTORNEY. - City Attorney. (87.20...87.20) › Section 87.20 - City Attorney; Duties.

87.20 City attorney; duties.
Sec. 20.
The attorney, in addition to the other duties prescribed in this act, shall be the legal adviser of the council and of all officers of the city, shall act as the attorney and solicitor for the corporation in all legal proceedings in which the corporation is interested, and, except as otherwise provided by law, shall prosecute violations of the ordinances of the city.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3042 ;-- CL 1915, 2958 ;-- CL 1929, 1882 ;-- CL 1948, 87.20 ;-- 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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-CITY-SURVEYOR. - City Surveyor. (87.21...87.21) › Section 87.21 - City Surveyor; Powers, Duties.

87.21 City surveyor; powers, duties.
Sec. 21.
The surveyor shall have and exercise within the city, the like powers and duties as are conferred by law upon county surveyors; and the like effect and validity shall be given to his official acts, surveys and plats, as are given by law to the acts and surveys of county surveyors. He shall make all necessary plats, maps, surveys, diagrams and estimates, plans and specifications required by the council or officers of the city, relating to the public improvements, buildings, grounds and streets of the city, and all plats, maps, surveys and diagrams made by him as such surveyor shall be the property of the city, and shall be delivered by him to his successor in office.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3043 ;-- CL 1915, 2959 ;-- CL 1929, 1883 ;-- CL 1948, 87.21
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-STREET-COMMISSIONER. - Street Commissioner. (87.22...87.23) › Section 87.22 - Street Commissioner; Duties.

87.22 Street commissioner; duties.
Sec. 22.
It shall be the duty of the street commissioner to perform or cause to be performed, all such labor, repairs and improvements upon the highways, streets, sidewalks, alleys, bridges, reservoirs, drains, culverts, sewers, public grounds and parks within the city as the council shall direct to be done by or under his supervision; and to oversee and do whatever may be required of him in relation thereto by the council.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3044 ;-- CL 1915, 2960 ;-- CL 1929, 1884 ;-- CL 1948, 87.22
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-STREET-COMMISSIONER. - Street Commissioner. (87.22...87.23) › Section 87.23 - Monthly Report to Council; Contents; Marshal as Street Commissioner.

87.23 Monthly report to council; contents; marshal as street commissioner.
Sec. 23.
He shall make a report to the council, in writing and on oath, once in each month, giving an exact statement of all labor performed by him, or under his supervision, and the charges therefor, the amount of material used, and the expense thereof, and the street or place where such material was used, or labor performed; and further showing the items and purpose of all expenses incurred since his last preceding report, and no payment for labor or services performed, or for expenses incurred by him shall be made until reported on oath, as aforesaid: Provided, That nothing in this act shall prevent the council from bestowing the powers and duties of street commissioner upon the marshal when it shall be deemed advisable.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3045 ;-- CL 1915, 2961 ;-- CL 1929, 1885 ;-- CL 1948, 87.23
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-CONSTABLES. - Constables. (87.24...87.25) › Section 87.24 - Constables; Powers, Duties.

87.24 Constables; powers, duties.
Sec. 24.
The constables of the city shall have the like powers and authority in matters of civil and criminal nature, and in relation to the service of all manner of criminal process, as are conferred by law upon constables in townships, and shall receive the like fees for their services. They shall have power also to serve all process issued for breaches of ordinances of the city.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3046 ;-- CL 1915, 2962 ;-- CL 1929, 1886 ;-- CL 1948, 87.24
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-CONSTABLES. - Constables. (87.24...87.25) › Section 87.25 - Neglect or Refusal to Perform Duty; Penalty; Bond.

87.25 Neglect or refusal to perform duty; penalty; bond.
Sec. 25.
The constables of the city shall obey the lawful orders of the mayor, and aldermen and shall discharge the duties required of them by ordinance, resolution, or regulation of the council. For neglect or refusal to perform a required duty, each constable shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00. Before assuming the duties of office, each constable shall give the bonds for the performance of the duties of that office as are required and approved by the council and shall file the bonds with the city clerk.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3047 ;-- CL 1915, 2963 ;-- CL 1929, 1887 ;-- CL 1948, 87.25 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-SUPERVISORS. - Supervisors. (87.26...87.27) › Section 87.26 - Supervisors; Powers, Duties; Representation Upon County Board.

87.26 Supervisors; powers, duties; representation upon county board.
Sec. 26.
The supervisors of the several wards are authorized to perform the same duties in relation to the assessment of property and levying taxes for all purposes in their respective wards, as are imposed by law upon supervisors elected in townships; and they shall have the like powers and perform the like duties in all other respects as supervisors so elected, except as herein otherwise provided, so far as such powers and duties are required to be exercised and performed in their wards; they shall represent their several wards in the board of supervisors of the county in which the city is located, and shall have all rights, privileges and powers of the several members of such board of supervisors: Provided, That any city now having a greater representation upon the board of supervisors of any county than is provided by this act, shall continue to have such representation as it may have at the time of such reincorporation, and if the office of any officer now representing any such city upon the board of supervisors is abolished by this act, the council of such city may annually appoint some suitable person, being a resident elector of such city, to represent the city upon the board of supervisors in the place of such officer whose office has been abolished.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3048 ;-- CL 1915, 2964 ;-- CL 1929, 1888 ;-- CL 1948, 87.26
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-SUPERVISORS. - Supervisors. (87.26...87.27) › Section 87.27 - Selection of Jury Lists.

87.27 Selection of jury lists.
Sec. 27.
The supervisors of the several wards shall, except in counties having a jury commission, select and return lists of grand and petit jurors to the clerk of the county, in the same manner and within the same time as the like duty is required to be performed by township officers.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3049 ;-- CL 1915, 2965 ;-- CL 1929, 1889 ;-- CL 1948, 87.27
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-JUSTICES-OF-THE-PEACE. - Justices of the Peace. (87.28...87.37) › Section 87.28-87.36 - Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974.

87.28-87.36 Repealed. 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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-JUSTICES-OF-THE-PEACE. - Justices of the Peace. (87.28...87.37) › Section 87.37 - Additional Powers and Liabilities of Officers.

87.37 Additional powers and liabilities of officers.
Sec. 37.
In addition to the rights, powers, duties and liabilities of officers prescribed in this act, all officers, whether elected or appointed, shall have such other rights, powers, duties and liabilities, subject to and consistent with this act, as the council shall deem expedient, and prescribe by ordinance or resolution.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3059 ;-- CL 1915, 2975 ;-- CL 1929, 1899 ;-- CL 1948, 87.37
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-COMPENSATION-OF-OFFICERS. - Compensation of Officers. (87.38...87.40) › Section 87.38 - City Officers; Compensation; Fees.

87.38 City officers; compensation; fees.
Sec. 38.
The mayor shall receive an annual salary as the council determines and aldermen may each receive a salary as prescribed by the council. The city marshal, clerk, treasurer, city attorney, and engineer of the fire department shall each receive an annual salary as the council determines by ordinance. Constables and officers serving process and making arrests, when engaged in causes and proceedings for violations of the ordinances of the city, may charge and receive the fees allowed to those officers for the same services by the laws of the state. Except as otherwise provided in this act, other officers elected or appointed in the city, shall receive the compensation determined by the council.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3060 ;-- Am. 1915, Act 209, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 2976 ;-- CL 1929, 1900 ;-- CL 1948, 87.38 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 268, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
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-VII - Chapter VII Duties and Compensation of Officers. (87.1...87.40) › 215-1895-VII-COMPENSATION-OF-OFFICERS. - Compensation of Officers. (87.38...87.40) › Section 87.39 - Increase or Diminishment of Salary During Term Prohibited; Exception; Eligibility for Office Resigned or Vacated.

87.39 Increase or diminishment of salary during term prohibited; exception; eligibility for office resigned or vacated.
Sec. 39.
The salary or rate of compensation for any officer elected by authority of this act shall not be increased or diminished during the term of office, except as provided in section 40; and no person who shall have resigned or vacated any elective office shall be eligible to the same office during the term for which he was elected or appointed when during the same time the salary or rate of compensation has been increased except in the event of an increase pursuant to section 40.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3061 ;-- CL 1915, 2977 ;-- CL 1929, 1901 ;-- CL 1948, 87.39 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 39, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1973
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.1 - City Council; Members.

88.1 City council; members.
Sec. 1.
The legislative authority of cities incorporated under this act shall be vested in a council consisting of the mayor, two aldermen elected from each ward and the city clerk.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3062 ;-- CL 1915, 2978 ;-- CL 1929, 1902 ;-- CL 1948, 88.1
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.2 - Mayor to Be President.

88.2 Mayor to be president.
Sec. 2.
The mayor shall be president of the council, and preside at the meetings thereof, but shall have no vote therein, except in case of a tie, when he shall have the casting vote.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3063 ;-- CL 1915, 2979 ;-- CL 1929, 1903 ;-- CL 1948, 88.2
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.3 - President Pro Tempore; Powers, Duties.

88.3 President pro tempore; powers, duties.
Sec. 3.
On the first Monday in May in each year, the council shall appoint 1 of their number president pro tempore of the council, who, in the absence of the president, shall preside at the meetings thereof, and exercise the powers and duties of president. He shall have a vote upon all questions, but he shall have no casting vote in case of a tie. In the absence of the president and president pro tem, the council shall appoint 1 of their number to preside and for the time being he shall exercise the powers and duties of the president.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3064 ;-- CL 1915, 2980 ;-- CL 1929, 1904 ;-- CL 1948, 88.3
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.4 - Clerks; Duties.

88.4 Clerks; duties.
Sec. 4.
The city clerk shall be clerk of the council, but shall have no vote therein. He shall keep a full record of all the proceedings of the council, and perform such other duties relating to his office as the council may direct. In the absence of the clerk or his deputy the council shall appoint 1 of their number to perform the duties of clerk for the time being.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3065 ;-- CL 1915, 2981 ;-- CL 1929, 1905 ;-- CL 1948, 88.4
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.5 - Aldermen; Required Attendance; Loss of Vote, Interest.

88.5 Aldermen; required attendance; loss of vote, interest.
Sec. 5.
Each alderman shall be required to attend all sessions of the council, and serve upon committees when appointed thereon. No alderman shall vote on any question in which he shall have a direct personal interest, but on all other questions he shall vote unless excused therefrom by a vote of 2/3 of the aldermen elect.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3066 ;-- CL 1915, 2982 ;-- CL 1929, 1906 ;-- CL 1948, 88.5
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.6 - Election Returns; Qualification of Membership; Meetings, Notice.

88.6 Election returns; qualification of membership; meetings, notice.
Sec. 6.
The council shall be judge of the election returns and qualifications of its own members. It shall hold regular stated meetings for the transaction of business, at such times and places within the city as it shall prescribe, not less than 2 of which shall be held in each month. The mayor or any 3 members of the council may call special meetings thereof, notice of which, in writing, shall be given to each alderman, or be left at his place of residence at least 6 hours before the meeting.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3067 ;-- CL 1915, 2983 ;-- CL 1929, 1907 ;-- CL 1948, 88.6
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.7 - Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice; Quorum; Adjournment; Pending Business; Compelling Attendance of Absent Members; Concurring Vote Required for Certain Actions; Reconsidering or Rescinding Vote at Special Meeting; Appropriation of Money; Passing or Adopting Resolution.

88.7 Conducting business at public meeting; notice; quorum; adjournment; pending business; compelling attendance of absent members; concurring vote required for certain actions; reconsidering or rescinding vote at special meeting; appropriation of money; passing or adopting resolution.
Sec. 7.
(1) The business which the council may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the council held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.
(2) A majority of the aldermen shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A number less than a majority may adjourn a meeting, and all pending business noticed or set down for hearing at that meeting shall be taken up and heard at the next meeting.
(3) Members present may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner as prescribed by rule or ordinance. An office shall not be created or abolished; nor a tax or assessment imposed; a street, alley, or public ground vacated; real estate or interest in real estate purchased, leased, sold, or disposed of; or private property taken for public use, unless by a concurring yea and nay vote of 2/3 of all the aldermen elected to office. A vote of the council shall not be reconsidered or rescinded at a special meeting, unless there are present as many aldermen as were present when that vote was taken.
(4) Money shall not be appropriated except by ordinance or resolution of the council. A resolution shall not be passed or adopted except by the vote of a majority of all the aldermen elected to office, except as prescribed in this act.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3068 ;-- CL 1915, 2984 ;-- CL 1929, 1908 ;-- CL 1948, 88.7 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 222, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1978
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.8 - Rules for Council Proceedings; Record or Journal of Proceedings; Availability of Writings to Public; Taking Votes; Entering Votes on Journal; Publication of Record and Votes.

88.8 Rules for council proceedings; record or journal of proceedings; availability of writings to public; taking votes; entering votes on journal; publication of record and votes.
Sec. 8.
(1) The council shall prescribe rules for council proceedings, and keep a record or journal of the proceedings. A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the council in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(2) Votes shall be taken by yeas and nays when required by 1 or more members and the votes shall be entered upon the journal indicating the names of those voting in the affirmative and those in the negative. Within 10 days after a meeting of the council, the record of the proceeding, and votes taken at the proceeding shall be published in a newspaper of the city.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3069 ;-- CL 1915, 2985 ;-- CL 1929, 1909 ;-- CL 1948, 88.8 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 222, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1978
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.9 - Compelling Attendance at Meetings; Fines for Nonattendance; Sanctions for Disorderly Conduct; Ordinance.

88.9 Compelling attendance at meetings; fines for nonattendance; sanctions for disorderly conduct; ordinance.
Sec. 9.
The council, by ordinance, may compel the attendance of council members and other officers of the city at its meetings, may enforce fines for nonattendance of a member or officer, and may prescribe sanctions for any misbehavior or contemptuous or disorderly conduct by a member or a person present at a session of the council. The ordinance shall not conflict, as written or applied, with section 3 of the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 15.263 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3070 ;-- CL 1915, 2986 ;-- CL 1929, 1910 ;-- CL 1948, 88.9 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 222, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1978 ;-- 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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.10 - City Officers; Attendance at Meetings; Public Attendance and Participation Not Prohibited.

88.10 City officers; attendance at meetings; public attendance and participation not prohibited.
Sec. 10.
(1) The attorney, marshal, street commissioner, surveyor, and engineer of the fire department may take part in proceedings and deliberations of the council on subjects relating to their respective departments, subject to rules prescribed by the council, but without the right to vote. The officers may be required to attend the meetings of the council in the same manner as members.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not prohibit public attendance and participation at a meeting as prescribed under section 7.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3071 ;-- CL 1915, 2987 ;-- CL 1929, 1911 ;-- CL 1948, 88.10 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 222, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1978
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.11 - Powers of Council; Control of Finances, Property.

88.11 Powers of council; control of finances, property.
Sec. 11.
The council shall have control of the finances and of all property of the city corporation, except as may be otherwise provided by law.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3072 ;-- CL 1915, 2988 ;-- CL 1929, 1912 ;-- CL 1948, 88.11
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.12 - Powers of Council; Ordinances, Enactment.

88.12 Powers of council; ordinances, enactment.
Sec. 12.
Whenever by this act or any other provisions of law any power or authority is vested in, or duly imposed upon, the corporation or council, the council may enact such appropriate ordinances as may be necessary for the execution and exercise of such power and authority, and to regulate the performance of such duty.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3073 ;-- CL 1915, 2989 ;-- CL 1929, 1913 ;-- CL 1948, 88.12
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.13 - Powers of Council; Standing Committees; Appointment, Duties.

88.13 Powers of council; standing committees; appointment, duties.
Sec. 13.
The council may provide for the appointment of standing committees of its members, who shall perform such duties, investigate, have charge of, and report upon such matters as may be properly referred to them.
Such committees shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to the approval of the council.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3074 ;-- CL 1915, 2990 ;-- CL 1929, 1914 ;-- CL 1948, 88.13
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.14 - Records, Books, Documents, or Papers; Location; Filing; Inspection; Defacement or Destruction; Violation; Penalty.

88.14 Records, books, documents, or papers; location; filing; inspection; defacement or destruction; violation; penalty.
Sec. 14.
(1) The council shall cause the records of the corporation, records of the proceedings of the council, and all books, documents, reports, contracts, receipts, vouchers, and papers relating to the finances and affairs of the city, or to the official acts of an officer of the corporation, unless required by this act to be kept elsewhere, to be deposited and kept in the office of the city clerk. The records shall be arranged, filed, and kept to facilitate convenient access and inspection. These records, books, and papers shall be subject to inspection by any person in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976.
(2) A person shall not secrete, injure, deface, alter, or destroy the books, records, documents, or papers described in subsection (1), or expose them to loss or destruction.
(3) A person who violates subsection (2) with intent to prevent the contents or true meaning or import of the records from being known, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or by both.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3075 ;-- CL 1915, 2991 ;-- CL 1929, 1915 ;-- CL 1948, 88.14 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 222, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1978
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.15 - Members; Compensation.

88.15 Members; compensation.
Sec. 15.
No member of the council shall receive any compensation for his services, either as alderman, committeeman or otherwise, except as herein provided.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3076 ;-- CL 1915, 2992 ;-- CL 1929, 1916 ;-- CL 1948, 88.15
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.16 - Repealed. 1968, Act 317, Eff. Sept. 1, 1968.

88.16 Repealed. 1968, Act 317, Eff. Sept. 1, 1968.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section provided that city council members not be interested in contracts; penalty; exception.
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.17 - Removal From Office; Preferring Charges Against and Trying Officers.

88.17 Removal from office; preferring charges against and trying officers.
Sec. 17.
A person appointed to office by the council under this act, may be removed from office by a vote of the majority of the aldermen elect. The council may remove from office an alderman by a concurring vote of 2/3 of all the aldermen elect. For elective officers other than aldermen, provisions shall be made by ordinance for preferring charges against and trying these officers. Removal of an elective officer other than an alderman shall not be made except by a 2/3 vote of all the aldermen elect and unless a charge in writing is preferred and an opportunity given to make a defense to the charge.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3078 ;-- CL 1915, 2994 ;-- CL 1929, 1918 ;-- CL 1948, 88.17 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.18 - Investigation of Charges or Other Matters; Procedure.

88.18 Investigation of charges or other matters; procedure.
Sec. 18.
To enable the council to investigate charges against an officer, or other matters as they consider proper to investigate, the mayor, at the request of the council, may issue subpoenas or process by warrant, to compel the attendance of persons and the production of books and papers, before the council or a committee of the council.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3079 ;-- CL 1915, 2995 ;-- CL 1929, 1919 ;-- CL 1948, 88.18 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.19 - Witnesses; Summons, Oath.

88.19 Witnesses; summons, oath.
Sec. 19.
Whenever the council, or any committee of the members thereof, are authorized to compel the attendance of witnesses for the investigation of matters which may come before them, the presiding officer of the council or chairman of such committee for the time being, shall have power to administer the necessary oaths.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3080 ;-- CL 1915, 2996 ;-- CL 1929, 1920 ;-- CL 1948, 88.19
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-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20) › Section 88.20 - Claims Against City; Audit, Allowance; Rules; Defense to Suit.

88.20 Claims against city; audit, allowance; rules; defense to suit.
Sec. 20.
The council shall audit and allow all accounts chargeable against the city but no account or claim or contract shall be received for audit or allowance, unless it shall be accompanied with a certificate of an officer of the corporation, or an affidavit of the person rendering it, to the effect that he verily believes that the services therein charged have been actually performed or the property delivered for the city, that the sums charged therefor are reasonable and just, and that to the best of his knowledge and belief, no set-off exists, nor payment has been made on account thereof, except such as are endorsed or referred to in such account or claim, and every such account shall exhibit in detail all the items making up the amount claimed, and the true date of each. It shall be a sufficient defense in any court, to any action or proceeding for the collection of any demand or claim against the city for personal injuries or otherwise, that it has never been presented, certified to or verified as aforesaid, to the council for allowance; or if such claim is founded on contract that the same was presented without the affidavit or certificate as aforesaid, and rejected for that reason; or that the action or proceeding was brought before the council had a reasonable time to investigate and pass upon it.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3081 ;-- CL 1915, 2997 ;-- CL 1929, 1921 ;-- CL 1948, 88.20
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-IX - Chapter IX Ordinances. (89.1...89.7) › Section 89.1 - Style of Ordinance; Passage; Required Vote; Effective Date of Ordinance.

89.1 Style of ordinance; passage; required vote; effective date of ordinance.
Sec. 1.
The style of each ordinance shall be, "The city of ................... ordains." Each ordinance shall require for its passage the concurrence of a majority of all the aldermen elected or appointed, exclusive of the mayor or other officer or person legally exercising the duties of the office of mayor. The time when an ordinance takes effect shall be prescribed in the ordinance. If the ordinance imposes a sanction, the ordinance shall take effect not less than 20 days after the day of its passage.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3082 ;-- Am. 1905, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 2998 ;-- CL 1929, 1922 ;-- CL 1948, 89.1 ;-- 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-IX - Chapter IX Ordinances. (89.1...89.7) › Section 89.2a - Recreational Trailway; Posting of Ordinance; Prohibited Operation of Vehicle as Municipal Civil Infraction; Penalty.

89.2a Recreational trailway; posting of ordinance; prohibited operation of vehicle as municipal civil infraction; penalty.
Sec. 2a.
(1) An ordinance regulating a recreational trailway is not effective unless it is posted and maintained near each gate or principal entrance to the trailway.
(2) The operation of a vehicle on a recreational trailway at a time, in a place, or in a manner prohibited by an ordinance is a municipal civil infraction, whether or not so designated by the ordinance. A civil fine ordered for a municipal civil infraction described in this subsection shall not exceed the maximum amount of a fine provided by the ordinance or $500.00, whichever is less. An act or omission described in this subsection is not a municipal civil infraction if that act or omission constitutes a violation or crime that section 2 prohibits an ordinance from designating as a civil infraction.
History:
Add. 1994, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 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-IX - Chapter IX Ordinances. (89.1...89.7) › Section 89.3 - Veto Powers of Officers; Passage of Resolution Over Veto.

89.3 Veto powers of officers; passage of resolution over veto.
Sec. 3.
No ordinance or resolution passed by the council shall have any force or effect, if, on the day of its passage, or on the next day thereafter, the mayor, or other officer or person legally discharging the duties of mayor, shall lodge in the office of the clerk a notice, in writing, suspending the immediate operation of such ordinance or resolution.
If the mayor, or other officer or person legally exercising the office of mayor, shall, within 3 days after the passage of any such ordinance or resolution, lodge in the office of the city clerk his reasons in writing, why the same should not go into effect, the same shall not go into effect, nor have any legal operation, unless it shall, at a subsequent meeting of the council, be passed by a 2/3 vote of all the aldermen elect, exclusive of the mayor or other officer or person legally exercising the duties of the office of mayor, and if so repassed shall go into effect according to the terms thereof. If such reasons shall not be lodged with the clerk as above provided, such ordinance or resolution shall have the same operation and effect as if no notice suspending the same had been lodged with the city clerk, and no ordinance or resolution of the council shall go into operation until after the expiration of 24 hours after its passage, unless the said mayor, or acting mayor, shall approve the same in writing.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3084 ;-- CL 1915, 3000 ;-- CL 1929, 1924 ;-- CL 1948, 89.3
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-IX - Chapter IX Ordinances. (89.1...89.7) › Section 89.4 - Repealed Ordinances; Re-Enactment.

89.4 Repealed ordinances; re-enactment.
Sec. 4.
No repealed ordinance shall be revived unless the whole, or so much as is intended to be revived, shall be re-enacted. When any section or part of a section of an ordinance is amended, the whole section, as amended shall be re-enacted.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3085 ;-- CL 1915, 3001 ;-- CL 1929, 1925 ;-- CL 1948, 89.4
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-IX - Chapter IX Ordinances. (89.1...89.7) › Section 89.5 - Approved Ordinances; Recording.

89.5 Approved ordinances; recording.
Sec. 5.
All ordinances when approved by the mayor or when regularly enacted shall be immediately recorded by the clerk of the council, in a book to be called "The Record of Ordinances," and it shall be the duty of the mayor and clerk to authenticate the same by their official signatures upon such record.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3086 ;-- CL 1915, 3002 ;-- CL 1929, 1926 ;-- CL 1948, 89.5
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-IX - Chapter IX Ordinances. (89.1...89.7) › Section 89.6 - Approved Ordinances; Publication; Certificate; Plumbing, Electric, Building Codes, Adoption; Publication.

89.6 Approved ordinances; publication; certificate; plumbing, electric, building codes, adoption; publication.
Sec. 6.
Within 1 week after the passage of any ordinance the same shall be published in some newspaper printed and circulated within the city, and the clerk shall immediately after such publication enter upon the record of ordinances, in a blank space to be left for such purpose under the recorded ordinance, a certificate stating in what newspaper and of what date such publication was made, and sign the same officially, and such certificate shall be prima facie evidence that legal publication of such ordinance has been made: Provided, however, That each city shall have power to adopt any plumbing code, electrical code, or building code which has been promulgated by the state of Michigan, or by any department, board, or other agency thereof, or by any organization or association which is organized and conducted for the purpose of developing any such code or codes by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance and without publishing any such code in full: Provided, That said code is clearly identified in said ordinance and that the purpose of said code shall be published with the adopting ordinance and that printed copies thereof are kept in the office of the city clerk, available for inspection by and distribution to the public at all times, and that the publication shall contain a notice to the effect that a complete copy of said code is available for public use and inspection at the office of the city clerk.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3087 ;-- CL 1915, 3003 ;-- CL 1929, 1927 ;-- CL 1948, 89.6 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 28, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951
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-IX - Chapter IX Ordinances. (89.1...89.7) › Section 89.7 - Judicial Notice of Ordinances; Best Evidence, Order.

89.7 Judicial notice of ordinances; best evidence, order.
Sec. 7.
In all courts having authority to hear, try or determine any matter or cause arising under the ordinances of any city, and in all proceedings in such city relating to or arising under the ordinances or any ordinance thereof, judicial notice shall be taken of the enactment, existence, provisions and continuing force of the ordinances of the city. And whenever it shall be necessary to prove any of the laws, regulations or ordinances of any city, or any resolution adopted by the council thereof, the same may be read in all courts of justice, and in all proceedings: First, From a record thereof kept by the city clerk; Second, From a copy thereof, or of such record thereof, certified by the city clerk under the seal of the city; Third, From any volume of ordinances purporting to have been written or printed by authority of the council.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3088 ;-- CL 1915, 3004 ;-- CL 1929, 1928 ;-- CL 1948, 89.7
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-X - Chapter X Enforcement of Ordinances. (90.1...90.18) › Section 90.1 - Violations; Commencement of Action; Time Limitation.

90.1 Violations; commencement of action; time limitation.
Sec. 1.
An action for a violation of an ordinance of a city incorporated under this act shall be commenced within 2 years after the commission of the violation.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3089 ;-- CL 1915, 3005 ;-- CL 1929, 1929 ;-- CL 1948, 90.1 ;-- 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-X - Chapter X Enforcement of Ordinances. (90.1...90.18) › Section 90.4 - Violations; Commencement of Action; Warrant for Arrest.

90.4 Violations; commencement of action; warrant for arrest.
Sec. 4.
Except in the case of a civil infraction action or an action against a corporation, an action for the violation of an ordinance of the city may be commenced by warrant for the arrest of the offender.
History:
1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3092 ;-- CL 1915, 3006 ;-- CL 1929, 1930 ;-- CL 1948, 90.4 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 19, Eff. May 1, 1994