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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c) › R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c) › R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c) › Section 41.108 - Apportionment of Debts.

41.108 Apportionment of debts.
Sec. 108.
Debts of a township divided or altered as provided in this chapter shall be apportioned in the same manner as the personal property of the township. After the apportionment of the debts, each township shall be charged with and pay its share of the debts, according to the apportionment.
History:
Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c) › R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c) › R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c) › Section 41.109 - Liability in Action for Accounting and Settlement; Applicable Law.

41.109 Liability in action for accounting and settlement; applicable law.
Sec. 109.
If the township board or boards of any townships, or the proper board of officers of any village or city, neglect or refuse to meet as provided in this chapter, or having met refuse or neglect to arrive at a settlement of the matters of in difference between them, as provided in this chapter, the township, city, or village whose board refuses or neglects to settle the matters of difference shall be liable in an action for an accounting and settlement in the same manner as is provided for conflicts between individuals or private corporations. The provisions of sections 104 to 109 relative to settlements between townships regarding divisions shall be applicable to villages and cities, so far as those provisions may be applied.
History:
Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
Compiler's Notes:
In this section, the phrase “of the matters of in difference” evidently should read “of the matters of difference.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c) › R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c) › R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c) › Section 41.110 - Transfer of Unexpended Balance in Nonrestricted Township Fund to General Fund of Township.

41.110 Transfer of unexpended balance in nonrestricted township fund to general fund of township.
Sec. 110.
(1) The township board may, by resolution, transfer the unexpended balance in a nonrestricted township fund to the general fund of the township after provision has been made for the payment of unpaid warrants or orders drawn on the nonrestricted fund and for claims and accounts then existing which, when audited and allowed, would be payable out of that fund.
(2) If a transfer of funds is authorized pursuant to subsection (1), the treasurer of the township shall provide for the transfer of funds when and as authorized by the township board.
(3) A township board shall not transfer the unexpended balance of any township fund under this section if unpaid bonds payable from the fund are outstanding.
History:
Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c) › R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c) › R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c) › Section 41.110a - Uniform Chart of Accounts and Reports; Annual Financial Reports and Audits.

41.110a Uniform chart of accounts and reports; annual financial reports and audits.
Sec. 110a.
The township board of a township shall establish a uniform chart of accounts and reports and provide annual financial reports and audits in accordance with the uniform budgeting and accounting act, Act No. 2 of the Public Acts of 1968, being sections 141.421 to 141.440a of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c) › R-S-1846-41-1-16 - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. of the Powers and Duties of Townships, the Election and Duties of Township Officers, and the Division of Townships. (41.1...41.110c) › R-S-1846-41-1-16-QUALIFICATIONS-OF-VOTERS-AND-OFFICERS. - Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c) › Section 41.110c - Appropriations and Expenditures; Purposes.

41.110c Appropriations and expenditures; purposes.
Sec. 110c.
The township board may appropriate money or expend funds for all of the following purposes:
(a) To advertise the agricultural, industrial, commercial, educational, or recreational advantages of the state, county, or township.
(b) To collect, prepare, or maintain an exhibition of the products and industries of the township at any domestic or foreign exposition to encourage immigration and increase the trade in the products of this state or the township.
(c) To advertise this state or any portion of this state to tourists and resorters.
(d) To maintain and circulate a publication to disseminate information regarding township improvements, activities, and functions.
(e) To enter into a contract for services with any private, nonprofit corporation or organization that provides domestic or sexual violence services including, but not limited to, 1 or more of the following to victims of domestic or sexual violence:
(i) Safe emergency shelter.
(ii) A 24-hour crisis hotline.
(iii) Supportive counseling.
(iv) Coordination of supportive services.
(v) Legal advocacy.
(f) To abate mosquitoes.
History:
Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 248, Eff. Mar. 21, 2016 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 273, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Repealed - R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.111 - 41.118)

Revised Statutes of 1846
R.S. of 1846
41.111-41.118 Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Repealed - Act 29 of 1937 - Township Funds; Unexpended Balances (41.161 - 41.163)

TOWNSHIP FUNDS; UNEXPENDED BALANCES
Act 29 of 1937
41.161-41.163 Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1945 - Township Ordinances (41.181 - 41.187) › Section 41.182 - Repealed. 1989, Act 78, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989.

41.182 Repealed. 1989, Act 78, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to publication of township ordinances.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1945 - Township Ordinances (41.181 - 41.187) › Section 41.183a - Recreational Trailway; Posting of Ordinance; Prohibited Operation of Vehicle as Municipal Civil Infraction.

41.183a Recreational trailway; posting of ordinance; prohibited operation of vehicle as municipal civil infraction.
Sec. 3a.
(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 3 prohibits an ordinance from designating as a municipal civil infraction.
History:
Add. 1994, Act 90, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1945 - Township Ordinances (41.181 - 41.187) › Section 41.185 - Township Ordinance; Recording and Filing Requirements; Fees.

41.185 Township ordinance; recording and filing requirements; fees.
Sec. 5.
(1) Within 1 week after the publication of an ordinance as provided in section 4, the township clerk shall record the ordinance in a book of ordinances kept by him or her for that purpose; record the date of the passage of the ordinance, the names of the members of the township board voting, and how each member voted; and file an attested copy of the ordinance with the county clerk. If the ordinance adopts by reference a provision of any state statute for which the maximum period of imprisonment is 93 days or the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, the township clerk shall also file a copy of the statute with the county clerk. The township clerk shall certify under the ordinance in a blank space provided the date or dates of publication of the ordinance, the name of the newspaper in which publication was made, and the date of filing with the county clerk.
(2) The county clerk shall maintain separate files for any statute filed under subsection (1) for each township in the county. The county clerk shall make the files readily available to the public.
(3) The provisions of this section with regard to filing with the county clerk do not apply to a township that maintains a township office open to the public during regular hours on each business day.
(4) The county clerk may charge a reasonable fee for the reproduction or furnishing of a copy of an ordinance or statute filed under subsection (1).
History:
Add. 1989, Act 78, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 253, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1999 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 257, Eff. Dec. 29, 1999
Compiler's Notes:
Former section 5 of this act was not compiled.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1945 - Township Ordinances (41.181 - 41.187) › Section 41.186 - Codifying, Recodifying, and Continuing Ordinances in Code; Publication of Ordinance Adopting Code and Subsequent Ordinance; Amending, Repealing, Revising, or Rearranging Ordinances by Reference.

41.186 Codifying, recodifying, and continuing ordinances in code; publication of ordinance adopting code and subsequent ordinance; amending, repealing, revising, or rearranging ordinances by reference.
Sec. 6.
Each township may codify, recodify, and continue in code its ordinances, in whole or in part, without the necessity of publishing the entire code in full. The ordinance adopting the code, as well as subsequent ordinances repealing, amending, continuing, or adding to the code, shall be published as required by law. The ordinance adopting the code may amend, repeal, revise, or rearrange ordinances or parts of ordinances by reference by title only.
History:
Add. 1989, Act 78, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1945 - Township Ordinances (41.181 - 41.187) › Section 41.187 - Employment, Duties, and Compensation of Attorney.

41.187 Employment, duties, and compensation of attorney.
Sec. 7.
The township board of a township may employ an attorney to represent the township in civil matters and in the prosecution of violations of township ordinances. The attorney shall receive the compensation determined by the township board. In prosecution of a violation of a township ordinance, the township attorney shall countersign the certificates of jurors and witnesses.
History:
Add. 1989, Act 78, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Repealed - Act 191 of 1939 - Publication of Township Ordinances (41.191 - 41.192)

PUBLICATION OF TOWNSHIP ORDINANCES
Act 191 of 1939
41.191,41.192 Repealed. 1989, Act 78, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Repealed - Act 264 of 1917 - Lighting of Highways and Bridges (41.251 - 41.257)

LIGHTING OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Act 264 of 1917
41.251-41.257 Repealed. 1989, Act 80, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Repealed - Act 221 of 1931 - Lighting of Highways and Bridges (41.261 - 41.262)

LIGHTING OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Act 221 of 1931
41.261,41.262 Repealed. 1989, Act 80, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.271 - Pavements or Sidewalks; Application by Petition; Eligibility of Signers, Certificate of Tax Status; Authority of County Road Commissioners; Highway or Public Highway, Definition.

41.271 Pavements or sidewalks; application by petition; eligibility of signers, certificate of tax status; authority of county road commissioners; highway or public highway, definition.
Sec. 1.
Whenever the owners of more than 51% of the lineal frontage of lands outside of the corporate limits of any city or village fronting or touching upon any public highway or portion thereof, desire a pavement or sidewalks built thereon, they may file an application for such improvement with the county road commissioners of the county in which such pavement or sidewalk is proposed to be built. No application for the paving of any highway, or portion thereof, shall be considered unless at least 75% of the lands fronting thereon have been subdivided into parcels having a frontage of not more than 300 feet each on such highway or there shall be an average of at least 1 building, including buildings under construction, located along the portion of such highway proposed to be paved for every 300 lineal feet thereof, according to a survey thereof to be made by the commissioners. The eligibility of signers to any application hereby authorized may be determined by their interest of record in the office of the register of deeds or in the probate court of the county in which such lands are situated at the time the petition is presented or by other satisfactory proof of interest presented to the commissioners. Such petition shall be accompanied by a description of the land fronting or touching on the highway owned by each signer and by a certificate of the county treasurer, showing the taxes or special assessments, if any, against such lands which appear delinquent on his books; no name of any signer on the petition shall be considered valid whose land fronting or touching on the highways shows delinquent assessments or taxes on such certificate. Any petition so received by the commissioners or presented to them under the provisions of this act, shall be deemed to confer full authority to cause such work to be done in order that the proper proportion of the expense thereof may be met accordingly. The commissioners shall have all the power of laying out and establishing all such pavements or sidewalks. The words "highway" or "public highway" as used in this act mean any road, street or alley taken over by and under the jurisdiction of the board of county road commissioners.
History:
1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 41.271 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 73, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1960, Act 47, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 42, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.271a - Pavements or Sidewalks; Application by Resolution of Township Board; Declaration of Necessity, Public Hearing; Petition for Discontinuance.

41.271a Pavements or sidewalks; application by resolution of township board; declaration of necessity, public hearing; petition for discontinuance.
Sec. 1a.
Any township board, by resolution, may make application to the board of county road commissioners for the improvement of a county road or portion thereof located within the township. The resolution when received and accepted by the county road commissioners shall confer the same authority to cause an improvement to be made and benefits assessed as if a petition were filed in accordance with the provisions of section 1. The petition shall not be considered unless it complies with the subdivision and building requirements set forth in section 1 relating to applications by property owners.
A declaration of necessity shall be made by resolution of the board of county road commissioners who shall thereafter hold a public hearing at the township hall upon the declaration of necessity in the same manner as if an application had been filed by property owners as set forth in section 1. After the date of the public hearing on the declaration of necessity, the property owners of 51% or more of the lineal frontage along the proposed improvement may submit within 45 days a petition to the board of county road commissioners requesting that the project be discontinued. The project shall be discontinued if, upon examination, the owners of 51% or more of the lineal frontage along the improvement have signed the petition. If no petition is filed within 45 days, the project shall proceed in the same manner as if inaugurated by property owners.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 55, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.272 - Pavements or Sidewalks; Survey, Plat; Adoption of Materials, Grade and Manner of Construction by County Road Commissioners.

41.272 Pavements or sidewalks; survey, plat; adoption of materials, grade and manner of construction by county road commissioners.
Sec. 2.
Upon the filing of such application, the commissioners shall proceed to examine the location, and, if they deem the proposed improvement necessary, shall cause a survey thereof and establish grades and make specifications of the kind of improvement suitable for the purpose, and estimates of the cost thereof to be filed with them by a registered engineer. The said commissioners shall also cause a plat to be made of said proposed improvement and of the lands that may be benefited by the proposed improvement. The commissioners may adopt such kind of material, grade and manner of construction as they shall deem best under the circumstances, and shall assume responsibility for proper inspection during the construction of said proposed improvement.
History:
1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 41.272
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.273 - Bridges, Drains, Curbing, Culverts and Additional Rights of Way; Deemed Part of Improvement.

41.273 Bridges, drains, curbing, culverts and additional rights of way; deemed part of improvement.
Sec. 3.
All bridges, road drains, drainage structures, curbing, culverts and any additional right of way required shall be deemed a necessary part of any proposed improvement and the cost and expenses thereof shall be included in the special assessment roll for such improvement.
History:
1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 41.273 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 73, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1951
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.274 - Pavements or Sidewalks; First Order of Determination, Specifications, Description of Assessment District by County Road Commissioners; Location Along State Trunk Line, Approval by State Highway Commissioner.

41.274 Pavements or sidewalks; first order of determination, specifications, description of assessment district by county road commissioners; location along state trunk line, approval by state highway commissioner.
Sec. 4.
If after such survey, establishment of grades, plans and specifications and estimates of cost have been filed with them, the commissioners shall still be of the opinion that the proposed improvement is necessary for the benefit of the public and is for the benefit of the public welfare and convenience, they shall make their first order of determination and attach a copy of the specifications to such order. These specifications shall not be final but may be changed by the commissioners at any time before the final order is made, but not after the hearing of the objections hereinafter provided for, except after due notice and hearing thereon. The commissioners shall also attach to such order either a description of the boundaries of the proposed assessment district or a description of the several parcels of land which may be liable to assessment for the benefits on account of the proposed improvement: Provided, however, That whenever the proposed improvement is located on a state trunk line, no hearing as above referred to shall be held unless the state highway commissioner shall have been furnished with a written determination of necessity signed by the county road commissioners and a complete file of the plans and specifications, and the approval of the state highway commissioner as to determination, plans and specifications has been obtained.
History:
1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 41.274
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.275 - Pavements or Sidewalks; Hearing of Objections, Notice, Contents; Change in Specifications or Boundaries of Assessment District, New Hearing.

41.275 Pavements or sidewalks; hearing of objections, notice, contents; change in specifications or boundaries of assessment district, new hearing.
Sec. 5.
The commissioners shall hear objections to the proposed improvement at the time and place to be fixed by them either at the office of the commissioners or at some suitable place within the township in which the proposed special assessment district is located: Provided, That the holding of such hearing may be enforced by mandamus in case the commissioners shall fail to hold the hearing within 60 days after the filing of the petition required under section 1 of this act. At this hearing all parties or persons interested shall be given an opportunity to present their objections, if any, to the proposed improvement. Notice of this hearing shall be given by the commissioners by causing a notice thereof to be published at least once in each week for 2 weeks in succession in some newspaper of general circulation in such district, and by posting 5 notices within the limits of such district, in public and conspicuous places therein. Such posting shall be done and at least 1 publication in the newspaper shall be made not less than 10 days prior to such hearing. Such notice shall set forth a description of the boundaries of the proposed special assessment district or the several parcels of land proposed to be assessed on account of such improvement and the time and place of hearing. At this hearing the commissioners shall make any changes in the specifications deemed advisable without further notice or hearing, provided such changes do not increase the estimate more than 10 per cent. If they do increase the estimate more than 10 per cent, then a new hearing shall be had and notice thereof given as in the first instance. At such hearing, the commissioners may alter the boundaries of the proposed assessment district: Provided, however, That if said district is enlarged or otherwise altered so as to embrace additional lands, hearing thereon after due notice shall be had as hereinbefore provided.
History:
1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 41.275 ;-- Am. 1949, Act 218, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 73, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1952, Act 241, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 84, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1953
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.276 - Pavements or Sidewalks; Liability of Petitioners.

41.276 Pavements or sidewalks; liability of petitioners.
Sec. 6.
The petitioners for the construction of any improvement under the provisions of this act shall be jointly and severally liable for the costs and expense of proceedings had, but not for any portion of the construction of the improvement, in case the proceedings therefor shall be dismissed for any cause where the county road commissioners have incurred expense because of such petition.
History:
1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 41.276
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.277 - Pavements or Sidewalks; Final Order of Determination, Attachment of Specifications.

41.277 Pavements or sidewalks; final order of determination, attachment of specifications.
Sec. 7.
Within 30 days after hearing objections, if the commissioners shall deem the proposed improvement necessary for the benefit of the public welfare and convenience, they shall make their final order in writing, under their hands, determining that the proposed improvement shall be made according to the final specifications adopted by them, a copy of which specifications shall be attached to said order.
History:
1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 41.277 ;-- Am. 1952, Act 241, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.278 - Contracts for Construction of Improvement; Bids, Notice, Procedure; Commencement of Construction.

41.278 Contracts for construction of improvement; bids, notice, procedure; commencement of construction.
Sec. 8.
On the making of the said final order, the commissioners shall proceed to let the contract for the construction of the proposed improvement to the lowest responsible bidder, said bidder to furnish adequate security for the performance of the same, in a sum to be fixed by the commissioners: Provided, That no contract shall be let or rolls spread under the provisions of this act when 25 per cent or more of the total tax levied for all purposes upon real property within the assessment district shall have been delinquent for 1 or more years. The commissioners shall give notice of the letting of such contract by publishing a notice thereof in some newspaper of general circulation in the county, at least once in each week for 2 weeks, and may publish notice thereof in other newspapers if they shall deem the same advisable. At least 1 publication of the notice shall be made not less than 10 days prior to the date of letting. They may reserve the right to reject any and all bids. If rejected, the same procedure for obtaining bids shall be repeated, or if deemed advisable by the commissioners, they shall proceed with the construction of said proposed improvement in the same manner and with the same authority, when applicable, as they have to build roads under the provisions of the county road law. After the bids have been received or as soon thereafter as practicable, the commissioners shall enter into the necessary contract for the construction of the proposed improvement with the party whose bid shall be accepted by them and who shall have furnished the bonds required. The commissioners shall take such action as may be necessary to commence construction of the proposed improvements, or cause such construction to be commenced, within 6 months, or if weather does not then permit, as soon thereafter as the weather does permit after making said final order.
History:
1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 41.278 ;-- Am. 1952, Act 241, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.279 - Special Assessment District; Determination, Announcement, Addition of Lands; Determination of Installments.

41.279 Special assessment district; determination, announcement, addition of lands; determination of installments.
Sec. 9.
At the time of hearing objections to the proposed improvement, the commissioners shall finally determine the special assessment district to be assessed for benefits on the construction of the proposed improvement, and shall not assess any lands therefor not included in the district. The determination shall be announced at the conclusion of the hearing. If at any time error is discovered in the district as so determined, before the special assessment roll has been finally approved by the commissioners and if in the judgment of the commissioners further lands should be brought within such assessment district, they may give notice of a new hearing as to the limits of such assessment district, and bring in additional lands as provided in the first instance. The commissioners shall also then and there determine the number of installments, if any, in which the money therefor shall be raised, which shall not be more than 10 annual installments. The determination as to the number of installments in which the money for the improvements shall be raised, may be altered, subject to the limitations in section 13, after notice and hearing thereon given and conducted in the manner hereinbefore provided.
History:
1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 41.279 ;-- Am. 1960, Act 47, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1960
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.280 - Assessment of Benefits Against Township and Parcels of Land; Review; Assessment Against State Lands; Numbering of Districts.

41.280 Assessment of benefits against township and parcels of land; review; assessment against state lands; numbering of districts.
Sec. 10.
The commissioners shall apportion the percentage of the total cost of the improvement which the township at large shall be taxed to pay by reason of the benefit to the public convenience and welfare, which shall not exceed 25% of the total cost of the improvement, and may apportion a percentage of the total cost of the improvement, to be borne by the board of county road commissioners from the county road fund, and shall also apportion the percentage of the benefits to accrue to any piece or parcel of land by reason of the construction of that improvement over and above the sum of the percent assessed against the township at large and the percentage, if any, apportioned to the board of county road commissioners to be paid from the county road fund as provided in this section, which percent of benefit shall be apportioned upon and assessed against the lands benefited, according to the benefits received, and which apportionment shall be announced at the time and place of hearing objections to and equalizing the apportionment of benefits. The assessments of percent benefits shall be subject to review and correction and may be reviewed in the manner provided in this act. All appeals in this act provided for shall be from the apportionment of the percent of benefits. Any state lands, except state tax homestead or state swamp lands under the control of the department of natural resources, benefited by any such improvement, shall be liable to assessment in the same manner as are privately owned lands. The amount of any assessment on state land shall be certified by the board of county road commissioners, and shall be paid by the state treasurer. Payment shall be made out of any funds in the state treasury appropriated for that purpose. In any case where an assessment is imposed by the board of county road commissioners under this act the state shall have the same right of appeal as is given to owners of other lands. The board of county road commissioners shall designate each assessment district by number, by which number it shall thereafter be known. Whenever any state land is assessed for benefits, the board of county road commissioners shall give 10 days' notice to the state treasurer of the time and place of the hearing of objections on account of the assessment.
History:
1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 41.280 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 373, Imd. Eff. May 24, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.281 - Creation of Indebtedness; Approval by Township Board; Limitation on Issue of Township Bonds.

41.281 Creation of indebtedness; approval by township board; limitation on issue of township bonds.
Sec. 11.
In the creation of any indebtedness hereunder, it shall not be necessary to have the approval of the board of supervisors thereon, but no indebtedness against the township at large shall be incurred without the approval of the township board of each township in which any part of the assessment district is situated. No bonds shall be issued on behalf of any township which would cause the total bonded debt of the township to exceed 5 per cent of its assessed valuation.
History:
1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 41.281
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.282 - Maintenance and Repair of Improvement; Proration of Expense of Joint Improvement.

41.282 Maintenance and repair of improvement; proration of expense of joint improvement.
Sec. 12.
After the completion of said proposed improvement, the highway authorities having jurisdiction over the highway involved, shall maintain and repair said pavement and/or sidewalk and shall keep the same in a reasonably safe condition for public travel, using for this purpose any money which may be available for the maintenance and repair of said highway. If there is a surplus of the money collected after paying the cost of building such proposed improvement, the same shall be turned over to the highway authorities having the responsibility for the maintenance and repair thereof and shall be used solely for such maintenance and repair. If the improvement is in more than 1 highway jurisdiction, the fund shall be prorated between such jurisdictions according to the amount of the improvement in each.
History:
1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 41.282
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.283 - Proceedings Governed by MCL 247.418 to 247.481; Records; Reports.

41.283 Proceedings governed by MCL 247.418 to 247.481; records; reports.
Sec. 13.
The construction of the proposed improvement, the assessment for same, the collection of the interest on the assessment, the making of any assessment district, all appeals and hearings thereon, the issuing of bonds, the collection of money, the levying of reassessments to cover deficiencies, and all other necessary proceedings shall be conducted in the same manner as is provided in and governed by the provisions of Act No. 59 of the Public Acts of 1915, as amended, being sections 247.418 to 247.481 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, so far as the same may be applicable to this class of improvements. Records shall be kept and reports made of bonds issued under this act by the same officers and in the same manner as provided by law for bonds under said act.
History:
1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 41.283 ;-- Am. 1949, Act 218, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 73, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1960, Act 47, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 122, Imd. Eff. Aug. 21, 1973
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.283a - Bonds; Issuance and Sale; Full Faith and Credit; Assessment District Sinking Fund; Bonds Subject to Revised Municipal Finance Act.

41.283a Bonds; issuance and sale; full faith and credit; assessment district sinking fund; bonds subject to revised municipal finance act.
Sec. 13a.
(1) The commissioners may issue and sell bonds and pledge the full faith and credit of the assessment district for the payment of the bonds.
(2) The township board of any township in which a special assessment district is created under the provisions of this act may, by resolution duly adopted, pledge the full faith and credit of the township for the payment of bonds issued on that special assessment district. Whenever an assessment district sinking fund is insufficient to pay the bonds and interest on the bonds when due, and the full faith and credit of the township have been pledged to the payment of those bonds, the amount necessary to make the payment shall be immediately paid into the assessment district sinking fund by the township. In any case where the payment is made by the township, all special assessments collected in the district after all bonds issued have been retired or sufficient funds have been accumulated in the assessment district sinking fund to retire all the bonds shall belong to and be turned over to the township.
(3) Bonds issued under this act are subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.
History:
Add. 1951, Act 73, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 122, Imd. Eff. Aug. 21, 1973 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 273, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.284 - Advancement of County Road Funds; Reimbursement by Township.

41.284 Advancement of county road funds; reimbursement by township.
Sec. 14.
In lieu of borrowing money and issuing bonds or other evidence of indebtedness, the board of county road commissioners may advance the necessary funds for the construction of the proposed improvement from county road funds under its control, and, upon written certification by the board of county road commissioners that the cost of said improvement has been or will be paid from the county road fund, the county treasurer shall credit all assessments collected from the township at large and the assessment district, including any share of delinquent tax sales apportioned thereto, directly to the county road fund. Whenever funds are so advanced from county road funds, the township board of any township within which such improvement is located may, by resolution duly adopted, pledge the full faith and credit of the township to the repayment of all funds so advanced. In such case, if the county road fund has not been fully reimbursed by special assessment collections upon the final due date of the last installment of such special assessment, the township shall, within 90 days thereafter, pay to the board of county road commissioners such sum as is necessary to complete such reimbursement, and any delinquent special assessments thereafter collected shall belong to and be turned over to the township.
History:
Add. 1945, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 41.284 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 73, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1951
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.285 - County Board of Supervisors; Appropriation of Funds for Advancement; Establishment of Revolving Fund.

41.285 County board of supervisors; appropriation of funds for advancement; establishment of revolving fund.
Sec. 15.
The board of supervisors of any county may appropriate necessary funds to advance the cost of any proposed improvement constructed under the provisions of this act, or said board of supervisors may set up and establish a revolving fund to finance proposed improvements under the provisions of this act. Whenever the cost of any improvements constructed under the provisions of this act is advanced from funds so appropriated or set up and established by the board of supervisors, the county treasurer shall credit all assessments collected from the township at large and the assessment district, including any share of delinquent tax sales apportioned thereto, directly to the fund from which the cost of said improvement was advanced.
History:
Add. 1945, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 41.285
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.286 - Hearing Examiners; Powers and Duties; Determination of Board of County Road Commissioners, Petition for Reconsideration, Filing; Notice, Hearing.

41.286 Hearing examiners; powers and duties; determination of board of county road commissioners, petition for reconsideration, filing; notice, hearing.
Sec. 16.
Any board of county road commissioners may designate by resolution a hearing examiner or examiners who shall be authorized to make examinations and hold hearings as required by this act. The hearing examiner or examiners, after the necessary examinations and hearings, shall submit findings of fact and proposed determinations to the board who may modify the proposed determinations and confirm the same as submitted or as modified and order them placed on file in its offices. A copy of the determination of the board shall be served by first class mail to each owner of or party in interest in property to be assessed at their addresses as shown upon the last local tax assessment records. The determinations shall become the final determinations of the board 10 days after mailing of the copies of the determination unless a petition for reconsideration is filed as provided in this section.
If the owners of record of more than 50% of the lineal frontage, who were qualified under the provisions of section 1 of this act to sign the petition, desire to have the board of county road commissioners reconsider its determination made under this section, they shall submit within 10 days after mailing of copies of the board's determination, a petition for reconsideration of such determination by the board of county road commissioners.
The board of county road commissioners shall set a time and place of hearing upon the petition for reconsideration, and shall give notice thereof by first class mail to each owner of or party in interest in property to be assessed at their addresses as shown upon the last local tax assessment records. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board of county road commissioners may modify or confirm its previous determination, the determination shall thereupon be final.
History:
Add. 1963, Act 76, Imd. Eff. May 8, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.287 - Validation of Prior Actions, Special Assessments, and Bonds.

41.287 Validation of prior actions, special assessments, and bonds.
Sec. 17.
Actions heretofore taken, special assessments heretofore levied and bonds heretofore issued under this act, as originally adopted or subsequently amended, are validated. A board of county road commissioners acting under this act, or a township, shall not contest the validity of any such bonds after they are sold and delivered and the board of county road commissioners has received the consideration therefor.
History:
Add. 1973, Act 122, Imd. Eff. Aug. 21, 1973
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.288 - Installation of Sidewalks and Elevated Structures; Payment; Contracts; Approval.

41.288 Installation of sidewalks and elevated structures; payment; contracts; approval.
Sec. 18.
(1) The township board of a township may install sidewalks along the sides of a highway and may install elevated structures for foot travel over highways in the township. The township board may pay for the elevated structures out of the funds of the township or purchase the elevated structures on title retaining contracts. Contracts shall not be entered into or issued for a period longer than 10 years. A highway under the jurisdiction of the director of the state transportation department or the board of county road commissioners shall not be improved under this act without the written approval of the director of the state transportation department or the board of county road commissioners.
(2) In proceedings under this section, the township board may provide that the cost of the sidewalk or elevated structure shall be paid entirely by public money and may allocate for this purpose unexpended money in the contingent fund or general fund of the township.
History:
Add. 1989, Act 80, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.288a - Sidewalk Construction, Repair, or Maintenance; Order; Meeting; Notice; Assessment of Costs; Approval; Election.

41.288a Sidewalk construction, repair, or maintenance; order; meeting; notice; assessment of costs; approval; election.
Sec. 18a.
(1) The township board of a township may order the construction, repair, or maintenance of, or may construct, repair, or maintain sidewalks in a designated area within the township because of the health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the township.
(2) The township board shall hold a public meeting relative to the ordering of the sidewalk construction, repair, or maintenance and shall notify property owners involved of the time and place of the hearing.
(3) If the board determines that the construction, repair, or maintenance of sidewalks is necessary, it may construct, repair, or maintain the sidewalks and assess the costs to the property involved, payable over a 5-year period, or permit the owners of the property involved to have the sidewalks constructed, repaired, or maintained according to township specifications at their own expenses. Sidewalks constructed, repaired, or maintained under this section on the right-of-way of state highways or county roads must have the approval of the state or county highway authority having jurisdiction over the highway or road.
(4) A township board may construct, repair, and maintain walkways or sidewalks along main or arterial roads where it considers it necessary to protect the safety of the public. The costs of the sidewalks may be paid by the township at large. When determined necessary by the township board, the board shall submit to the electors the question of raising the necessary funds by a levy not to exceed 1 mill at a general, primary, or special election.
History:
Add. 1989, Act 80, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 41 - Townships › Act 246 of 1931 - Pavements, Sidewalks, and Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290) › Section 41.288b - Public Street Cleaning Vehicles and Snow Removal Equipment.

41.288b Public street cleaning vehicles and snow removal equipment.
Sec. 18b.
The township board of a township, by a majority vote at a regular meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose, may authorize the purchase of a public street cleaning vehicle or vehicles and snow removal equipment, and may provide for the maintenance and operation of the vehicles and equipment, payable from the funds of the township. The written approval of the board of county road commissioners shall first be obtained.
History:
Add. 1989, Act 80, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989