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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 442 - Sales › Act 40 of 1987 - Art Multiples Sales Act (442.351 - 442.367) › Section 442.366 - Effective Date.

442.366 Effective date.
Sec. 16.
This act shall take effect 6 months after it is enacted into law.
History:
1987, Act 40, Eff. Dec. 9, 1987
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 442 - Sales › Act 40 of 1987 - Art Multiples Sales Act (442.351 - 442.367) › Section 442.367 - Conditional Effective Date.

442.367 Conditional effective date.
Sec. 17.
This act shall not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 84th Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 55.
(b) Senate Bill No. 56.
History:
1987, Act 40, Eff. Dec. 9, 1987
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 443 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Act 303 of 1909 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act (443.1 - 443.58) › Section 443.1-443.49 - Repealed. 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.

443.1-443.49 Repealed. 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to uniform warehouse receipts act of 1909.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 443 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Act 303 of 1909 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act (443.1 - 443.58) › Section 443.50 - Warehouse Receipts; Issuance for Goods Not Received, Penalty.

443.50 Warehouse receipts; issuance for goods not received, penalty.
Sec. 50.
A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a receipt knowing that the goods for which such receipt is issued have not been actually received by such warehouseman, or are not under his actual control at the time of issuing such receipt, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or by a fine not exceeding 5,000 dollars, or by both.
History:
1909, Act 303, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 6612 ;-- CL 1929, 9613 ;-- CL 1948, 443.50
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 443 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Act 303 of 1909 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act (443.1 - 443.58) › Section 443.51 - Warehouse Receipts; False Statement, Penalty.

443.51 Warehouse receipts; false statement, penalty.
Sec. 51.
A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who fraudulently issues or aids in fraudulently issuing a receipt for goods knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or by fine not exceeding 1,000 dollars, or by both.
History:
1909, Act 303, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 6613 ;-- CL 1929, 9614 ;-- CL 1948, 443.51
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 443 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Act 303 of 1909 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act (443.1 - 443.58) › Section 443.52 - Warehouse Receipts; Issuance of Duplicate Not Marked, Penalty.

443.52 Warehouse receipts; issuance of duplicate not marked, penalty.
Sec. 52.
A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable receipt for goods, knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncanceled, without plainly placing upon the face thereof the word “duplicate,” except in the case of a lost or destroyed receipt after proceedings as provided for in section 14, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or by a fine not exceeding 5,000 dollars, or by both.
History:
1909, Act 303, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 6614 ;-- CL 1929, 9615 ;-- CL 1948, 443.52
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 443 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Act 303 of 1909 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act (443.1 - 443.58) › Section 443.53 - Warehouse Receipts; Issuance for Warehouseman's Own Goods Without Stating, Penalty.

443.53 Warehouse receipts; issuance for warehouseman's own goods without stating, penalty.
Sec. 53.
Where there are deposited with or held by a warehouseman goods of which he is owner, either solely or jointly or in common with others, such warehouseman, or any of his officers, agents or servants who, knowing his ownership, issues or aids in issuing a negotiable receipt for such goods which does not state such ownership, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or by a fine not exceeding 1,000 dollars, or by both.
History:
1909, Act 303, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 6615 ;-- CL 1929, 9616 ;-- CL 1948, 443.53
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 443 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Act 303 of 1909 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act (443.1 - 443.58) › Section 443.54 - Warehouse Receipts; Delivery of Goods Without Obtaining, Penalty.

443.54 Warehouse receipts; delivery of goods without obtaining, penalty.
Sec. 54.
A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who delivers goods out of the possession of such warehouseman, knowing that a negotiable receipt, the negotiation of which would transfer the right to the possession of such goods, is outstanding and uncanceled, without obtaining the possession of such receipt at or before the time of such delivery, shall, except in the cases provided for in sections 14 and 36, be found guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or by a fine not exceeding 1,000 dollars, or by both.
History:
1909, Act 303, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 6616 ;-- CL 1929, 9617 ;-- CL 1948, 443.54
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 443 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Act 303 of 1909 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act (443.1 - 443.58) › Section 443.55 - Warehouse Receipts; Negotiation by Depositor Without Title, Penalty.

443.55 Warehouse receipts; negotiation by depositor without title, penalty.
Sec. 55.
Any person who deposits goods to which he has not title, or upon which there is a lien or mortgage, and who takes for such goods a negotiable receipt which he afterwards negotiates for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing his want of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or by a fine not exceeding 1,000 dollars, or by both.
History:
1909, Act 303, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 6617 ;-- CL 1929, 9618 ;-- CL 1948, 443.55
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 443 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Act 303 of 1909 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act (443.1 - 443.58) › Section 443.56-443.58 - Repealed. 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.

443.56-443.58 Repealed. 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to uniform warehouse receipts act of 1909.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 220 of 1895 - Warehousemen and Warehouse Receipts (444.1 - 444.27) › Section 444.1 - Warehouseman; Definition.

444.1 Warehouseman; definition.
Sec. 1.
That every person, firm, company, association, warehouse company or other corporation, lawfully engaged in the business of storing for hire goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour, provisions, or other products, commodity or personal property, excepting persons or companies engaged in the business of storing grain in elevators, shall be deemed and held to be a warehouseman under this act.
History:
1895, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 5030 ;-- CL 1915, 6536 ;-- CL 1929, 9623 ;-- CL 1948, 444.1
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 220 of 1895 - Warehousemen and Warehouse Receipts (444.1 - 444.27) › Section 444.2-444.6 - Repealed. 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.

444.2-444.6 Repealed. 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to warehousemen and warehouse receipts.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 220 of 1895 - Warehousemen and Warehouse Receipts (444.1 - 444.27) › Section 444.7 - Warehouseman; Records and Receipts, Contents.

444.7 Warehouseman; records and receipts, contents.
Sec. 7.
Every warehouseman shall keep a record book, in which shall be entered immediately upon its receipt, a description of all property deposited with him for storage, including the brand or distinguishing marks on such property, together with the date of the reception of said property and the name and address of the owner thereof. And every receipt given for any such property shall also contain the same particulars, and shall be evidence in any action against said warehouseman.
History:
1895, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 5036 ;-- CL 1915, 6542 ;-- CL 1929, 9629 ;-- CL 1948, 444.7
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 220 of 1895 - Warehousemen and Warehouse Receipts (444.1 - 444.27) › Section 444.8 - Repealed. 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.

444.8 Repealed. 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to negotiability, warehouse receipts.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 220 of 1895 - Warehousemen and Warehouse Receipts (444.1 - 444.27) › Section 444.9 - Warehouse Receipts; Issuance for Property Not Stored.

444.9 Warehouse receipts; issuance for property not stored.
Sec. 9.
No warehouseman shall issue any receipt or voucher for any goods, wares, merchandise or other personal property to any person or persons purporting to be the owner or owners thereof, unless such property shall have been actually received into store or upon the premises of such warehouseman, and shall be in store or on the premises as aforesaid, and under his control, at the time of issuing such receipt or voucher.
History:
1895, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 5038 ;-- CL 1915, 6544 ;-- CL 1929, 9631 ;-- CL 1948, 444.9
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 220 of 1895 - Warehousemen and Warehouse Receipts (444.1 - 444.27) › Section 444.10 - Warehouse Receipts; Issuance as Security for Loans or Debts.

444.10 Warehouse receipts; issuance as security for loans or debts.
Sec. 10.
No warehouseman shall issue any receipt or voucher for any personal property to any person, persons or corporation as security for any money loaned or for other indebtedness or indemnity, unless such property so receipted for shall be, at the time of issuing such receipt or voucher, the property, without encumbrance, of said warehouseman, and shall be actually in store and under the control of said warehouseman at the time of giving such receipt or voucher, and if such property be encumbered by prior lien, then the character, extent and amount of that lien shall be fully set forth and explained in the receipt.
History:
1895, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 5039 ;-- CL 1915, 6545 ;-- CL 1929, 9632 ;-- CL 1948, 444.10
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 220 of 1895 - Warehousemen and Warehouse Receipts (444.1 - 444.27) › Section 444.13 - Violation of Act; Misdemeanor, Penalty; Civil Liability.

444.13 Violation of act; misdemeanor, penalty; civil liability.
Sec. 13.
Any warehouseman who shall wilfully violate any of the provisions of this act, except as hereinafter provided for in section 27, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 2,000 dollars in amount or by imprisonment in the state prison or county jail not exceeding 2 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, and every person or persons aggrieved by the violation of any of the provisions of this act may have and maintain an action at law against the person or persons violating any of said provisions to recover the damages which he or they may have sustained by reason of any such violation as aforesaid before any court of competent jurisdiction, whether such person shall have been convicted of misdemeanor as aforesaid under this act or not.
History:
1895, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 5042 ;-- Am. 1909, Act 24, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 6548 ;-- CL 1929, 9635 ;-- CL 1948, 444.13
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of section 27, referred to in this section, see MCL 444.27.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 220 of 1895 - Warehousemen and Warehouse Receipts (444.1 - 444.27) › Section 444.14-444.22 - Repealed. 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.

444.14-444.22 Repealed. 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to sale of goods by warehousemen.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 220 of 1895 - Warehousemen and Warehouse Receipts (444.1 - 444.27) › Section 444.23 - Warehouseman; Rights as to Mistaken or Fraudulent Delivery.

444.23 Warehouseman; rights as to mistaken or fraudulent delivery.
Sec. 23.
Any warehouseman who has parted with his possession to stored property, through fraud or mistake, to any person not entitled to the possession of the same, may after demand maintain an action of replevin for the same, or, if the property cannot be found, an action of assumpsit or trover against the person converting or removing it. In case of replevin, if there was no fraud in obtaining such possession, the plaintiff shall first tender to the defendant the freight or other proper charges which may have accrued at the time of the demand of possession.
History:
1895, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 5052 ;-- CL 1915, 6558 ;-- CL 1929, 9645 ;-- CL 1948, 444.23
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 220 of 1895 - Warehousemen and Warehouse Receipts (444.1 - 444.27) › Section 444.24 - Warehouseman; Notice to Owner of Property Subject to Legal Process, Delivery, Effect.

444.24 Warehouseman; notice to owner of property subject to legal process, delivery, effect.
Sec. 24.
Whenever any goods, wares, merchandise or other personal property shall be taken from the possession of any warehouseman, by writ of attachment or replevin, or other legal process, said warehouseman shall at once give written or printed notice thereof to the owner or person named in the warehouse receipt given for said property, or in case said warehouseman shall have received notice of any transfer of said property, and of the name and address of the transferee, he shall also give to said transferee like notice of said suit. Said notice may be delivered personally or sent by registered mail, postpaid. If such notice shall be given, as aforesaid, said warehouseman shall not in any way be liable on account of said suit to said owner or transferee of said property, or to the holder of any receipt or voucher given for the same, saving and reserving to such owner or holder the legal remedies for the recovery of the said goods, wares, merchandise and other personal property from any person unlawfully detaining the same, or for damages against any person unlawfully taking the same.
History:
1895, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 5053 ;-- CL 1915, 6559 ;-- CL 1929, 9646 ;-- CL 1948, 444.24
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 220 of 1895 - Warehousemen and Warehouse Receipts (444.1 - 444.27) › Section 444.25 - Warehouseman; Fire Loss, Liability.

444.25 Warehouseman; fire loss, liability.
Sec. 25.
No warehouseman shall be held responsible for any loss or damage to property by fire while in his custody, provided reasonable care and vigilance be exercised to protect and preserve the same.
History:
1895, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 5054 ;-- CL 1915, 6560 ;-- CL 1929, 9647 ;-- CL 1948, 444.25
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 220 of 1895 - Warehousemen and Warehouse Receipts (444.1 - 444.27) › Section 444.26 - Examination of Property; Rights of Interested Persons, Time, Facilities.

444.26 Examination of property; rights of interested persons, time, facilities.
Sec. 26.
All persons owning property or who may be interested in the same by way of chattel mortgage, contract of sale, or where property has been sold on lease, when stored in any public warehouse, at all times during ordinary business hours, shall, on production of either the warehouse receipt, chattel mortgage, contract of sale, lease, or any other written instrument showing that said person is interested in said property so stored, be at full liberty to examine such property, and all proper facilities shall be extended to such person by the warehouseman, his agents and employes for such examination.
History:
1895, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 5055 ;-- Am. 1909, Act 24, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 6561 ;-- CL 1929, 9648 ;-- CL 1948, 444.26
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 220 of 1895 - Warehousemen and Warehouse Receipts (444.1 - 444.27) › Section 444.27 - Examination of Property; Warehouseman, Refusal to Allow, Penalty.

444.27 Examination of property; warehouseman, refusal to allow, penalty.
Sec. 27.
Any warehouseman who shall refuse any person the right to examine property stored in his warehouse and who shall not extend to such person or persons proper facilities for so doing, either by himself, his agents or employes, when such person or persons have a lawful right by the terms of section 26 of this act so to do, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding 25 dollars in amount or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court; and every day said warehouseman shall so refuse shall be deemed a distinct and separate offense and shall subject said warehouseman to the penalty herein provided for.
History:
Add. 1909, Act 24, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 6562 ;-- CL 1929, 9649 ;-- CL 1948, 444.27
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 147 of 1905 - Warehouse Certificates (444.101 - 444.109) › Section 444.101 - Warehouse Receipts for Certain Merchandise; Issuance, Terms.

444.101 Warehouse receipts for certain merchandise; issuance, terms.
Sec. 1.
All persons, firms or corporations owning or dealing in flour, grains, beans, seeds or other farm products, or engaged in the business of slaughtering cattle, sheep or hogs, and dealing in the various products therefrom, or buying or selling sugar, butter, eggs, cheese, dressed poultry or any other merchandise, who own or control the structures wherein any such business is conducted, or such commodities stored, may issue elevator or warehouse certificates or receipts for any such commodities actually on hand and in store, the property of such person, firm or corporation, and may, by the issue of such certificates, sell, sign, encumber or pledge such commodities. Such certificate or receipt shall contain the date of its issue, the name and address of the person, firm or corporation issuing the same, and the name and address of the party to whom issued, the location of the elevator, warehouse or structure wherein the commodity therein described is stored, the quantity of each commodity mentioned therein, the brands or marks of identification thereon, if any, and shall be signed by the person, firm or corporation issuing the same.
History:
1905, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 6622 ;-- CL 1929, 9650 ;-- CL 1948, 444.101
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 147 of 1905 - Warehouse Certificates (444.101 - 444.109) › Section 444.102 - Warehouse Receipts for Certain Merchandise; Declaration, Elevator, Warehouse Owners; Contents, Filing.

444.102 Warehouse receipts for certain merchandise; declaration, elevator, warehouse owners; contents, filing.
Sec. 2.
Before any such person, firm or corporation, except as hereinafter provided, shall be authorized to issue such elevator or warehouse certificates or receipts, he or it, as the case may be, shall file in the office of the register of deeds of the county wherein such elevator, warehouse or other structure is situated, a written declaration which shall contain the name and place of residence or location of such person, firm or corporation, and shall state that he or it designs keeping or controlling an elevator, warehouse or other structure for the storage and sale of commodities mentioned in the preceding section, and shall contain an accurate description of such elevator, warehouse or other structure, the location thereof, and the name or names of any person, other than the one making such declaration, who has any ownership interest in such elevator, warehouse or structure, or in the land upon which it is situated. Such declaration shall be signed and acknowledged by the party making the same, before some officer authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds for said county.
History:
1905, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 6623 ;-- CL 1929, 9651 ;-- CL 1948, 444.102
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 147 of 1905 - Warehouse Certificates (444.101 - 444.109) › Section 444.103 - Warehouse Receipts for Certain Merchandise; Filing Declaration, Statement; Issuance, Transfer.

444.103 Warehouse receipts for certain merchandise; filing declaration, statement; issuance, transfer.
Sec. 3.
Each certificate or receipt issued by any such person, firm or corporation, under the provisions of this act, shall have printed on the back thereof, a statement that the party issuing the same has complied with the requirements of section 2 of this act, giving the book, page and name of the county where the record of such declaration may be found. When such certificate or receipt is so issued and delivered, it shall have the effect of transferring to the holder thereof the title to the commodities therein described or enumerated, and shall thereafter be assignable and transferable by delivery, and such delivery shall transfer to any bona fide holder, in due course, the title to the commodities therein described and enumerated, against all persons claiming title subsequent to the issuing and delivery of such certificate or receipt.
History:
1905, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 6624 ;-- CL 1929, 9652 ;-- CL 1948, 444.103
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 147 of 1905 - Warehouse Certificates (444.101 - 444.109) › Section 444.104 - Warehouse Receipts for Certain Merchandise; Register; Inspection.

444.104 Warehouse receipts for certain merchandise; register; inspection.
Sec. 4.
All certificates or receipts given under the provisions of this chapter, shall be registered by the party issuing them in a book kept for that purpose, showing the date thereof the number of each, the name of the party to whom issued, the quantities and kinds of commodities enumerated therein, and the brands or other distinguishing marks thereon, if any, which book shall be open to the inspection of any person holding any of the certificates or receipts that may be outstanding and in force, or his agent or attorney, and when any commodity enumerated in any such certificate is delivered to the holder thereof, or it in any other manner becomes inoperative, the fact and date of such delivery or other termination of such liability shall be entered in such register, in connection with the original entry of the issuance thereof.
History:
1905, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 6625 ;-- CL 1929, 9653 ;-- CL 1948, 444.104
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 147 of 1905 - Warehouse Certificates (444.101 - 444.109) › Section 444.105 - Warehouse Receipts for Certain Merchandise; Unlawful Issuance; Endorsement, Necessity.

444.105 Warehouse receipts for certain merchandise; unlawful issuance; endorsement, necessity.
Sec. 5.
No person, firm or corporation, shall issue any elevator or warehouse certificates or receipts for any of the commodities mentioned in this chapter, unless such property is actually in the elevator or warehouse, or structure mentioned therein as the place where such commodity is stored, and it shall remain there until otherwise ordered by the lawful holder of such certificate or receipt, subject only to the lien of the warehouseman thereon and his right to enforce the same. No second certificate or receipt shall be issued for the same property, or any part thereof, while any other or prior certificate is outstanding and in force, nor shall any such commodities be sold, encumbered, transferred or removed from such elevator, warehouse or other structure wherein the same was stored at the time such certificate or receipt was issued by the warehouseman or any agent or employe thereof, without the written consent of the holder thereof endorsed thereon.
History:
1905, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 6626 ;-- CL 1929, 9654 ;-- CL 1948, 444.105
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 147 of 1905 - Warehouse Certificates (444.101 - 444.109) › Section 444.106 - Violation of Act; Civil Recovery.

444.106 Violation of act; civil recovery.
Sec. 6.
Any one injured by the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, may recover his actual damages sustained on account thereof.
History:
1905, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 6627 ;-- CL 1929, 9655 ;-- CL 1948, 444.106
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 147 of 1905 - Warehouse Certificates (444.101 - 444.109) › Section 444.107 - Violations of Act; Penalty.

444.107 Violations of act; penalty.
Sec. 7.
Any person who shall wilfully alter or destroy any register or certificate or receipt provided for in this chapter or issue any receipt or certificate without entering or preserving in such book the registered memorandum; or who shall knowingly issue any certificate or receipt therein provided for when the commodity or commodities therein enumerated are not in fact in the building or buildings it is certified they are in, or shall, with intent to defraud, issue a second or other certificate for any such commodity for which, or for any part of which, a former valid certificate or receipt is outstanding and in force; or shall while any valid certificate or receipt for any part of the commodities mentioned in this chapter is outstanding and in force, sell, encumber, ship, transfer or remove from the elevator, warehouse or building where the same is stored, any such certified property, or knowingly permit the same to be done, without the written consent of the holder of such certificate or receipt, or if any person knowingly receives any such property or helps to remove the same, he shall, upon conviction, be punished by fine not exceeding 10,000 dollars, or by imprisonment in the state prison not exceeding 5 years.
History:
1905, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 6628 ;-- CL 1929, 9656 ;-- CL 1948, 444.107
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 147 of 1905 - Warehouse Certificates (444.101 - 444.109) › Section 444.108 - Construction of Act as to Mingling of Fungible Goods.

444.108 Construction of act as to mingling of fungible goods.
Sec. 8.
Nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting or preventing warehousemen from mingling in common bins, grains or beans or seeds of the same grade, issuing certificates or receipts therefor, and drawing out and shipping said grain, beans or seeds from said bins: Provided, That a sufficient quantity of such grain or seeds shall be retained and kept in said bins to represent and satisfy all outstanding receipts or certificates.
History:
1905, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 6629 ;-- CL 1929, 9657 ;-- CL 1948, 444.108
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 444 - Warehouses › Act 147 of 1905 - Warehouse Certificates (444.101 - 444.109) › Section 444.109 - Saving Clause.

444.109 Saving clause.
Sec. 9.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect, interfere with or impair any rights of issuing and negotiation of any warehouse receipts or certificates under any existing law, or under any regulations of any chamber of commerce or board of trade within this state.
History:
1905, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 6630 ;-- CL 1929, 9658 ;-- CL 1948, 444.109
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce › Act 101 of 1907 - Carrying on Business Under Assumed or Fictitious Name (445.1 - 445.5) › Section 445.1 - Certificate Required to Carry on Business Under Assumed Name; Filing; Form; Contents; Fee; Execution and Acknowledgment; Exceptions; Certification and Return of Duplicate; “Person” and “Address” Defined; Imposition of Fee by Certain Charter Counties.

445.1 Certificate required to carry on business under assumed name; filing; form; contents; fee; execution and acknowledgment; exceptions; certification and return of duplicate; “person” and “address” defined; imposition of fee by certain charter counties.
Sec. 1.
(1) A person shall not carry on, conduct, or transact business in this state under an assumed name, or under a designation, name, or style other than the real name of the person owning, conducting, or transacting that business, unless the person files in duplicate in the office of the clerk of the county or counties in which the person owns, conducts, or transacts, or intends to own, conduct, or transact, business, or maintains an office or place of business, a certificate on a form furnished by the county clerk setting forth the name under which the business owned is, or is to be, conducted or transacted, and the true or real full name and address of the person owning, conducting, or transacting the business. At the time of filing the certificate, the person shall pay the clerk a filing fee of $6.00. The certificate shall be executed and duly acknowledged by the person owning, conducting, or intending to conduct the business.
(2) The selling of goods by sample or through a traveling agent or traveling salesperson, or by means of orders forwarded by the purchaser through the mails, shall not be construed for the purpose of this act as conducting or transacting business so as to require the filing of the certificates.
(3) The county clerk shall certify the duplicate and return it to the applicant.
(4) As used in this act:
(a) "Person" means 1 or more individuals, partnerships, trusts, fiduciaries, or other entities capable of contracting, except corporations and limited partnerships.
(b) "Address" means the residence or principal business address of the person.
(5) A charter county with a population of more than 2,000,000 may impose by ordinance a different amount for the filing fee prescribed by subsection (1). A charter county shall not impose a fee which is greater than the cost of the service for which the fee is charged.
History:
1907, Act 101, Eff. Sept. 28, 1907 ;-- CL 1915, 6349 ;-- CL 1929, 9825 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 274, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 445.1 ;-- Am. 1949, Act 151, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 138, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 165, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 158, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1969 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 121, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 1977 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 294, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 1984 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 111, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce › Act 101 of 1907 - Carrying on Business Under Assumed or Fictitious Name (445.1 - 445.5) › Section 445.1a - Certificate; Use of Assumed Name Authorized for 5 Years; Renewal Certificate; Filing, Form, Fee, and Duration; Notice; Abandonment of Assumed Name; Destruction of Certificate.

445.1a Certificate; use of assumed name authorized for 5 years; renewal certificate; filing, form, fee, and duration; notice; abandonment of assumed name; destruction of certificate.
Sec. 1a.
The certificate when acknowledged and filed as required in section 1 shall authorize use of the assumed name for 5 years. If before the expiration date a renewal certificate, on forms to be provided by the county clerk, is filed with the clerk and a fee of $4.00 paid, the renewal certificate shall extend the right to use the assumed name for an additional 5-year period from the date of expiration of the original certificate, or renewal if it has previously been renewed. Between the sixtieth and thirtieth day before the expiration date of an outstanding certificate, the county clerk shall mail to the person or persons whose certificate will expire renewal certificate blank forms, in duplicate, together with a notice, on form to be provided by the clerk, that the certificate authorizing .......... and .......... to conduct business under the assumed name of ......... expires at 5 p.m. on the ..... day of .........., and that failure to file a renewal certificate and pay a fee of $4.00 before the expiration date shall on that date constitute abandonment of the assumed name. The notice required in this act shall be mailed by the county clerk to the last address of the person or persons whose certificate will expire, as stated on the original or renewal certificate. Six years after an original or renewal certificate has expired, the county clerk may destroy the certificate.
History:
Add. 1949, Act 151, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 121, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 1977
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce › Act 101 of 1907 - Carrying on Business Under Assumed or Fictitious Name (445.1 - 445.5) › Section 445.1b - Repealed. 1968, Act 165, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968.

445.1b Repealed. 1968, Act 165, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to carrying on business under assumed name; additional certificate.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce › Act 101 of 1907 - Carrying on Business Under Assumed or Fictitious Name (445.1 - 445.5) › Section 445.2 - Assumed Name Certificates; Filing Period; Rejection by County Clerk.

445.2 Assumed name certificates; filing period; rejection by county clerk.
Sec. 2.
Persons now owning or conducting such business under an assumed name, or under such designation referred to in section 1, shall file such certificate or renewal certificate as hereinbefore prescribed, within 90 days after this act shall take effect and after 30 days' notice from the county clerk, and persons hereafter owning, conducting or transacting business as aforesaid shall, before commencing said business file such certificate in the manner hereinbefore prescribed. The several county clerks of this state are hereby authorized to reject any assumed name which is likely to mislead the public, or any assumed name already filed in the county or so nearly similar thereto as to lead to confusion or deception.
History:
1907, Act 101, Eff. Sept. 28, 1907 ;-- CL 1915, 6350 ;-- CL 1929, 9826 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 272, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 445.2 ;-- Am. 1949, Act 151, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce › Act 101 of 1907 - Carrying on Business Under Assumed or Fictitious Name (445.1 - 445.5) › Section 445.2a - Assumed Name; Change of Business Location Certificate, Filing.

445.2a Assumed name; change of business location certificate, filing.
Sec. 2-a.
Whenever an assumed name concern has changed or changes its place of business, it shall be the duty of the person or persons conducting such business to file with the county clerk, with whom the certificate or renewal certificate required under the provisions of section 1 or 1a of this act was filed, a certificate stating the change in business location, which certificate shall be attached by the county clerk to the certificate or renewal certificate filed under the provisions of section 1 or 1a of this act, and, in case the business location is changed to some other county or counties in this state, to file the assumed name certificate or renewal certificate required under the provisions of section 1 or 1a of this act, with the clerk of such county, before doing any business in such county.
History:
Add. 1931, Act 272, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 445.2a ;-- Am. 1949, Act 151, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce › Act 101 of 1907 - Carrying on Business Under Assumed or Fictitious Name (445.1 - 445.5) › Section 445.2b - Assumed Name; Discontinuance of Operation Certificate, Filing.

445.2b Assumed name; discontinuance of operation certificate, filing.
Sec. 2-b.
Whenever an assumed name concern shall go out of business, it shall be the duty of the person or persons, who have conducted such business, to file a certificate with the clerk of the county or counties in which such concern transacted business, of the discontinuance of the operation of the business in such county or counties, which certificate shall be attached by the county clerk to the certificate or renewal certificate filed under the provisions of section 1 or 1a of this act.
History:
Add. 1931, Act 272, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 445.2b ;-- Am. 1949, Act 151, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce › Act 101 of 1907 - Carrying on Business Under Assumed or Fictitious Name (445.1 - 445.5) › Section 445.2c - Certified Copies of Original or Renewal Certificates; Request ; Fee.

445.2c Certified copies of original or renewal certificates; request ; fee.
Sec. 2c.
Upon request and payment of $2.00 per copy, the clerk shall supply certified copies of the original or renewal certificates.
History:
Add. 1949, Act 151, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 121, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 1977 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 111, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce › Act 101 of 1907 - Carrying on Business Under Assumed or Fictitious Name (445.1 - 445.5) › Section 445.4 - Contents of Certificate; Applicability of Act to Corporation or Limited Partnership.

445.4 Contents of certificate; applicability of act to corporation or limited partnership.
Sec. 4.
(1) The certificate referred to in section 1, for any person that is named in the certificate and is not an individual, shall state the nature of the entity; the statutory law, if any, under which it was organized; the place and the date of filing with any governmental authority, identifying it, of any documents, describing them, required to be filed in order to accomplish or complete the organization of the entity and to entitle it to operate or transact business under the laws of this state and, if organized elsewhere, of the state or country where organized; if the person is a fiduciary, the date of the last will and testament or trust agreement and the court, place, and date of admission to probate of the will or the names and addresses of the parties to the trust agreement, and the name and address of each fiduciary; and, if the person is a partnership, the name and address of each general partner.
(2) This act does not affect or apply to any corporation or limited partnership organized under the laws of this state, or to any corporation or limited partnership organized under the laws of any other state and lawfully doing business in the state.
History:
1907, Act 101, Eff. Sept. 28, 1907 ;-- CL 1915, 6352 ;-- CL 1929, 9828 ;-- CL 1948, 445.4 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 138, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 165, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 111, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 567, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce › Act 101 of 1907 - Carrying on Business Under Assumed or Fictitious Name (445.1 - 445.5) › Section 445.5 - Violation of Act; Penalty; Violation of Contracts, Effect.

445.5 Violation of act; penalty; violation of contracts, effect.
Sec. 5.
Any person or persons owning, carrying on or conducting or transacting business as aforesaid, who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, and each day any person or persons shall violate any provisions of this act shall be deemed a separate offense: Provided, however, The fact that a penalty is provided herein for non-compliance with the provisions of this act shall not be construed to avoid contracts; but any person or persons failing to file the certificate required by section 1 or 1a shall be prohibited from bringing any suit, action or proceeding in any of the courts of this state, in relation to any contract or other matter made or done by such person or persons under an assumed or fictitious name, until after full compliance with the provisions of this act; but no person or persons doing business under a fictitious name or as the assignee or assignees thereof shall maintain or prosecute any action, nor shall any order, judgment, or decree be made in any action heretofore or hereafter commenced in any court of this state upon or on account of any contract or contracts made or transactions had under such fictitious name after August 14, 1919, if the conduct of such business under such fictitious name has ceased, or if it is still conducted under such fictitious name, then until after full compliance with the provisions of this act.
History:
1907, Act 101, Eff. Sept. 28, 1907 ;-- CL 1915, 6353 ;-- Am. 1919, Act 263, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 9829 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 274, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 445.5 ;-- Am. 1949, Act 151, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce › Act 141 of 1982 - Business Coordination Procedures Act (445.11 - 445.24) › Section 445.11 - Short Title.

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445.11 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "business coordination procedures act".
History:
1982, Act 141, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce › Act 141 of 1982 - Business Coordination Procedures Act (445.11 - 445.24) › Section 445.12 - Meanings of Words and Phrases.

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445.12 Meanings of words and phrases.
Sec. 2.
The words and phrases defined in sections 3 and 4 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
History:
1982, Act 141, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce › Act 141 of 1982 - Business Coordination Procedures Act (445.11 - 445.24) › Section 445.13 - Definitions; a to E.

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445.13 Definitions; A to E.
Sec. 3.
(1) "Applicant" means any person attempting to secure a permit.
(2) "Department" means the department of commerce.
(3) "Executive director" means the chief administrator of the office.
History:
1982, Act 141, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce › Act 141 of 1982 - Business Coordination Procedures Act (445.11 - 445.24) › Section 445.14 - Definitions; O to S.

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445.14 Definitions; O to S.
Sec. 4.
(1) "Office" means the office of business permits created in section 5.
(2) "Permit" means any state agency permit, license, certificate, approval, registration, or similar form of permission required by law or state agency rule for the formation and operation of a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation. Permit includes a permit issued pursuant to the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended, being sections 333.1101 to 333.25211 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Permit does not include the issuance of any occupational license required for the practicing of a trade or a profession that pertains to a business undertaking.
(3) "Person" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, corporation, or other organization required to obtain 1 or more permits.
(4) "State agency" means any agency, department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, or council of the state, or a public corporation or authority at least 1 of whose members is appointed by the governor.
History:
1982, Act 141, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce › Act 141 of 1982 - Business Coordination Procedures Act (445.11 - 445.24) › Section 445.15 - Office of Business Permits; Creation; Department Representatives; Duties of Office.

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445.15 Office of business permits; creation; department representatives; duties of office.
Sec. 5.
(1) The office of business permits is created within the department. A representative from each state department, appointed by the director of that department, shall serve as a liaison between his or her department and the office and shall assist the executive director in implementing this act.
(2) Under the supervision of the department, the office shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide comprehensive information on permits required for business undertakings in the state and make this information available to applicants and generally to any person.
(b) Develop and utilize a computer system to enable the office to store, modify, retrieve, and exchange permit information for purposes of efficiently assisting an applicant.
(c) Develop and implement a master application procedure as described in section 7 to expedite the identification and processing of permits.
(d) When appropriate, arrange preapplication conferences to clarify the interest and requirements of state agencies with respect to permit applications and to provide for a conceptual review of business undertakings at an early stage of planning in order that interested persons may have an official opinion as to the general acceptability of their planned undertakings.
(e) Assist an applicant in the resolution of any outstanding issue identified by a state agency in the processing of an application.
(f) Upon request of an applicant, assist an applicant whose application has been rejected to understand the steps that need to be taken in order for the application to be approved.
(g) Encourage federal and local government participation in permit coordination.
(h) Make recommendations for eliminating, consolidating, simplifying, expediting, or otherwise improving permit procedures affecting business undertakings.
History:
1982, Act 141, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1982