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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-HARBORS-WHARVES-AND-HARBOR-MASTERS. - Harbors, Wharves, and Harbor Masters. (67.35...67.39) › Section 67.38 - Preservation of Purity of Water; Regulation of Navigable Waters; Duties of Council.

67.38 Preservation of purity of water; regulation of navigable waters; duties of council.
Sec. 38.
The council may do all of the following:
(a) Provide by ordinance for the preservation of the purity of the waters of any harbor, river, or other waters within the village.
(b) Control and regulate the anchorage, moorage, and management of all boats, watercraft, and floats within the jurisdiction of the village.
(c) Regulate and prescribe by ordinance, or through a harbor master or other officer, the location of any boat, craft, vessel, or float, and the changes of station in, and use of the harbor as may be required to promote order and the safety and convenience of all boats, craft, vessels, and floats.
(d) Regulate the opening and passage of bridges.
(e) Adopt and enforce ordinances and regulations not inconsistent with the laws of the United States, or this state, as in the opinion of the council shall be most conducive to the orderly, safe, and convenient use and occupancy of the harbor, navigable waters, wharves, docks, piers, and landing places within the village.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2806 ;-- CL 1915, 2677 ;-- CL 1929, 1586 ;-- CL 1948, 67.38 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-HARBORS-WHARVES-AND-HARBOR-MASTERS. - Harbors, Wharves, and Harbor Masters. (67.35...67.39) › Section 67.39 - Harbor Master; Appointment; Duties; Compensation.

67.39 Harbor master; appointment; duties; compensation.
Sec. 39.
The president may nominate and the council may appoint a harbor master. The harbor master shall enforce all such ordinances and regulations as the council may lawfully enact and prescribe in respect to and over the navigable waters, harbors, wharves, docks, landings, and basins within the village, and in respect to the navigation, trade, and commerce of the village. The council may prescribe the powers and duties of the harbor master and fix his or her compensation.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2807 ;-- CL 1915, 2678 ;-- CL 1929, 1587 ;-- CL 1948, 67.39 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-FERRIES. - Ferries. (67.40...67.40) › Section 67.40 - Ferry Licenses; Terms and Restrictions; Sanctions.

67.40 Ferry licenses; terms and restrictions; sanctions.
Sec. 40.
The council of a village may regulate and license ferries from the village, or a place in the village; require the payment of a reasonable sum for a ferry license; impose reasonable terms and restrictions, in relation to the keeping and management of ferries and the time, manner, and rates of carriage and transportation of persons and property by ferry; provide for the revocation of a ferry license and for the imposition of sanctions for a violation of an ordinance prohibiting unlicensed ferries or regulating ferries established and licensed.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2808 ;-- CL 1915, 2679 ;-- CL 1929, 1588 ;-- CL 1948, 67.40 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 16, Eff. May 1, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-MARKETS. - Markets. (67.41...67.42) › Section 67.41 - Markets; Establishment; Regulation.

67.41 Markets; establishment; regulation.
Sec. 41.
The council of any village may establish and regulate markets and marketplaces, for the sale of meats, fish, vegetables, and other food products and prescribe rules and regulations relating to hours of business, sanitation, traffic, and other matters normally incidental to the proper management of a market consistent with the market authority act of 1956, 1956 PA 185, MCL 123.671 to 123.680.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2809 ;-- CL 1915, 2680 ;-- CL 1929, 1589 ;-- CL 1948, 67.41 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-MARKETS. - Markets. (67.41...67.42) › Section 67.42 - Regulations; Adoption, Enforcement.

67.42 Regulations; adoption, enforcement.
Sec. 42.
The council may adopt and enforce such regulations as may be necessary to prevent fraud and to preserve order in the markets; and may authorize the immediate arrest, and removal from the market, of any person violating such regulations, together with any article in his possession; and may authorize the seizure and destruction of tainted or unsound meats, or other provisions exposed for sale therein, or elsewhere in the village.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2810 ;-- CL 1915, 2681 ;-- CL 1929, 1590 ;-- CL 1948, 67.42
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-PARTITION-FENCES. - Partition Fences. (67.43...67.43) › Section 67.43 - Ordinances and Laws; Fence Viewers.

67.43 Ordinances and laws; fence viewers.
Sec. 43.
The council is authorized to enact all such ordinances and laws as it may deem proper relative to the building, rebuilding, maintaining and repairing of partition fences by the owners and occupants of adjoining lots, enclosures and parcels of land in the village; and relative to the assigning to the owners or occupants of such adjoining pieces of land, the portion of such partition fences to be maintained by them respectively; and may provide for the recording of such assignments and divisions when made; and may provide for the recovery of damages from any owner or occupant who shall fail to comply with the provisions and requirements of any ordinance relative to such partition fences. And the council may appoint fence-viewers and prescribe their duties and mode of proceeding in all cases relating to partition fences in the village.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2811 ;-- CL 1915, 2682 ;-- CL 1929, 1591 ;-- CL 1948, 67.43
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-POLICE. - Police. (67.44...67.46a) › Section 67.44-67.46a - Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.

67.44-67.46a Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to village police force.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-PUBLIC-HEALTH. - Public Health. (67.47...67.54) › Section 67.47-67.54 - Repealed. 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978.

67.47-67.54 Repealed. 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-CEMETERIES. - Cemeteries. (67.55...67.64) › Section 67.55 - Interments; Regulation.

67.55 Interments; regulation.
Sec. 55.
Any village may acquire, hold and own such cemetery or public burial place or places, either within or without the limits of the corporation as in the opinion of the council shall be necessary for the public welfare, and suitable for the convenience of the inhabitants, and may prohibit the further interment of the dead within the village, or may limit such interment therein to such cemetery or burial place as the council may prescribe. And the council may cause any bodies buried within the village, in violation of any rule or ordinance made in respect to such burials, to be taken up and buried elsewhere.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2823 ;-- CL 1915, 2694 ;-- CL 1929, 1603 ;-- CL 1948, 67.55
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-CEMETERIES. - Cemeteries. (67.55...67.64) › Section 67.56 - Cemeteries; Appropriation by Council.

67.56 Cemeteries; appropriation by council.
Sec. 56.
The council may, within the limitations in this act contained, raise and appropriate such sums as may be necessary for the purchase of cemetery grounds, and for the improvement, adornment, protection, and care of the cemetery grounds.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2824 ;-- CL 1915, 2695 ;-- CL 1929, 1604 ;-- CL 1948, 67.56 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-CEMETERIES. - Cemeteries. (67.55...67.64) › Section 67.57 - Board of Cemetery Trustees; Appointment; Terms; Removal; Compensation.

67.57 Board of cemetery trustees; appointment; terms; removal; compensation.
Sec. 57.
(1) Whenever any village owns, purchases, or otherwise acquires any cemetery or cemetery grounds, the council may appoint a board of cemetery trustees. The council may provide that the powers conferred upon a board of cemetery trustees by this act shall be exercised by the department of public works director, or the village manager, if any.
(2) A board of cemetery trustees shall consist of 3 individuals. The trustees shall hold their office for the term of 3 years, except that at the first appointment, 1 shall be appointed for 1 year, 1 for 2 years, and 1 for the term of 3 years from the second Monday in April of the year when appointed. One trustee shall be appointed annually thereafter. The council may remove any trustee so appointed for inattention to his or her duties, want of proper judgment or skill in or for the proper discharge of his or her duties, or other good cause. The board shall serve without compensation.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2825 ;-- CL 1915, 2696 ;-- CL 1929, 1605 ;-- CL 1948, 67.57 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-CEMETERIES. - Cemeteries. (67.55...67.64) › Section 67.58 - Board of Cemetery Trustees; Chairperson; Clerk; Powers; Duties.

67.58 Board of cemetery trustees; chairperson; clerk; powers; duties.
Sec. 58.
The board of cemetery trustees shall appoint 1 of their number chairperson and the village clerk shall be clerk of the board, and the council may by ordinance invest the board with such powers and authority as may be necessary for the care, management, and preservation of the cemetery, including the cemetery grounds, tombs, monuments, and appurtenances. The board shall perform such other duties as the council may prescribe.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2826 ;-- CL 1915, 2697 ;-- CL 1929, 1606 ;-- CL 1948, 67.58 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-CEMETERIES. - Cemeteries. (67.55...67.64) › Section 67.59 - Board of Cemetery Trustees; Duties; Directions of Council.

67.59 Board of cemetery trustees; duties; directions of council.
Sec. 59.
Said board subject to the directions and ordinances of the council, shall have the care and management of any such cemetery or burial place or places and shall direct the improvements and embellishments of the grounds, cause such grounds to be laid out into lots, avenues and walks, the lots to be numbered and the avenues and walks to be named and plats thereof to be made and recorded in the office of the village clerk. The board shall fix the price of lots and make the sales thereof. The conveyances of such lots shall be executed on behalf of the village by the clerk and be recorded in his office at the expense of the purchasers.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2827 ;-- CL 1915, 2698 ;-- CL 1929, 1607 ;-- CL 1948, 67.59
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-CEMETERIES. - Cemeteries. (67.55...67.64) › Section 67.60 - Board of Cemetery Trustees; Cemetery Employees; Ordinances, Enforcement; Rules.

67.60 Board of cemetery trustees; cemetery employees; ordinances, enforcement; rules.
Sec. 60.
Said board shall appoint the necessary superintendents and employes for the cemetery, expend the money provided for the care and improvement of the grounds, enforce the ordinances of the village made for the management and care thereof and make such regulations for the burial of the dead, the care and protection of the grounds, monuments and appurtenances of the cemetery and the orderly conduct of persons visiting the grounds, as may be consistent with the ordinances of the village and the laws of the state.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2828 ;-- CL 1915, 2699 ;-- CL 1929, 1608 ;-- CL 1948, 67.60
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-CEMETERIES. - Cemeteries. (67.55...67.64) › Section 67.61 - Board of Trustees; Cemetery Fund; Use; Reports to Council; Contents; Verification.

67.61 Board of trustees; cemetery fund; use; reports to council; contents; verification.
Sec. 61.
(1) Money raised for any public cemetery authorized by this act, and money received from the sale of lots or from other cemetery operations, shall be paid into the village treasury and constitute the "cemetery fund". The cemetery fund shall be used exclusively for cemetery purposes. The board of trustees shall report to the council annually, on the first Monday in March, and more often when the council requires, all of the following:
(a) For money received into and owing to the cemetery fund, the amount, source, and the payor or debtor.
(b) For expenditures and liabilities incurred, the date, amount, items, and purpose, and to whom paid, and to whom incurred.
(c) Such other matters as the council shall require to be reported.
(2) The report under subsection (1) shall be verified by the oath of the clerk of the board.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2829 ;-- CL 1915, 2700 ;-- CL 1929, 1609 ;-- CL 1948, 67.61 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-CEMETERIES. - Cemeteries. (67.55...67.64) › Section 67.62 - Necessary Ordinances; Enforcement.

67.62 Necessary ordinances; enforcement.
Sec. 62.
The council of a village owning a burial place, whether within or without the village, may pass and enforce an ordinance necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this act concerning burial places, to control or regulate the burial place and the improvement of the burial place, to protect it and its appurtenances from injury, and to impose sanctions for a violation of a lawful order or regulation made by the board of cemetery trustees.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2830 ;-- CL 1915, 2701 ;-- CL 1929, 1610 ;-- CL 1948, 67.62 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 16, Eff. May 1, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-CEMETERIES. - Cemeteries. (67.55...67.64) › Section 67.63 - Cemetery Trustees; Power to Accept Gifts; Use.

67.63 Cemetery trustees; power to accept gifts; use.
Sec. 63.
The board of cemetery trustees may receive in trust money or other property as gifts, grants, devises, or bequests for cemetery purposes. The money or other property shall be held in trust by the board, subject to the terms and conditions on which it was given, granted, devised, or bequeathed, and shall constitute a trust fund. The money shall, unless otherwise expressed by those making such gifts, grants, devises, or bequests, be invested as permanent fund in undoubted real estate security, U.S. bonds, state bonds, or municipal bonds, and the interest thereon after fulfillment of such conditions expressed shall be used in improving the cemetery under the control of the cemetery board. The gifts, grants, devises, or bequests shall be used exclusively for cemetery purposes.
History:
Add. 1899, Act 223, Eff. Sept. 23, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 2702 ;-- CL 1929, 1611 ;-- CL 1948, 67.63 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64) › 3-1895-VII-CEMETERIES. - Cemeteries. (67.55...67.64) › Section 67.64 - Board of Cemetery Trustees; Rules and Bylaws; Recording Bylaws; Appointment, Duties, and Bond of Treasurer; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice of Meeting; Availability of Certain Writings to Public.

67.64 Board of cemetery trustees; rules and bylaws; recording bylaws; appointment, duties, and bond of treasurer; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; availability of certain writings to public.
Sec. 64.
(1) The board of cemetery trustees may make all requisite and necessary rules and bylaws to carry into effect the powers vested and duties required by section 63. The bylaws shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose. The board of cemetery trustees shall also appoint a treasurer from the membership of the board, whose duties shall be, under the direction of the board, to receive, account for, and invest all money received by the board under section 63. The treasurer shall give and execute a bond to the board of cemetery trustees in a sum fixed by the council.
(2) The business which the board of cemetery trustees may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(3) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the board in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
History:
Add. 1899, Act 223, Eff. Sept. 23, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 2703 ;-- CL 1929, 1612 ;-- CL 1948, 67.64 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 197, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 1977 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VIII - Chapter VIII Improvements and Assessments. (68.1...68.36) › Section 68.1-68.22 - Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974.

68.1-68.22 Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VIII - Chapter VIII Improvements and Assessments. (68.1...68.36) › Section 68.31 - Expense of Local Public Improvement or Repair; Special Assessments.

68.31 Expense of local public improvement or repair; special assessments.
Sec. 31.
The council of the village by adopting a resolution pursuant to section 5 of chapter V may determine that the whole or a part of the expense of a local public improvement or repair shall be defrayed by special assessments upon the property specially benefited.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VIII - Chapter VIII Improvements and Assessments. (68.1...68.36) › Section 68.32 - Ordinance Providing Special Assessment Procedure; Contents; Additional Assessments; Disposition of Excess Assessments; Payment of Future Due Installments.

68.32 Ordinance providing special assessment procedure; contents; additional assessments; disposition of excess assessments; payment of future due installments.
Sec. 32.
The complete special assessment procedure to be used, including the time when special assessments may be levied; the kinds of local public improvements for which a hearing is required on the resolution levying the special assessments; the preparing of plans and specifications; estimated costs; the preparation, hearing, and correction of the special assessment roll; the collection of special assessments; the assessment of single lots or parcels; and any other matters concerning the making of improvements by the special assessment method, shall be provided by ordinance. The ordinance shall authorize additional assessments, if the prior assessment proves insufficient to pay for the improvement or is determined to be invalid, in whole or in part, and shall provide for the refund of excess assessments; however, if the excess is less than 5% of total cost as defined by ordinance, it may be placed in the general fund of the village. The payment of future due installments of a special assessment against a parcel of land may be made at any time in full, with interest accrued to the due date of the next installment.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VIII - Chapter VIII Improvements and Assessments. (68.1...68.36) › Section 68.33 - Special Assessment as Lien and Debt; Collection.

68.33 Special assessment as lien and debt; collection.
Sec. 33.
From the date of confirmation of a roll levying a special assessment, the full amount of the assessment and the interest thereon shall constitute a lien on the premises subject thereto and that amount shall be a debt of the person to whom assessed until paid and, in case of delinquency, may be collected as delinquent village property taxes or by a suit against the person.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VIII - Chapter VIII Improvements and Assessments. (68.1...68.36) › Section 68.34 - Action to Contest Collection of Special Assessment; Illegal Assessment Roll.

68.34 Action to contest collection of special assessment; illegal assessment roll.
Sec. 34.
An action to contest the collection of a special assessment shall be instituted under the tax tribunal act, 1973 PA 186, MCL 205.701 to 205.779.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-VIII - Chapter VIII Improvements and Assessments. (68.1...68.36) › Section 68.35 - Bonds.

68.35 Bonds.
Sec. 35.
The village council may borrow money and issue bonds of the village therefor in anticipation of the payment of special assessments in 1 or more special assessment districts, which bonds may be an obligation of the special assessment district or may be both an obligation of the special assessment district and a general obligation of the village. The village council may issue general obligation bonds to defray that portion of the cost and expense of a local public improvement chargeable to the village at large.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.1 - Authority of Council to Levy Taxes; General Fund.

69.1 Authority of council to levy taxes; general fund.
Sec. 1.
(1) Actions taken by the council under this chapter are subject to the voting requirements of section 5 of chapter V. However, the council shall not increase a tax or impose a special assessment except by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members of council.
(2) The council may raise, by general tax upon the real and personal property liable to taxation in the village (exclusive of taxes for highway and street purposes and not otherwise provided for in this act), a sum not exceeding in any 1 year 1-1/4% of the assessed value of that property, to defray the general expenses and liabilities of the village, and to carry into effect the powers in this act granted. The money so raised constitutes a "general fund".
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2852 ;-- CL 1915, 2726 ;-- CL 1929, 1635 ;-- CL 1948, 69.1 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.2 - Authority of Council to Levy Taxes; General Highway Fund.

69.2 Authority of council to levy taxes; general highway fund.
Sec. 2.
The council shall also have power to raise, by general tax upon all real estate and personal property aforesaid, such sum not exceeding 1/2 of 1 per cent of the assessed value of said property, as they shall deem necessary for highway and street purposes. Such moneys shall constitute a "general highway fund," and shall be expended exclusively for working and improving the highways, streets, lanes and alleys of the village and for the construction and repair of bridges therein.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2853 ;-- CL 1915, 2727 ;-- CL 1929, 1636 ;-- CL 1948, 69.2
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.3 - Repealed. 1958, Act 116, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.

69.3 Repealed. 1958, Act 116, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section provided for levy and collection of poll tax.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.4 - Authority of Council to Levy Taxes; Cemeteries; Tax Limit.

69.4 Authority of council to levy taxes; cemeteries; tax limit.
Sec. 4.
The council may for the purpose of purchasing grounds for a cemetery, raise by general tax a sum not exceeding in any 1 year, 1/4 of 1% of the taxable value of the property in the village. However, the total sum that may be raised for the purchase of grounds for that purpose shall not at any time exceed $5,000.00. The council may, for the purpose of maintaining the cemetery, raise by general tax a sum not exceeding in any 1 year 1/10 of 1% of the taxable value of the property in the village.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2855 ;-- CL 1915, 2729 ;-- Am. 1923, Act 157, Eff. Aug. 30, 1923 ;-- CL 1929, 1638 ;-- CL 1948, 69.4 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.5 - Authority of Council to Levy Taxes; Street and Other Local Improvements; Special Assessment Proceeds.

69.5 Authority of council to levy taxes; street and other local improvements; special assessment proceeds.
Sec. 5.
The council may raise by special assessment upon the lands in sewer districts and special assessment districts, for the purpose of defraying the cost and expense of grading, paving, and graveling streets, and for constructing drains and sewers, and for making other local improvements, charged upon the lands in the district in proportion to frontage or benefits, such sums as they shall consider necessary to defray the costs of the improvements.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2856 ;-- CL 1915, 2730 ;-- CL 1929, 1639 ;-- CL 1948, 69.5 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 58, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1969 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 276, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.6 - Taxation for Payment of Interest, Principal, Sinking Fund Deposits, Evidences of Indebtedness, Assessments, or Contract Obligations; Credit for Surplus Money.

69.6 Taxation for payment of interest, principal, sinking fund deposits, evidences of indebtedness, assessments, or contract obligations; credit for surplus money.
Sec. 6.
The council shall raise annually by taxation an amount such that the estimated collections will be sufficient to promptly pay when due the interest, that portion of the principal, and the required sinking fund deposits on the outstanding bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, or assessments or contract obligations in anticipation of which bonds were issued, falling due prior to the time of the following year's tax collections. The tax shall be without limitation as to rate or amount and in addition to any other tax the village may levy but shall not be in excess of the rate or amount necessary to pay the principal and interest or assessments or contract obligations. If at the time of making an annual tax levy, surplus money is on hand for the payment of principal or interest and provision for disposition of the money was not made, then credit for the surplus may be taken against the amount to be raised for principal or interest as the case may be. The money so raised shall be used solely for the purpose stated in this section.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2857 ;-- CL 1915, 2731 ;-- CL 1929, 1640 ;-- CL 1948, 69.6 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.7 - Auditing and Settling Accounts; Statement.

69.7 Auditing and settling accounts; statement.
Sec. 7.
Within 2 weeks after an annual village election for members of the council, the council shall audit and settle the accounts of the treasurer and other officers of the village, and so far as practicable, of all persons having claims against the village. The council shall prepare a statement summarizing the results of the audit.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2858 ;-- CL 1915, 2732 ;-- CL 1929, 1641 ;-- CL 1948, 69.7 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 197, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 1977 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.7a - Commencement of Fiscal Year.

69.7a Commencement of fiscal year.
Sec. 7a.
The fiscal year of a village shall commence on March 1 of each year. The council may by ordinance adopt another date for the commencement of the village's fiscal year. The fiscal year of any village subject to this act that commences on a date other than March 1 on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section is hereby ratified and shall continue until changed or modified pursuant to this section.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
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69.8 Village taxes; annual assessment roll; contents; certification of determination.
Sec. 8.
The treasurer of a village subject to this act shall, in each year, at and within the same time as required by the general laws of this state for the assessment of property in the townships of this state, make an assessment roll containing a description of all the real property and the aggregate amount of all the personal property liable under the laws of the state to taxation in the village, and the name of the owner, agent, or other person liable to pay taxes. The treasurer shall record on the roll the valuation of such property, at its value, as determined by the assessor of the township where the property is located, placing the value of the real and personal property in separate columns. In fulfilling the requirements of this section, the treasurer shall conform to and be governed by the law governing supervisors of townships performing like services, unless otherwise in this act provided. However, if in any year it is not necessary to raise any money by taxation in a village, the council of the village may so determine by resolution, and shall certify the determination to the treasurer. The treasurer shall not make any assessment roll of property in the village for that year.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- Am. 1897, Act 56, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 2859 ;-- CL 1915, 2733 ;-- CL 1929, 1642 ;-- Am. 1941, Act 49, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- CL 1948, 69.8 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 84, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.9 - Assessment Roll; Review by Township Board of Review.

69.9 Assessment roll; review by township board of review.
Sec. 9.
The board of review of the township where the village is located shall review the assessment roll in the same manner, at the same time and place, and pursuant to the same processes as provided in sections 28 to 33 of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.28 to 211.33.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2860 ;-- CL 1915, 2734 ;-- CL 1929, 1643 ;-- CL 1948, 69.9 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 84, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.10, 69.11 - Repealed. 1967, Act 84, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967.

69.10, 69.11 Repealed. 1967, Act 84, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections related to board of review of assessments; powers and duties; and changes in tax roll.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.12 - Annual Assessment Roll; Certification of Board of Review.

69.12 Annual assessment roll; certification of board of review.
Sec. 12.
Immediately after the review of the assessment roll, the secretary of the board of review shall file the assessment roll with the council.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2863 ;-- CL 1915, 2737 ;-- CL 1929, 1646 ;-- CL 1948, 69.12 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 84, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.13 - Assessment Roll; Council's Certificate to Treasurer; Contents.

69.13 Assessment roll; council's certificate to treasurer; contents.
Sec. 13.
The council, after an examination of the assessment roll, shall certify to the treasurer the assessment roll, together with the amount which they require to be raised by general tax, for highway and other general purposes and all amounts of special assessments which they require to be reassessed upon any lands or premises with a particular description of the lands and property to be reassessed, and the amounts to be reassessed upon each parcel of land, and the name or names, so far as known, of the persons chargeable with the taxes and assessments. The certificate shall be endorsed upon or annexed to the roll and signed by the president and clerk.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2864 ;-- CL 1915, 2738 ;-- CL 1929, 1647 ;-- CL 1948, 69.13 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.14 - Assessment Roll; Tax Apportionment by Assessor.

69.14 Assessment roll; tax apportionment by assessor.
Sec. 14.
Upon receiving the assessment roll, with the certificate of the several amounts to be raised, as provided in section 13 of this chapter, the treasurer shall estimate, apportion, and set down in columns opposite to the several valuations of real and personal property on the roll, in proportion to the individual and particular estimates and valuations, the respective sums in dollars and cents, apportionable to each; placing the general fund taxes and all general taxes, except those for highway purposes, in 1 column; the general highway taxes in another column; the street district taxes, if any, in a third column; all special assessment taxes in a fourth column; and the total of all taxes assessed to each valuation in the last column of the roll. The treasurer shall also foot up the amounts carried to the last column, and certify upon the roll the aggregate amounts of the taxes levied.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2865 ;-- CL 1915, 2739 ;-- CL 1929, 1648 ;-- CL 1948, 69.14 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.15 - Delivery of Certified Assessment Roll to Treasurer; Collection Warrant; Renewal of Warrant.

69.15 Delivery of certified assessment roll to treasurer; collection warrant; renewal of warrant.
Sec. 15.
The warrant of the president of the village shall be annexed to the roll, directing and requiring the treasurer to collect from the persons named in the roll the sums mentioned opposite their respective names, as a tax or assessment, and authorizing him or her, in case any person named on the roll shall neglect or refuse to pay the sums, to collect the sums, together with fees and charges, in the manner provided in section 17 of this chapter. The warrant shall direct the treasurer to collect all taxes by a certain day as determined under section 18 of this chapter. The president may renew the warrant from time to time, by order of the council, and for a time as the council shall direct, except that the time shall not be extended later than the last day of February of the year following the levy of the village taxes.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- Am. 1897, Act 56, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 2866 ;-- CL 1915, 2740 ;-- CL 1929, 1649 ;-- CL 1948, 69.15 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 179, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.16 - Taxes; Treasurer to Collect; Fees.

69.16 Taxes; treasurer to collect; fees.
Sec. 16.
Immediately upon receiving the tax roll, with the warrant annexed, as provided in section 15 of this chapter, the treasurer shall proceed to collect the taxes levied according to the direction of the warrant, together with the fees authorized by law.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2867 ;-- CL 1915, 2741 ;-- CL 1929, 1650 ;-- CL 1948, 69.16 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.17 - Taxes; Collection by Seizure of Personal Property.

69.17 Taxes; collection by seizure of personal property.
Sec. 17.
If a person, including a firm or corporation, does not pay a tax imposed upon real or personal property belonging to that person, the treasurer shall collect the tax by seizing the personal property of that person located in this state in an amount sufficient to pay the tax, the fees, and charges for subsequent sale of the property. No property of the person shall be exempt from such seizure. The treasurer shall comply with the requirements of section 47 of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.47. The treasurer shall have the same powers and perform the same duties, so far as applicable, as township treasurers, in the collection of taxes levied in townships.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2868 ;-- CL 1915, 2742 ;-- CL 1929, 1651 ;-- CL 1948, 69.17 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.19 - Tax Sales; Proceeds, Deposit With County Treasurer.

69.19 Tax sales; proceeds, deposit with county treasurer.
Sec. 19.
Moneys received for such sale shall be paid over to the village treasurer. All of the provisions of the general tax law relative to the sale and redemption of lands returned for delinquent taxes shall apply to the sale and redemption of lands returned for delinquent taxes assessed under the provisions of this act.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- Am. 1897, Act 88, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 2870 ;-- CL 1915, 2744 ;-- CL 1929, 1653 ;-- CL 1948, 69.19
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.20 - Tax on Personal Property; Collection Suit.

69.20 Tax on personal property; collection suit.
Sec. 20.
If the treasurer is unable to collect a tax assessed upon personal property in the village, the treasurer of the village may bring an action, in the name of the village, for the recovery of the tax, against any persons against whom the tax was assessed, before a court of competent jurisdiction, and take and use all lawful means provided by law for the collection of debts to enforce the payment of the tax. In such cases, the provisions of law applicable to suits and the evidence therein, brought by township treasurers in the name of their township for such purposes, apply. The court may order the person or persons assessed the personal property tax to pay the amounts authorized under section 47 of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.47.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2871 ;-- CL 1915, 2745 ;-- CL 1929, 1654 ;-- CL 1948, 69.20 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.21 - Borrowing in Anticipation of Revenue Sharing or Taxes.

69.21 Borrowing in anticipation of revenue sharing or taxes.
Sec. 21.
Subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, the council may borrow money, and give notes of the village, in anticipation of 1 or more of the following:
(a) The receipt of revenue sharing payments under the Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141.901 to 141.921.
(b) The collection of taxes.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2872 ;-- CL 1915, 2746 ;-- CL 1929, 1655 ;-- CL 1948, 69.21 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 276, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.22a - Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.

69.22a Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to acquisition or operation of public utility.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages › Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12) › 3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27) › Section 69.23 - Bonds; Approval of Electors Required; Exemption of Certain Bonds and Obligations; Expenses.

69.23 Bonds; approval of electors required; exemption of certain bonds and obligations; expenses.
Sec. 23.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a village shall not issue bonds unless the issuance is approved by a majority of the electors voting on the bond issuance at a regular or special village election. The election shall be conducted in accordance with the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:
(a) Obligations incurred by the village evidenced by contracts, notes, or assessments.
(b) Special assessment bonds.
(c) Bonds for the portion of the cost of local improvements to be paid by the village at large not to exceed 40% of the cost of the improvements.
(d) Emergency bonds.
(e) Bonds that the council is authorized by specific statute to issue without a vote of the electors.
(3) The expenses of the election shall be paid by the village as provided in section 642 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.642.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2874 ;-- CL 1915, 2748 ;-- CL 1929, 1657 ;-- CL 1948, 69.23 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 305, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
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69.24 Disbursements; procedures.
Sec. 24.
Disbursements may be made from the treasury under either of the following procedures:
(a) Upon appropriation by the council and the warrant of the clerk, countersigned by the president. The warrant shall specify the fund from which the money is payable, and shall be paid from no other fund. A warrant shall not be drawn upon the treasury after the fund from which it should be paid has been exhausted, and such a warrant is void.
(b) Pursuant to an ordinance or resolution under section 5 of chapter V.
History:
1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2875 ;-- CL 1915, 2749 ;-- CL 1929, 1658 ;-- CL 1948, 69.24 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998