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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 230 of 1941 - Sale or Lease of Real Estate Acquired by State (322.1 - 322.5) › Section 322.3 - Terms of Sale; Credit; Limitation; Security.

322.3 Terms of sale; credit; limitation; security.
Sec. 3.
Upon sale of real estate under this act, the state treasurer may give such length of credit, not to exceed 5 years, and for not more than 3/4 of the purchase money, as the state treasurer considers best calculated to produce the highest price, and shall require the money for which credit is given to be secured by a mortgage on the real estate sold.
History:
1941, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941 ;-- CL 1948, 322.3 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 705, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 230 of 1941 - Sale or Lease of Real Estate Acquired by State (322.1 - 322.5) › Section 322.4 - Notice of Sale; Deed of Conveyance; Documents Attached; Quitclaim Deed.

322.4 Notice of sale; deed of conveyance; documents attached; quitclaim deed.
Sec. 4.
An affidavit of the publisher of the notice of sale required under section 2 shall be attached to the deed conveying real estate under this act, together with a copy of the notice of sale, showing the dates of publication of the notice. A copy of the resolution of the state administrative board approving the sale, certified by the secretary of the state administrative board, shall also be attached to the deed of conveyance. The conveyance of the property shall be by quitclaim deed, executed by the state treasurer for and on behalf of the people of this state.
History:
1941, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941 ;-- CL 1948, 322.4 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 705, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 230 of 1941 - Sale or Lease of Real Estate Acquired by State (322.1 - 322.5) › Section 322.5 - Proceeds of Sale; Disposition.

322.5 Proceeds of sale; disposition.
Sec. 5.
The money derived from such lease or sale, after the payment of the costs and expenses of such lease or sale, shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the account of the general fund or to such other fund as the same would be credited had the amount been received as reimbursement directly from the person or persons liable for the care or medical treatment rendered in any Michigan state hospital or institution.
History:
1941, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941 ;-- CL 1948, 322.5
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Repealed - Act 214 of 1982 - Forest Management Demonstration Program (322.11 - 322.17)

FOREST MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
Act 214 of 1982
322.11-322.17 Repealed. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 37 of 1848 - Recording Approval of Selections of Lands (322.101 - 322.102) › Section 322.101 - Approval of Selections of Lands; Recording by Secretary of State.

322.101 Approval of selections of lands; recording by secretary of state.
Sec. 1.
That the certificates of the secretary of the treasury of the United States, of his approval, or the certificates and letters of the commissioner of the general land office of the United States of the approval by the secretary of the treasury of the selection of any lands heretofore granted, or which hereafter may be granted by the congress of the United States to this state, and which certificates and letters have been or hereafter may be received by the secretary of state, shall, together with their accompanying lists or descriptions of land be recorded by him in a book kept for that purpose.
History:
1848, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Feb. 11, 1848 ;-- CL 1857, 152 ;-- CL 1871, 217 ;-- How. 5218 ;-- CL 1897, 1269 ;-- CL 1915, 408 ;-- CL 1929, 5797 ;-- CL 1948, 322.101
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 37 of 1848 - Recording Approval of Selections of Lands (322.101 - 322.102) › Section 322.102 - Record or Certified Copy; Evidence of Title.

322.102 Record or certified copy; evidence of title.
Sec. 2.
Such record or a transcript thereof, certified by the secretary of state, under his seal of office, shall be received in any court of this state, as evidence of title in the state, to any of the lands therein mentioned.
History:
1848, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Feb. 11, 1848 ;-- CL 1857, 153 ;-- CL 1871, 218 ;-- How. 5219 ;-- CL 1897, 1270 ;-- CL 1915, 409 ;-- CL 1929, 5798 ;-- CL 1948, 322.102
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 87 of 1873 - Recording Evidence of Title (322.111 - 322.111) › Section 322.111 - Conveyance of Lands; Approval; Record, Admissible as Evidence.

322.111 Conveyance of lands; approval; record, admissible as evidence.
Sec. 1.
When by any treaty or law of the United States it shall have been, or shall hereafter be required that permission or consent or approval of the United States be given to the lease, sale, alienation, or conveyance of any lands situate in this state, such permission, consent, or approval by the president of the United States to such sale, lease, alienation or conveyance, and the petition or prayer in writing soliciting that the consent, permission, or approval be made, may be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the lands or any of them may be situated; and the record or a transcript of the record, certified by the register in whose office the same may have been recorded, may be read in evidence in any court within this state without further proof thereof; but the effect of such evidence may be rebutted by other competent evidence.
History:
1873, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1873 ;-- How. 5220 ;-- CL 1897, 1271 ;-- CL 1915, 410 ;-- CL 1929, 5799 ;-- CL 1948, 322.111
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 12 of 1843 - Recording Deeds to State and Other Evidences of Title (322.121 - 322.126) › Section 322.121 - Deeds of Conveyance to State; Recording, Registration.

322.121 Deeds of conveyance to state; recording, registration.
Sec. 1.
That all deeds of conveyance to the state of any lands situated in this state or elsewhere, shall be recorded in the counties where the lands lie, and shall be duly registered and kept in the office of secretary of state of this state.
History:
1843, Act 12, Eff. Mar. 4, 1843 ;-- CL 1857, 146 ;-- CL 1871, 211 ;-- How. 5212 ;-- CL 1897, 1272 ;-- CL 1915, 411 ;-- CL 1929, 5800 ;-- CL 1948, 322.121
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 12 of 1843 - Recording Deeds to State and Other Evidences of Title (322.121 - 322.126) › Section 322.122 - Confirmation of Locations; Recording.

322.122 Confirmation of locations; recording.
Sec. 2.
All confirmations of university locations, of school lands for filling up fractional sections of state lands of every description that may require confirmations, and sections for salt springs and the use of salt springs, shall be also kept and recorded in the office of secretary of state.
History:
1843, Act 12, Eff. Mar. 4, 1843 ;-- CL 1857, 147 ;-- CL 1871, 212 ;-- How. 5213 ;-- CL 1897, 1273 ;-- CL 1915, 412 ;-- CL 1929, 5801 ;-- CL 1948, 322.122
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 12 of 1843 - Recording Deeds to State and Other Evidences of Title (322.121 - 322.126) › Section 322.123 - Acts Granting Lands to State; Collection, Recording.

322.123 Acts granting lands to state; collection, recording.
Sec. 3.
All acts and parts of acts by which any grants of lands have been, or hereafter may be made to this state, shall be collected and recorded in the record book aforesaid.
History:
1843, Act 12, Eff. Mar. 4, 1843 ;-- CL 1857, 148 ;-- CL 1871, 213 ;-- How. 5214 ;-- CL 1897, 1274 ;-- CL 1915, 413 ;-- CL 1929, 5802 ;-- CL 1948, 322.123
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 12 of 1843 - Recording Deeds to State and Other Evidences of Title (322.121 - 322.126) › Section 322.124 - Other Evidences of Title; Recording.

322.124 Other evidences of title; recording.
Sec. 4.
All other evidences of title, by which this state holds any lands shall be in like manner recorded in the office of the secretary of state, so that his office shall contain the whole collection of all the land titles of the state of Michigan.
History:
1843, Act 12, Eff. Mar. 4, 1843 ;-- CL 1857, 149 ;-- CL 1871, 214 ;-- How. 5215 ;-- CL 1897, 1275 ;-- CL 1915, 414 ;-- CL 1929, 5803 ;-- CL 1948, 322.124
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 12 of 1843 - Recording Deeds to State and Other Evidences of Title (322.121 - 322.126) › Section 322.125 - Plat of Titles; Secretary of State.

322.125 Plat of titles; secretary of state.
Sec. 5.
When the titles aforesaid are fully collected and arranged, the secretary of state shall cause the same to be platted in such a manner as to show them accurately and distinctly on such plats.
History:
1843, Act 12, Eff. Mar. 4, 1843 ;-- CL 1857, 150 ;-- CL 1871, 215 ;-- How. 5216 ;-- CL 1897, 1276 ;-- CL 1915, 415 ;-- CL 1929, 5804 ;-- CL 1948, 322.125
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 12 of 1843 - Recording Deeds to State and Other Evidences of Title (322.121 - 322.126) › Section 322.126 - New Locations of State Lands; Record and Plat.

322.126 New locations of state lands; record and plat.
Sec. 6.
All new locations of state lands, for any purpose, shall be immediately entered of record and platted as aforesaid.
History:
1843, Act 12, Eff. Mar. 4, 1843 ;-- CL 1857, 151 ;-- CL 1871, 216 ;-- How. 5217 ;-- CL 1897, 1277 ;-- CL 1915, 416 ;-- CL 1929, 5805 ;-- CL 1948, 322.126
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Repealed - Act 126 of 1939 - Protection of State-Owned and Tax Delinquent Lands (322.131 - 322.138)

PROTECTION OF STATE-OWNED AND TAX DELINQUENT LANDS
Act 126 of 1939
322.131-322.138 Repealed. 1993, Act 298, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1993.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Repealed - Act 298 of 1993 - State Owned Lands Protection Act (322.141 - 322.146)

STATE OWNED LANDS PROTECTION ACT
Act 298 of 1993
322.141-322.146 Repealed. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Repealed - Act 187 of 1851 - Sale and Reclamation of Swamp Lands (322.151 - 322.157)

SALE AND RECLAMATION OF SWAMP LANDS
Act 187 of 1851
322.151-322.157 Repealed. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Repealed - Act 76 of 1853 - Receipt of Moneys From Sale of Swamp Lands (322.161 - 322.162)

RECEIPT OF MONEYS FROM SALE OF SWAMP LANDS
Act 76 of 1853
322.161,322.162 Repealed. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 140 of 1863 - Agricultural College Lands (322.171 - 322.181) › Section 322.171 - Agricultural College Lands; Control and Management.

322.171 Agricultural college lands; control and management.
Sec. 1.
The state board of agriculture shall have the control and management of the care and disposal of the lands granted to this state by act of congress approved July second, 1862 providing for the endowment of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts.
History:
1863, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1863 ;-- CL 1871, 3927 ;-- How. 5368 ;-- Am. 1893, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 1434 ;-- CL 1915, 648 ;-- CL 1929, 5812 ;-- CL 1948, 322.171
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 140 of 1863 - Agricultural College Lands (322.171 - 322.181) › Section 322.172 - College Lands; Description, Title.

322.172 College lands; description, title.
Sec. 2.
The commissioner of the state land office, shall, as fast as such selections are made and returned to him, forward to the secretary of the interior of the United States, full and complete descriptions of all such lands, and obtain the necessary title to the state of Michigan for the same.
History:
1863, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1863 ;-- CL 1871, 3928 ;-- How. 5369 ;-- CL 1897, 1435 ;-- CL 1915, 649 ;-- CL 1929, 5813 ;-- CL 1948, 322.172
Compiler's Notes:
The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 140 of 1863 - Agricultural College Lands (322.171 - 322.181) › Section 322.173 - College Lands; Sale, Minimum Price, Terms, Forfeiture.

322.173 College lands; sale, minimum price, terms, forfeiture.
Sec. 3.
All of said lands, excepting as hereinafter provided, shall be sold for not less than 3 dollars per acre, 1/4 of the purchase price to be paid at the time of purchase, and the balance at any time thereafter, at the option of the purchaser, with interest on the unpaid balance at the rate of 7 per cent per annum, payable annually into the state treasury, in accordance with, and subject to all the terms and conditions of payment, and forfeitures for non-payment of all interest and taxes due thereon, as is now provided by the laws regulating the sale and forfeiture of primary school lands: Provided however, That all of said lands which are valuable principally for the timber thereon, shall be sold for not less than 5 dollars per acre, the whole of the purchase money therefor to be paid at the date of purchase.
History:
1863, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1863 ;-- Am. 1869, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 16, 1869 ;-- CL 1871, 3929 ;-- How. 5370 ;-- CL 1897, 1436 ;-- CL 1915, 650 ;-- CL 1929, 5814 ;-- CL 1948, 322.173
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 140 of 1863 - Agricultural College Lands (322.171 - 322.181) › Section 322.174 - College Lands; Proceeds of Sale, Disposition.

322.174 College lands; proceeds of sale, disposition.
Sec. 4.
The proceeds of the sale of said land shall be applied and used according to the conditions of the act of congress granting the same to the state.
History:
1863, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1863 ;-- CL 1871, 3930 ;-- How. 5371 ;-- CL 1897, 1437 ;-- CL 1915, 651 ;-- CL 1929, 5815 ;-- CL 1948, 322.174
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 140 of 1863 - Agricultural College Lands (322.171 - 322.181) › Section 322.175 - College Lands; Commissioner of State Land Office, Duties; Certificate of Sale, Contents.

322.175 College lands; commissioner of state land office, duties; certificate of sale, contents.
Sec. 5.
The commissioner of the state land office shall, by the direction of the state board of agriculture, sell said lands in quantities of not less than any legal subdivision, according to the original United States survey; and on such sale being made, the commissioner of the state land office shall issue his certificate of sale in the usual form, setting forth the quantity and description of the land sold, the price per acre, the amount paid at the time of purchase, the balance due, with the annual rate of interest, and the time the interest is payable, as is required by law for the payment of interest on contracts for the purchase of primary school lands, and that the purchaser will be entitled to a patent from this state on payment in full of the principal and interest, together with all taxes assessed on such land.
History:
1863, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1863 ;-- CL 1871, 3931 ;-- How. 5372 ;-- Am. 1893, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 1438 ;-- CL 1915, 652 ;-- CL 1929, 5816 ;-- CL 1948, 322.175
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 140 of 1863 - Agricultural College Lands (322.171 - 322.181) › Section 322.176 - College Lands; Certificates of Purchase, Effect, Recording.

322.176 College lands; certificates of purchase, effect, recording.
Sec. 6.
Certificates of purchase issued pursuant to the provisions of law, shall entitle the purchaser to the possession of the lands therein described, and shall be sufficient evidence of title to enable the purchaser, his heirs or assigns, to maintain actions of trespass for injuries done to the same, or ejectment, or any other proper action or proceeding to recover possession thereof, unless such certificate shall have become void by forfeiture; and all certificates of purchase in force may be recorded in the same manner that deeds of conveyance are authorized to be recorded.
History:
1863, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1863 ;-- CL 1871, 3932 ;-- How. 5373 ;-- CL 1897, 1439 ;-- CL 1915, 653 ;-- CL 1929, 5817 ;-- CL 1948, 322.176
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 140 of 1863 - Agricultural College Lands (322.171 - 322.181) › Section 322.177 - College Lands; Patents, Issuance.

322.177 College lands; patents, issuance.
Sec. 7.
The governor of this state shall sign and cause to be issued patents for said lands, as soon as practicable after payment is made in full of principal, interest and all taxes, as aforesaid.
History:
1863, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1863 ;-- CL 1871, 3933 ;-- How. 5374 ;-- CL 1897, 1440 ;-- CL 1915, 654 ;-- CL 1929, 5818 ;-- CL 1948, 322.177
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 140 of 1863 - Agricultural College Lands (322.171 - 322.181) › Section 322.178 - College Lands; Proceeds of Sale; Deposit; Interest; Use.

322.178 College lands; proceeds of sale; deposit; interest; use.
Sec. 8.
The money received from the sale of the lands described in this act shall be paid into the state treasury, and shall be placed in the general fund, to the credit of the agricultural college fund, and the annual interest on those funds computed at 7%, shall be regularly applied to the support and maintenance of Michigan state university, where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach the branches of learning as are related to agriculture and mechanic arts, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life.
History:
1863, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1863 ;-- Am. 1871, Act 68, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1871 ;-- CL 1871, 3934 ;-- Am. 1875, Act 60, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1875 ;-- How. 5375 ;-- CL 1897, 1441 ;-- CL 1915, 655 ;-- CL 1929, 5819 ;-- CL 1948, 322.178 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 140 of 1863 - Agricultural College Lands (322.171 - 322.181) › Section 322.179 - College Lands; Examination by Board of Agriculture; Agents, Appointment, Report, Contents; Price Alteration, Effective Date, Publication.

322.179 College lands; examination by board of agriculture; agents, appointment, report, contents; price alteration, effective date, publication.
Sec. 9.
The state board of agriculture shall from time to time, in their discretion as they may deem necessary to protect the best interests of the state, cause the lands under their care to be examined and their value and condition ascertained. To this end they may appoint 1 or more agents who shall make careful, personal examination of the lands which they are appointed to examine and report fully as to their character, value and condition at the time of such examination and in case any of said lands have been trespassed upon and their value deteriorated thereby, the agent examining such lands shall carefully estimate and report the amount and character of timber probably cut and removed, the date of the cutting and if possible, by whom or for whom the cutting was done. Upon receiving such reports of examination, the state board of agriculture shall consider them and if in the opinion of the board the best interests of the state would be promoted by changing the price or terms of sale of any or of all the lands concerned, the said board may alter by reducing or advancing the price per acre or the conditions of payment: Provided, That not less than 25 per cent of the purchase money shall be paid at the time of purchase. And when [the] price and terms are so fixed the said board shall fix the time when the change, if any be made will take effect, and cause the same to be published.
History:
1863, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1863 ;-- CL 1871, 3935 ;-- How. 5376 ;-- Am. 1893, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 1442 ;-- CL 1915, 656 ;-- CL 1929, 5820 ;-- CL 1948, 322.179
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 140 of 1863 - Agricultural College Lands (322.171 - 322.181) › Section 322.180 - College Lands; Examining Agents; Expenses; Payment.

322.180 College lands; examining agents; expenses; payment.
Sec. 10.
Michigan state university shall certify from time to time to the state treasurer the amounts required for the services and expenses of examining agents and for the other expenses as may be necessary for the proper care and disposition of the lands described in this act and the state treasurer shall pay those amounts out of the general fund. All contracts and certificates of the board shall be signed by the treasurer of Michigan state university.
History:
1863, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1863 ;-- CL 1871, 3936 ;-- How. 5377 ;-- Am. 1893, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 1443 ;-- CL 1915, 657 ;-- CL 1929, 5821 ;-- CL 1948, 322.180 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 140 of 1863 - Agricultural College Lands (322.171 - 322.181) › Section 322.181 - Timber Lands; Down Payment.

322.181 Timber lands; down payment.
Sec. 11.
In the sale of lands, the principal value of which consists in the timber, the commissioner of the state land office shall require the payment of the entire amount of purchase money at the time of purchase, or such portion of the same, above 1/4, as he may deem for the best interest of the state.
History:
1863, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1863 ;-- CL 1871, 3937 ;-- How. 5378 ;-- CL 1897, 1444 ;-- CL 1915, 658 ;-- CL 1929, 5822 ;-- CL 1948, 322.181
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (322.188 - 322.191) › R-S-1846-322-188-59 - Chapter 59 Chapter 59. of the State Land Office, and the Officers Connected Therewith. (322.188...322.191) › Section 322.188 - Commissioner of State Land Office; Record of Sales, Contents.

322.188 Commissioner of state land office; record of sales, contents.
Sec. 8.
The commissioner shall keep a record of the sales of lands, and of the moneys received by him on account either of principal or interest, the date of such sale or payment, the description of the lands sold, with the number of acres thereof, and the name of each purchaser, or person paying such moneys, to whom he shall give a receipt for such moneys, and shall credit the proper fund therewith.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 59 ;-- CL 1857, 2427 ;-- CL 1871, 3797 ;-- How. 5226 ;-- CL 1897, 1289 ;-- CL 1915, 428 ;-- CL 1929, 5823 ;-- CL 1948, 322.188
Compiler's Notes:
The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (322.188 - 322.191) › R-S-1846-322-188-59 - Chapter 59 Chapter 59. of the State Land Office, and the Officers Connected Therewith. (322.188...322.191) › Section 322.191 - Commissioner of State Land Office; Powers.

322.191 Commissioner of state land office; powers.
Sec. 11.
The said commissioner shall have the general charge and supervision of all lands belonging to the state, or which may hereafter become its property, and also of all lands in which the state has an interest, or which are or may be held in trust by the state for any purpose mentioned in this title, and may superintend, lease, sell, and dispose of the same in such manner as shall be directed by law.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 59 ;-- CL 1857, 2428 ;-- CL 1871, 3798 ;-- How. 5227 ;-- CL 1897, 1290 ;-- CL 1915, 429 ;-- CL 1929, 5824 ;-- CL 1948, 322.191
Compiler's Notes:
The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Repealed - Act 280 of 1909 - Public Domain Commission (322.202 - 322.214)

PUBLIC DOMAIN COMMISSION
Act 280 of 1909
322.202-322.214 Repealed. 1964, Act 256, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964;—1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 270 of 1913 - Commissioner of State Land Office; Abolished (322.221 - 322.221) › Section 322.221 - Office of Commissioner of State Land Office; Abolition, Transfer of Powers and Duties to Public Domain Commission; Transfer of Ex Officio Memberships to Superintendent of Public Instruction.

322.221 Office of commissioner of state land office; abolition, transfer of powers and duties to public domain commission; transfer of ex officio memberships to superintendent of public instruction.
Sec. 1.
The office of the commissioner of the state land office shall be abolished from and after December 31, 1914. All duties devolving upon said officer, and all the powers and authority incidental to said office, prior to or upon December 31, 1914, shall thereupon be transferred to and become the duties, powers and authority of the public domain commission, which commission shall, from and after December 31, 1914, exercise all the powers and authority and be charged with the performance of any and all such duties as may be required or prescribed in connection with the office of commissioner of the state land office except as herein provided. The superintendent of public instruction shall, from and after December 31, 1914, take the place of the commissioner of the state land office on the board of state auditors and all other boards, committees or commissions of which the commissioner of the state land office is by virtue of his office a member. The superintendent of public instruction shall, as a member of such boards, committees or commissions, perform the same duties and exercise the same powers and authority required of, and the powers and authority exercised heretofore by the commissioner of the state land office.
History:
1913, Act 270, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 462 ;-- CL 1929, 5852 ;-- CL 1948, 322.221
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Repealed - Act 66 of 1869 - Certified Copies of Field Notes, Maps, Records, and Papers (322.231 - 322.233)

CERTIFIED COPIES OF FIELD NOTES, MAPS, RECORDS, AND PAPERS
Act 66 of 1869
322.231-322.233 Repealed. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 292 of 1907 - Section Corners and Boundaries (322.241 - 322.243) › Section 322.241 - Section Corners and Boundaries of Unsurveyed Lands; Establishment; Surveyor, Appointment.

322.241 Section corners and boundaries of unsurveyed lands; establishment; surveyor, appointment.
Sec. 1.
When it appears by the field notes of the United States survey of this state, on file in the state land office, that any section or quarter section corner or corners, were omitted and were not properly established by such survey, or when it shall appear that lands have been formed by accretions or otherwise upon the boundaries of the Great Lakes outside of the United States survey of this state, and belonging to the state of Michigan, the commissioner of the state land office shall be authorized to establish any such missing corners in any county in this state or to establish the boundary lines of such unsurveyed lands, and for such purpose may appoint and designate a competent surveyor to make the necessary surveys.
History:
1907, Act 292, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1907 ;-- CL 1915, 471 ;-- CL 1929, 5862 ;-- CL 1948, 322.241
Compiler's Notes:
The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
Former Law:
See Act 11 of 1879, being CL 1897, §§ 1308 to 1310, which was repealed by Act 240 of 1915, being CL 1929, § 120.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 292 of 1907 - Section Corners and Boundaries (322.241 - 322.243) › Section 322.242 - Surveyor; Compensation and Expenses, Payment.

322.242 Surveyor; compensation and expenses, payment.
Sec. 2.
The surveyor so appointed shall receive compensation for his time actually employed, not to exceed 5 dollars per day and his necessary expenses for chain men and assistants, to be approved by the commissioner of the state land office. The surveyor's bills for services and expenses shall be made on forms furnished by the commissioner of the state land office, and itemized and sworn to, and shall be audited by the board of state auditors, and when allowed by them, shall be paid out of the general fund.
History:
1907, Act 292, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1907 ;-- CL 1915, 472 ;-- CL 1929, 5863 ;-- CL 1948, 322.242
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 292 of 1907 - Section Corners and Boundaries (322.241 - 322.243) › Section 322.243 - Original Field Notes; Filing, Effect.

322.243 Original field notes; filing, effect.
Sec. 3.
The original notes of the field work performed under the provisions of this act shall be placed on file in the state land office and all corners and boundary lines so established shall be of the same force and effect as those established by the original United States survey.
History:
1907, Act 292, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1907 ;-- CL 1915, 473 ;-- CL 1929, 5864 ;-- CL 1948, 322.243
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 312 of 1921 - Section Corners and Boundaries (322.251 - 322.252) › Section 322.252 - Original Field Notes; Filing, Effect, Admissible as Evidence; Applicability of Act.

322.252 Original field notes; filing, effect, admissible as evidence; applicability of act.
Sec. 2.
The original notes of the field work performed under the provisions of this act shall be placed on file in the office of the department of conservation, and a complete record of such work shall also be placed on file and kept in the same book provided by the county for the surveyors' records, and kept in the office of the county surveyor in any county where such work has been performed, and all corners, boundary and shore lines so established shall be binding on the state of Michigan, and for such purpose shall have the same force and effect as those established by the original United States survey; and such records so made and entered shall be received as evidence in all the courts of this state, wherein any question may arise as to the establishment or identification of such corners, boundary and shore lines: Provided, That nothing in this act shall apply to lands where such corners, landmarks, boundary lines, section and quarter section lines are already properly established.
History:
1921, Act 312, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 5867 ;-- CL 1948, 322.252
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 21 of 1873 - Reserved or Forfeited Lands (322.261 - 322.266) › Section 322.261 - Reserved or Forfeited Lands; Restoration to Market, Public Notice Required.

322.261 Reserved or forfeited lands; restoration to market, public notice required.
Sec. 1.
That all lands of this state, which have been withdrawn from market for any purpose, or withheld from sale or pre-emption, in consequence of errors in books, or in consequence of marking sales or reservations upon maps, and all lands which have reverted, or may hereafter revert, to the state by reason of a failure in any manner to make payment for the same, or by a failure to comply with the terms of any state road, railroad or other grant or contract of this state, to or with any person or corporation, or by reason of a failure to comply with the conditions of any license or homestead act, shall not be subject to private entry or purchase, either with cash or scrip, until public notice of the restoration of such lands to market shall have been given in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
History:
1873, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Feb. 28, 1873 ;-- How. 5249 ;-- CL 1897, 1311 ;-- CL 1915, 475 ;-- CL 1929, 5868 ;-- CL 1948, 322.261
Compiler's Notes:
The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in the title of this act, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 21 of 1873 - Reserved or Forfeited Lands (322.261 - 322.266) › Section 322.262 - Reserved or Forfeited Lands; Notice of Restoration to Market, Publication, Contents.

322.262 Reserved or forfeited lands; notice of restoration to market, publication, contents.
Sec. 2.
The director of conservation shall be required to publish a notice of the restoration of such lands to market at least once in a newspaper published in the county where such lands are situated, if there be one published therein, and if not, then in some newspaper published in a county nearest to that in which said lands are located. Said notice shall state that the lands will be offered at public auction at a specified place and at a specified time, which shall be not less than 10 days after the date of the last published notice, and shall also state that a list of the lands to be offered will be placed on file at the office of the county treasurer of the county in which the lands are located.
History:
1873, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Feb. 28, 1873 ;-- How. 5250 ;-- CL 1897, 1312 ;-- CL 1915, 476 ;-- CL 1929, 5869 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 152, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 322.262
Compiler's Notes:
The powers and duties of the director of conservation were transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.353.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 21 of 1873 - Reserved or Forfeited Lands (322.261 - 322.266) › Section 322.263 - Reserved or Forfeited Lands; Sale to Highest Bidder, Minimum Price.

322.263 Reserved or forfeited lands; sale to highest bidder, minimum price.
Sec. 3.
In all cases where there are 2 or more applicants for the same tract of land present at the time of its restoration to market, said tract shall be offered in the smallest subdivision of which the same is susceptible, not less than 40 acres (unless the tract should be a fractional section or fractional part of a section containing a less number of acres) and sold to the highest bidder: Provided, No bid for any tract shall be received unless the price offered shall be equal to the minimum price of such land as fixed by law.
History:
1873, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Feb. 28, 1873 ;-- How. 5251 ;-- CL 1897, 1313 ;-- CL 1915, 477 ;-- CL 1929, 5870 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 152, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 322.263
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 21 of 1873 - Reserved or Forfeited Lands (322.261 - 322.266) › Section 322.264 - Reserved, Forfeited or Trust Lands; Sale in Violation of Act Void.

322.264 Reserved, forfeited or trust lands; sale in violation of act void.
Sec. 4.
All entries or sales of any lands, such as are hereinbefore referred to, or of lands now held in trust by the state, which may hereafter become the property of the state by virtue of any of the provisions of such trust, if such entries or sales be permitted, or made, in violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be absolutely void, and the certificate issued thereon shall vest no title in the person or corporation entering or purchasing the same.
History:
1873, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Feb. 28, 1873 ;-- How. 5252 ;-- CL 1897, 1314 ;-- CL 1915, 478 ;-- CL 1929, 5871 ;-- CL 1948, 322.264
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 21 of 1873 - Reserved or Forfeited Lands (322.261 - 322.266) › Section 322.266 - Applicability.

322.266 Applicability.
Sec. 6.
This act does not apply to the sale of surplus land pursuant to the land exchange facilitation fund act.
History:
Add. 1989, Act 87, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Repealed - Act 258 of 1861 - Purchase of State Lands by State Employees (322.271 - 322.272)

PURCHASE OF STATE LANDS BY STATE EMPLOYEES
Act 258 of 1861
322.271,322.272 Repealed. 1996, Act 203, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1996.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 149 of 1848 - Certificates for School and University Lands (322.281 - 322.283) › Section 322.281 - School and University Lands; New Certificates, Issuance; Payment of Interest on Original.

322.281 School and university lands; new certificates, issuance; payment of interest on original.
Sec. 1.
That the commissioner of the state land office be, and he hereby is authorized and required, upon being satisfied that no injury can result to the particular trust fund to be affected thereby, whether the same be the university or school fund, and upon the surrender of any original certificate, of purchase of any such university or school lands, to issue 1 or more new certificates, in lieu of said original one, to the persons who shall exhibit to such commissioner satisfactory evidence of being entitled thereto, and upon receiving from any such person or persons the full amount of interest due upon such original certificate up to and including the last preceding annual payment required thereby.
History:
1848, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1848 ;-- CL 1857, 2519 ;-- CL 1871, 3893 ;-- How. 5333 ;-- CL 1897, 1351 ;-- CL 1915, 526 ;-- CL 1929, 5926 ;-- CL 1948, 322.281
Compiler's Notes:
The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 149 of 1848 - Certificates for School and University Lands (322.281 - 322.283) › Section 322.282 - School and University Lands; New Certificates, Indorsement of Credits, Computation of Interest.

322.282 School and university lands; new certificates, indorsement of credits, computation of interest.
Sec. 2.
At the time of issuing any such new certificates, the said commissioner shall indorse thereon the proper credits, pro rata, and of their proper dates for all payments of principal and interest moneys theretofore made upon the original certificate thus surrendered, and the interest upon such new certificate shall be computed from the last annual payment due on the original certificate.
History:
1848, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1848 ;-- CL 1857, 2520 ;-- CL 1871, 3894 ;-- How. 5334 ;-- CL 1897, 1352 ;-- CL 1915, 527 ;-- CL 1929, 5927 ;-- CL 1948, 322.282
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 149 of 1848 - Certificates for School and University Lands (322.281 - 322.283) › Section 322.283 - School and University Lands; New Certificates, Affidavit of Township Supervisor, Other Evidence; Discharge of Certificate.

322.283 School and university lands; new certificates, affidavit of township supervisor, other evidence; discharge of certificate.
Sec. 3.
The persons desirous of procuring such new certificate, shall, in every case, furnish the said commissioner, as the basis of his action, with the certificate of the supervisor of the township in which the lands are situated, verified by his oath, that he is acquainted with the true condition, quality, quantity and location of said lands, and the proposed division of the same, and that in his opinion such division could be made without injury to the university or school fund, as the case may be; and the said commissioner may require any other evidence which he may deem necessary, and whenever the grantee of any deed duly executed by a sheriff, and conveying the right, title and interest of any person holding a certificate for any university or school lands, shall present such deed at the land office, and shall tender the balance of principal and interest due upon any such certificate, as the same shall appear from the books of said office, the commissioner thereof shall execute to such grantee, his heirs and assigns, a deed for the land described in such certificate, in the usual form, and the same shall be a full satisfaction and discharge of such certificate.
History:
1848, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1848 ;-- CL 1857, 2521 ;-- CL 1871, 3895 ;-- How. 5335 ;-- CL 1897, 1353 ;-- CL 1915, 528 ;-- CL 1929, 5928 ;-- CL 1948, 322.283
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 42 of 1853 - Certificates for Normal School Lands (322.291 - 322.292) › Section 322.291 - Normal School Lands; New Certificates, Issuance; Payment of Interest on Original.

322.291 Normal school lands; new certificates, issuance; payment of interest on original.
Sec. 1.
That the commissioner of the state land office be and he is hereby authorized and required, upon being satisfied that no injury can result to the trust fund to be affected thereby, and upon the surrender of any original certificate of purchase of any normal school lands, to issue 1 or more new certificates in lieu of said original one, to the persons who shall exhibit to such commissioner satisfactory evidence of being entitled thereto, and upon receiving the full amount of interest due upon such original certificate up to and including the last preceding annual payment required thereby.
History:
1853, Act 42, Eff. May 16, 1853 ;-- CL 1857, 2527 ;-- CL 1871, 3901 ;-- How. 5336 ;-- CL 1897, 1359 ;-- CL 1915, 534 ;-- CL 1929, 5930 ;-- CL 1948, 322.291
Compiler's Notes:
The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › Act 42 of 1853 - Certificates for Normal School Lands (322.291 - 322.292) › Section 322.292 - Normal School Lands; New Certificates, Affidavit of Township Supervisor, Other Evidence.

322.292 Normal school lands; new certificates, affidavit of township supervisor, other evidence.
Sec. 2.
The persons desirous of procuring such new certificate, shall in every case furnish the said commissioner, as the basis of his action, with the certificate of the supervisor of the township in which the lands are situated, verified by his oath, that he is acquainted with the true condition, quality, quantity and location of said lands, and the proposed division of the same, and that in his opinion, such division could be made without injury to the normal school fund; and the said commissioner may require any other evidence which he may deem necessary in the premises.
History:
1853, Act 42, Eff. May 16, 1853 ;-- CL 1857, 2528 ;-- CL 1871, 3902 ;-- How. 5337 ;-- CL 1897, 1360 ;-- CL 1915, 535 ;-- CL 1929, 5931 ;-- CL 1948, 322.292
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (322.301 - 322.372) › R-S-1846-322-301-60 - Chapter 60 Chapter 60. of the Superintendence and Disposition of the Public Lands. (322.301...322.372) › Section 322.301 - Unimproved and Unsold School and University Lands; Minimum Price; Public Auction.

322.301 Unimproved and unsold school and university lands; minimum price; public auction.
Sec. 1.
The minimum price of the unsold and unimproved university lands, shall be 12 dollars per acre, and the minimum price of the unsold and unimproved school lands shall be 4 dollars per acre; but no such lands shall be otherwise sold until they shall once have been offered for sale at public auction, and no such lands shall be sold for less than the aforesaid prices respectively, nor shall any treasury notes or warrants be received for university lands hereafter forfeited to the state.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 60 ;-- CL 1857, 2444 ;-- CL 1871, 3817 ;-- How. 5262 ;-- CL 1897, 1325 ;-- CL 1915, 500 ;-- CL 1929, 5900 ;-- CL 1948, 322.301
Former Law:
See section 10 of Act 68 of 1844.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (322.301 - 322.372) › R-S-1846-322-301-60 - Chapter 60 Chapter 60. of the Superintendence and Disposition of the Public Lands. (322.301...322.372) › Section 322.302 - Unimproved Lands; Terms of Payment; Affidavit as to Timber Value; Certificate of Credibility.

322.302 Unimproved lands; terms of payment; affidavit as to timber value; certificate of credibility.
Sec. 2.
The terms of payment on the sale of university and school lands shall be 50 per centum of the purchase money to be paid at the time of the purchase, the balance of the principal at any time thereafter at the option of the purchaser, with interest at the rate of 7 per cent per annum, on the unpaid balance, payable on the first day of March, or within 60 days thereafter in each and every year at such place or places as shall be specified in the certificate of purchase: Provided, That before any of said lands shall be sold on part payment at the time of purchase, the commissioner of the state land office shall require the affidavits of at least 2 persons (accompanied by the certificate of the supervisor of the township in which such lands are situated as to the credulity [credibility] of such persons), that such lands are not valuable chiefly by or on account of timber thereon.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 60 ;-- Am. 1847, Act 30, Eff. Mar. 1, 1848 ;-- CL 1857, 2445 ;-- CL 1871, 3818 ;-- Am. 1873, Act 67, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 1873 ;-- How. 5263 ;-- CL 1897, 1326 ;-- CL 1915, 501 ;-- CL 1929, 5901 ;-- CL 1948, 322.302
Compiler's Notes:
The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 322 - State Lands › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (322.301 - 322.372) › R-S-1846-322-301-60 - Chapter 60 Chapter 60. of the Superintendence and Disposition of the Public Lands. (322.301...322.372) › Section 322.303 - Unimproved Lands; Certificate of Purchase, Contents.

322.303 Unimproved lands; certificate of purchase, contents.
Sec. 3.
At the time of the sale of any such lands, the commissioner shall make out and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof a certificate in which the said commissioner shall, in the name of the people of this state, certify the description of land sold, the quantity thereof and the price per acre, the consideration paid and to be paid therefor, and the time and terms of payment.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 60 ;-- CL 1857, 2446 ;-- CL 1871, 3819 ;-- How. 5264 ;-- CL 1897, 1327 ;-- CL 1915, 502 ;-- CL 1929, 5902 ;-- CL 1948, 322.303