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Chapter 485 - CANAL, HARBOR, AND RIVER IMPROVEMENT COMPANIES
Act 233 of 1875 ‑ CANAL OR HARBOR COMPANIES (485.1 - 485.25)
     Section 485.1 ‑ Canal or harbor company; incorporators, procedure; articles, contents.
     Section 485.2 ‑ Articles; signing, filing; powers of company.
     Section 485.3 ‑ Articles; filing, prerequisites; vote of stockholder.
     Section 485.4 ‑ Articles; certified copy as evidence.
     Section 485.5 ‑ Directors; number, election, term, vacancy.
     Section 485.6 ‑ Directors; quorum; selection of officers.
     Section 485.7 ‑ President and directors; powers; annual report, contents.
     Section 485.8 ‑ Construction of route; restrictions.
     Section 485.9 ‑ Real estate; power to hold.
     Section 485.10 ‑ Condemnation; procedure; use of property.
     Section 485.11 ‑ Tolls and charges; establishment, lien, evidence.
     Section 485.12 ‑ Injury to property; violation of regulation; liability for damages, lien.
     Section 485.13 ‑ Repair of bridges.
     Section 485.14 ‑ Stockholder's liability; recovery prerequisites; subrogation; contribution.
     Section 485.15 ‑ Avoidance of payment of toll; penalty.
     Section 485.16 ‑ Amendment or repeal.
     Section 485.17 ‑ Taxation.
     Section 485.18 ‑ Existing corporation; organization under act, preference in subscription.
     Section 485.19 ‑ Failure to furnish cargo statement; penalty.
     Section 485.20 ‑ Bonds; issuance, restrictions.
     Section 485.21 ‑ Canal or improvement, purchase by county; procedure; operation; sale to United States.
     Section 485.22 ‑ Canal or improvement, purchase by county; procedure; submission to electors; bonds, issuance.
     Section 485.23 ‑ Re-instated corporations.
     Section 485.24 ‑ Re-instated corporations; formation of companies to purchase and operate.
     Section 485.25 ‑ Purchasing corporation; powers and duties; log interest; public rights.
Act 149 of 1869 ‑ RIVER IMPROVEMENT COMPANIES (485.101 - 485.129)
     Section 485.101 ‑ Corporations to improve on rivers; formation; tolls.
     Section 485.102 ‑ Corporations to improve on rivers; certificate, contents, acknowledgment, recording, filing.
     Section 485.103 ‑ Body corporate; powers; governing law.
     Section 485.104 ‑ Improvement of streams; consent of governor and attorney general.
     Section 485.105 ‑ Map or plan; application for approval; hearing, procedure, approval; alteration of plan.
     Section 485.106 ‑ Directors; powers, election, term, vacancy, qualification.
     Section 485.107 ‑ Directors; calling of election.
     Section 485.108 ‑ Directors; majority control.
     Section 485.109 ‑ Directors; president; treasurer; selection, vacancy.
     Section 485.110 ‑ President and directors; powers.
     Section 485.111 ‑ Subscriptions; increase in capital stock, certificate, filing.
     Section 485.112 ‑ Subscriptions; calling in; sale, procedure, purchaser's rights.
     Section 485.113 ‑ Corporate powers.
     Section 485.114 ‑ Tolls; forfeiture of right to collect.
     Section 485.115 ‑ Tolls; power of board to fix; jurisdiction of corporation; annual statement, contents.
     Section 485.116 ‑ Tolls; improved streams open to all.
     Section 485.117 ‑ Tolls; collection.
     Section 485.118 ‑ Lien on floatables; sale, procedure.
     Section 485.119 ‑ Stream to be kept in repair; forfeiture.
     Section 485.120 ‑ Injury to stream or property; penalty.
     Section 485.121 ‑ Log jam; power to break, lien for cost.
     Section 485.122 ‑ Lien; enforcement.
     Section 485.123 ‑ Lien on floatables; owner unknown or without jurisdiction of court.
     Section 485.124 ‑ Annual report; contents.
     Section 485.125 ‑ Taxation.
     Section 485.126 ‑ Stockholder's liability; recovery prerequisites.
     Section 485.127 ‑ Shares deemed personalty; transfer.
     Section 485.129 ‑ Governing laws.
Act 91 of 1887 ‑ IMPROVEMENT OF STATE BOUNDARY RIVERS (485.201 - 485.214)
     Section 485.201 ‑ Corporations to improve state boundary rivers; incorporators.
     Section 485.202 ‑ Corporations to improve state boundary rivers; certificate, acknowledgement, contents, recording, filing.
     Section 485.203 ‑ Corporations to improve state boundary rivers; body corporate, powers.
     Section 485.204 ‑ Annual report; contents, filing, inspection by stockholders.
     Section 485.205 ‑ Stock divided into shares; increase.
     Section 485.206 ‑ First meeting; calling.
     Section 485.207 ‑ Directors; powers, election, term, officers, selection, term.
     Section 485.208 ‑ Directors; stockholders; quorum; voting.
     Section 485.209 ‑ Property; holding.
     Section 485.210 ‑ Condemnation.
     Section 485.211 ‑ Improvement powers; repair duty; driving of logs; tolls and expenses, lien.
     Section 485.212 ‑ Lien; enforcement.
     Section 485.213 ‑ Consolidation; procedure; powers of new corporation; articles or certified copy as evidence.
     Section 485.214 ‑ Delivery duties; liability for damages.
Act 188 of 1889 ‑ IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS FOR LOGGING (485.301 - 485.303)
     Section 485.301 ‑ Corporations to improve rivers for logging; incorporation, control of stream.
     Section 485.302 ‑ Procedure to come under act; forfeiture of rights.
     Section 485.303 ‑ Corporation; vested rights, restrictions.

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