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Chapters 61 - 75
- VILLAGES
Act 3 of 1895 ‑ THE GENERAL LAW VILLAGE ACT (61.1 - 75.12)***** 62.5a SUBSECTION (1) DOES NOT APPLY AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2006: See subsection (2) *****
3‑1895‑I ‑ CHAPTER I INCORPORATION. (61.1...61.15)
Section 61.1c ‑ Emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities.
Section 61.1d ‑ Minimum staffing requirement; adoption of village charter or ordinance prohibited.
Section 61.15 ‑ Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
3‑1895‑II ‑ CHAPTER II OFFICERS. (62.1...62.15)
Section 62.1 ‑ Village officers; council; ordinance providing for election and terms of office; adoption; filing petition to delay effect of ordinance; ballot question.
Section 62.5 ‑ Village trustees; term of office; ordinance providing for election and terms of office.
Section 62.5a ‑ Staggered terms of office; resolution; length of initial terms; applicability of subsection (1).
Section 62.7 ‑ Qualifications for office; void votes; “in default” defined; oath.
Section 62.13 ‑ Vacancies; filling; special elections; procedure; expenses.
3‑1895‑III ‑ CHAPTER III ELECTIONS. (63.1...63.14)
Section 63.7 ‑ Conduct of election; designation of term on ballot.
Section 63.13 ‑ Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 63.14 ‑ Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
3‑1895‑IV ‑ CHAPTER IV DUTIES OF OFFICERS. (64.1...64.21)
Section 64.1 ‑ President as chief executive officer; duties generally.
Section 64.2 ‑ Village president; duties as conservator of peace.
Section 64.3 ‑ Suspension or removal of officer; examination and inspection of books, records, and papers; additional duties of president; section subject to ordinance.
Section 64.6 ‑ Clerk as general accountant; duties; check disbursement.
Section 64.8 ‑ Duties; financial report to council; contents.
Section 64.12 ‑ Treasurer; disposition of money; private use prohibited.
Section 64.17 ‑ Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 64.20 ‑ Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
3‑1895‑V ‑ CHAPTER V VILLAGE COUNCIL. (65.1...65.8)
Section 65.1 ‑ Legislative authority vested in village council.
Section 65.4 ‑ Village council; regular meetings; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; special meetings.
Section 65.5 ‑ Village council; rules and record of proceedings; quorum; adjournment; compelling attendance; vote; ordinance or resolution appropriating money; publication of proceedings and vote; availability of certain writings to public.
Section 65.7 ‑ Village council; audit of accounts; procedure; defenses to action or proceeding.
Section 65.8 ‑ Village manager; term; employment contract; powers and duties; ordinance assigning responsibilities to manager.
3‑1895‑VI ‑ CHAPTER VI ORDINANCES. (66.1...66.14)
Section 66.1 ‑ Ordinance; style; passage; days required to be effective.
Section 66.2 ‑ Violation of ordinance; sanction; designation as civil infraction; civil fine; act or omission constituting crime; penalty.
Section 66.2a ‑ Recreational trailway; posting ordinance; prohibited operation of vehicle as municipal civil infraction; penalty.
Section 66.4 ‑ Publication of ordinance or synopsis; certification; adoption of state statute by reference; penalty.
Section 66.5 ‑ Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 66.6 ‑ Violation of ordinance; commencement of prosecution; judicial district; powers of court.
Section 66.7 ‑ Violation of ordinance; civil action to recover penalty; warrant; law governing proceedings.
Section 66.9 ‑ Sufficient statement of cause; right to trial by jury; selecting and summoning jurors; inhabitant of village as juror; applicability of section to civil infraction.
Section 66.12 ‑ Security for costs; filing by complaining witness; liability.
Section 66.14 ‑ Suit against collector; failure to pay over fines; larceny.
3‑1895‑VII ‑ CHAPTER VII POWERS OF COUNCIL. (67.1...67.64)
Section 67.1a ‑ Locomotives; enforceability of ordinance prescribing maximum speed limit.
Section 67.2 ‑ Licenses; issuance; revocation; sanctions; support of poor.
Section 67.4 ‑ Acquisition, purchase, and erection of public buildings; purchase, appropriation, and ownership of real estate; purposes; sale of buildings, grounds, or parks.
Section 67.5 ‑ Village lockup, holding facility, or hospital; location outside corporate limits; regulations; enforcement.
Section 67.7 ‑ Public highways, bridges, grounds; supervision; liability for damages; bridges.
Section 67.8 ‑ Sidewalks; construction; maintenance; expenses; allocation.
Section 67.9 ‑ Sidewalks; removal of snow and ice; ordinance authorized.
Section 67.10 ‑ Sidewalks; failure of abutting owner; assessment; collection.
Section 67.11 ‑ Sidewalks; regulation of things on, over and under.
Section 67.12 ‑ Public improvement; powers of council; expenses; assessment.
Section 67.13 ‑ Vacating, discontinuing, or abolishing highway, street, lane, alley, or public ground; resolution; meeting; objections; notice of meeting; filing objection; record.
Section 67.14 ‑ Public highways; survey; vacation resolution, recording, evidence.
Section 67.15 ‑ Street grades; conformity with adjacent lands; record, diagram.
Section 67.16 ‑ Street or sidewalk grades; change; damage to property owner; payment; assessment.
Section 67.17 ‑ Bridges, culverts, and streets; construction, maintenance.
Section 67.18 ‑ Bridges, streets, and highways; expenses; payment; tax levy; “paving” defined.
Section 67.19 ‑ Bridges, streets, and highways; principles of tax apportionment.
Section 67.20 ‑ Obstructions, encroachments; removal; offenders, punishment.
Section 67.23 ‑ Public streets; regulations; enforcement; council; powers.
Section 67.24 ‑ Sewers, drains, watercourses; construction; condemnation.
Section 67.25 ‑ Sewers, drains, and watercourses; expense of construction; methods of payment.
Section 67.26 ‑ Sewers, drains, watercourses; special assessment; map of sewer district; contents; filing with cost estimate; hearing; notice; special assessments.
Section 67.28 ‑ Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 67.29 ‑ Private drains; construction, regulation; work at private expense.
Section 67.31 ‑ Private drains; connection to public sewers; charge; collection.
Section 67.32 ‑ Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 67.33 ‑ Sewers, ditches, water systems, and watercourses; repair expense.
Section 67.35 ‑ Public wharves, piers and levees; construction, regulation, leasing of privileges.
Section 67.36 ‑ Public wharves; conformity with grade; line limit.
Section 67.38 ‑ Preservation of purity of water; regulation of navigable waters; duties of council.
Section 67.39 ‑ Harbor master; appointment; duties; compensation.
Section 67.40 ‑ Ferry licenses; terms and restrictions; sanctions.
Section 67.57 ‑ Board of cemetery trustees; appointment; terms; removal; compensation.
Section 67.58 ‑ Board of cemetery trustees; chairperson; clerk; powers; duties.
Section 67.59 ‑ Board of cemetery trustees; duties; directions of council.
Section 67.60 ‑ Board of cemetery trustees; cemetery employees; ordinances, enforcement; rules.
Section 67.61 ‑ Board of trustees; cemetery fund; use; reports to council; contents; verification.
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.
3‑1895‑VIII ‑ CHAPTER VIII IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS. (68.1...68.36)
Section 68.31 ‑ Expense of local public improvement or repair; special assessments.
Section 68.32 ‑ Ordinance providing special assessment procedure; contents; additional assessments; disposition of excess assessments; payment of future due installments.
Section 68.34 ‑ Action to contest collection of special assessment; illegal assessment roll.
Section 68.36 ‑ Energy conservation improvements; acquisition or financing; resolution; payment; scope of improvements; acquisition of improvements by contract, lease-purchase agreement, or notes; reports; forms; terms of lease-purchase agreement.
3‑1895‑IX ‑ CHAPTER IX FINANCE AND TAXATION. (69.1... 69.27)
Section 69.1 ‑ Authority of council to levy taxes; general fund.
Section 69.2 ‑ Authority of council to levy taxes; general highway fund.
Section 69.3 ‑ Repealed. 1958, Act 116, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 69.4 ‑ Authority of council to levy taxes; cemeteries; tax limit.
Section 69.5 ‑ Authority of council to levy taxes; street and other local improvements; special assessment proceeds.
Section 69.6 ‑ Taxation for payment of interest, principal, sinking fund deposits, evidences of indebtedness, assessments, or contract obligations; credit for surplus money.
Section 69.8 ‑ Village taxes; annual assessment roll; contents; certification of determination.
Section 69.9 ‑ Assessment roll; review by township board of review.
Section 69.12 ‑ Annual assessment roll; certification of board of review.
Section 69.13 ‑ Assessment roll; council's certificate to treasurer; contents.
Section 69.15 ‑ Delivery of certified assessment roll to treasurer; collection warrant; renewal of warrant.
Section 69.17 ‑ Taxes; collection by seizure of personal property.
Section 69.18 ‑ Taxes as lien against property; interest; fees and charges; taxes returned delinquent; resolution; tax bill or enclosure to specify where delinquent taxes to be paid; adding fees and interest to taxes; return of unpaid taxes on real property to county treasurer; collection; rate of interest and fees; delinquent taxes as lien; return to department of treasury.
Section 69.19 ‑ Tax sales; proceeds, deposit with county treasurer.
Section 69.21 ‑ Borrowing in anticipation of revenue sharing or taxes.
Section 69.22 ‑ Raising additional amounts by tax or loan; approval of electors; limitation on taxation and indebtedness; exclusions from limitation; validation of prior bonds or obligations; computation of net indebtedness for purposes of subsection (2).
Section 69.23 ‑ Bonds; approval of electors required; exemption of certain bonds and obligations; expenses.
Section 69.25 ‑ Loans; issuance and execution of bonds; validation of prior bonds or indebtedness.
3‑1895‑X ‑ CHAPTER X FIRES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. (70.1...70.18)
Section 70.1 ‑ Ordinances and regulations; fire department and fire companies; fire fighters; rules and regulations.
Section 70.3 ‑ Necessary buildings for keeping vehicles and equipment.
Section 70.4 ‑ Chief of fire department; appointment; duties; section subject to ordinance.
Section 70.5 ‑ Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 70.6 ‑ Storage and handling of hazardous substances; prevention and suppression of fires; ordinance; fire inspectors; authority subject to state and federal law.
Section 70.9 ‑ Building or structure as nuisance; abatement or removal.
Section 70.10 ‑ Compensation of officers, fire fighters, and employees; compensation for injuries.
Section 70.11 ‑ Authorized razing of buildings; damages; determination by jury.
Section 70.13 ‑ Police force; employment; compliance with standards.
Section 70.15 ‑ Police chief; nomination; appointment; service; duties.
Section 70.16 ‑ Village police officer; powers vested; authority.
Section 70.18 ‑ Department of public safety; creation; director; officers; structure.
3‑1895‑XI ‑ CHAPTER XI WATER WORKS. (71.1...71.14)
Section 71.2 ‑ Water works or filtration plant; authorized acquisitions, construction, and maintenance.
Section 71.4 ‑ Estimate of expense; specially assessing cost of certain water improvements.
Section 71.5 ‑ Private connections; manner; permit; repairs at owner's expense.
Section 71.8 ‑ Water works; location outside corporate limits; control by council.
Section 71.11 ‑ Water supply contract; use of streets, wharves, and public grounds.
Section 71.14 ‑ Department of public works; performance of duties of administrator; director.
Section 72.2 ‑ Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 72.3 ‑ Authorized village lighting; acquisition estimate; referendum; restriction on council.
Section 72.4 ‑ Authorized village lighting; borrowing; limitation; payment; bonds; terms.
Section 72.5 ‑ Lighting works; repairs, alterations, or extensions; raising and expenditure of funds; title retention contract providing for payment from available net revenues; construction.
Section 72.8 ‑ Lighting; contract; users of streets, wharves, public grounds.
Section 72.9 ‑ Lighting works; control and preservation; ordinances and resolutions.
3‑1895‑XIII ‑ CHAPTER XIII APPROPRIATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY (73.1...73.36)
Section 73.2 ‑ Condemnation; acquisition of property; resolution.
Section 73.3 ‑ Condemnation; record of proceedings; admissible as evidence.
3‑1895‑XIV ‑ CHAPTER XIV MISCELLANEOUS. (74.1...74.25)
Section 74.3 ‑ Affidavit or certificate of publication; filing; evidence.
Section 74.4 ‑ Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974.
Section 74.6 ‑ Changing boundaries; order, copy to secretary of state, evidence.
Section 74.6a ‑ Petition for annexation or detachment; prohibition.
Section 74.8 ‑ Reincorporation of villages; rights, obligations; remedies.
Section 74.9 ‑ Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 74.10 ‑ Reincorporation; existing by-laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
Section 74.11 ‑ Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 74.13 ‑ Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 74.15 ‑ Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 74.19 ‑ Vacating incorporation of village; submission of transcript to county board of commissioners.
Section 74.20 ‑ Vacation of village incorporation; disposition of village property; assessment; levy; placement in separate fund.
Section 74.21 ‑ Vacation of village incorporation; apportionment of indebtedness; village in more than one township or county.
Section 74.22 ‑ Placing property outside corporate limits; procedure; resolution, board of supervisors.
Section 74.23a ‑ Disincorporation commission; composition; appointment of members.
Section 74.23b ‑ Disincorporation commission; oath of office; vacancy.
Section 74.23c ‑ Disincorporation commission; chairperson; secretary; officers; bylaws; quorum; conducting business at public meetings.
Section 74.23d ‑ Disincorporation commission; contract for consultants and advisors; funds.
Section 74.23e ‑ Disincorporation plan; elements to be included; findings.
Section 74.23g ‑ Disincorporation plan; approval; ballot; form; special election; failure of commission to adopt plan.
3‑1895‑XV ‑ CHAPTER XV ELECTIONS FOR BORROWING MONEY AND ISSUING BONDS; ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND LEVY OF A TAX TO PAY PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST THEREOF. (75.1...75.12)