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Act 44 of 1899
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Act 44 of 1899

AN ACT to provide for the publication and distribution of publications, laws, and documents, reports of the several officers, boards of officers and public institutions of this state now or hereafter to be published; to provide for the replacing of publications lost by fire or otherwise; to provide for the publication and distribution of the Michigan manual; to provide for duties of certain state and local government departments and agencies; to establish certain funds; and to provide for certain penalties and remedies.


History: 1899, Act 44, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 185, Eff. July 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Oct. 17, 1995




The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentTypeDescription
Section 24.1SectionPublic and local acts; examination, classification, numbering, catchlining, indexing, and preparation for publication; items to be included; title text; arrangement of acts; style of compilation numbers and catchlining; bill numbers; citation to Michigan statutes annotated; cardinal numerals; “publication” or “published” defined.
Section 24.2SectionPublic and local acts; publication; publication of additional copies; deposit of copies with department of management and budget; reprints of laws; publishing laws relating to revenues of state; “publication” or “published” defined.
Section 24.3SectionRepealed. 1958, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 24.4SectionPublications to be marked as state property.
Section 24.5SectionPublic and local acts; sale; price; accounting; disposition of money received.
Section 24.6SectionOfficial journal of senate and house of representatives; printing; binding; quantity; retention; availability on internet; additional copies.
Section 24.7SectionRepealed. 1958, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 24.8SectionAnnual report of state horticultural society; printing, distribution.
Section 24.9, 24.10SectionRepealed. 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978.
Section 24.11SectionAnnual report of superintendent of public instruction; printing.
Section 24.12SectionAnnual report of commissioner of labor; printing.
Section 24.14SectionOther reports; printing.
Section 24.15SectionRepealed. 1958, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 24.16SectionRepealed. 1957, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957;—1958, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 24.17SectionState publications; complimentary distribution; violation, penalty.
Section 24.18SectionAnnual or biennial reports of state officers and agencies; period covered.
Section 24.19SectionAnnual or biennial reports; publication.
Section 24.20SectionCopies for use and exchanges by state library.
Section 24.21-24.23SectionRepealed. 1958, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 24.24SectionMichigan manual; publication and distribution; voting information.
Section 24.25SectionMichigan manual; contents.
Section 24.26SectionRepealed. 1958, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 24.27SectionArrangement of statistics of public institutions in reports; contents.
Section 24.28SectionRepealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955.
Section 24.30SectionMichigan manual; number of copies to be published; distribution; price; sale; creation and administration of Michigan manual fund; disposition and use of money received from sale of Michigan manual; “publication” or “published” defined; U.S. Constitution to be included.
Section 24.31SectionReports of public institutions; number of copies.
Section 24.32SectionDistribution of Michigan manual by county superintendents of schools; distribution of documents and reports by secretary of state.
Section 24.33SectionState publications; distribution by county clerks and superintendents of schools.
Section 24.34SectionDelivery of books to successor; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Section 24.35SectionState publications; distribution by township clerks; procedure in case of vacancy in township offices; compensation.
Section 24.36SectionState publications; loss of books by fire, etc.; replacement.
Section 24.37SectionMichigan compiled laws; distribution; sale; price; “publication” or “published” defined.
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