HOUSE BILL No. 5140 September 30, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Brackenridge, Birkholz, Crissman, Hammerstrom and Dobronski and referred to the Committee on Local Government. A bill to amend 1947 PA 359, entitled "The charter township act," (MCL 42.1 to 42.34) by amending the title and by adding section 2a. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 TITLE 2 An act to authorize the incorporation of charter townships; 3 to provide a municipal charter therefor;andto prescribe the 4 powers and functions thereof; AND TO PRESCRIBE PENALTIES AND PRO- 5 VIDE REMEDIES. 6 SEC. 2A. A PETITION UNDER SECTION 3, 3A, 4, 6A, OR 34, 7 INCLUDING THE CIRCULATION AND SIGNING OF THE PETITION, IS SUBJECT 8 TO SECTION 488 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 9 168.488. A PERSON WHO VIOLATES A PROVISION OF THE MICHIGAN 10 ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 TO 168.992, APPLICABLE TO A 02378'97 j KKR 2 1 PETITION DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES 2 PRESCRIBED FOR THAT VIOLATION IN THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 3 PA 116, MCL 168.1 TO 168.992. 4 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take 5 effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ 6 (request no. 02378'97) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into 7 law. 02378'97 j Final page. KKR