HOUSE BILL No. 4712


     May 3, 2001, Introduced by Rep. Dennis and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.


        A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled

   "The general property tax act,"

   by amending section 124 (MCL 211.124); and to repeal acts and

   parts of acts.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 124.  (1)  From and after the passage of this act the

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      auditor general  SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (5), THE DEPARTMENT OF

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      TREASURY shall perform all the duties in relation to taxes

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      levied, assessed, collected,  and  returned AS delinquent, AND

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      sold or to be sold as required  by this act:  Provided,  UNDER

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      SECTION 60.

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           (2) It  shall  IS not  be  necessary for  him
    THE DEPART-

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      MENT OF TREASURY to sell or order resold, advertise or

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      re-advertise,  and  OR revise or renew any act done by any

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      officer or court under  and by virtue of the said act heretofore


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      mentioned in the preceding section, but all  THIS ACT.  ALL such

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      proceedings and acts shall be recognized and held to be legal and

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      valid under this act, subject  , however,  to  the provisions
   of

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      section 98.  of this act.

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           (3) In all cases  where  IN WHICH deeds have been issued by

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      county treasurers, any  such  deeds ISSUED shall be valid,  and

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      of such  WITH THE SAME force and effect as if issued by the

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       auditor general, but the auditor general  DEPARTMENT OF

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      TREASURY.  THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY may cancel any deed  so

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      made  ISSUED by any county treasurer  ,  on the request of the

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      holder  thereof,  OF THE DEED and issue a new deed signed by the

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       auditor general or his deputy as  DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AS

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      PROVIDED in this act.  provided.  And for

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           (4) FOR all  lands  PROPERTY advertised and sold by any

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      county treasurer under  the authority granted in said act before

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      mentioned, such  SECTION 60, THE advertisement and sale shall be

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      held legal and valid.  , but all such proceedings and all  ALL

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      SUBSEQUENT proceedings  necessary to be had hereafter in relation

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      to such lands and taxes  shall be  had under the provisions of

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      SUBJECT TO this act.

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           (5) THIS SECTION ONLY APPLIES TO TAXES LEVIED PRIOR TO

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      JANUARY 1, 1999 AND PROPERTY OFFERED FOR SALE PURSUANT TO SECTION

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      60.

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           Enacting section 1.  Sections 88, 95, 104, 106, 115, 124,

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      130, 139, and 140 of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206,

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      MCL 211.88, 211.95, 211.104, 211.106, 211.115, 211.124, 211.130,

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      211.139, and 211.140, are repealed effective December 31, 2003.



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