HOUSE BILL No. 5843


     April 9, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Richner and Richardville and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.


        A bill to amend 1909 PA 283, entitled

   "An act to revise, consolidate, and add to the laws relating to
   the establishment, opening, discontinuing, vacating, closing,
   altering, improvement, maintenance, and use of the public high-
   ways and private roads; the condemnation of property and gravel
   therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges;
   maintaining public access to waterways under certain conditions;
   setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, and cutting weeds
   and brush within this state; providing for the election or
   appointment and defining the powers, duties, and compensation of
   state, county, township, and district highway officials; and to
   prescribe penalties and provide remedies,"

   by amending section 22 (MCL 224.22).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             Sec. 22.   Whenever  IF the board of supervisors of the

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        county by a majority vote of all the members  elect  ELECTED TO

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        AND SERVING resolve to contract indebtedness or issue bonds to

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        raise money for the construction and maintenance of county roads,

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        the question shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of the

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        county at a general or a special election called for that


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        purpose.  Notice of the submission of  such  THE resolution to a

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        vote of the electors and, in case a special election is called,

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        notice of the calling of  such  THE special election shall be

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        given in the same manner and for the same length of time as  now

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        prescribed  PROVIDED by law.  If a majority of the electors

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        voting on  such  THE resolution  shall  vote in favor 
    thereof

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        OF THE RESOLUTION, it shall be  deemed  CONSIDERED to have

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        carried.  The manner of stating the question upon the ballots

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        shall be prescribed by the resolution of the board of

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        supervisors.   No bond or evidence of indebtedness shall be nego-

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        tiated at less than par and the accrued interest.  All money

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        raised by the board of supervisors for the construction and main-

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        tenance of county roads shall be expended under the direction of

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        the board of county road commissioners.  CONTRACT INDEBTEDNESS

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        INCURRED OR BONDS ISSUED UNDER THIS ACT ARE SUBJECT TO THE

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        REVISED MUNICIPAL FINANCE ACT, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 TO

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        141.2821.























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