HB-5641, As Passed House, March 17, 2004
March 11, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Palsrok, Ward and Jamnick and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.
A bill to amend 1851 PA 156, entitled
"An act to define the powers and duties of the county boards of
commissioners of the several counties, and to confer upon them
certain local, administrative and legislative powers; and to
prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this
act,"
by amending section 17 (MCL 46.17); and to repeal acts and parts
of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 17. Whenever
a county seat is proposed to be removed,
2 the board of
supervisors for such county shall have power, by a
3 vote of 2/3 of all the
members elect, to designate a place to
4 which such proposed removal
is to be made, and after a majority
5 of the electors of
such county voting thereon shall have voted in
6 favor of the proposed
location, as hereinafter provided, to make
7 and establish such
county seat. The county seat may
be relocated
8 to a new location if the removal and new location are approved by
1 a 2/3 vote of the county board of commissioners and by the
2 majority of the qualified electors within the county. The
3 election required under this section shall be conducted under the
4 Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
5 Enacting section 1. Sections 18 and 19 of 1851 PA 156, MCL
6 46.18 and 46.19, are repealed.