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Article VII § 31 Vacation or Alteration of Roads, Streets, Alleys, Public Places.

§ 31 Vacation or alteration of roads, streets, alleys, public places. Sec. 31. The legislature shall not vacate or alter any road, street, alley or public place under the jurisdiction of any county, township, city or village. History: Const. 1963, Art. VII, § 31, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964 Former Constitution: See Const. 1908, Art. VIII, […]

Article VII § 32 Budgets, Public Hearing.

§ 32 Budgets, public hearing. Sec. 32. Any county, township, city, village, authority or school district empowered by the legislature or by this constitution to prepare budgets of estimated expenditures and revenues shall adopt such budgets only after a public hearing in a manner prescribed by law. History: Const. 1963, Art. VII, § 32, Eff. […]

Article VII § 33 Removal of Elected Officers.

§ 33 Removal of elected officers. Sec. 33. Any elected officer of a political subdivision may be removed from office in the manner and for the causes provided by law. History: Const. 1963, Art. VII, § 33, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964 Former Constitution: See Const. 1908, Art. IX, § 8.

Article VII § 21 Cities and Villages; Incorporation, Taxes, Indebtedness.

§ 21 Cities and villages; incorporation, taxes, indebtedness. Sec. 21. The legislature shall provide by general laws for the incorporation of cities and villages. Such laws shall limit their rate of ad valorem property taxation for municipal purposes, and restrict the powers of cities and villages to borrow money and contract debts. Each city and […]

Article VII § 22 Charters, Resolutions, Ordinances; Enumeration of Powers.

§ 22 Charters, resolutions, ordinances; enumeration of powers. Sec. 22. Under general laws the electors of each city and village shall have the power and authority to frame, adopt and amend its charter, and to amend an existing charter of the city or village heretofore granted or enacted by the legislature for the government of […]

Article VII § 23 Parks, Boulevards, Cemeteries, Hospitals.

§ 23 Parks, boulevards, cemeteries, hospitals. Sec. 23. Any city or village may acquire, own, establish and maintain, within or without its corporate limits, parks, boulevards, cemeteries, hospitals and all works which involve the public health or safety. History: Const. 1963, Art. VII, § 23, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964 Former Constitution: See Const. 1908, Art. […]

Article VII § 24 Public Service Facilities.

§ 24 Public service facilities. Sec. 24. Subject to this constitution, any city or village may acquire, own or operate, within or without its corporate limits, public service facilities for supplying water, light, heat, power, sewage disposal and transportation to the municipality and the inhabitants thereof. Any city or village may sell and deliver heat, […]

Article VII § 25 Public Utilities; Acquisition, Franchises, Sale.

§ 25 Public utilities; acquisition, franchises, sale. Sec. 25. No city or village shall acquire any public utility furnishing light, heat or power, or grant any public utility franchise which is not subject to revocation at the will of the city or village, unless the proposition shall first have been approved by three-fifths of the […]

Article VII § 26 Cities and Villages, Loan of Credit.

§ 26 Cities and villages, loan of credit. Sec. 26. Except as otherwise provided in this constitution, no city or village shall have the power to loan its credit for any private purpose or, except as provided by law, for any public purpose. History: Const. 1963, Art. VII, § 26, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964