Section 117.22 – Charter Amendment; Submission to Governor, Approval; Re-Consideration.
117.22 Charter amendment; submission to governor, approval; re-consideration. Sec. 22. Every amendment to a city charter whether passed pursuant to the provisions of this act or heretofore granted or passed by the state legislature for the government of such city, before its submission to the electors, and every charter before the final adjournment of the […]
Section 117.33 – Constables; Election, Qualification, and Compensation.
117.33 Constables; election, qualification, and compensation. Sec. 33. The provisions of the general law applying to the election, qualification, and compensation of constables in townships shall apply to the constables provided for in section 32 except that in the first instance they shall be elected at the first election at which other city officers are […]
Section 117.23 – Publication of Proposed Charter and Amendments; Submission of Charter and Separate Propositions to Electors; Adoption; Ballot.
117.23 Publication of proposed charter and amendments; submission of charter and separate propositions to electors; adoption; ballot. Sec. 23. (1) A proposed city charter and each amendment to an existing city charter before submission to the electors, shall be published as the charter commission or the legislative body may prescribe. A proposed charter may be […]
Section 117.34 – Police Officers; Powers.
117.34 Police officers; powers. Sec. 34. When any person has committed or is suspected of having committed any crime or misdemeanor within a city, or has escaped from any city prison, the police officers of the city shall have the same right to pursue, arrest and detain such person without the city limits as the […]
Section 117.24 – Charters or Amendments; Filing; Effective Date.
117.24 Charters or amendments; filing; effective date. Sec. 24. If the charter, or any amendment thereto, whether of cities incorporated under the provisions of this act, or under an existing charter of the city heretofore granted or passed by the legislature for the government of the city, be approved, then 2 printed copies thereof, with […]
Section 117.34a – Police Officer or Constable; Authority to Execute Bench Warrant.
117.34a Police officer or constable; authority to execute bench warrant. Sec. 34a. A police officer of a city or, if authorized by the legislative body, a constable of a city has the same authority within the city as a deputy sheriff to execute a bench warrant for arrest issued by a court of record or […]
Section 117.25 – Initiatory Petition; Filing With City Clerk; Contents; Verification; Signatures and Inscriptions; Perjury and Other Felonies; Punishment; Canvass; Certifying Sufficiency or Insufficiency of Petition; Causing Proposed Amendment to Be Submitted to Electors; Calling Special Election; Submitting Proposal at Primary, Regular, or Special Election Called for Other Purposes; Initiative Proposal Receiving Majority of Votes; Proposal Contemplating Increased Expenditure of Funds; Proposal Increasing Ad Valorem Property Tax Limitation; Effective Date; Tax Levy; Action Against City Clerk.
117.25 Initiatory petition; filing with city clerk; contents; verification; signatures and inscriptions; perjury and other felonies; punishment; canvass; certifying sufficiency or insufficiency of petition; causing proposed amendment to be submitted to electors; calling special election; submitting proposal at primary, regular, or special election called for other purposes; initiative proposal receiving majority of votes; proposal contemplating […]
Section 117.35 – Acquisition of Property; Condemnation or Purchase Proceedings.
117.35 Acquisition of property; condemnation or purchase proceedings. Sec. 35. Any city may acquire by purchase or condemnation proceedings any lands within or without its corporate limits necessary for disposing of sewage or for obtaining or protecting a water supply for the city and the inhabitants thereof, and may acquire by purchase or condemnation proceedings […]
Section 117.25a – Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.
117.25a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties. Sec. 25a. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a petition under section 3, 5, 5c, 6, 7, 8, 8a, 9(5), 11, 14a, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, or 25, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 […]
Section 117.35a – General Obligation Bonds; Issuance; Conditions.
117.35a General obligation bonds; issuance; conditions. Sec. 35a. Any municipality with a population of 750,000 or more may issue general obligation bonds and other evidences of debt for all lawful purposes in accordance with state law, but subject to the overall debt limitations provided by state law or the charter of the municipality. No charter […]