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 […]
Section 117.26 – Elections; General Provisions; Applicability of MCL 168.641.
117.26 Elections; general provisions; applicability of MCL 168.641. Sec. 26. (1) All elections held under this act shall be paid for by the locality where held. Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, the legislative body of the city shall determine the publication and notice of the election. (2) Notwithstanding another provision of this […]
Section 117.36 – Charter Provisions; Conflict.
117.36 Charter provisions; conflict. Sec. 36. No provision of any city charter shall conflict with or contravene the provisions of any general law of the state. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;– CL 1915, 3339 ;– CL 1929, 2272 ;– CL 1948, 117.36
Section 117.14a – Petition for Vacating Incorporation; Initiation; Election; Certification; Assets, Disbursement; Debts and Obligations.
117.14a Petition for vacating incorporation; initiation; election; certification; assets, disbursement; debts and obligations. Sec. 14a. Whenever the qualified electors of any city incorporated under the provisions of this act shall file a petition with the city clerk, which petition shall be addressed to the board of supervisors of the county in which the city is […]
Section 117.27 – Repealed. 1966, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967.
117.27 Repealed. 1966, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to determination of representation by cities on county board of supervisors.
Section 117.36a – Financial Recovery Bonds; Amounts; Terms and Conditions; Net Indebtedness of City; Limitations; City With Population Less Than 10,000; “Third-Party Tax Collector” Defined; Refund; Deposit of Revenues Into Separate Account for Paying Principal and Interest; Creation of Lien and Trust; Ability of State Treasurer to Withhold Distributable Aid From City; City With Population More Than 600,000; Bonds Not Subject to MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.
117.36a Financial recovery bonds; amounts; terms and conditions; net indebtedness of city; limitations; city with population less than 10,000; “third-party tax collector” defined; refund; deposit of revenues into separate account for paying principal and interest; creation of lien and trust; ability of state treasurer to withhold distributable aid from city; city with population more than […]
Section 117.14b – Relocation of Common Boundaries.
117.14b Relocation of common boundaries. Sec. 14b. Whenever the boundaries between cities lying within the same county and subject to this act divide platted lots, or are affected by the relocation of a river or of a natural drain or a street or highway, the boundaries may be relocated along adjacent lot lines or to […]