Section 42.32 – Succession to Properties of Former Township; Suits or Prosecutions, Debts and Liabilities, Uncollected Taxes and Assessments.
42.32 Succession to properties of former township; suits or prosecutions, debts and liabilities, uncollected taxes and assessments. Sec. 32. All charter townships created under the provisions of this act shall succeed to and be vested with all the property, real and personal, moneys, rights, credits and effects, and of all records, files, books and papers […]
Section 42.33 – Liberal Construction of Act.
42.33 Liberal construction of act. Sec. 33. The provisions of this act shall be liberally construed in the interest of the public health and welfare and the safety of persons and property within such townships as shall incorporate under the provisions of this act. History: 1947, Act 359, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947 ;– CL 1948, […]
Section 42.34 – Exemption of Charter Township From Annexation to Contiguous City or Village; Exceptions.
42.34 Exemption of charter township from annexation to contiguous city or village; exceptions. Sec. 34. (1) A charter township existing on June 15, 1978, or a township incorporated after June 15, 1978 as a charter township that complies with the following standards, is exempt from annexation to any contiguous city or village except as provided […]
Section 42.10a – Township Manager; Employment; Service; Duties.
42.10a Township manager; employment; service; duties. Sec. 10a. If a township has not appointed a township superintendent under section 10, the township board may employ a township manager who shall serve at the pleasure of the township board and perform such duties lawfully delegated to the manager by the township board. The duties may include […]
Section 42.21b – Police Officer or Constable; Authority to Execute Bench Warrant.
42.21b Police officer or constable; authority to execute bench warrant. Sec. 21b. A police officer of a charter township or, if authorized by the township board, a constable of a charter township has the same authority within the charter township as a deputy sheriff to execute a bench warrant for arrest issued by a court […]
Section 42.11 – Township Superintendent; Tenure; Qualifications; Residency Requirements; Waiver.
42.11 Township superintendent; tenure; qualifications; residency requirements; waiver. Sec. 11. (1) The township superintendent shall hold office at the pleasure of the township board and shall be selected by the township board on the basis of training and ability alone, without regard to his or her political or religious preference. (2) An individual who is […]
Section 42.21c – Regulation of Recreational Trailway; Posting of Ordinance; Violation as Municipal Civil Infraction; Penalty.
42.21c Regulation of recreational trailway; posting of ordinance; violation as municipal civil infraction; penalty. Sec. 21c. (1) An ordinance regulating a recreational trailway is not effective unless it is posted and maintained near each gate or principal entrance to the trailway. (2) The operation of a vehicle on a recreational trailway at a time, in […]
Section 42.11a – Township Assessors; Appointment, Powers and Duties, Compensation.
42.11a Township assessors; appointment, powers and duties, compensation. Sec. 11a. In any charter township, in addition to the supervisor, the charter township board may provide for the appointment of assessors, not exceeding 2, for such charter township. Such assessors, when appointed, shall be clothed with all the powers and duties of supervisors in the assessment […]
Section 42.12 – Township Police Force; Establishment; Township Marshal, Appointment; Rules; Policemen, Powers and Duties.
42.12 Township police force; establishment; township marshal, appointment; rules; policemen, powers and duties. Sec. 12. The township board in each charter township may provide for and establish a police force and authorize the supervisor, or the township superintendent if one has been appointed, to appoint, subject to the approval of the said board, a township […]
Section 42.13 – Township Fire Department; Establishment; Township Fire Chief, Appointment; Rules and Regulations; Refusal to Aid at Fire, Penalty.
42.13 Township fire department; establishment; township fire chief, appointment; rules and regulations; refusal to aid at fire, penalty. Sec. 13. The township board in each charter township shall have power to provide for and establish and maintain a fire department and authorize the supervisor, or the township superintendent if one has been appointed, to appoint, […]