Section 78.24c – Acquisition of Land for Disposal of Sewage or Protection of Water Supply.
78.24c Acquisition of land for disposal of sewage or protection of water supply. Sec. 24c. A village may acquire land outside its corporate limits necessary for the disposal of sewage or the obtaining or protection of a water supply for the village or the inhabitants of the village by purchase or, if the proposed use […]
Section 78.14 – Village Charter; Revision.
78.14 Village charter; revision. Sec. 14. Any village desiring to revise its charter shall do so in the following manner, unless otherwise provided by charter: When its legislative body shall by a 2/3 vote of the members-elect, declare for a general revision of the charter, or when an initiatory petition signed by qualified electors equal […]
Section 78.15 – Election of Charter Commission; Details Fixed by Legislative Body.
78.15 Election of charter commission; details fixed by legislative body. Sec. 15. The legislative body of the municipality, unless it is otherwise provided, shall fix in advance of the election of a charter commission, the manner of nominating and electing the same, the place of its meeting, the compensation, if any, of its members, the […]
Section 78.16 – Charter Commission; Quorum.
78.16 Charter commission; quorum. Sec. 16. A majority of those elected shall constitute a quorum of the commission and its powers and duties shall be the same as those prescribed in section 11 of this act. History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;– CL 1915, 2858 ;– CL 1929, 1778 ;– CL 1948, […]
Section 78.17 – Charter; Amendments, Submission.
78.17 Charter; amendments, submission. Sec. 17. Any amendment to any existing charter, whether passed pursuant to the provisions of this act or heretofore granted or passed by the state legislature, for the government of a village, may be submitted to the electors by a 2/3 vote of the legislative body of the village, or may […]
Section 78.18 – Charter Commission; Prosecuting Attorneys to Give Advice; Charter Vote Prerequisites.
78.18 Charter commission; prosecuting attorneys to give advice; charter vote prerequisites. Sec. 18. It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorneys of the several counties, to give advice to any and all charter commissions of this state, as to whether proposed charters contravene the constitution and general laws of this state, and such other […]
Section 78.19 – Charter; Publication Prerequisites.
78.19 Charter; publication prerequisites. Sec. 19. Every charter and amendment thereto, whether of villages incorporated under this act or under an existing charter of the village heretofore granted or passed by the legislature for the government of a village, before submission to the electors shall be published as provided in section 11 of this act. […]
Section 78.20 – Charter of Amendment; Approval; Filing Time.
78.20 Charter of amendment; approval; filing time. Sec. 20. If the charter or any amendment thereto, whether of villages incorporated under this act or under an existing charter of the village heretofore granted or passed by the legislature for the government of a village, be approved, then 2 printed copies thereof, with the vote for […]
Section 78.5a – Annexation; Petition; Vote; Approval of Adjoining City, Village or Township.
78.5a Annexation; petition; vote; approval of adjoining city, village or township. Sec. 5a. Where the territory proposed to be annexed is adjacent to a village and consists of fractional parts of platted subdivision lots, located in an adjoining city, village or township, annexation may be accomplished upon petition of the property owner by the affirmative […]
Section 78.6 – Petition and Resolution; Certified Copies, Transmittal to Local Clerks, Time; Election Notices.
78.6 Petition and resolution; certified copies, transmittal to local clerks, time; election notices. Sec. 6. The county clerk shall, within 3 days after the passage of the resolution provided for in section 4 of this act, transmit a certified copy of said petition and of such resolution to the clerk of each city, village or […]