97.1 Authority of council; public wharves. Sec. 1. The council of any city located upon or adjacent to any of the navigable waters of the state shall have the power to establish, construct, maintain and control public wharves, docks, piers, landing places and levees, basins and canals, upon any lands or property belonging to or […]
97.2 Authority of council; construction of wharves. Sec. 2. The council shall have authority also to require and cause all docks, wharves and landings, whether upon public grounds or upon the property of private individuals, to be constructed of such material and in such manner and maintained in conformity with such grade as may be […]
97.3 Authority of council; regulation of use of wharves, rates. Sec. 3. The council shall have authority to prohibit the encumbering of the public wharves and landings, and to regulate the use of all wharves, docks, and landing places within the city; regulate the use and location of wharf boats; and to regulate and prescribe […]
97.4 Authority of council; preservation of water purity; use of harbor; ordinances and regulations. Sec. 4. The council may provide by ordinance for the preservation of the purity of a body of water within the city, and within 1/2 mile from the corporate boundaries of the city; prohibit and impose sanctions for the depositing of […]
97.5 Authority of council; regulation of use of tugs and bridges. Sec. 5. The council may also license and regulate the use of tugs and prescribe the rates and charges of towage within the harbor or other waters of the city, and regulate the opening and passage of bridges. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. […]
97.6 Authority of council; appointment of harbor officers; powers, duties. Sec. 6. The council may also appoint a harbormaster, wharfmaster, port wardens, and such other officers as may be necessary for the enforcement of all such ordinances and regulations as the council may lawfully enact and prescribe, in respect to and over the navigable waters, […]
