124.251 Water supply system; definition. Sec. 1. The term “water supply system”, as herein used, shall be deemed to include all plants, works, instrumentalities and properties, used or useful in connection with the obtaining of a water supply, the treatment of water and/or the distribution and sale of water. History: 1952, Act 196, Imd. Eff. […]
124.252 Water supply system; authority, articles of incorporation, adoption, endorsement, form, publication, filing; validity. Sec. 2. Any 2 or more cities, villages or townships (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “municipalities”) or any combination thereof, may incorporate an authority for the purpose of acquiring, owning, and/or operating a water supply system or systems, by the adoption […]
124.253 Water supply system; articles, contents. Sec. 3. Said articles of incorporation shall state the name of such authority, the names of the various municipalities creating the same, the purpose or purposes for which it is created, the powers, duties and limitations of the authority and its officers, the method of selecting its governing body, […]
124.254 Water supply system; authority as body corporate; powers. Sec. 4. Such authority shall be a body corporate with power to sue and be sued in any court of this state. It shall possess all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of its incorporation and those incident thereto. The enumeration of any powers […]
124.255 Water supply system; acquisition of property. Sec. 5. The authority may acquire property for a water supply system by purchase, construction, lease, gift, devise or condemnation, either within or without its corporate limits, and may hold, manage, control, sell, exchange or lease such property. For the purpose of condemnation, it may proceed under the […]
124.256 Water supply system; sale and purchase of water; contracts. Sec. 6. The authority and any of its constituent municipalities shall have authority to contract for the sale and purchase of water. The charges specified in such contract shall be subject to increase by the authority at any time if necessary in order to provide […]
124.257 Water supply system; city, village or township may become constituent municipality; amendment of articles. Sec. 7. Any city, village or township, which did not join in the incorporation of an authority, may become a constituent part thereof by amendment to the articles of incorporation adopted by the legislative body of such city, village or […]
124.258 Water supply system; taxation, taxing power. Sec. 8. The legislative body of each city, village or township which is a part of such authority is authorized to raise by tax or pay from its general funds, any moneys required to be paid by the articles of incorporation or by the terms of any contract […]
124.259 Water supply system; bonds, issuance, payment. Sec. 9. For the purpose of acquiring, improving, enlarging and/or extending a water supply system, the authority may issue self-liquidating revenue bonds in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 94 of the Public Acts of 1933, being sections 141.101 to 141.139, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of […]
124.260 Water supply system; water service, determination. Sec. 10. Within the scope of the definition contained in section 1 of this act, any authority shall have the right to determine what shall constitute its water supply system and the functions thereof, and may determine that its water services shall be furnished to public corporations and/or […]
124.261 Water supply system; jurisdiction; amendment of articles. Sec. 11. No change in the jurisdiction over any territory in any city, village or township which has contracted for a supply of water from the authority, shall in any manner impair the obligations of such contract, but the same shall be carried out, insofar as such […]
124.262 Water supply system; powers. Sec. 12. The powers herein granted shall be in addition to those granted by any charter or other statute. History: 1952, Act 196, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1952
