78.1 Short title; corporate existence of villages to continue; village subject to general laws; seal; suit. Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as “the home rule village act”. (2) All villages within this state incorporated before September 1, 1909 under any general or special act of the legislature shall […]
78.10 Annexation of entire village or township; incorporation of village from part of township; annexation of part of city, village, or township by village. Sec. 10. Whenever an entire village or township is annexed to a village, the village to which it is annexed shall succeed to the ownership of all the property of the […]
78.11 New village; charter commission, election, manner, duties, oath; proposed charter, vote, manner; notices. Sec. 11. At every election on the question of incorporation of a new village, each elector residing within its proposed territorial limits shall also be entitled to vote for 5 electors, residing in the territory which it is proposed to incorporate, […]
78.12 Village charter; rejection; effect; president de facto; resubmission; revert to prior status. Sec. 12. (1) If the proposed charter is rejected at an election, the election of officers is void, except that the elector who receives the highest number of votes cast for the office of president shall be a de facto officer of […]
78.13 Village charter; new charter commission, petition, procedure, duties; eligibility; expenses, payment; territory, control. Sec. 13. In cases where the qualified electors of a village shall reject a proposed charter, any 100 electors of said village may petition the de facto president for the selection of a new charter commission, and if said petition shall […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
78.1a Conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; availability of certain writings to public. Sec. 1a. (1) The business which a charter commission or a legislative body of a village may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission or body held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public […]
78.1b Emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities. Sec. 1b. Notwithstanding any provision of this act, if an emergency financial manager has been appointed under the local government fiscal responsibility act, Act No. 101 of the Public Acts of 1988, being sections 141.1101 to 141.1118 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, with respect to a village governed […]
78.2 Incorporation, detachment or addition of territory, or consolidation; petition; signatures; incorporation of summer resort association; proceedings; certification; appointment, oath, duties, and compensation of enumerators; sworn statement; “qualified electors” defined. Sec. 2. Villages may be incorporated or territory detached therefrom or added thereto, or consolidation made of 2 or more villages into 1 village by […]
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 […]
78.21 Election; expenses; manner of conducting. Sec. 21. (1) All elections held under this act shall be paid for as provided by the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992. The appropriate clerk shall determine the publication and notice of the election. (2) Notwithstanding a charter provision providing otherwise, the day on […]
78.22 Police officers of village; powers. Sec. 22. When any person has committed or is suspected of having committed any crime or misdemeanor within a village, whether incorporated under the provisions of this act or under an existing charter of the village heretofore granted or passed by the legislature for the government of a village, […]
78.22a District court or municipal court; hearing and determining cases. Sec. 22a. The district court or municipal court in the judicial district in which a village is located shall hear and determine all cases that occur within the village’s boundaries and come within the jurisdiction and authority of the district court or municipal court in […]
78.22b Police officer; authority to execute bench warrant. Sec. 22b. A police officer of a village has the same authority within the village as a deputy sheriff to execute a bench warrant for arrest issued by a court of record or a municipal court. History: Add. 1992, Act 47, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1992
78.23 Village charter; mandatory provisions. Sec. 23. Each village charter shall provide for all of the following: (a) The election of and compensation for a president who shall be the executive head, a clerk, and a legislative body. Notwithstanding a charter provision to the contrary, a village election shall be nonpartisan. (b) The election or […]
