81.1 Fourth class cities. Sec. 1. That all cities within the state of Michigan heretofore incorporated and made subject to the provisions of this act or which shall hereafter be incorporated under the provisions of this act, and containing a population not exceeding 10,000 according to the last preceding federal or state census, shall be […]
81.10 Village deemed fourth class city; division into wards. Sec. 10. Immediately upon filing the declaration of incorporation mentioned in section 7, in the office of the secretary of state, as in that section directed, the council shall proceed to divide the newly incorporated city into wards. If such city contains a population of less […]
81.11 First election of new city; time, procedure. Sec. 11. The first election in and for the new corporation shall be held on the first Monday in April next after the filing of the declaration of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state: Provided, There shall be sufficient time after the division of […]
81.12 First election of new city; prerequisites. Sec. 12. At least 10 days before the first election in and for the new corporation, the council of the old corporation shall appoint 4 persons in each ward as inspectors of such election therein; and cause notice to be given by the clerk, by handbills posted in […]
81.13 Inspectors of election; oath, duties. Sec. 13. The inspectors of election, appointed as provided in the preceding section, shall constitute boards of registration for their respective wards for the purpose of making the first registry of the electors therein. They shall take and file with the clerk the oath of office required in this […]
81.14 Inspectors of first election; duties. Sec. 14. Said inspectors shall be inspectors of such first election in their respective wards, and shall have the same powers, and perform the same duties at the election, and in respect to the canvass of the votes, and in making and returning written statements and certificates of the […]
81.15 Fourth class city; bodies corporate. Sec. 15. All cities organized under or made subject to the provisions of this act shall be bodies politic and corporate under and by the name assumed by them in their declaration of incorporation, or designated in their acts of incorporation; and by such name may sue and be […]
81.16 Fourth class cities; judicial notice taken; changes in organization. Sec. 16. Judicial notice shall be taken in all courts and proceedings in this state of the existence of all cities incorporated or made subject to the provisions of this act, and of the change of organization of any city or village from its former […]
81.17 Existing ordinances, by-laws, resolutions. Sec. 17. All ordinances, by-laws, and resolutions, in force in any village, when it shall be incorporated under this act and not inconsistent herewith, shall continue in full force and effect until repealed or amended by the city council. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;– CL 1897, […]
81.18 Status of former rights; liabilities; remedies. Sec. 18. All rights and property of any kind and description which were vested in any village corporation under its former organization shall, upon its incorporation, subject to this act be deemed and held to be vested in the new corporation; and no rights or liabilities, either in […]
81.1a Short title; definitions. Sec. 1a. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as “the fourth class city act”. (2) As used in this act: (a) “Civil infraction”, except as used in section 2 of chapter IX, means that term as defined in section 113 of the revised judicature act of 1961, […]
81.1b Fourth class cities; construction of act; validation of amendments and acts. Sec. 1b. No provision of this act shall apply or be construed as having heretofore applied to any city incorporated or reincorporated under Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being sections 117.1 to 117.38 of the Compiled Laws […]
81.1c Incorporated city as home rule city; charter. Sec. 1c. Effective January 1, 1980, a city incorporated under this act shall be deemed a home rule city as provided by Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being sections 117.1 to 117.38 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Until a charter is […]
81.1d Emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities. Sec. 1d. 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 city governed […]
81.2 Incorporation. Sec. 2. Any incorporated village containing a population of not less than 3,000 nor more than 10,000 as shown by the last preceding federal or state census may be incorporated as a city of the fourth class, as hereinafter provided. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;– CL 1897, 2957 ;– […]
81.3 Incorporation; petition; resolution of village council; referendum. Sec. 3. Any 100 or more registered electors residing within a village may present to the village council a petition setting forth the population of the village as shown by the census, and asking that the village be incorporated as a city of the fourth class. If […]
81.4 Election; notices, contents. Sec. 4. At least 30 days before the time of holding any election at which the question mentioned in the preceding section shall be submitted to a vote of the electors, the clerk of the village shall give public notice of the time and place of holding such election; and that […]
81.5 Election; qualified voters; form of submission, canvass; return. Sec. 5. At such election all persons having the qualifications of electors at the annual village elections may vote upon the question of such incorporation, and it shall be the duty of the council to cause to be printed at the foot of the official village […]
81.6 Election; authorizing vote; resolution of council, contents; records. Sec. 6. After the council shall have determined the result of the election upon the proposition voted upon, as provided in the preceding section, if it shall appear to the council that a majority of all the votes legally given at such election upon the question […]
81.7 Election results; adoption, recording; declaration of incorporation, filing. Sec. 7. Immediately upon the adoption of the resolution mentioned in the last preceding section, the clerk of the village shall record the same in the record of the proceedings of the council and shall make a copy of so much of the record of the […]
