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Act 3 of 1895
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THE GENERAL LAW VILLAGE ACT

Act 3 of 1895

AN ACT to provide for the government of certain villages; to define their powers and duties; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes, borrowing of money, and issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness by villages subject to this act; to define the powers and duties of certain state and local officers and entities; to define the application of this act and provide for its amendment by villages subject to this act; to validate prior amendments and certain prior actions taken and bonds issued by villages subject to this act; to provide for the disincorporation of villages; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies.


History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- Am. 1954, Act 119, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 186, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1962 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 44, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1983 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 145, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998




The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentTypeDescription
3-1895-IDivisionCHAPTER I INCORPORATION. (61.1...61.15)
3-1895-IIDivisionCHAPTER II OFFICERS. (62.1...62.15)
3-1895-IIIDivisionCHAPTER III ELECTIONS. (63.1...63.14)
3-1895-IVDivisionCHAPTER IV DUTIES OF OFFICERS. (64.1...64.21)
3-1895-VDivisionCHAPTER V VILLAGE COUNCIL. (65.1...65.8)
3-1895-VIDivisionCHAPTER VI ORDINANCES. (66.1...66.14)
3-1895-VIIDivisionCHAPTER VII POWERS OF COUNCIL. (67.1...67.64)
3-1895-VIIIDivisionCHAPTER VIII IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS. (68.1...68.36)
3-1895-IXDivisionCHAPTER IX FINANCE AND TAXATION. (69.1... 69.27)
3-1895-XDivisionCHAPTER X FIRES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. (70.1...70.18)
3-1895-XIDivisionCHAPTER XI WATER WORKS. (71.1...71.14)
3-1895-XIIDivisionCHAPTER XII LIGHTING. (72.1...72.9)
3-1895-XIIIDivisionCHAPTER XIII APPROPRIATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY (73.1...73.36)
3-1895-XIVDivisionCHAPTER XIV MISCELLANEOUS. (74.1...74.25)
3-1895-XVDivisionCHAPTER XV ELECTIONS FOR BORROWING MONEY AND ISSUING BONDS; ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND LEVY OF A TAX TO PAY PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST THEREOF. (75.1...75.12)
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