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Chapter 78
- VILLAGES
| Act 278 of 1909 ‑ | THE HOME RULE VILLAGE ACT (78.1 - 78.28)
***** 78.24d SUBSECTION (1) DOES NOT APPLY AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2006: See subsection (2) ***** |
| | Section 78.1 ‑ | Short title; corporate existence of villages to continue; village subject to general laws; seal; suit. |
| | Section 78.1a ‑ | Conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; availability of certain writings to public. |
| | Section 78.1b ‑ | Emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities. |
| | Section 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. |
| | Section 78.2a ‑ | Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties. |
| | Section 78.4 ‑ | Petition; presentation; action of county board of commissioners; resolution; vote; review. |
| | Section 78.5 ‑ | Incorporation, consolidation or change of boundaries; affected district; referendum; authorizing vote. |
| | Section 78.5a ‑ | Annexation; petition; vote; approval of adjoining city, village or township. |
| | Section 78.6 ‑ | Petition and resolution; certified copies, transmittal to local clerks, time; election notices. |
| | Section 78.7 ‑ | Villages in more than 1 county; incorporation, consolidation or change in boundary; procedure. |
| | Section 78.9 ‑ | Proceedings; copy filed with secretary of state; recording; change effected; certificate to state treasurer; time. |
| | Section 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. |
| | Section 78.11 ‑ | New village; charter commission, election, manner, duties, oath; proposed charter, vote, manner; notices. |
| | Section 78.12 ‑ | Village charter; rejection; effect; president de facto; resubmission; revert to prior status. |
| | Section 78.13 ‑ | Village charter; new charter commission, petition, procedure, duties; eligibility; expenses, payment; territory, control. |
| | Section 78.15 ‑ | Election of charter commission; details fixed by legislative body. |
| | Section 78.18 ‑ | Charter commission; prosecuting attorneys to give advice; charter vote prerequisites. |
| | Section 78.22a ‑ | District court or municipal court; hearing and determining cases. |
| | Section 78.24b ‑ | Energy conservation improvements; resolution; payment; scope of improvements; acquisition of improvements by contracts or notes; reports; forms. |
| | Section 78.24c ‑ | Acquisition of land for disposal of sewage or protection of water supply. |
| | Section 78.24d ‑ | Staggered terms of office; resolution; length of initial terms; applicability of subsection (1). |
| | Section 78.25a ‑ | Ordinance; designation of violation as civil infraction; civil fine; act or omission constituting crime. |
| | Section 78.25b ‑ | Recreational trailway; posting of ordinance; prohibited violation of ordinance as municipal civil infraction; penalty. |
| | Section 78.26a ‑ | Locomotives; enforceability of ordinance prescribing maximum speed limit. |
