MCL - Index of R.S. of 1846
NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| R.S. of 1846 | Revised Statutes of 1846 (41.1 - 41.110c) |
| R-S-1846-41-1-16 | CHAPTER 16 Chapter 16. Of the powers and duties of townships, the election and duties of township officers, and the division of townships. (41.1...41.110c) |
| Section 41.1 | Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989. |
| Section 41.1a | Emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities. |
| Section 41.1b | Definitions. |
| R-S-1846-41-1-16-Powers-and-Duties-of-Townships. | Powers and Duties of Townships. (41.2...41.7) |
| Section 41.2 | Inhabitants of organized township as body corporate; powers and duties generally; acquisition of property for public purposes; suit, act, or proceeding; supervisor as agent. |
| Section 41.2a | Power to change the name of the township; limitation. |
| Section 41.2b | Power to acquire, own, or operate a public service facility. |
| Section 41.3 | Power to grant and vote sums of money; purpose; creation of debt or liability. |
| Section 41.3a | Minimum staffing requirement; adoption of ordinance prohibited. |
| Section 41.3b | Licensing requirements subject to local government occupational licensing act. |
| Section 41.3c | Power to impose special assessment for mosquito abatement. |
| Section 41.4 | Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989. |
| Section 41.4a | Power to levy tax for mosquito abatement. |
| Section 41.5-41.7 | Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989. |
| R-S-1846-41-1-16-Township-Meetings. | Township Meetings. (41.8...41.29) |
| Section 41.8 | Annual meeting of electors of township; time and place; conducting business at public meeting; public notice; majority vote; resolution or petition submitting question of reestablishment of annual meeting to electors; signatures; abolishment of annual meeting; township not required to hold annual meeting; exception; exercise of powers. |
| Section 41.9 | Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties. |
| Section 41.11 | Repealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955. |
| Section 41.13 | Repealed. 1971, Act 43, Eff. Mar. 30, 1972. |
| Section 41.15 | Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989. |
| Section 41.16 | Township meetings; place. |
| Section 41.17, 41.18 | Repealed. 1956, Act 105, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956. |
| Section 41.19 | Township meetings; adjournment. |
| Section 41.20 | First township meeting; date. |
| Section 41.21 | First township meeting; choosing moderator, clerk, and inspectors; oath; conduct of proceedings. |
| Section 41.22 | First township meeting; failure to hold; notice of subsequent meeting. |
| Section 41.23 | First township meeting; oaths of office, administration. |
| Section 41.24 | Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989. |
| Section 41.25 | Special township meeting; purpose; order. |
| Section 41.26 | Special township meeting; contents of order; order as part of minutes. |
| Section 41.27 | Special township meeting; time. |
| Section 41.28 | Special township meeting; posting and publishing copies of order. |
| Section 41.29 | Repealed. 1956, Act 105, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956. |
| R-S-1846-41-1-16-Township-Officers. | Township Officers. (41.46...41.55) |
| Section 41.46, 41.47 | Repealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955. |
| Section 41.48-41.54 | Repealed. 1974, Act 26, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1974. |
| Section 41.55 | Repealed. 1983, Act 40, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1983. |
| R-S-1846-41-1-16-Resignations-Vacancies-and-Supplying-Vacancies. | Resignations, Vacancies and Supplying Vacancies. (41.56...41.59) |
| Section 41.56 | Resignations of officers. |
| Section 41.57 | Township office; events creating vacancy. |
| Section 41.58 | Disability of incumbent or incumbent's deputy; temporary appointment. |
| Section 41.59 | Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989. |
| R-S-1846-41-1-16-Supervisor. | Supervisor. (41.60...41.64b) |
| Section 41.60 | Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989. |
| Section 41.61 | Supervisor as chief assessor; additional assessors; certification; depositing rolls with supervisor; supervisor as secretary of board of review; deputy township supervisor. |
| Section 41.61a | Township appraisal; employment of independent appraisal firm. |
| Section 41.62 | Books, assessment rolls, and other papers; preservation; delivery to successor in office; availability to public. |
| Section 41.63-41.64a | Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989. |
| Section 41.64b | Statements to supervisor; oath; oath of office. |
| R-S-1846-41-1-16-Township-Clerk. | Township Clerk. (41.65...41.69) |
| Section 41.65 | Custody of records, books, and papers; preservation; delivery to successor in office; accounts; accounting records; journals and ledgers. |
| Section 41.66 | Book of records; transcription of minutes of township meeting; entering order, direction, or rule; availability of book and other writings to public. |
| Section 41.67 | Return to county clerks of names and addresses of officers elected or appointed. |
| Section 41.68 | Repealed. 1974, Act 26, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1974. |
| Section 41.69 | Township clerk; bond; deputy. |
| R-S-1846-41-1-16-Township-Board. | Township Board. (41.70...41.75b) |
| Section 41.70 | Township board; membership; quorum; adoption of section. |
| Section 41.71 | Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989. |
| Section 41.72 | Fiscal year; commencement and termination; proportionate extension or reduction. |
| Section 41.72a | Township board; regular and special meetings; time and place; moderator; transaction of business; publication of proceedings; adjusted amount. |
| Section 41.72b | Conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting. |
| Section 41.73, 41.74 | Repealed. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989. |
| Section 41.75 | Approval and payment of claims against township; filing and preservation of accounts; authorized payments. |
| Section 41.75a | Township manager and other employees; employment; duties. |
| Section 41.75b | Energy conservation improvements; acquisition or financing; payment; acquisition by contract, lease-purchase agreement, or notes; reports; forms; terms of lease-purchase agreement. |
| R-S-1846-41-1-16-Treasurer. | Treasurer. (41.76...41.79) |
| Section 41.76 | Township treasurer; duties generally. |
| Section 41.77 | Township treasurer; bond; deposit of funds; limitation as to assets; deputy; “financial institution” defined. |
| Section 41.78 | Account of receipts and expenditures; book or electronic means; delivery to successor in office; availability of documents to public. |
| Section 41.79 | Repealed. 1972, Act 178, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973. |
| R-S-1846-41-1-16-Constables. | Constables. (41.80...41.84) |
| Section 41.80 | Constables; bond required. |
| Section 41.81 | Constables; bond; filing; certified copy as evidence of contents and execution; actions against constables or sureties upon bond. |
| Section 41.82 | Constables; service of warrants, notices, and process; duties; ordinance restricting or limiting powers; compliance with minimum employment standards; cost of compliance; appointment as district court officer. |
| Section 41.83 | Constables; service of writ, process, or order. |
| Section 41.83a | Constable or police officers; right to pursue, arrest, and detain person outside of township limits. |
| Section 41.83b | Police officer or constable; authority to execute bench warrant. |
| Section 41.84 | Constables; attendance at sessions of circuit courts; notice; payment. |
| R-S-1846-41-1-16-Justices-of-the-Peace. | Justices of the Peace. (41.90...41.94) |
| Section 41.90-41.94 | Repealed. 1974, Act 26, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1974. |
| R-S-1846-41-1-16-Compensation-to-Township-Officers. | Compensation to Township Officers. (41.95...41.96) |
| Section 41.95 | Salary for officers composing township board; procedures. |
| Section 41.96 | Township officers; extra services, compensation. |
| R-S-1846-41-1-16-Township-Business-Other-Than-Elections. | Township Business, Other Than Elections. (41.97...41.101) |
| Section 41.97 | Moderator of township meeting. |
| Section 41.98 | Duties of moderator. |
| Section 41.99 | Permission required to address meeting; request for silence. |
| Section 41.100 | Repealed. 1977, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 1977. |
| Section 41.101 | Exclusion of person from public meeting; refusal to withdraw as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| R-S-1846-41-1-16-Qualifications-of-Voters-and-Officers. | Qualifications of Voters and Officers. (41.102...41.110c) |
| Section 41.102 | Right to vote; challenge; ruling. |
| Section 41.103 | Polling places. |
| Section 41.104 | Limits and boundary lines of organized township; division of lands into 2 or more townships; agreement as dispositive of lands and apportionment of proceeds; annexation; sale and conveyance of lands; apportionment of proceeds. |
| Section 41.105 | Apportionment of money, rights, credits, and other personal estate. |
| Section 41.106 | Meeting of township boards; notice; compliance with open meetings act. |
| Section 41.107 | Cemeteries. |
| Section 41.108 | Apportionment of debts. |
| Section 41.109 | Liability in action for accounting and settlement; applicable law. |
| Section 41.110 | Transfer of unexpended balance in nonrestricted township fund to general fund of township. |
| Section 41.110a | Uniform chart of accounts and reports; annual financial reports and audits. |
| Section 41.110b | Retirement system; insurance; deduction of premium or charge; automatic insurance or coverage; notice of desire not to be insured or covered; validity of prior programs, insurance, or coverage; authority in addition to existing powers; exercise of powers by ordinance. |
| Section 41.110c | Appropriations and expenditures; purposes. |