SENATE BILL No. 1239

April 18, 2002, Introduced by Senator EMMONS and referred to the Committee on Finance.

A bill to amend 1909 PA 283, entitled

"An act to revise, consolidate, and add to the laws relating to

the establishment, opening, discontinuing, vacating, closing,

altering, improvement, maintenance, and use of the public high-

ways and private roads; the condemnation of property and gravel

therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges;

maintaining public access to waterways under certain conditions;

setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, and cutting weeds

and brush within this state; providing for the election or

appointment and defining the powers, duties, and compensation of

state, county, township, and district highway officials; and to

prescribe penalties and provide remedies,"

by amending section 22 (MCL 224.22).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 22. Whenever IF the board of supervisors of the

2 county by a majority vote of all the members elect ELECTED TO

3 AND SERVING resolve to contract indebtedness or issue bonds to

4 raise money for the construction and maintenance of county roads,

5 the question shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of the

6 county at a general or a special election called for that

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1 purpose. Notice of the submission of such THE resolution to a

2 vote of the electors and, in case a special election is called,

3 notice of the calling of such THE special election shall be

4 given in the same manner and for the same length of time as now

5 prescribed PROVIDED by law. If a majority of the electors

6 voting on such THE resolution shall vote in favor thereof

7 OF THE RESOLUTION, it shall be deemed CONSIDERED to have

8 carried. The manner of stating the question upon the ballots

9 shall be prescribed by the resolution of the board of

10 supervisors. No bond or evidence of indebtedness shall be nego-

11 tiated at less than par and the accrued interest. All money

12 raised by the board of supervisors for the construction and main-

13 tenance of county roads shall be expended under the direction of

14 the board of county road commissioners. CONTRACT INDEBTEDNESS

15 INCURRED OR BONDS ISSUED UNDER THIS ACT ARE SUBJECT TO THE

16 REVISED MUNICIPAL FINANCE ACT, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 TO

17 141.2821.

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