278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)

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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
78.3

Petitions; Contents.

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
78.8

Returns Canvass.

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
78.14

Village Charter; Revision.

Section
78.15

Election of Charter Commission; Details Fixed by Legislative Body.

Section
78.16

Charter Commission; Quorum.

Section
78.17

Charter; Amendments, Submission.

Section
78.18

Charter Commission; Prosecuting Attorneys to Give Advice; Charter Vote Prerequisites.

Section
78.19

Charter; Publication Prerequisites.

Section
78.20

Charter of Amendment; Approval; Filing Time.

Section
78.21

Election; Expenses; Manner of Conducting.

Section
78.22

Police Officers of Village; Powers.

Section
78.22a

District Court or Municipal Court; Hearing and Determining Cases.

Section
78.22b

Police Officer; Authority to Execute Bench Warrant.

Section
78.23

Village Charter; Mandatory Provisions.

Section
78.24

Village Charter; Permissible Provisions.

Section
78.24a

Codification of Ordinances.

Section
78.24b

Energy Conservation Improvements; Acquisition or Financing; Resolution; Payment; Scope of Improvements; Acquisition of Improvements by Contract, Lease-Purchase Agreement, or Notes; Reports; Forms; Terms of Lease-Purchase Agreement.

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
78.25

Statutory Provisions; Adoption.

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
78.26

Prohibited Powers; Computation of Indebtedness.

Section
78.26a

Locomotives; Enforceability of Ordinance Prescribing Maximum Speed Limit.

Section
78.27

Village Charter; Prohibited Conflicts.

Section
78.28

Construction of Act.