359 of 1947 - The Charter Township Act (42.1 - 42.34)

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Section
42.1

Short Title; Charter Townships; Incorporation; Powers, Privileges, Immunities and Liabilities; Petition; Special Census; Expenses.

Section
42.1a

Emergency Financial Manager; Authority and Responsibilities.

Section
42.1b

Minimum Staffing Requirement; Adoption of Ordinance Prohibited.

Section
42.2

Incorporation; Referendum; Ballot, Form and Content; Filing of Petition or Resolution by Township Clerk; Finality of Proceedings; Term of Incumbent Officers; Disincorporation.

Section
42.2a

Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

Section
42.3

Incorporation; Submission of Proposition to Electors, Time; Petitions, Verification of Signatures.

Section
42.3a

Notice to Clerk of Township Not Incorporated as Charter Township; Resolution of Township Board; Notice of Right to Referendum; Petition; Signatures; Submitting Question of Incorporation at General or Special Election; Wording of Ballot.

Section
42.4

Nomination of Candidates for Township Office; Conducting Primary Election; Duties of Township Clerk; Duties and Composition of Board of Township Election Commissioners.

Section
42.5

Township Board; Election of Members; Powers and Duties; Supervisor as Presiding and Executive Officer; Authentication of Instruments; President Pro Tem; Clerk; Record of Proceedings; Temporary Clerk.

Section
42.6

Charter Township Board; Compensation and Expenses of Members.

Section
42.6a

Ordinance Establishing Procedure for Determining Salary of Elected Official; Contents; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Public Notice; Resolution Implementing Ordinance; Petition for Referendum; Change of Procedure; Decreasing Salary of Elected Township Official.

Section
42.7

Township Board; Meetings; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice of Meeting; Transacting Business at Special Meeting; Quorum; Adjournment; Rules and Order of Business; Journal; Voting; Availability of Certain Writings to Public; Attendance and Conduct at Meetings; Misconduct in Office; Sergeant-at-Arms.

Section
42.8

Charter Township Board; Monthly Publication of Proceedings; Notices and Ordinances; Posting.

Section
42.9

Township Officers; Powers and Duties; Additional Officers, Limitations.

Section
42.10

Township Superintendent; Appointment; Delegation of Powers and Duties of Township Supervisor.

Section
42.10a

Township Manager; Employment; Service; Duties.

Section
42.11

Township Superintendent; Tenure; Qualifications; Residency Requirements; Waiver.

Section
42.11a

Township Assessors; Appointment, Powers and Duties, Compensation.

Section
42.12

Township Police Force; Establishment; Township Marshal, Appointment; Rules; Policemen, Powers and Duties.

Section
42.13

Township Fire Department; Establishment; Township Fire Chief, Appointment; Rules and Regulations; Refusal to Aid at Fire, Penalty.

Section
42.13a

Free Public Library; Establishment or Reestablishment and Maintenance; Conditions; Ordinance; Resolution; Board of Directors; Appointment of Library Advisory Committee; Rules and Regulations; State Aid.

Section
42.14

Charter Township; Power to Acquire Property; Approval of Electors.

Section
42.14a

Bonds for Public Improvements; Issuance; Approval Required; Exceptions; Limitation on Net Indebtedness; Computation of Net Indebtedness; Bonds Subject to MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821; Computation of Net Indebtedness.

Section
42.15

Ordinances to Provide for Peace, Health, and Safety; Licenses, Granting, Fees, Bonds.

Section
42.16

Streets, Alleys, Bridges and Public Places; Regulation of Use; Record of Ordinances, Filing.

Section
42.17

Construction of Buildings; Powers and Liabilities of Charter Townships as to Public Health and Safety.

Section
42.18

Joint Action With Other Governmental Unit or Agency.

Section
42.19

Ordinances, Resolutions, Rules and Regulations of Former Township; Continuation.

Section
42.20

Legislation to Be Ordinance or Resolution; Form, Passage, Amendment, Recording, Authentication, and Compilation of Ordinances.

Section
42.21

Violation of Ordinances; Sanction; Designation as Civil Infraction; Act or Omission Constituting Crime; Penalty; Distribution of Fines.

Section
42.21a

Police Officers; Right to Pursue, Arrest, and Detain Person Outside of Charter Township Limits.

Section
42.21b

Police Officer or Constable; Authority to Execute Bench Warrant.

Section
42.21c

Regulation of Recreational Trailway; Posting of Ordinance; Violation as Municipal Civil Infraction; Penalty.

Section
42.22

Ordinance; Publication; Effective Date; Publication of Summary or True Copy; Catch Lines Required; Drafting of Summary.

Section
42.23

State Law or Standard Code; Adoption as Township Ordinance by Citation; Publication, Distribution, Charge.

Section
42.24

Submission of Itemized Estimates of Anticipated Expenditures; Preparation and Submission of Budget Proposal; Time.

Section
42.25

Budget Proposal; Contents; Commencement of Fiscal Year.

Section
42.26

Budget; Notice, Public Hearing, Prior Public Inspection.

Section
42.27

Adoption of Budget by Township Board; Resolution; Appropriation; Tax Levy; Limitation; Separate Appropriation for Fire and Police Departments; Tax Collection; Interim Budget.

Section
42.28

Budget or Supplemental Appropriations; Expenditure, Restrictions; Unencumbered Balances, Transfer, Reappropriation.

Section
42.29

Quarterly Statement of Estimated and Actual Income and Expenses; Submission by Supervisor to Township Board; Reduction of Appropriations, Exceptions.

Section
42.30

Annual Audit of Accounts; Results, Filing, Public Inspection; Annual Report of Township Business.

Section
42.31

Local or Public Improvements; Approval; Determination of Necessity; Special Assessments; Bonds.

Section
42.32

Succession to Properties of Former Township; Suits or Prosecutions, Debts and Liabilities, Uncollected Taxes and Assessments.

Section
42.33

Liberal Construction of Act.

Section
42.34

Exemption of Charter Township From Annexation to Contiguous City or Village; Exceptions.