MCL - Index of Chapter 78

NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
Title Subject
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 78.3 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.