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Chapter 41 — Townships
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41.181 Adoption of ordinances by township board.
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41.182 Repealed.
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41.183 Sanctions for violations; designation of violation as civil infraction; civil fine; penalty; act or omission constituting crime; institution of action in district
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41.183a Recreational trailway; posting of ordinance; prohibited operation of vehicle as municipal civil infraction.
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41.184 Township ordinance; effective date; publication; adoption by reference.
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41.185 Township ordinance; recording and filing requirements; fees.
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41.186 Codifying, recodifying, and continuing ordinances in code; publication of ordinance adopting code and subsequent ordinance; amending, repealing, revising, or rearr
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41.187 Employment, duties, and compensation of attorney.
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41.271 Pavements or sidewalks; application by petition; eligibility of signers, certificate of tax status; authority of county road commissioners; highway or public highw
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41.271a Pavements or sidewalks; application by resolution of township board; declaration of necessity, public hearing; petition for discontinuance.
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41.272 Pavements or sidewalks; survey, plat; adoption of materials, grade and manner of construction by county road commissioners.
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41.273 Bridges, drains, curbing, culverts and additional rights of way; deemed part of improvement.
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41.274 Pavements or sidewalks; first order of determination, specifications, description of assessment district by county road commissioners; location along state trunk l
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41.275 Pavements or sidewalks; hearing of objections, notice, contents; change in specifications or boundaries of assessment district, new hearing.
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41.276 Pavements or sidewalks; liability of petitioners.
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41.277 Pavements or sidewalks; final order of determination, attachment of specifications.
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41.278 Contracts for construction of improvement; bids, notice, procedure; commencement of construction.
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41.279 Special assessment district; determination, announcement, addition of lands; determination of installments.
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41.280 Assessment of benefits against township and parcels of land; review; assessment against state lands; numbering of districts.
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41.281 Creation of indebtedness; approval by township board; limitation on issue of township bonds.
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41.282 Maintenance and repair of improvement; proration of expense of joint improvement.
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41.283 Proceedings governed by MCL 247.418 to 247.481; records; reports.
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41.283a Bonds; issuance and sale; full faith and credit; assessment district sinking fund; bonds subject to revised municipal finance act.
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41.284 Advancement of county road funds; reimbursement by township.
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41.285 County board of supervisors; appropriation of funds for advancement; establishment of revolving fund.
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41.286 Hearing examiners; powers and duties; determination of board of county road commissioners, petition for reconsideration, filing; notice, hearing.
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41.287 Validation of prior actions, special assessments, and bonds.
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41.288 Installation of sidewalks and elevated structures; payment; contracts; approval.
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41.288a Sidewalk construction, repair, or maintenance; order; meeting; notice; assessment of costs; approval; election.
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41.288b Public street cleaning vehicles and snow removal equipment.
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41.289 Lighting of roads, highways, and bridges generally.
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41.289a Lighting of roads, highways, and bridges; supervision; contracts.
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41.289b Expenses for lighting highways; special assessment; hearing; notice.
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41.289c Assessment in district for lighting roads, highways, and bridges.
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41.289d Relieving district of duty to light streets or highways.
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41.290 Lighting county roads, highways, and bridges; expense; contracts; extension of lines or service; payment; statement and budget; apportionment of sum required; tax;
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41.331 Furnishing water to water supply district; petitions; contracts; terms and conditions.
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41.332 Water mains and fittings; purchase, installation, and maintenance.
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41.333 Water supply system; payment from contingent fund; limitations; separately financed and operated water supply system; map.
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41.334 Percentage of net cost remaining after application of MCL 41.333; payment.
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41.335 Tapping or making connection with mains of water supply district; payment; plan for financing, maintenance, and control of improvement.
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41.335a Township water board; establishment; powers; loans from private parties; retirement of loans.
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41.336 Publication of plan adopted under MCL 41.335.
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41.337 Failure to pay percentage of net cost remaining after application of MCL 41.333; refund of money previously deposited.
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41.338 Installation of improvement by township board; loan.
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41.339 Excess money; deposit in contingent fund; applicability of section.
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41.340 Maintenance and use of mains and fittings of water supply district; control by township board; amendment of rules and regulations; notice; publication.
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41.341 Water mains extended or installed in accordance with similar plan; control by township board; rules and regulations; publication; amendment or alteration; notice.
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41.342 Definitions.
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41.343 Township water supply and sewage disposal system; loan from corporation; bonds.
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41.344 Contract for issuance and delivery of negotiable revenue bonds; interest, terms, and conditions.
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41.345 Exercise of power by ordinance; incorporation and publication of contract as part of ordinance.
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41.346 Statutory lien upon net revenues; net revenues as trust funds.
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41.347 Duration and enforcement of statutory lien.
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41.348 Default in payment of principal or interest on bond; appointment and powers of receiver.
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41.349 Payment of principal and interest on bonds solely from net revenues; bond or coupon not general obligation or indebtedness; registration.
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41.350 Operation or maintenance of public improvement; appropriation to pay expenses.
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41.350a Powers conferred by MCL 41.331 to 41.350.
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41.350b Water service for fire protection within district; special assessment; resolution.
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41.350c Contents of resolution required by MCL 41.350b.
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41.350d Annual fire protection cost; payment.
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41.350e Fixing date for public hearing.
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41.350f Preparation and levy of assessment; report.
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41.350g Making assessment on special assessment roll or on regular township tax roll; due date; collection; return for nonpayment.
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41.350h Conducting business at public meeting; notice.
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41.350i Public hearing; objections; determination; equitable change.
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41.350j Review, correction, and confirmation of assessment roll; collection.
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41.350k Annual determination of amount to be assessed; levy; additional hearings.
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41.350l Contract with another township, city, or village for supplying water.
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41.350m Acquisition and installation of water supply facilities; borrowing money and issuing notes.
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41.350n Provisions to which transaction authorized by MCL 41.350m subject.
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41.350o Notes issued under MCL 41.350m.
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41.350p Pledge of sales tax money by ordinance.
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41.350q Withholding and paying lender constitutionally allocated money.
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41.350r Exercise of powers by ordinance; procedure.
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41.350s Effective date of ordinance authorized by MCL 41.350r; petition; election.
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41.350t Powers cumulative.
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41.350u Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
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41.351z Repealed.
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41.411 Township board, common council, or board of trustees of incorporated village; powers and duties; short title.
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41.412 Special assessment district; creation, enlargement, and discontinuance; petitions; assessment.
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41.413 Cost of proposed improvement or service; special assessment bonds; special assessment taxes; proceedings; insufficiency of special assessment fund; advancement of
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41.413a Waterworks; control and operation; election and terms of members of board of public service commissioners; vacancy; member as resident of district; “annual townsh
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41.413b Lighting in residential areas; special assessments; basis.
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41.414 Special assessment installments; limitations; collection; appeal; tapping works to supply water outside of village or district; restrictions; special assessment af
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41.415 Special assessments levied against platted corner lots; payment by township.
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41.416 Borrowing money; motion; application; referendum; issuing bonds; use of money borrowed.
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41.416a Requirements of application filed pursuant to MCL 41.416; resolution; submission of proposition to electors of township; ballot; notices; calling special election
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41.416b Conduct of election; canvass of vote.
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41.416c Issuance and sale of bonds in conformity with revised municipal finance act.
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41.416d Levy and collection of tax.
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41.416e Tax for maintenance, upkeep, or repair of public buildings.
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41.416f Library.
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41.417 Use of building by township for public purposes where real property becomes part of incorporated village or city.
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41.417a Township or village scales.
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41.418 Weed control.
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41.418a Control of weeds in inland public lakes.
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41.418b Use of pesticide for weed control in inland lake; “pesticide” defined.
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41.419 Spraying of trees or shrubs.
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41.421 Township parks; acquisition; control by board of commissioners; condemnation of land.
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41.422 Place of recreation; adoption of rules and regulations by board of commissioners; violation as misdemeanor; recreational trailway; posting of regulations; prohibit
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41.423 Board of commissioners; election of officers; employees; record of transactions; treasurer, bond.
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41.424 Township parks; plan for acquisition, specifications; referendum, adoption, record.
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41.425 Exemption from taxation.
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41.425a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
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41.426 Township park commission; petition; election; membership; terms; increase or decrease in number of members; vacancy.
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41.426a Township park commission; authority generally.
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41.426b Township park commission; compensation of members; employment of clerical assistance; expenses.
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41.426c Budget; limitation; assessment, levy, and collection of tax.
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41.426d Township bonds; acquisition of lands for parks and places of recreation; payment.
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41.426e Sale or conveyance of portions of land not needed.
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41.426f Annual report.
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41.426g Township park commission; dissolution; procedures.
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41.426h Township park commission; dissolution; validation; ratification.
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41.427 Conveyances to and duties of board of county park trustees.
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41.428 Appropriation; purpose; contribution to park commission.
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41.429 Wharves, piers, docks, and landing places.
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41.711 Ambulance and inhalator service.
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41.711a Ambulance personnel; emergency care, civil liability.
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41.711b Ambulance personnel; training, red cross first aid courses.
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41.712 Maintenance and support of hospital.
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41.713 Operating medical clinic and providing primary health care services; financing; question submitted to electors; conducting election and canvassing vote; validity o
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41.721 Public improvements by township board; bonds; special assessments to defray costs.
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41.721a “Record owner” defined.
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41.722 Types of improvements authorized; approval; conditions.
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41.723 Written objections; petition; filing; signatures; determining record owners; determining sufficiency of petition; supplement to petition; validity of signatures.
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41.724 Plans; cost estimate; resolution; designation of special assessment district; hearing; notice; periodic redeterminations of cost; objections; adding property to sp
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41.724a Notice of hearings in special assessment proceedings.
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41.725 Approval or determination by township board; levy of special assessment.
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41.726 Filing and review of special assessment roll; hearing; notice; adjournments; objections; confirmation, referral, or annulment; endorsement; finality; action contes
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41.727 Payment of special assessments in installments; amount of installment; extension; due dates; interest on unpaid installments; lien; limitation; statement of amount
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41.728 Special assessments to constitute lien; limitation; character and effect.
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41.729 Special assessments; collection by township treasurer, report of delinquencies.
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41.729a Deferred assessment; application; evidence of hardship; ordinance; deferred assessment as recorded lien.
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41.730 Special assessments; delinquencies, reassessment.
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41.731 Division of lands; apportionment of uncollected assessments.
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41.732 Special assessment roll; insufficiency, additional pro rata assessments; surplus, refunds.
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41.733 Illegal special assessment; reassessment proceedings.
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41.734 Exempt corporations; agreement to pay assessment.
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41.734a Assessment on platted corner lots; payment of portion by governing body.
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41.735 Bonds.
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41.735a Township improvement revolving fund; advances; interest.
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41.735b Township improvement revolving fund; transfer of funds; amount.
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41.735c Special assessments to defray certain obligations.
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41.736 Public improvements; powers granted to townships.
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41.737 Scope of act.
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41.738 Use of interest earned from investments, money from bond proceeds, or money from interest and penalties on unpaid special assessment.
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41.801 Purchase of police and fire motor vehicles, apparatus, equipment, and housing; appropriation; special assessment; bonds; election; estimate of cost and expenses; s
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41.802 Annual appropriation.
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41.803 Proceedings relating to making, levying, and collection of special assessments, and to issuing bonds; payment of special assessments and special assessment bonds.
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41.804 Fire protection; referendum, special election, laws governing.
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41.805 Fire protection ordinances and standard fire prevention codes; adoption, publication.
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41.806 Police and fire departments; contracts for service or for maintenance and operation of equipment; delegation of powers; agreements to furnish protection to city, v
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41.806a Emergency police or fire service; emergency ambulance and inhalator service; ordinance authorizing collection of fees.
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41.807 Repeals.
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41.808 Rights or obligations safeguarded.
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41.809 Joint meetings of township boards.
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41.810 Fire protection for townships, villages, and qualified cities; "qualified city" defined.
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41.811 Joint administrative board; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; compensation and expenses; vacancy; additional member; election of chairpe
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41.812 Administrative board; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancy; expenses; continuation of prior administrative board; annual budget; powers and f
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41.813 Traffic officers; employment; compensation; joint meeting to appoint traffic officer.
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