Section 119.7 - Charter commission; powers, duties; election.
THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 312 of 1929
119.7 Charter commission; powers, duties; election.
Sec. 7.
The charter commission shall proceed to adopt a name for said district and frame a charter for said district as soon thereafter as practicable. It shall determine the rules of its proceedings and keep a journal. A roll call of its members on any question shall be entered on the journal at the request of any member. It shall provide the manner of nominating the candidates for the first elective officers, if any, provided in the proposed charter. It shall fix the date of the first district election and do and provide all other things necessary for making such nominations and holding such elections. Such election may be held on the same date as a general, special or primary election. It shall publish such proposed charter in 1 or more newspapers published in said district at least once and not less than 2 weeks and not more than 4 weeks preceding said election, together with a notice of said election, and that on the date fixed therefor the question of adopting such proposed charter will be voted on, and that the elective officers provided for therein will be elected on the same date. Notice of such election shall also be posted in at least 10 public places within each city, village or township in said proposed district not less than 10 days prior to such election. Said commission shall provide for polling places for said election and all other election requirements through the regularly constituted officers for conducting elections in each city, village and township who shall appoint the inspectors of said election and the canvassing board of 3 electors to canvass the votes at such election and shall conduct said elections as near as may be in the manner of any regular election. Said commission shall have authority to study the area proposed to be included in said metropolitan district and submit recommendations to the legislative bodies of any city, village or township to amend its original resolution in regards to same. Said charter shall state with certainty the territory proposed to be included.
History: 1929, Act 312, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 2281 ;-- CL 1948, 119.7