Act 278 of 1909 - THE HOME RULE VILLAGE ACT (78.1 - 78.28)
- 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, du
- 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; resolution; payment; scope of improvements; acquisition of improvements by contracts or notes; reports; forms.
- 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.
- Section 78.26a - Locomotives; enforceability of ordinance prescribing maximum speed limit.
- Section 78.27 - Village charter; prohibited conflicts.
- Section 78.28 - Construction of act.