[No. 261.] AN ACT to re-incorporate the village of Armada, in the county of incorporated. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That all Territory rethat tract of land situate in the county of Macomb and State of Michigan, in town five (5) north, of range thirteen (13) east described as the north three-fourths () of the east half (1) of section twenty-three (23), and the southeast quarter (1) of the southeast quarter (1) of said section twenty-three (23); and the north three-fourths () of the west half () of section twenty-four (24); and the southwest quarter (4) of the southwest quarter (4) of said section twenty-four (24), shall be known and re-incorporated as the village of Armada. SEC. 2. The officers in said village now in office shall continue in Officers to reoffice with the same powers and duties as are conferred by this act main in office. upon like officers, until their successors shall be elected, pursuant to the provisions of this act, and the general law relating to villages, entitled "An act granting and defining the powers and duties of incorporated villages," approved April first, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and of the laws supplementary and amendatory thereto. SEC. 3. All ordinances and resolutions of said village of Armada Ordinances to shall continue in force until repealed. continue in force. SEC. 4. The first election of officers under the provisions of this First election. act shall be held in said village on the second Monday in March, in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and eighty-five. The polls shall be opened at the time, and the said election shall be held and conducted in all respects, as provided for in the general law, and the legal voters of said village shall be registered, as provided for by the law in relation to the registration of voters. election. SEC. 5. Notice of the first election of officers in said village shall Notice of be given by the present board of trustees of said village, by posting three written or printed notices thereof in three of the most public places in said village, at least eight days before said election. SEC. 6. The village of Armada is hereby re-incorporated under Re-incorporated an act entitled, "An act granting and defining the powers and under what act. duties of incorporated villages," approved April first, eighteen hun dred and seventy-five, and acts amendatory thereto. SEC. 7. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved March 5, 1885. [No. 262.] AN ACT to reincorporate the village of Imlay City, in the county of Lapeer, and to repeal act number two hundred and thirtythree, session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, as amended by act number three hundred and twenty-three, session Territory reincorporated. Officers to continue in office. Ordinances to continue in force. First election. Notice of. Re-incorporated under what act. Act repealed. laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, incorporating said village. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That all those tracts of land situated in the township of Imlay, in Lapeer county, Michigan, described as follows: The south half of section seventeen, the south half of the north half of section seventeen, and the north half of section twenty, in township number seven north, range number twelve east, shall be known and re-incorporated as the village of Imlay City. SEC. 2. The officers in said village, now in office, shall continue in office, with the same powers and duties as are conferred by this act upon like officers, until their successors shall be elected pursuant to the provisions of this act, and the general laws relating to the incorporation of villages. SEC. 3. All ordinances and resolutions of said village of Imlay City shall continue in force and shall be legal and binding until repealed by the common council of said village. SEC. 4. The first election of officers under the provisions of this act shall be held in said village on the second Monday in March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five. The polls shall be opened, and the said election shall be held and conducted in all respects as provided for in the general laws in regard to elections and the registration of voters. SEC. 5. Notice of the first election of officers in said village shall be given by the present board of trustees by posting three written or printed notices thereof in three of the most public places in said village at least eight days before said election. SEC. 6. The said village of Imlay City is hereby re-incorporated under an act entititled "An act granting and defining the powers and duties of incorporated villages," approved April first, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and acts amendatory thereto. SEC. 7. Act number two hundred and thirty-three, session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, as amended by act number three hundred and twenty-three, session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five, entitled "An act to incorporate the village of Imlay city, in the county of Lapeer, and State of Michigan," is hereby repealed. SEC. 8. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Authorized to [No. 263.] AN ACT to authorize the Ingham County Agricultural Society to borrow money by way of mortgage on its real estate for the purpose of paying its indebtedness. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That borrow money the Ingham County Agricultural Society, a corporation duly organits real estate. ized under the laws of this State, be and it hereby is, authorized and empowered, through its proper officers, to borrow money for and to mortgage the purpose of paying its indebtedness, and to mortgage its real This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved March 5, 1885. [No. 264.] AN ACT to authorize the village of Harbor Springs to raise money to aid in the construction of a court house for the county of Emmet. borrow money house. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the Authorized to trustees of the village of Harbor Springs shall be and are hereby to build court authorized to borrow money on the faith and credit of said village and to issue bonds therefor, to an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars, which said sum shall be expended in aiding the construction of a court house for the county of Emmet, to be located in the village of Harbor Springs: Provided, That a majority of Proviso. the qualified electors of said village shall vote for such loan in the manner herein specified, and not otherwise. call meeting of electors. notice. SEC. 2. Whenever the trustees of said village shall deem it Trustees may necessary to issue bonds of the village for the purpose mentioned in the preceding section, they shall call a meeting of the electors qualified as aforesaid, by posting notices in five of the most conspic- Ten days' uous places of said village at least ten days previous to the time of such meeting and by publishing the same for at least three weeks previous to said meeting in some newspaper printed in said village, giving notice of the time and place of such meeting, also specifying the amount of and the object for which it is proposed to issue said bonds. Said meeting shall be under the control of the trustees of Trustees to said village and shall be conducted in the same manner and the of meeting. canvass of votes shall be as near as may be, as in other elections Canvass of held under the provisions of an act entitled "An act granting and defining the powers and duties of incorporated villages." have control votes. issued in what sum, time, and by whom signed. SEC. 3. If such loan shall be authorized by a majority of such Bonds to be electors, said bonds may be issued in such sums not exceeding the amount herein before limited and payable at such times with such rate of interest, rate of interest, not exceeding eight per cent per annum, as the trustees of said village shall direct, and shall be signed by the village president and countersigned by the village clerk and sealed with the seal of said village and negotiated by or under the direction of the said trustees at not less than their par value; and the Money, how money arising therefrom shall be appropriated in such manner as the said trustees shall determine for the purpose aforesaid and upon such terms and conditions as shall be agreed upon between the said trustees and the board of supervisors of said county of Emmet; and Supervisors and the said board of supervisors and the said trustees are hereby make agreeauthorized to make such agreements as may protect the rights and ment. interests of said village and county aforesaid for the purpose here appropriated. trustees to Tax to pay bonds and interest. inbefore mentioned; and the said trustees shall have power, and it This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Territory incorporated. Officers to be elected. Idem. Officers appointed. Police justice. [No. 265.] AN ACT to re-incorporate the city of Cadillac, and to repeal act number two hundred and fifty-four of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-seven entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Cadillac, and repeal act number three hundred and thirty-six of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five," approved April twenty-two, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and act number three hundred and four of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-nine entitled "An act to amend section one of act number two hundred and fiftyfour of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-seven," approved March twenty, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Cadillac, and repeal act number three hundred and thirty-six of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five," approved April twentytwo, eighteen hundred and seventy-five. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the following described territory to wit: Entire sections three, four, and five, government lots one and two in section eight, and the north half of the north half of section nine, in township twentyone north, of nine west, and also the southeast quarter of section thirty-two, entire section thirty-three, and the south half of section thirty-four, in township twenty-two north, of range nine west, in Wexford county, Michigan, according to original government survey, be incorporated into, and the same is hereby made, constituted, and organized into a city to be known as the city of Cadillac. SEC. 2. The following city officers, viz.: A mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, city marshal, city collector, three school inspectors, and four justices of the peace shall be elected by the qualified voters of the whole city. SEC. 3. In each ward a supervisor, two aldermen and a constable shall be elected. SEC. 4. The following officers shall be appointed by the council, viz.: A city attorney, a city surveyor, a street commissioner, a chief of the fire department, and three school inspectors. SEC. 5. The council shall, also, at the time for making annual appointments of the city officers, designate the justice of the peace of said city, who shall be termed police justice, and such des jurisdiction. ignation shall hold for one year. Such police justice shall have Exclusive exclusive jurisdiction to hear, try, and determine all actions and prosecutions for the recovery and enforcement of fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed by the ordinances of the city, and to punish offenders for violation of such ordinances as in the ordinances prescribed and directed: Provided, That in case of the sickness, In case of sick. absence from the city, or inability of said police justice to hear and ness, etc. determine any cause, then any justice of said city may hear and determine the same: And provided further, Said police justice may Proviso. transfer any cause pending before him to any other justice of said city for any of the above causes. SEC. 6. The police justice of the city shall receive such salary Salary of. as the city council shall prescribe, and all fines, penalties, and costs by him levied and collected, shall be turned over to the city treasurer, and his receipt therefor filed with the city clerk. SEC. 7. Immediately after this act shall take effect the city coun- wards. cil of the city of Cadillac shall proceed to divide the territory herein incorporated into such number of wards as they shall deem necessary, not exceeding four in all, and the division shall be so made as to make the territory and population of the several wards as nearly equal as may be. SEC. 8. For the purpose of assessing and levying taxes in the Taxes. city, each ward shall be considered the same as a township, for the purpose of equalizing the several rolls of said city for the board of review, and for equalizing the same as to county and State taxes by the board of supervisors, and for collecting taxes and returning property for the non-payment thereof, the whole city shall be regarded as a township, and the city collector shall perform the same duties and have the same powers as a township treasurer, so far as may be necessary to perform faithfully his duty as such collector. SEC. 9. The officers of said city now in office shall continue in omcers. office until their respective terms shall have expired, and until their successors are elected and qualified, with the same powers and duties as are conferred by this act and act number one hundred seventy-eight of the session laws of eighteen hundred seventy-three, entitled "An act for the incorporation of cities." SEC. 10. The said city of Cadillac shall, in all things not herein Powers and otherwise provided, be governed by and its powers and duties defined duties of. and limited by an act entitled "An act for the incorporation of cities, being act number one hundred and seventy-eight of the session laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three," approved April twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred seventy-three, which act is hereby made and constituted a part of the charter of the said city of Cadillac, except as herein otherwise provided: Provided, That No compensa the mayor and aldermen of said city shall serve without compensation: And provided further, That the sums raised by a general tax one per cent. for city purposes (exclusive of the sums raised for schools and school purposes) shall not in any one year exceed one per cent on the assessed value of all the real and personal property in said city made taxable by law. tion. SEC. 11 Act number two hundred fifty-four of the local acts Act repealed. |