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2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Act 188 of 1954


PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS

Act 188 of 1954

AN ACT to provide for the making of certain improvements by townships; to provide for paying for the improvements by the issuance of bonds; to provide for the levying of taxes; to provide for assessing the whole or a part of the cost of improvements against property benefited; and to provide for the issuance of bonds in anticipation of the collection of special assessments and for the obligation of the township on the bonds.


History: 1954, Act 188, Imd. Eff. May 5, 1954 ;--Am. 1974, Act 143, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1974 ;--Am. 1995, Act 139, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1995




The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentDescription
Section 41.721Public improvements by township board; bonds; special assessments to defray costs.
Section 41.721a"Record owner" defined.
Section 41.722Types of improvements authorized; approval; conditions.
Section 41.723Written objections; petition; filing; signatures; determining record owners; determining sufficiency of petition; supplement to petition; validity of signatures.
Section 41.724Plans; cost estimate; resolution; designation of special assessment district; hearing; notice; periodic redeterminations of cost; objections; adding property to special assessment district; supplemental petition; filing by railroad companies; additional notice; affidavit of service.
Section 41.724aNotice of hearings in special assessment proceedings.
Section 41.725Approval or determination by township board; levy of special assessment.
Section 41.726Filing and review of special assessment roll; hearing; notice; adjournments; objections; confirmation, referral, or annulment; endorsement; finality; action contesting assessment.
Section 41.727Payment of special assessments in installments; amount of installment; extension; due dates; interest on unpaid installments; payment of future due installments; delinquent installment; penalty.
Section 41.728Special assessments to constitute lien; character and effect.
Section 41.729Special assessments; collection by township treasurer, report of delinquencies.
Section 41.729aDeferred assessment; application; evidence of hardship; ordinance; deferred assessment as recorded lien.
Section 41.730Special assessments; delinquencies, reassessment.
Section 41.731Division of lands; apportionment of uncollected assessments.
Section 41.732Special assessment roll; insufficiency, additional pro rata assessments; surplus, refunds.
Section 41.733Illegal special assessment; reassessment proceedings.
Section 41.734Exempt corporations; agreement to pay assessment.
Section 41.734aAssessment on platted corner lots; payment of portion by governing body.
Section 41.735Bonds.
Section 41.735aTownship improvement revolving fund; advances; interest.
Section 41.735bTownship improvement revolving fund; transfer of funds; amount.
Section 41.735cSpecial assessments to defray certain obligations.
Section 41.736Public improvements; powers granted to townships.
Section 41.737Scope of act.
Section 41.738Use of interest earned from investments, money from bond proceeds, or money from interest and penalties on unpaid special assessment.

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