2018 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 399 - Historical Records and Sites
Act 54 of 1927 RECORDS OF UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE (399.51 - 399.51)
Section 399.51 United States land office records; transfer to Michigan historical commission, access of authorities.

Universal Citation: MI Comp L § 399.51 (2018)
399.51 United States land office records; transfer to Michigan historical commission, access of authorities.

Sec. 1.

The Michigan historical commission be and it is hereby designated as the agency of the state of Michigan to receive and safely keep the transcripts, documents and records of the land office or land offices formerly maintained by the United States in the state of Michigan; and that any and all authorities of the United States be and they are hereby allowed to have free access to the same at any time without cost or expense to them, as provided by the act of congress, approved May 28, 1926, entitled “An act to provide for the transfer of certain records of the general land office to states and for other purposes.”

History: 1927, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 8125 ;-- CL 1948, 399.51

Compiler's Notes: For the act of congress referred to in this section, see 43 U.S.C. §§ 25 and 25a.For transfer of powers and duties of department of history, arts, and libraries regarding state archives program to department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.

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