February 15, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Elsenheimer, Palsrok, Pearce, Van Regenmorter, Garfield, Hansen, David Law, Sheltrown, Moore, Hildenbrand, Pavlov, Accavitti, Bieda, Taub, Palmer, Vander Veen and Pastor and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.
A bill to amend 1915 PA 63, entitled
"An act to provide for the furnishing of suitable flag holders and
United States flags for the graves of veterans who served in the
armed forces of the United States for the marking and designation
of the graves for memorial purposes; and to provide a penalty for
the removal or destruction of the flag holders and United States
flags when placed,"
by amending section 1 (MCL 35.831), as amended by 1988 PA 263.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) The legislative body of a city, village, or
township in this state, upon the petition of 5 eligible voters of
the city, village, or township, shall procure for and furnish to
the petitioners, at the expense of the city, village, or township,
a suitable flag holder and United States flag for the grave of each
veteran who served in the armed forces of the United States and who
is buried within the limits of a cemetery belonging to the city,
village,
or township. The
(2) The legislative body of a county in this state, upon
petition of 5 eligible voters of the county, may procure for and
furnish to the petitioners, at the expense of the county, a
suitable flag holder and United States flag for the grave of each
veteran who served in the armed forces of the United States and who
is buried in any cemetery located within the limits of the county
that does not belong to that county or for the grave of any veteran
who served in the armed forces of the United States, who was a
resident of the county at the time of his or her death, and who is
buried in any cemetery in this state.
(3) A flag holder and United States flag shall be placed on
the
grave of each a veteran for the purpose of marking and
designating the grave for memorial purposes.