March 2, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Sak, Kehrl, Garfield, Caul, Byrnes, Gonzales, Kathleen Law, Lipsey, Jones, Vagnozzi, Sheltrown, Booher, Moore, Ball, Brown, Gosselin, Pearce, Vander Veen, Bieda and Gleason 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) Notwithstanding section 2a, the legislative body of a
city, village, or township in this state, upon petition of 5
eligible voters of the city, village, or township, may 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 in any cemetery located within the
limits of the city, village, or township but does not belong to
that city, village, or township.
(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.