September 9, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Haugh and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
A bill to amend 1926 (Ex Sess) PA 14, entitled
"An act to authorize the board of supervisors of any county to
create a sinking fund for the purpose of purchasing real estate for
sites for, and constructing or repairing public buildings; to
authorize such boards to submit the question of levying a tax to
create such sinking fund to the electors of their certain counties
and to provide for the manner of submission,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 141.52).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
2. Whenever If the county
board of supervisors
commissioners of any county shall by resolution vote in favor of
levying
a tax to create a sinking fund as provided in section 1, of
this
act, the question of levying such
the tax shall be submitted
to the electors of the county at the general November election, the
annual
spring May election, or at any special election called for
that
purpose , subsequent
to the passage of such the
resolution by
the
county board of supervisors. commissioners. A copy of such the
resolution shall be served upon the sheriff of the county by the
county
clerk. It shall be is the duty of the sheriff at least 20
days
prior to before the date of the election , at which such the
question shall be submitted to the electors, to cause to be
delivered to the township clerk in each township, and to the city
clerk in each city in his or her county, a notice in writing that
at
such the election there will be submitted to the electors of
such
the county the question of raising the amount prescribed
in
the
resolution passed by the county board of supervisors, and to
cause
the same to be published in 1 or more newspapers printed and
circulating
in said county, if one be printed and circulated
therein,
at least once during each of 2 consecutive weeks before
said
election.commissioners.
Notice of the election shall be given
in the same manner required by section 653a of the Michigan
election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.653a.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
03796'13) of the 97th Legislature is enacted into law.