HOUSE BILL No. 5761

 

 

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.