HOUSE BILL No. 5762

September 9, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Yonker and referred to the Committee on Local Government.

 

     A bill to amend 1923 PA 118, entitled

 

"An act to authorize counties to raise by loan, expend from

unallocated moneys on hand, or borrow money for permanent

improvements, to issue bonds, and to levy taxes to the extent

necessary for the repayment of the bonds,"

 

by amending section 3 (MCL 141.63).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 3. The county clerk shall, at least 30 days before any

 

election at which the electors are to vote on any county bond

 

issue, serve a copy of said the resolution on the sheriff of the

 

county and the sheriff shall, at least 20 days before said the

 

election, cause to be posted in 2 of the most public and

 

conspicuous places in each election precinct or district in the

 

county notices of said the election containing the full text of the

 


resolution. aforesaid. The county clerk shall also cause to be

 

published in at least 1 newspaper having a general circulation in

 

the county, one published in the county, if such there be, a like

 

notice for 3 successive weeks immediately prior to said election.

 

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. The county clerk shall also cause to be served on the

 

clerk of each city, village, and township a copy of said the

 

resolution , at least 30 days before the time fixed for the holding

 

of said the election. All municipal and township authorities shall

 

take such action relating to said the election as shall be is

 

necessary to provide for the holding thereof of the election, but

 

no election called under the provisions of this act shall be

 

construed as a special municipal election within the limitations of

 

Act No. 278 or Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909 and

 

amendments thereto. the home rule city act, 1909 PA 279, MCL 117.1

 

to 117.38. The notice required to be posted by the sheriff and

 

published by the county clerk shall be deemed provided under this

 

section is sufficient notice of said the election. All elections

 

herein provided for provided under this act shall be conducted, all

 

votes shall be received and counted, and all returns shall be made

 

in accordance with the general election laws of the state of

 

Michigan, Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992,

 

unless herein otherwise provided. : Provided, Where in any bond

 

issues heretofore approved, the giving and posting of the notices

 

required by this section have been made in accordance with the

 

provisions of Act No. 351 of the Public Acts of 1925, rather than

 


as heretofore provided for in this section, the said bond issues

 

and all bonds issued thereunder are hereby validated, approved and

 

confirmed as to the giving and posting of such notices.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5560 (request no.

 

03796'13) of the 97th Legislature is enacted into law.