Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)
215-1895-VIII - Chapter VIII the City Council. (88.1...88.20)

Section 88.1 - City Council; Members. - Sec. 1. The legislative authority of cities incorporated under this...

Section 88.2 - Mayor to Be President. - Sec. 2. The mayor shall be president of the council,...

Section 88.3 - President Pro Tempore; Powers, Duties. - Sec. 3. On the first Monday in May in each...

Section 88.4 - Clerks; Duties. - Sec. 4. The city clerk shall be clerk of the...

Section 88.5 - Aldermen; Required Attendance; Loss of Vote, Interest. - Sec. 5. Each alderman shall be required to attend all...

Section 88.6 - Election Returns; Qualification of Membership; Meetings, Notice. - Sec. 6. The council shall be judge of the election...

Section 88.7 - Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice; Quorum; Adjournment; Pending Business; Compelling Attendance of Absent Members; Concurring Vote Required for Certain Actions; Reconsidering or Rescinding Vote at Special Meeting; Appropria... - Sec. 7. (1) The business which the council may perform...

Section 88.8 - Rules for Council Proceedings; Record or Journal of Proceedings; Availability of Writings to Public; Taking Votes; Entering Votes on Journal; Publication of Record and Votes. - Sec. 8. (1) The council shall prescribe rules for council...

Section 88.9 - Compelling Attendance at Meetings; Fines for Nonattendance; Sanctions for Disorderly Conduct; Ordinance. - Sec. 9. The council, by ordinance, may compel the attendance...

Section 88.10 - City Officers; Attendance at Meetings; Public Attendance and Participation Not Prohibited. - Sec. 10. (1) The attorney, marshal, street commissioner, surveyor, and...

Section 88.11 - Powers of Council; Control of Finances, Property. - Sec. 11. The council shall have control of the finances...

Section 88.12 - Powers of Council; Ordinances, Enactment. - Sec. 12. Whenever by this act or any other provisions...

Section 88.13 - Powers of Council; Standing Committees; Appointment, Duties. - Sec. 13. The council may provide for the appointment of...

Section 88.14 - Records, Books, Documents, or Papers; Location; Filing; Inspection; Defacement or Destruction; Violation; Penalty. - Sec. 14. (1) The council shall cause the records of...

Section 88.15 - Members; Compensation. - Sec. 15. No member of the council shall receive any...

Section 88.16 - Repealed. 1968, Act 317, Eff. Sept. 1, 1968. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section provided that city council members...

Section 88.17 - Removal From Office; Preferring Charges Against and Trying Officers. - Sec. 17. A person appointed to office by the council...

Section 88.18 - Investigation of Charges or Other Matters; Procedure. - Sec. 18. To enable the council to investigate charges against...

Section 88.19 - Witnesses; Summons, Oath. - Sec. 19. Whenever the council, or any committee of the...

Section 88.20 - Claims Against City; Audit, Allowance; Rules; Defense to Suit. - Sec. 20. The council shall audit and allow all accounts...