Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)
Section 120.2 - Referendum Petition; Filing, Examination, Certification; Resolution of Board of Supervisors.

***** 120.2 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 *****
Sec. 2.
At any general election or at any special election which may be called for that purpose, the board of county supervisors of any county in this state, may or on petition of 10 per cent of the qualified electors of such county based on the total vote cast in the last county election shall, by resolution, submit to the voters of such county the proposition of creating a port district which will be coextensive with the limits of such county as now or hereafter established. Such petition shall be filed with the county clerk, who shall, within 15 days, examine the signatures thereof and certify to the sufficiency or insufficiency thereof, and for such purpose the county clerk shall have access to all registration books in the possession of the officers of any incorporated city or town in such proposed port district.
History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2291 ;-- CL 1948, 120.2 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 120 - Port Districts

Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)

Section 120.1 - Port Districts; Incorporation, Exercise of Powers.

Section 120.2 - Referendum Petition; Filing, Examination, Certification; Resolution of Board of Supervisors.

Section 120.3 - Insufficient Petitions; Certification of Sufficiency; Submission of Proposition at Election.

Section 120.4 - Election; Notice, Form of Ballot.

Section 120.5 - Formation; Procedure, Referendum, Effective Date of Creation.

Section 120.6 - Formation of District Comprising More Than 1 County; Limitation; Lesser Port Districts.

Section 120.7 - Formation of District; Canvass and Declaration of Election Results; Three-Fifths Vote.

Section 120.8 - Formation of District; Election and Survey Expense.

Section 120.9 - Port Commission, Appointment, Term, Vacancies.

Section 120.10 - Port Commission; Service of Member; Quorum; Passage of Resolution; Transaction of Business; Eligibility to Hold Office; Financial Interest Prohibited; Waiver; Vacancy; Removal; Oath.

Section 120.10a - Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice.

Section 120.11 - Port Commission; Submission of Propositions at Elections, Canvass of Votes.

Section 120.12 - Port Commission; Commissioners, Compensation; Mileage, Expenses.

Section 120.13 - Port Commission; Acquisition of Property.

Section 120.13a - Port Commission; Acceptance of Gifts, Grants or Loan; Approval.

Section 120.14 - Port Districts; Powers.

Section 120.15 - Port District Public Improvement; Issue of Evidence of Indebtedness.

Section 120.16 - Port District Public Improvements; Bonds for Public Improvement, Revenue, Full Faith and Credit, Approvals.

Section 120.17 - Port District Public Improvements; Lands, Leases and Easements.

Section 120.18 - Port District Public Improvements; Streams.

Section 120.19 - Port District Public Improvements; Waterways, Creation.

Section 120.20 - Public Improvements; Income Producing; Payment in Lieu of Taxes.

Section 120.21 - Commodities; Tolls, Fees, Rents; Approval.

Section 120.22 - Lease of Property; Maximum Term, Bond.

Section 120.23 - Sale of Property; Approval.

Section 120.24 - Port Commission; Taxes, Special Assessments; Allocation of Millage.

Section 120.24a, 120.24b - Repealed. 1958, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1958.

Section 120.25 - Port Commission; Bond Issues, Limit, Approval by Governing Bodies or Electors.

Section 120.26 - Port Commission; Assistants and Employes.

Section 120.27 - Port Commission; Expenditures, Authority, Bids.

Section 120.28 - Port Commission; Lease of Harbor Area, Rents.

Section 120.29 - Port Commission; Election and Powers of Officers; Rules; Seal; Recording Proceedings of Board; Disposition and Disbursement of Funds of Port District; Office; Access to Maps, Charts, Plans, and Documents.

Section 120.29a - Availability of Writings to Public.

Section 120.30 - Comprehensive Port Plan of Harbor Improvements; Notice, Hearing, Approval by Municipalities, Restrictions.

Section 120.31 - Property Rights in Improvements; Cooperation Between Port District and Certain Other Public Bodies.

Section 120.32 - Power to Borrow in Anticipation of Tax.

Section 120.33 - Fund Created; Special Funds; Disbursement.

Section 120.34 - Annual Reports; Budgets; Budget Committee.

Section 120.34a - Port Districts Coterminous With Cities and Townships; Powers of Local Governing Bodies.

Section 120.35 - Construction of Act.

Section 120.36 - Repealed. 1966, Act 318, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967.