Sec. 2.
Property for a county road shall be secured by the board of county road commissioners and shall be taken in the name of the county. Property for trunk line highway purposes shall be secured by the state highway commissioner and shall be taken in the name of the state, excepting that excess property taken for highway purposes shall be taken in the name of the state highway commissioner. All such property shall be acquired by a release or other appropriate conveyance duly executed by the owner or owners of the lands and acknowledged and witnessed in the manner provided by law for the acknowledging and witnessing of deeds: Provided, That fluid mineral and gas rights shall be deemed excluded from such release or conveyance unless specifically included therein. The exercise of such fluid mineral and gas rights, as permitted by law, shall not interfere with the use of such property. All such releases and conveyances shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the land is situated.
History: 1925, Act 352, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1925 ;-- Am. 1927, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 30, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 3885 ;-- Am. 1935, Act 258, Eff. Sept. 21, 1935 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 237, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937 ;-- Am. 1941, Act 279, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- CL 1948, 213.172 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 22, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 352 of 1925 - Acquiring Property for Highway Purposes (213.171 - 213.199)
Section 213.173 - Payment of Purchase Price for Property.
Section 213.174 - Determination of Necessity by Board or Commissioner; Hearing.
Section 213.175 - Determination of Necessity; Filing and Recording; Compensation for Property.
Section 213.176 - Possession Notice; Vesting of Title; Removal of Obstructions on Property.
Section 213.177 - Petition; Circuit Court to Appoint Commissioners to Determine Damages.
Section 213.178 - Petition; Order for Hearing, Service.
Section 213.179 - Petition; Service Upon Guardians; Guardian Ad Litem.
Section 213.180 - Petition; Constructive Service; Order for Appearance.
Section 213.181 - Order for Appearance; Publication; Mailing and Service of Order.
Section 213.182 - Order for Appearance; Proof of Publication and Service; Filing.
Section 213.183 - Default of Persons Not Appearing; Court-Appointed Commissioners; Discontinuance.
Section 213.184 - Commissioners; Meetings, Adjournments; Witnesses.
Section 213.185 - Commissioners; View of Premises; Hearing; Evidence of Ownership.
Section 213.186 - Commissioners; Appraisal of Damages; Reports.
Section 213.187 - Commissioners; Not Necessary to Include All Parcels of Property in Same Petition.
Section 213.188 - Benefits to Owners; Deduction From Damage Costs.
Section 213.189 - Orders of Court Upon Determination and in Regarding Commissioners.
Section 213.190 - Confirmation of Commissioner's Report; Witness, Attorney, Damage Fees.
Section 213.191 - Compensation of Highway Condemnation Commissioners; Expenses.
Section 213.192 - Prima Facie Evidence; Certificate, Report, or Determination.
Section 213.193 - Right to Acquire Property of Municipalities and Cemetery Associations; Exchange.
Section 213.194 - Sale of Excess Land; Conveyance; Record.
Section 213.195 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 213.197 - Review by Certiorari; Procedure; Time Limitations.
Section 213.198 - State Highway Commissioner or Deputy May Conduct Proceedings.