Sec. 3.
Each organized county shall be a body politic and corporate, for the following purposes, that is to say: To sue and be sued, to purchase and hold real and personal estate for the use of the county; to borrow money for the purpose of erecting and repairing county buildings, and for the building of bridges, to make all necessary contracts, and to do all other necessary acts in relation to the property and concerns of the county.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 13 ;-- CL 1857, 302 ;-- CL 1871, 433 ;-- How. 439 ;-- CL 1897, 2441 ;-- CL 1915, 2243 ;-- CL 1929, 1101 ;-- CL 1948, 45.3
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (45.1 - 45.25)
R-S-1846-45-1-13 - Chapter 13 Chapter 13. of Counties. (45.1...45.25)
R-S-1846-45-1-13-COUNTIES. - Counties. (45.1...45.5)
Section 45.1 - Counties; Boundaries.
Section 45.2 - Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges and Immunities.
Section 45.3 - County; Body Corporate, Purposes.