Sec. 1.
Every corporation, association or person, now or hereafter exercising or claiming the right to carry or transport natural gas by or through pipe line or lines, for hire, compensation or otherwise, or now or hereafter exercising or claiming the right to engage in the business of piping or transporting natural gas, or any other person or persons, now or hereafter engaging in the business of buying and selling or transporting natural gas within the limits of this state, shall not have or possess the right to conduct or engage in said business or operations, in whole or in part, as above described, or have or possess the right to locate, maintain or operate the necessary pipe lines, fixtures and equipment thereto belonging, or use in connection therewith, concerning the said business of carrying or transporting natural gas as aforesaid, on, over, along, across, through, in or under any present or future highway, or part thereof, or elsewhere, within the state, or have or possess the right of eminent domain, or any other right or rights, concerning said business or operation, in whole or in part, except as authorized by and subject to the provisions of this act, except, further, and only such right or rights as may already exist which are valid, vested, and incapable of revocation by any law of this state or of the United States.
History: 1929, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Mar. 19, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 11632 ;-- CL 1948, 483.101
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 483 - Oil, Gas, and Brine Lines
Act 9 of 1929 - Natural Gas (483.101 - 483.120)
Section 483.101 - Natural Gas; Buying, Selling or Transporting.
Section 483.103 - Control Vested in Public Utilities Commission; Scope; Limitations.
Section 483.104 - Common Purchaser; Definition; Purchase Without Discrimination.
Section 483.105 - Regulations of Public Utilities Commission.
Section 483.106 - Common Carriers; Preference Prohibited.
Section 483.107 - Maximum Daily Flow.
Section 483.108 - Curtailment of Purchase.
Section 483.111 - Sale and Purchase Contract; Filing.
Section 483.112 - Annual Statement; Contents.
Section 483.113 - Accounts and Records.
Section 483.114 - Prevention of Waste; Rules of Public Utilities Commission.
Section 483.115 - Penalties; Civil Liability.
Section 483.116 - Assistants; Employment by Commission.