Sec. 72.
If a vacancy occurs in the office of sheriff of a county, the undersheriff of the county shall in all things execute the office of sheriff, until a sheriff is elected and qualified. A default or misfeasance in office of an undersheriff in that capacity, shall be considered to be a breach of the condition of the bond given on behalf of or by the sheriff who appointed the undersheriff, and also a breach of the condition of the bond executed on behalf of or by the undersheriff to the sheriff by whom the undersheriff was appointed.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 14 ;-- CL 1857, 413 ;-- CL 1871, 554 ;-- How. 582 ;-- CL 1897, 2581 ;-- CL 1915, 2445 ;-- CL 1929, 1327 ;-- CL 1948, 51.72 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 635, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1979 Compiler's Notes: This section as originally enacted was numbered section 73.
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (51.68 - 51.85)
R-S-1846-51-68-14 - Chapter 14 Chapter 14. of County Officers. (51.68...51.85)
R-S-1846-51-68-14-OF-SHERIFFS. - Of Sheriffs. (51.68...51.85)
Section 51.68 - Sheriff; Bond; Penal Sum; Approval; Surety.
Section 51.69 - Sheriff; Bond; Condition.
Section 51.71 - Undersheriff; Appointment, Vacancies.
Section 51.72 - Undersheriff; Executing Office of Sheriff; Effect of Default or Misfeasance.
Section 51.73 - Sheriff; Appointments and Revocations, Form, Filing; Oaths of Office.
Section 51.74 - Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff; Renewal of Security.
Section 51.75 - Sheriff; Custody of County Jails.
Section 51.78 - Repealed. 1952, Act 110, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952.
Section 51.79 - Survival of Action Against Sheriff or Deputies.
Section 51.82 - Sheriff; Services to State; Payment.
Section 51.83 - Sheriff's Office; Notice, Office Hours.
Section 51.84 - Service of Papers at Sheriff's Office.
Section 51.85 - Service of Papers on Sheriff at County Clerk's Office.