Sec. 31.
The council may charge and collect annually from persons whose premises are connected by private drains with the public sewers, a reasonable sum in proportion to the amount of drainage through the private drain. The charge shall be a lien upon the premises, and may be collected by special assessment.
History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2799 ;-- CL 1915, 2670 ;-- CL 1929, 1579 ;-- CL 1948, 67.31 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)
3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64)
3-1895-VII-SEWERS-DRAINS-AND-WATER-COURSES. - Sewers, Drains and Water-Courses. (67.24...67.34)
Section 67.24 - Sewers, Drains, Watercourses; Construction; Condemnation.
Section 67.25 - Sewers, Drains, and Watercourses; Expense of Construction; Methods of Payment.
Section 67.27 - Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974.
Section 67.28 - Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 67.29 - Private Drains; Construction, Regulation; Work at Private Expense.
Section 67.30 - Private Drains; Connection With Public Sewers.
Section 67.31 - Private Drains; Connection to Public Sewers; Charge; Collection.
Section 67.32 - Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 67.33 - Sewers, Ditches, Water Systems, and Watercourses; Repair Expense.