Sec. 17.
Any amendment to any existing charter, whether passed pursuant to the provisions of this act or heretofore granted or passed by the state legislature, for the government of a village, may be submitted to the electors by a 2/3 vote of the legislative body of the village, or may be petitioned for by not less than 20 per centum of the number of electors voting for president at the last preceding election, which petition shall be verified by the oath of the party or parties securing the same and filed with the village clerk. Every such amendment shall be submitted to the electors at the next general or special election. When the amendment originates in the legislative body, it shall be published and remain on the table for 30 days before action is taken thereon. The form in which any proposed amendment to a village charter shall be submitted on the ballot, unless provided for in the initiatory petition, shall be determined by resolution by the legislative body.
History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 95, Imd. Eff. Apr. 21, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 2859 ;-- CL 1929, 1779 ;-- CL 1948, 78.17
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 278 of 1909 - The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)
Section 78.1b - Emergency Financial Manager; Authority and Responsibilities.
Section 78.2a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.
Section 78.3 - Petitions; Contents.
Section 78.5a - Annexation; Petition; Vote; Approval of Adjoining City, Village or Township.
Section 78.8 - Returns Canvass.
Section 78.14 - Village Charter; Revision.
Section 78.15 - Election of Charter Commission; Details Fixed by Legislative Body.
Section 78.16 - Charter Commission; Quorum.
Section 78.17 - Charter; Amendments, Submission.
Section 78.19 - Charter; Publication Prerequisites.
Section 78.20 - Charter of Amendment; Approval; Filing Time.
Section 78.21 - Election; Expenses; Manner of Conducting.
Section 78.22 - Police Officers of Village; Powers.
Section 78.22a - District Court or Municipal Court; Hearing and Determining Cases.
Section 78.22b - Police Officer; Authority to Execute Bench Warrant.
Section 78.23 - Village Charter; Mandatory Provisions.
Section 78.24 - Village Charter; Permissible Provisions.
Section 78.24a - Codification of Ordinances.
Section 78.24c - Acquisition of Land for Disposal of Sewage or Protection of Water Supply.
Section 78.25 - Statutory Provisions; Adoption.
Section 78.26 - Prohibited Powers; Computation of Indebtedness.
Section 78.26a - Locomotives; Enforceability of Ordinance Prescribing Maximum Speed Limit.