MUTILATED ARCHIVES

Act 190 of 1867

AN ACT to provide for copying and binding mutilated assessment rolls and other papers.


History: 1867, Act 190, Eff. June 27, 1867




The People of the State of Michigan enact:


46.241 Mutilated archives; preservation, copying and binding.

Sec. 1.

     That whenever, in the opinion of the board of supervisors of any county in this state, from the defaced or mutilated condition of any assessment rolls, returns of township treasurers, or other papers, on file, under the provisions of law, in the office of the treasurer of such county, and for their better preservation, it shall be necessary that the same be copied or bound or both, that it shall be lawful and shall be the duty of such board of supervisors to authorize and order the copying or binding, or both, of such archives.


History: 1867, Act 190, Eff. June 27, 1867 ;-- CL 1871, 5956 ;-- How. 7534 ;-- CL 1897, 2508 ;-- CL 1915, 2326 ;-- CL 1929, 1180 ;-- CL 1948, 46.241





46.242 Preservation of mutilated archives; supervision by county treasurer; employment of copyist, oath; certification of copies.

Sec. 2.

     Whenever the board of supervisors of any county shall order the copying of any rolls or other papers, as provided in section 1 of this act, the treasurer of such county shall have the supervision of such work, and shall employ some proper person or persons to perform the same, who shall, before entering upon the discharge of such duty, subscribe an oath to perform the same, in a true and faithful manner; and it shall be the duty of such county treasurer to compare all rolls or papers so copied, with the originals, and shall attach to each separate copy, roll, or other paper, his certificate that the same is a true copy of the original roll, or other paper, and that such copy was made by a person duly authorized under the provisions of law to make the same.


History: 1867, Act 190, Eff. June 27, 1867 ;-- CL 1871, 5957 ;-- How. 7535 ;-- CL 1897, 2509 ;-- CL 1915, 2327 ;-- CL 1929, 1181 ;-- CL 1948, 46.242





46.243 Copies of archives; admissible as evidence.

Sec. 3.

     Any copy of any assessment roll, tax roll, township treasurer's return or other paper, made and certified under the provisions of this act, shall be valid and lawful as evidence in any court as the original would have been.


History: 1867, Act 190, Eff. June 27, 1867 ;-- CL 1871, 5958 ;-- How. 7536 ;-- CL 1897, 2510 ;-- CL 1915, 2328 ;-- CL 1929, 1182 ;-- CL 1948, 46.243



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