PROTECTION OF FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS
Act 220 of 1861
AN ACT vesting with police powers, marshals and their deputies, at state and county fairs.
History: 1861, Act 220, Eff. June 15, 1861
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
453.371 Fair grounds; marshals and deputies, police powers.
Sec. 1.
That all persons duly appointed or chosen as marshals, deputy marshals, or policemen, by the proper officers of any of the agricultural or horticultural societies of this state, and designated by appropriate badges, shall, as such marshals and policemen during the days of the fairs or exhibitions held by any of said societies be vested with the police powers of special constables in the township, village, or city in which such fairs or exhibitions are held.
History: 1861, Act 220, Eff. June 15, 1861
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CL 1871, 2177
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Am. 1879, Act 162, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879
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How. 2325
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CL 1897, 5973
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CL 1915, 7851
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CL 1929, 10252
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CL 1948, 453.371
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