HOUSE BILL No. 4723


     May 3, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Pumford, Jamnick, Tabor, DeVuyst, Sanborn, Vander Roest, George, Raczkowski, Hager, Pappageorge, Jelinek,
Drolet, Voorhees, Rivet, Stewart, Jansen and Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.


        A bill to amend 1846 RS 16, entitled

   "Of the powers and duties of townships, the election and duties
   of township officers, and the division of townships,"

   (MCL 41.1a to 41.110c) by adding section 104a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 104A.  (1) TERRITORY IN A TOWNSHIP SHALL NOT BE ANNEXED

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      BY ANY CITY, VILLAGE, TOWNSHIP, OR CHARTER TOWNSHIP, UNLESS THE

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      QUESTION OF THE ANNEXATION HAS BEEN VOTED UPON BY THE VOTERS IN

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      THE TERRITORY PROPOSED FOR ANNEXATION, IF ANY, AND THE BALANCE OF

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      EACH CITY, VILLAGE, TOWNSHIP, OR CHARTER TOWNSHIP AFFECTED BY THE

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      ANNEXATION VOTING INDEPENDENTLY.

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           (2) IF A VOTE IS REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (1), THE ANNEXA-

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      TION SHALL BE CONSIDERED DEFEATED IF A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORS

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      VOTING ON THE ISSUE IN THE ANNEXING CITY, VILLAGE, TOWNSHIP, OR

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      CHARTER TOWNSHIP, THE TERRITORY PROPOSED FOR ANNEXATION, OR THE



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      BALANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP WITHIN WHICH THE TERRITORY PROPOSED FOR

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      ANNEXATION IS LOCATED VOTE AGAINST THE ANNEXATION.




















































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