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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 1.(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as “the home rule village act”.
(2) All villages within this state incorporated before September 1, 1909 under any general or special act of the legislature shall continue their corporate character, and any general and special charter provisions for the government of such villages shall continue in force until superseded, amended, or repealed pursuant to this act.A village is subject to all general laws of this state.
(3) A village incorporated under this act shall have a seal and may sue and be sued.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 78. Villages § 78.1 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-78-villages/mi-comp-laws-78-1/
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