Michigan § Article VII § 22 - Charters, resolutions, ordinances; enumeration of powers.
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§ Article VII § 22. Charters, resolutions, ordinances; enumeration of powers.
Under general laws the electors of each city and village shall have the power and authority to frame, adopt and amend its charter, and to amend an existing charter of the city or village heretofore granted or enacted by the legislature for the government of the city or village. Each such city and village shall have power to adopt resolutions and ordinances relating to its municipal concerns, property and government, subject to the constitution and law. No enumeration of powers granted to cities and villages in this constitution shall limit or restrict the general grant of authority conferred by this section.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section Article VII § 22 ("Charters, resolutions, ordinances; enumeration of powers.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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