Michigan § 81.6 - Election; authorizing vote; resolution of council, contents; records.
Full text of Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws § 81.6 — Election; authorizing vote; resolution of council, contents; records., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 81.6. Election; authorizing vote; resolution of council, contents; records.
After the council shall have determined the result of the election upon the proposition voted upon, as provided in the preceding section, if it shall appear to the council that a majority of all the votes legally given at such election upon the question of such incorporation, were given for the incorporation, the council shall, by a resolution to be entered in the record of their proceedings, recite that at said election, stating the date thereof, the question as to whether said village should be incorporated as a city of the fourth class under the provisions of this act, was submitted to a vote of the electors of the village, and that a majority of those voting upon the question, voted for city incorporation; and shall, in the same resolution declare that, in accordance with said vote, the said village shall be and is incorporated as a city of the fourth class by the name of "The city of ..................... ". (Stating the name by which the city is to be known).
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 81.6 ("Election; authorizing vote; resolution of council, contents; records.") 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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