Michigan § 331.56 - Local authority as public body corporate; enumeration of powers; general powers not limited; conducting business at public meeting; notice.
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§ 331.56. Local authority as public body corporate; enumeration of powers; general powers not limited; conducting business at public meeting; notice.
Each local authority is a public body corporate, having the succession and term as may be provided in its articles of incorporation. It may adopt and amend bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; adopt an official seal and alter it at its discretion; maintain offices at places as it designates; sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state; and generally do and suffer to be done all things necessary for and convenient and incident to the carrying out of the purposes of its incorporation. The enumeration of powers in this act shall not be construed as a limitation upon the general powers.
The business which the local authority may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the authority held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 331.56 ("Local authority as public body corporate; enumeration of powers; general powers not limited; conducting business at public meeting; notice.") 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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