§ 254.51 Bridge over navigable waters in certain counties; petition
§ 254.52 Bridge over navigable waters in certain counties; meeting of county supervisors, notices; plans and specifications
§ 254.53 Bridge over navigable waters in certain counties; board of supervisors, authority; type of bridge
§ 254.54 County under road system; authority of commissioners; specifications; type of bridges not to be changed
§ 254.55 County under road system; special assessment district, hearings, objections, boundary changes
§ 254.56 County under road system; commissioners’ final order
§ 254.57 County under road system; commissioners’ powers and duties
§ 254.58 County under road system; rights, duties, remedies, limitations; legislative intent
§ 254.59 County under road system; annual installments, apportionment of cost; announcement of decision, exemption
§ 254.60 County not under road system; supervisors’ authority, delegation
§ 254.61 County not under road system; powers and duties, legislative intent
§ 254.62 Bridge deemed public highway; county maintenance
§ 254.63 Tax limit; borrowing funds
§ 254.64 Recovery of damages; plaintiffs; actions within year
§ 254.65 Recovery of damages; action by summons, service; alias and pluries summons
§ 254.66 Recovery of damages; pleadings, proceedings
§ 254.67 Recovery of damages; tax levy

Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 254 > Act 398 of 1919 - Bridges Over Navigable Waters

  • annual meeting: when applied to townships, mean the annual meeting required by law to be held on the Saturday immediately preceding the first Monday in April. See Michigan Laws 8.3d
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Carrier: means a self-insurer or an insurer. See Michigan Laws 418.601
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • director: means the director of the bureau or his or her duly authorized representative. See Michigan Laws 418.201
  • Disability: means a limitation of an employee's wage earning capacity in work suitable to his or her qualifications and training resulting from a personal injury or work-related disease. See Michigan Laws 418.301
  • employee: means :
    (a) A person in the service of the state, a county, city, township, village, or school district, under any appointment, or contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written. See Michigan Laws 418.161
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Insurer: means an organization that transacts the business of worker's compensation insurance within this state. See Michigan Laws 418.601
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Self-insurer: means either of the following:
    •     (i) An individual employer authorized to carry its own risk. See Michigan Laws 418.601
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.