Michigan Laws 3.907 – Acceptance of relinquished legislative jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 3.907
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
When the United States tenders to the state a relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction theretofore acquired by it over these lands, or any part thereof, described in section 1, the governor may accept on behalf of the state the legislative jurisdiction so relinquished. The governor shall indicate his acceptance of relinquished legislative jurisdiction by a writing addressed to the head of the appropriate department or agency of the United States and it shall be effective when deposited in the United States mails.