Terms Used In Michigan Laws 486.505

  • 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.
  • 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.
   As soon as any such ordinance becomes effective the township board may authorize the execution of any such contract as is herein contemplated on behalf of the township by any 2 or more of its officers, and when such contract has been properly executed by such corporation the same shall constitute a binding agreement and obligation on the part of the township and upon the part of the said corporation.