Terms Used In Michigan Laws 49.51

  • 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
  • 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
   The prosecuting attorney of any county in this state having a population of over 60,000 inhabitants and less than 350,000 inhabitants is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a second assistant prosecuting attorney, by and with the consent of the circuit judge or the presiding circuit judge of the judicial circuit in which such county may be situated, which appointment shall be in writing and filed with the clerk of his county.