Terms Used In Michigan Laws 66.1

  • 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 style of an ordinance shall be: “The village of …………………… ordains.” An ordinance, except as otherwise provided in this act, requires for its passage the concurrence of a majority vote of the members of council. An ordinance shall state its effective date, which may be upon publication, except that an ordinance imposing a sanction shall not take effect before the twentieth day after its passage or before the date of its publication, whichever occurs first.