Michigan Laws 81.10 – Village deemed fourth class city; division into wards
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 81.10
- city: whenever used in this act , shall be construed to mean a city incorporated under this act, or made subject to its provisions. See Michigan Laws 113.10
- 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
Immediately upon filing the declaration of incorporation mentioned in section 7, in the office of the secretary of state, as in that section directed, the council shall proceed to divide the newly incorporated city into wards. If such city contains a population of less than 5,000 persons, they shall divide it into 3 wards; if it contains a population of 5,000 and upwards, it may be divided into 4 wards; and a greater number of wards may be established upon the basis of population as provided in section 2, chapter 3 of this act. The division shall be so made as to make the territory and population of the wards as nearly equal as may be.