Terms Used In Michigan Laws 81.6

  • 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
   After the council shall have determined the result of the election upon the proposition voted upon, as provided in the preceding section, if it shall appear to the council that a majority of all the votes legally given at such election upon the question of such incorporation, were given for the incorporation, the council shall, by a resolution to be entered in the record of their proceedings, recite that at said election, stating the date thereof, the question as to whether said village should be incorporated as a city of the fourth class under the provisions of this act, was submitted to a vote of the electors of the village, and that a majority of those voting upon the question, voted for city incorporation; and shall, in the same resolution declare that, in accordance with said vote, the said village shall be and is incorporated as a city of the fourth class by the name of “The city of ………………… “. (Stating the name by which the city is to be known).