Terms Used In Michigan Laws 85.5

  • 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
  • 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.
   At the first election held in a city incorporated under this act, 2 aldermen in each ward shall be elected. In a city reincorporated under this act, the aldermen elected under the former corporation shall continue in office for the term for which they were elected and, at the first election, the number of aldermen to be elected shall be a number which together, with those continuing in office as provided in this act, totals the requisite number of aldermen required by this act. In this case, the terms of the aldermen first elected as provided by this act, shall be arranged so that 1 alderman for each ward is elected annually thereafter.