Michigan Laws > Chapter 46 > Act 11 of 1929 – County-Owned Fairgrounds


§ 46.151	Fair; management and control by board of supervisors
§ 46.152	Fair board; appointment by board of supervisors
§ 46.153	Fair; rules and regulations for management and control; admission charge, tax levy

Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 46 > Act 11 of 1929 - County-Owned Fairgrounds

Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
Applicant: means an internet service provider that submits an application for a grant after collaborating with the community in the unserved area. See Michigan Laws 484.3252
Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
Broadband service: means a retail service, not including a satellite service, capable of delivering high-speed internet access at speeds of at least 25 megabits per second downstream and 3 megabits per second upstream. See Michigan Laws 484.3252
Cable operator: means that term as defined in 47 USC 522(5). See Michigan Laws 484.3301
Cable service: means that term as defined in 47 USC 522(6). See Michigan Laws 484.3301
Cable system: means that term as defined in 47 USC 522(7). See Michigan Laws 484.3301
Commission: means the Michigan public service commission. See Michigan Laws 484.3301
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
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.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Department: means the department of technology, management, and budget. See Michigan Laws 484.3252
Deployed: means that a provider meets either of the following:

(i) Currently provides broadband service of at least 25 megabits per second download and 3 megabits per second upload in the specific geographic area of the proposed project of the applicant. See Michigan Laws 484.3252

Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. ^{Source: OCC}

Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

firearm: except as otherwise specifically defined in statute, includes any weapon which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by action of an explosive. See Michigan Laws 8.3t

Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.

franchise agreement: means the franchise agreement required under this act to be the operating agreement between each franchising entity and video provider in this state. See Michigan Laws 484.3301

Franchising entity: means the local unit of government in which a provider offers video services through a franchise. See Michigan Laws 484.3301

Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.

Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. ^{Source: OCC}

Household: means a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or any other structure or part of a structure intended for residential occupancy as separate living quarters. See Michigan Laws 484.3301

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

Incumbent video provider: means a cable operator serving cable subscribers or a telecommunication provider providing video services through the provider's existing telephone exchange boundaries in a particular franchise area within a local unit of government on the effective date of this act. See Michigan Laws 484.3301

Internet service provider: means any of the following:

(i) An entity holding a license under the Michigan telecommunications act, 1991 PA 179, MCL 484. See Michigan Laws 484.3252

IPTV: means internet protocol television. See Michigan Laws 484.3301

Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Local unit of government: means a city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 484.3301

month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j

Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.

Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.

OVS: means that term as defined in 47 USC 573. See Michigan Laws 484.3301

Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

Person: includes an individual, community organization, cooperative association, corporation, federally recognized Indian tribe, limited liability company, nonprofit corporation, partnership, or political subdivision of this state. See Michigan Laws 484.3252

Person: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, governmental entity, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 484.3301

person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l

Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.

Probate: Proving a will

Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

provider: means a person authorized under this act to provide video service. See Michigan Laws 484.3301

Public rights-of-way: means the area on, below, or above a public roadway, highway, street, public sidewalk, alley, waterway, or utility easements dedicated for compatible uses. See Michigan Laws 484.3301

Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.

secular day: means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. See Michigan Laws 168.2

Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

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

Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

Trade secrets: means trade secret as that term is defined in section 2 of the uniform trade secrets act, 1998 PA 448, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 484.3252

United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o

Unserved area: means any of the following:

(i) A census block lacking access to broadband service from at least 1 internet service provider. See Michigan Laws 484.3252

Video programming: means that term as defined in 47 USC 522(20). See Michigan Laws 484.3301

Video service: means video programming, cable services, IPTV, or OVS provided through facilities located at least in part in the public rights-of-way without regard to delivery technology, including internet protocol technology. See Michigan Laws 484.3301

Video service provider fee: means the amount paid by a video service provider or incumbent video provider under section 6. See Michigan Laws 484.3301