§ 485.101 Corporations to improve on rivers; formation; tolls
§ 485.102 Corporations to improve on rivers; certificate, contents, acknowledgment, recording, filing
§ 485.103 Body corporate; powers; governing law
§ 485.104 Improvement of streams; consent of governor and attorney general
§ 485.105 Map or plan; application for approval; hearing, procedure, approval; alteration of plan
§ 485.106 Directors; powers, election, term, vacancy, qualification
§ 485.107 Directors; calling of election
§ 485.108 Directors; majority control
§ 485.109 Directors; president; treasurer; selection, vacancy
§ 485.110 President and directors; powers
§ 485.111 Subscriptions; increase in capital stock, certificate, filing
§ 485.112 Subscriptions; calling in; sale, procedure, purchaser’s rights
§ 485.113 Corporate powers
§ 485.114 Tolls; forfeiture of right to collect
§ 485.115 Tolls; power of board to fix; jurisdiction of corporation; annual statement, contents
§ 485.116 Tolls; improved streams open to all
§ 485.117 Tolls; collection
§ 485.118 Lien on floatables; sale, procedure
§ 485.119 Stream to be kept in repair; forfeiture
§ 485.120 Injury to stream or property; penalty
§ 485.121 Log jam; power to break, lien for cost
§ 485.122 Lien; enforcement
§ 485.123 Lien on floatables; owner unknown or without jurisdiction of court
§ 485.124 Annual report; contents
§ 485.125 Taxation
§ 485.126 Stockholder’s liability; recovery prerequisites
§ 485.127 Shares deemed personalty; transfer
§ 485.129 Governing laws

Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 485 > Act 149 of 1869 - River Improvement Companies

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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.
  • seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:
  (a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3n
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o