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Manlius ..
471
1897
L. A. 1885, p. 40. L. A. 1883, p. 441. By supervisors. L. A. 1883, p. 12.
SEvart ....
Fremont .
Newaygo ......
( Sheridan.
$
1,331
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 549; original incorporation as Fremont Center; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 159; Amend- ed, L. A. 1887, p. 592; 1891, p. 998; 1893, p. 1071.
Fruitport
Ottawa ..
Spring Lake ....
$
311
Gagetown.
Tuscola ....
Elmwood ..
329
Gaines.
Genesee.
Gaines .. .
240
Galesburgh.
Kalamazoo ...
Comstock.
By supervisors; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 56; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1576; rein- corporated, L. A. 1893, p. 717.
Galien.
Berrien ...
Galien ..
440
1879
Garden ..
Delta ..
Garden
465
1886
Gaylord ..
Otsego ...
S Bagley .
1
1,561
1881
Glenwood.
Wayne ..
Ecorse.
999
1900
Gobleville .
Van Buren.
1
505
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 599.
Grandville
Kent ..
Bloomingdale. Wyoming ..
457
1887
Grant ..
Newaygo.
Ashland ...
214
1893
Grass Lake.
Jackson.
Grass Lake ..
648
1871
Grosse Pointe ....
Wayne.
Grosse Pointe ..
343
1870
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1052; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 14; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 145. By supervisors; incorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 176; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 863; territory de- tached, L. A. 1893, p. 1075.
Grosse P't Farms.
Wayne.
Grosse Pointe .. Hamtramck.
817
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 1075.
Hamtramck. Hancock
Houghton.
Hancock ..
4,050
1875
Hanover
Jackson.
378
1885
Harbor Beach ....
Huron.
Hanover .. Sand Beach ....
1,149
1882
L. A. 1882, p. 5; originally called Sand Beach; name changed to Harbor Beach, L. A. 1899, p. 77.
Harbor Springs ...
Emmet.
Little Traverse.
1,643
1881
L. A. 1881; p. 32; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 107.
Harrietta ..
Wexford.
S Boon . Slagle.
419
1891
Originally incorporated as Gaston, L. A. 1891, p. 129; amended and name changed to Harrietta, L. A. 1893, p. 149.
Harrisville . Hart ..
Alcona ... . Oceana.
Harrisville Hart ..
403
1887
1,134
1885
L. A. 1887, p. 395. L. A. 1885, p. 325.
.
Incorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 135.
L. A. 1893, p. 168; amended, L. A. 1897, p. 13.
Wayne ..
1901
L. A. 1901, p. 768.
L. A. 1875, p. 91; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 69; 1877, p. 520; 1891, pp. 124, 1014; 1893, p. 998; 1895, p. 95. L. A. 1885, p. 73.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN
335
| Dayton .. .
Fruitport .... .
Muskegon ....
1891 L. A. 1891, p. 131; originally called Crawville, changed to Fruitport, March 30, 1869; S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1036. 1887 L. A. 1887, p. 207. 1875 L. A. 1875, p. 125.
§ Charleston ..
689
1861
L. A. 1879, p. 33. By supervisors; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 1077.
Livingston
L. A. 1881, p. 19. By supervisors.
§ Pine Grove ....
336
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1900.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Hartford.
Van Buren . ... Osceola ..
Hersey .
327
1875
Hesperia.
( Newaygo ..
Denver ..
5
474
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 443.
Highland Park.
Wayne.
? Hamtramck.
Hillman ..
253
1891
Holly.
Montmorency Oakland ...
Holly .
1,419
1865
S. L. 1865, p. 188; revised, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 579; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 224; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 398.
Homer
Calhoun.
Homer
1,097
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 194; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 59; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 332; L. A. 1875, p. 549; reincorpor- ated, L. A. 1893, p. 963.
Houghton.
Houghton.
Portage.
3,359
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 1079; amended, L. A. 1877; p. 259; 1889, p. 641; territory annexed, L. A. 1893, p. 22; territory annexed, L. A. 1899, p. 123.
Howard City
Montcalm
Reynolds
1,398
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 103; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 28; 1881, p. 261; 1885, p. 320; revised and amended, L. A. 1887, p. 87; 1893, p. 152.
Howell.
Livingston .. . .
[ Howell. Marion ...
2,518
1863
S. L. 1863, p. 134; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 156; L. A. 1881, p. 11; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 1025.
Hubbardston.
Ionia.
North Plains ...
450
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 155; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 77; revised, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 939.
Imlay City
Lapeer.
Imlay ..
1,122
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 240; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 508; act to amend repealed in part, L. A. 1877, p. 30; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 41.
Iron River
Iron ...
Iron River
1,482
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 77; boundaries changed, L. A. 1901, p. 272.
Ithaca ...
Gratiot.
Ithaca. .
2,020
1869
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 101; amended, 1879, p. 38; 1887, p. 78; 1891, p. 1031.
Jonesville.
Hillsdale
Fayette.
1,367
1855
Kalkaska ..
Kalkaska ...
Kalkaska.
1,304
1887
L. A. 1877, p. 99. L. A. 1875, p. 568.
Hersey ..
Oceana ....
Newfield ..
1
·
1
427
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 525; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 291.
Hillman .
L. A. 1891, p. 867.
!
$
4
§ Clinton .
Lebanon
.
S. L. 1855, p. 109; amended, S. L. 1857, p. 30; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1140; boundaries changed by super- visors, April 5, 1869; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 142. L. A. 1887, p. 208.
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Hartford ..
1,077
1877
Greenfield.
Kingsley ...
G'd Traverse .. Tuscola .. .. .
Paradise . Kingston.
419
1890 1893
L. A. 1893, p. 405.
Laingsburg ...
Shiawassee ...
Sciota ....
690
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1179; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 55; act of 1871 repealed, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 424; rein- corporated, L. A. 1877, p. 20.
& Lake Ann.
Benzie.
Almira.
241
1893
By supervisors.
Lake City ..
Missaukee.
Lake .
5
816
1887
By supervisors; L. A. 1889, p. 1046; reincorporated, 1891, p. 1021.
Lake Linden.
Houghton. ...
Schoolcraft .....
2,597
1885
By supervisors; boundaries changed by super- visors in 1890; incorporated, L. A. 1891, pp. 1090, 1092.
Lake Odessa ..
Ionia . ...
Odessa. ..
1,037
1889
Lake View
Montcalm.
Cato ....
935
1881
L'Anse ..
Baraga.
L'Anse .
620
1873
L. A. 1881, p. 99; territory detached, L. A. 1895, p. 12. S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 861; originally in Houghton county; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 340; 1883, p. 662; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 925; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 992.
Laurium.
Houghton .....
Calumet .... .
...
5,643
1889
Incorporated by supervisors as Calumet; amended by supervisors, 1894; reincorporated and name changed, L. A. 1895, p. 102; amended Feb. 13, 1899, by board of supervisors; boundaries changed, L. A. 1901, p. 773.
Lawrence ...
Van Buren ... .
Lawrence. ...
..
598
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 640; part of plat vacated, S. L. 1850, p. 203; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 6; reincorpor- ated, L. A. 1879, p. 31; amended, 1887, p. 292.
Lawton ...
Van Buren ....
Antwerp.
942
1858
Originally by supervisors, Nov. 3, 1858; reincorpor- ated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 160; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 393.
Leonard.
Oakland.
Addison.
335
1889
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 1016. L. A. 1883, p. 15.
LeRoy.
Osceola ..
LeRoy.
375
1883
Leslie.
Ingham.
Leslie.
1,114
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 996; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1249; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 952; L. A. 1887, p. 38; 1881, p. 381; 1885, p. 236; 1887, p. 116.
Lexington.
Sanilac.
Lexington.
619
1855
S. L. 1855, p. 120; amended, S. L. 1859, p. 161; rein- corporated, L. A. 1887, p. 36.
Linden .
Genesee ..
Fenton ..
543
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 115; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 372.
Lisbon. .
Ottawa ..
Chester.
187
1869
Litchfield.
Kent. Hillsdale .
Sparta .. Litchfield
645
1877
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 661. By supervisors.
337
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INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN
By supervisors.
Kingston ..
Koylton ..
286
.
[ Reader
....
L. A. 1889, p. 12.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1900.
Incor- porated.
Lowell
Kent .
Lowell
1,736
1859
S Ellsworth ..
837
1893
Lyons ..
Ionia
Lyons.
$
By supervisors; legalized, S. L. 1859, p. 201; incor- porated, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 115; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1256; L. A. 1875, p. 533; 1891, p. 995.
Mackinaw City ...
Emmet.
Carp Lake ..
564
1882
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 413; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 177.
L. A .. 1889, p. 189.
Mancelona ... Manchester.
..
Washtenaw ...
Manchester .....
1,209
1867
Manton
Wexford.
Cedar Creek . .
895
1877
Maple Rapids
Clinton ..
Essex. .
579
1881
Marcellus ..
Cass. ·
Marcellus.
1,025
1879
Marion
Osceola ...
Marion ..
741
1889
L.
A. 1889, p. 11.
Marlette.
Sanilac ..
Marlette ..
996
1881
I. A. 1881, p. 34.
Maybee ..
Monroe.
Exter ..
Mayville.
Tuscola ...
Fremont
825
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 9.
McBain ...
Missaukee
Richland.
6
709
1893
L. A. 1893, pp. 151, 985.
McBride ..
Montcalm.
Day.
289
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 16.
Mecosta ..
Mecosta. .
Morton.
416
1883
Memphis ..
St. Clair ..
Riley
1
586
1865
S. L. 1865, p. 230; organized under general law; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 41.
Mendon ....
St. Joseph ....
Mendon ..
777
1875
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Originally calleđ Dansville, name changed to Lowell, Feb. 4, 1857, S. L. 1857; p. 69; incorpor- ated, S. L. 1859, p. 97; reincorporated, 1861, p. 424; amended, 1865, p. 276; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1676; L. A. 1875, p. 573; 1885, p. 443; 1887, p. 701; 1891, p. 426; 1893, p. 1072.
.
L. A. 1893, p. 397.
Luther.
Lake
Newkirk
( Ionia .. ..
·
656
1859
( Cheboygan ....
Mackinaw ...
Antrim
Mancelona ..
1,226
1889
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 513; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 783; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 19; act to amend repealed, L. A. 1877, p. 305; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 4. L. A. 1877, p. 446; limits extended, L. A. 1893, p. 173. L. A. 1881, p. 38.
L. A. 1879, p. 1.
1899
L. A. 1901, p. 760.
L. A. 1883, p. 110.
Macomb. .
Richmond.
L. A. 1875, p. 239; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 36; certain territory detached from, L. A. 1883, p. 579.
338
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( Riverside.
Merrill ..
Saginaw
Jonesfield ....
459
1889 1901
L. A. 1889, p. 446. L. A. 1901, p. 772. L. A. 1885, p. 155.
Metamora ..
Lapeer ..
Metamora ..
313
1885
Middle ville .
Barry.
Thornapple ..
829
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 1048; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 733; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 525.
Milan.
Monroe.
Milan
1,141
1885
Milford.
Oakland.
Milford.
1,108
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1010; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1069; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 9.
Millersburg.
Presque Isle ..
Case ..
1901
Millington.
Tuscola .
Millington
638
1877
Minden.
Sanilac ..
Minden.
408
1882
Montague.
Muskegon.
Montague.
998
1883
Montrose.
Genesee ..
Montrose. . ,
348
1899
Morenci ..
Lenawee ..
Seneca .. .
1,334
By supervisors; unable to find date of incorpora- tion; special charter, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 696; L. A. 1891, p. 685.
Morley .
Mecosta ..
? Deerfield ..
334
1870
Morrice ..
Shiawassee. ..
Perry.
476
1894
Mt. Morris
Genesee. .
Genesee ...
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 828; platted as Dover; changed to Mt. Morris, March 13, 1867; S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 327; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 25. By supervisors.
Munising ... Muir.
Alger. Ionia
Munising .
2,014
1896
Lyons ..
566
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 744; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 102.
Muskegon Heights
Muskegon.
Norton.
1
1,116
1869
S. L. 1896, Vol. 2, p. 843; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 33; 1872, Vol. 1, p. 42; L. A. 1875, p. 526; 1879, p. 227.
L. A. 1887, p. 519.
Naubinway.
Mackinac ..
Garfield ..
87
1887
Newaygo ..
Newaygo .....
Garfield ..
1,172
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, 528; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 54; replatted, S. L. 1869; Vol. 3, p. 1451; reincor- porated. L. A. 1875, p. 545; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 153.
New Baltimore ...
S Macomb. 1 St. Clair
Chesterfield ..... Ira ...
922
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 791; revised, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 482; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1269; L. A. 1875, p. 463.
339
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN
By supervisors; S. L. 1871, Vol. 1, p. 433; incorpor- ated, L. A. 1883, p. 228.
By supervisors.
( Mt. Morris .. ...
416
1867
Muskegon.
1,012
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 683; territory detached, L. A. 1899, . p. 132; amended, 1901, p. 7.
Nashville ..
Barry ..
Castleton .... Maple Grove. .. ... S
Brooks .
Mesick .
Wexford.
Spring wells ..
J Washtenaw. ..
York ...
L. A. 1885, p. 46.
L. A. 1901, p. 762. L. A. 1877, p. 63. L. A. 1882, p. 9.
L. A. 1883, p. 442.
By supervisors.
S Ætna ..
340
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1900.
Incor- porated.
Newberry ...
Luce ..
McMillian ...
1,421
1885
New Boston
Wayne.
Huron.
*
1879
New Buffalo
Berrien.
New Buffalo ....
629
1836
New Haven
Macomb ..
Lenox.
489
1869
North Adams.
Hillsdale
Adams.
422
1881
North Branch
Lapeer.
North Branch ..
654
1881
Northville.
Wayne
Northville.
1,755
1867
Oakley .
Saginaw
Brady ....
231
1887
Olivet ....
Eaton .. ..
Walton ...
800
1867
Onekama ..
Manistee.
Onekama.
274
1891
Onaway.
Presque Isle ..
Allis.
1,204
1899
Ontonagon
Ontonagon ...
Ontonagon
1,267
1885
Ortonville.
Oakland.
Brandon.
1902
Orion ..
Oakland ..
Orion.
756
1859
S. L. 1859, p. 529; repealed, S. L. 1863, p. 182; rein- corporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 504; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 138; 1889, p. 622; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 99.
Oscoda ..
Iosco ....
Oscoda.
1,109
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 323.
Otisville.
Genesee ...
Forrest ..
291
1877
Otsego .
Allegan ..
Otsego. .
2,073
1865
S. L. 1865, p. 297; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 287, 1869, Vol. 2, p. 811; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 478; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 87, revised, L. A. 1889, p. 558.
Otter Lake.
Lapeer ..
Marathon ...
212
1883
Ovid.
Clinton
Ovid
1,293
1869
Oxford.
Oakland.
Oxford .. S Parma ..
1,172
1876
Parma ..
Jackson.
Sandstone
420
1864
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
L. A. 1885, p. 161; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 118. . A. 1879, p. 81.
S. L. 1836, p. 184; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1272; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2. p. 802; repealed, L. A. 1879, p. 216; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 300.
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1606; charter revised, L. A. 1877, p. 37.
L. A. 1881, p. 18.
L. A. 1881, p. 17; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 414.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 309; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 7.
L. A. 1887, p. 44; amended 1889, p. 626.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 541; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 479. L. A. 1891, p. 667. By supervisors.
L. A. 1885, p. 78; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 669. By supervisors.
L. A. 1877, p. 60.
By supervisors.
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 723; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1210; L. A. 1887, p. 126.
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 6.
By supervisors; originally called Groveland; .changed to Parma, March 16, 1849; S. L. 1849, p. 101; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 241.
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Paw Paw ..
Van Buren ... .
Paw Paw.
1,465
1859
S. L. 1859, . 292; repealed, S. L. 1863, p. 65; incor- porated, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 1115; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 190; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1; L. A. 1881, p. 315. S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 438; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 424; L. A. 1881, p. 138.
Pentwater.
Oceana ..
Pentwater.
1,061
1867
Perrington ..
Gratiot ..
Fulton ..
320
1891
Perry ..
Shiawassee. .. Monroe
Summerfield ...
468
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 489; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1442.
Pewamo .. Pierson.
Ionia
Lyons ...
446 215
1873
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1232; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 5. S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 207; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 460; 1879, p. 70; 1887, p. 550.
Pinckney.
Livingston ....
Putnam ..
500
·
Pinconning.
Bay ..
Pinconning ... ...
729
1887
Plainwell ..
Allegan ...
Gun Plain.
1,318
1869
2, p. 156; amended. L. A. 1875, p. 223; 1877, p. 27; 1881, p. 294; 1883, p. 440.
Plymouth ..
Wayne.
Plymouth.
1,474
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 172; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 34; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 996.
Port Austin.
Huron.
Port Austin.
507
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 223.
Port Hope.
Huron.
Rubicon.
319
1887
Portland ...
Ionia .
Portland .
1,874
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1037; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 585; L. A. 1877, p. 29; 1883, p. 429; 1887, p. 631; 1893, p. 26.
Port Sanilac ..
Sanilac ..
Sanilac ..
314
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 100.
Potterville
Eaton ..
Benton.
495
1881
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 122; boundaries changed, L. A. 1899, p. 98.
Quincy .
Branch.
Quincy.
1,563
1858
Reading.
Hillsdale
Reading .
1,096
1873
Red Jacket.
Houghton.
Calumet. .
4,668
1875
Reed City.
Osceola ..
Richmond.
2,051
1872
Reese .. ...
Tuscola ....
Denmark ..
416
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 45. S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 593.
Richland.
Kalamazoo.
Richland.
312
1871
Richmond.
Macomb.
Richmond ...
1,133
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 47; territory annexed, L. A. 1901, p. 311.
River Rouge
Wayne
Ecorse .
1,748
1899
By supervisors.
Rochester.
Oakland.
Avon.
1,535
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 708; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 464; 1883, p. 741.
*Population not given as a village.
341
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN
L.
A. 1887, p. 704; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 738.
L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. '827; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. S.
Montcalm ..
Pierson .....
L. A. 1891, p. 881.
Perry.
641
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 968.
Petersburgh
1871
1883 A. 1883, p. 111.
L. A. 1887, p. 134.
By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1869; Vol. 2, p. 7; L. A. 1885, p. 8; 1897, p. 20. S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 598; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 30. L. A. 1875, p. 73; amended, 1877, p. 21; reincorpor- ated, L. A. 1887, p. 676; 1891, p. 996. By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 527; amended, L. A. 1889, p. 385.
...
S Lenox ....
...
.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1900.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Rockford.
Kent .
Algoma.
$
711
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1274; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 96; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 365; L. A. 1879, p. 10; reincor- porated, L. A. 1887, p. 858.
L. A. 1877, p. 307. s. L. 1838, p. p. 87; amended, S. 1839, 158; amended, S. L. 1855, p. 59; authorized to incorpor- ate under general laws, S. L. 1863, p. 51; bound- aries changed, S. L. 1863, p. 87; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 29.
Roscommon.
Roscommon ... Oakland.
Royal Oak ..
468
1891
Saline.
Washtenaw ...
Saline.
584
1866
Sand, Lake.
Kent .
Nelson ..
326
1878
Sanilac Center ...
Sanilac.
Watertown
578
1885
Saranac.
Ionia
Boston
768
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 137; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 317; L. A. 1883, p. 549.
Saugatuck
Allegan.
Saugatuck.
707
1868
By supervisors; revised, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 271; amended, I .. A. 1893, p. 977.
Schoolcraft.
Kalamazoo ....
Schoolcraft .....
859
1866
By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 343; revised, L. A. 1875, p. 834; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 143.
Scottville.
Mason.
Custer.
Sebewaing ..
Huron ...
Sebewaing.
1,243
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 40.
Shelby
Oceana ..
Shelby .
1,081
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 74.
Shepherd.
Isabella ..
Coe
635
1889
L. A. 1859, p. 176.
Sheridan.
Montcalm ... ..
Sidney ....
437
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 186.
Fairplain ... .
Antioch ....
Hanover . .
Sherman
Wexford. .. .
Springville. [ Wexford.
427
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 575.
342
MICHIGAN MANUAL
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 308; L. A. 1891, p. 97.
Royal Oak
Presque Isle .. Macomb ....
Rogers ..
544
1877
S Bruce.
1,580
1838
Romeo ..
Washington ...
Higgins.
465
1882
-
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 449; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 438. By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 17. Incorporated as Sandusky, L. A. 1885, p. 56; name changed to Sanilac Center, L. A. 1887, p. 763.
§ Custer ..
·
Amber .
554
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 73; 1893, p. 1050.
Evergreen ..
Rogers
§ Plainfield.
Sherwood ..
Branch.
Sherwood.
366 456
1887 1902
L. A. 1887, p. 131; 1897, p. 22. By supervisors.
Sibley.
Wayne.
Monguagon ..
South Frankfort ..
Benzie.
Gilmore ....
639
1894
South Lyons.
Oakland ..
Lyons ....
657
1873
Sparta .. .. Spring Lake.
Kent Ottawa ...
Sparta . Spring Lake ....
696
1869
Springport.
Jackson ...
Springport ..
559
1883
Stambaugh ..
Iron ...
Stambaugh .. ...
695
1890
Standish . ...
Arenac ..
Lincoln ..
829
1893
St. Charles.
Saginaw
St. Charles ..
1,317
Unable to find date; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 723.
By supervisors; incorporation legalized, S. L. 1865, p. 479; reincorporated, S. L. 1867; Vol. 2, p. 131; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 32; L. A. 1875; p. 12; 1877, p. 260; 1881, p. 337; 1887, p. 555; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 1183.
Stephenson.
Menominee ....
Stephenson .....
395
1898
By supervisors.
Stevensville
Berrien ..
Lincoln ..
250
1893
Stockbridge
Ingham.
Stockbridge
677
1889
Sunfield . ..
Eaton ..
Sunfield ..
451
1899
Sutton's Bay .
Leelanau ..
Sutton's Bay ... Tecumseh ...
2,400
1837
S. L. 1837, p. 69; amended, April 5, 1838, p. 220; 1849, p. 224; reincorporated, S. L. 1859, p. 183; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 715.
Tekonsha ...
Calhoun.
Tekonsha ..
573
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 271.
Thompsonville
Benzie.
Colfax ..
893
1892
Three Oaks
Berrien.
Three Oaks. .
994
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 644; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 33; 1891, p. 883.
Trenton ..
Wayne
Monguagon. ..
1,167
1855
S. L. 1855, p. 98; originally called Truago; name changed, S. L. 1847, p. 25; repealed, S. L. 1857, p. 201; incorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 546. Incorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 583.
Tustin.
Osceola ..
Burdell ..
303
1893
Ubly.
Huron.
Bingham .
432
1896 By supervisors.
Union City
Branch.
Union ..
1,514
1866
Unionville
Tuscola
Columbia ..
427
1879
Utica ...
Macomb.
§ Shelby ...
1
562
1838
S. L. 1838, p. 91; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 444; 1881, p. 293.
343
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN
By supervisors; L. A. 1895, p. 901. S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 927; L. A. 1885, p. 287; rein- corporated, L. A. 1891, p. 105. L. A. 1883, p. 517.
S. L.1869, Vol. 2, p. 686; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 626; L. A. 1877, p. 278; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 227.
L. A. 1883, p. 23. By supervisors. L. A. 1893, p. 295
St. Johns ..
·
Clinton ..
.
Bingham.
3,388
1898
By supervisors.
Tecumseh ..
Lenawee.
S Weldon ..
..
By supervisors; incorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 582.
By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, _p. 1057; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 324; 1891, p. 9. L. A. 1879, p. 79.
Sterling.
L. A. 1893, p. 169.
L. A. 1889, p. 71.
L. A. 1899, p. 55.
398
1,126-
1883
344
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Concluded.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1900.
Incor- porated.
Vandalia.
Cass.
Penn .
407
1875
Vanderbilt.
Otsego Tuscola ..
Corwith.
1901
Vassar
Vassar.
1,832
1871
Vermontville.
Eaton ..
Vermontville . ..
684
1871
Vernon.
Shiawassee. ..
Vernon
536
1871
Vicksburgh.
Kalamazoo ....
Schoolcraft .....
1
972
1871
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 525; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 563; 1889, p. 983.
Wakefield ..
Gogebic
Wakefield ..
1,191
1877
Warren
Macomb.
Warren.
350
1893
Watervliet.
Berrien
Watervliet ..
717
1891
Wayland.
Allegan.
Wayland.
619
1868
Wayne.
Wayne.
Nankin.
1,361
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1096; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 26.
Webberville
Ingham ...
Leroy .
346
West Branch.
Ogemaw .
West Branch ...
1,412
1885
Westphalia ..
Clinton.
Westphalia ..
374
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 403.
White Cloud ......
Newaygo ..
Everett ...
595
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 9.
Whitehall.
Muskegon ..
Wilcox .. Whitehall.
1,481
1867
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
L. A. 1875, p. 515; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 52; 1889, pp. 452, 453.
L. A. 1901, p. 761.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 140; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 233; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 59; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 154; 1885, p. 324.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 310; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 239; L. A. 1871, p. 115; 1885, p. 70
S. L. 1881, Vol. 2, p. 628; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 498.
S Brady
·
.
.
·
By supervisors; by legislature, L. A. 1893, p. 966; re- incorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 973; amended, L. A. 1895, p. 7.
L. A. 1893, p. 1019.
L. A. 1891, p. 573; Am. L. A. 1895, p. 8.
By supervisors; reorganized, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 901; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 87; repealed in part, 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 261; L. A. 1893, p. 155; 1901. p. 308.
Under general law; unable to find exact date. L. A. 1885, p. 4.
..
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 572; originally called Mears; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 807; revised, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1088; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 578; 1877, p. 495.
MICHIGAN MANUAL
.
White Pigeon ....
St. Joseph .... |
White Pigeon ..
705
Williamston ..
Ingham .. .
§ Wheatfield ...... Williamston .....
1,113
1871
1837 |S. L. 1837, p. 30; authorized to organize under gen- eral law, March 4, 1865, S. L. 1865, p. 182; reincor- porated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1287; L. A. 1893, p. 112. S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1143; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 322; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 554; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 228.
$ Woodland. Woodmere Yale .. .
Barry ... Wayne. St. Clair
Woodland ..
319
By supervisors.
Springwells .. Brockway.
1,125
1885
Incorporated as Brockway Center, L. A. 1885, p. 240; name changed to Yale, L. A. 1889, p. 175.
Zeeland ...
Ottawa.
.
§ Zeeland . Holland ..
1,326
1875
.
1892 1901 L. A. 1901, p. 765.
· L. A. 1875, p. 490; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 660; 1887, p. 521; 1895, p. 12.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN
345
346
MICHIGAN MANUAL
VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES.
APRIL 3, 1899.
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
Counties.
Guy M. Chester.
Seth Bean. .
Total.
Hillsdale
4. 039
2. 462
6. 501
Lenawee.
5,533
4,900
10, 433
Total
9, 572
7,362
16,934
Majority
2, 210
SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
County.
Orville W. Coolidge.
Thomas O'Hara.
Total.
Berrien
4,928
4,363
9,291
Total.
4,928
4, 383
9,291
Majority
565
1
A
347
VOTE ON CIRCUIT JUDGES
THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
Candidates.
Wayne
county.
Total.
Plurality.
William L. Carpenter.
21,597
21, 597
2,035
Morse Rohnert ..
19, 597
19,597
35
Robert E. Frazer ...
20,589
20,589
1,027
Joseph W. Donovan.
21,536
21,536
1,974
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