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Condition of business.
7283 . .
1873
Receiver of Mutual Fire In- surance Companies.
Condition, business, etc.
5200. . .
1895
Retail Lumber Dealer's Mu- tual Ins. Association. Surety Companies. Threshers' Mutual Fire In- surance Companies.
Condition, business, etc. Condition of business.
8249. . : 7717 . . .
1887
12c Engineering Societies.
Business transactions. Facts, discoveries, etc.
7704. .
1879
15a Secretary of State Medical Society.
Business transactions.
7712. .
1877
15a Secretary of State Eclectic Medical Society.
Business transactions.
8195. .
· 1895
a Secretary of Historical, etc., Societies.
7724. . .
1891
15a Veterinary Medical Associ- ations.
Facts, discoveries, etc.
1901
3 Librarian of Registered Grange Library.
Number of volumes contained, yearly circulation, etc.
7273. ..
1873
Mutual Fire Insurance Com- panies. 4-5c Mutual Insurance Com- panies under Employers' Liability Act.
Assets, liabilities, etc.
1912
7352. . 7394. .
1897
1889
Condition, business, etc.
1907
Mutual Provident Associ- ations of Organized Fire Departments.
Condition, business, etc.
1909
1907
To the State Librarian.
1887
*a Pharmacists' and Druggists' Associations.
Condition, business, etc. Condition, business, etc.
Condition, business, etc.
Condition, business, etc.
1907
Condition, business, etc.
Business transactions.
*No definite time fixed for making report.
208
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
LIST OF REPORTS .- Continued.
Compiled Laws, 1897.
Year of pas- sage of law.
To whom and by whom made.
Subject matter.
1909
To the State Oil Inspector. 24c Deputy Oil Inspectors. To the State Board of Agri- culture.
Record of work done for month.
1858 . . . 1761. .
[ 1861 } ( 1909 ] 1899
15c Faculty of Agricultural Col- lege.
Condition of college. Summary of publication.
1905
* Transportation Companies.
Shipment of nursery stock im- properly labeled.
To the Board of State Auditors.
1905 1899
3 Board of Accountancy.
in
Financial account. Moneys received and disbursed.
5305. . .
1909 1905 1895
3c Michigan Board of Phar- . macy.
Inventory of furniture.
1909
16 Sergeant-at-arms Senate and House. of the 23c State Oil Inspector.
Receipts and disbursements.
1354-7 .
1849
3c Commissioner of the Land Office.
To the State Board of Health.
4404. . .
1873
Proceedings.
1909
3c Boards of Health of Town- ships, Cities and Villages. 23c Boards of Health of Town- ships, Cities and Villages. 4c Certain Filtration Plants.
Tuberculosis register.
Cleansing of beds, etc. Results of investigations. Report of occupational diseases. Transactions.
7712 .. . 7717 .. .
1909 1909 1911 1877 1887
25c Medical Inspector. * Physicians.
15a State Eclectic Medical So- ciety.
Facts collected, discoveries, etc.
*a Secretary of Pharmacists' and Druggists' Associa- tions.
1909
4a State Oil Inspector.
Inspections by inspector and deputies.
To the Superintendent of the Michigan School for the Blind.
2017 . ..
1907
14c Secretary of State.
Statistics as to the blind.
To the President of the United States.
1909
4c Adjutant General.
Returns of state militia.
*No definite time fixed for making report.
3- Board of Examiners Horseshoeing.
24c Deputy Oil Inspectors.
Record of work done for month. Receipts and disbursements.
42. . .
To the Regents of the University.
University land sales and fund
24 Director Michigan Weather Service.
209
REPORTS REQUIRED BY STATUTES.
LIST OF REPORTS .- Continued.
§ Compiled Laws, 1897.
Year of pas- sage of law.
To whom and by whom made.
Subject matter.
To the State Agricultural Society.
5960. . .
1855
15c Incorporated Agricultural Societies.
Transactions, receipts and dis- bursements.
To the Commissioner of Bank- ing Department.
6104 . . . 6110. . .
1907 1887
23
7 Banks, Boards of Directors. Banks.
1218. .
1897
Bankers' and Trust Cor- porations. Safety and Collateral De- posit Companies (semi-an- nual.)
6170 . ..
1891
23 Trust, Deposit and Security Companies.
Resources assets and liabilities.
Receipts and disbursements.
2889 . ..
1893
24c Wardens of each institu- tion.
To the State Board of Library Commissioners.
1903
11 County Commissioner of Schools.
1899
3 Free Libraries.
To State Board of Corrections and Charities.
1903 190
10c County Agents. Probation Officers.
Working of probation system in detail. Insane persons in poorhouses.
1903
23 Medical Superintendent of Asylums.
1909
23c Medical Supt. of Michigan Home for Feeble Minded and Epileptic. Municipal Officers.
1903 1899
Insane persons for whom aid is asked. Work done.
1909
Children under supervision.
To Board of Trustees of State Asylum.
1965 . . .
1899
16a Medical Superintendent of Asylum.
Accounts, records, results, etc.
To the County Commissioners of Schools.
1901
3 Boards of Trustees of Rural High Schools.
Condition.
-
Complete list of public libraries in county. Doings, etc.
10 County Superintendents of Poor.
Names, ages, date, etc., of dis- charge of patients. Admission, etc., of public patients.
9, 25 Organizations for placing minor children in homes. 25c Probation Officers.
Condition, list of stockholders. Resources, assets and liabilities. Escheated deposits; to report every 3rd year in June. Condition, amount of trusts, bonds, etc.
1907
To Boards of Control, State Prison, Branch State Prison, and Michigan Reformatory.
27
210
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
LIST OF REPORTS .- Concluded.
§ Compiled Laws, 1897.
Year of pas- sage of law.
To whom and by whom made.
Subject matter.
To the County Commissioners of Schools .- Concl'd.
1903
1909
9 Librarians of Public Libra- ries. 11c Township Board of Educa- tion.
Location, condition and support of libraries. School property, enrollment, etc. School property, enrollment, etc.
4698. . .
1909
11c Township Clerk.
To the Salt Inspector.
4918 . . .
1905
24c Deputy Salt Inspector.
Quality and quantity of salt in- spected.
To Dairy and Food Commis- sioner.
1905 7 Proprietors of Skimming stations, creameries, etc. 1901 3"> State Inspector of Apiaries.
To Commissioner of Labor.
1909 1909 .200 1911
25c Coal Mine Inspector.
Results of inspection. Factories inspected, etc.
1909
.3c. Supervisors and Assessors.
Labor statistics.
To State Board of Assessors.
1909
10-12c Certain Corporations.
1905
15 County Clerk.
To Advisory Board in Matter of Pardons.
1905
3c Wardens of Prisons.
Transactions under Indetermi- nate Sentence Act.
WHEN MADE.
1 Years legislature not in session.
2 Regular sessions legislature. 3 Annually.
4 Annually, January.
5 Annually, February.
6 Annually, March.
7 Annually, April.
8 Annually, May.
9 Annually, June.
10 Annually, July.
11 Annually, August.
12 Annually, September.
13 Annually, October.
14 Annually, November.
15 Annually, December.
16 Biennially.
17 Biennially, January.
a Printed.
b Printed with session laws.
18 Biennially, October.
19 Biennially, November.
20 Semi-annually, January, July.
21 Semi-annually, May, November.
22 Semi-annually, February, September. 23 Quarterly. 24 Monthly.
25 Whenever required.
26 Biennially, September.
27 Biennially, December.
28 Semi-annually, June, December.
29 Quarterly as required.
30 Within 90 days after sentence.
31 After each state encampment.
c Filed. d Compiled.
Amount of milk or cream re- ceived. Number, condition, etc., of api- aries.
25c Deputy Factory Inspector. 3 Iron and Copper Mine In- spectors.
Report of accidents, etc.
Location, nature of business, value of real estate, etc. Record of equalization of board of supervisors.
INCORPORATED CITIES OF MICHIGAN.
References to acts of incorporation, etc., as villages and cities, corrected to October, 1912.
For an act to provide for the incorporation of cities of the fourth class, see P. A. 1895, Act No. 215. Amended P. A. 1897, Acts Nos. 152, 239; P. A. 1899, Act No. 136; P. A. 1901, Act No. 156; P. A. 1905, Acts Nos. 106, 231, 246; P. A. 1907, Acts Nos. 110, 320. For an act providing a commission form of government for cities, see P. A. 1909, Act 279.
*Population as a village.
City.
County.
Popula- tion, 1910.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Adrian.
Lenawee ..
10,763
1853
Incorporated as a village by legislature, S. L. 1836, p. 179; amended, S. L. 1841, . p. 66; 1843, p. 134; 1846, p. 134; 1847, p. 24; 1848, p. 316; 1850, pp. 46. 207. Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1853, p. 27; amended, S. L. 1853, p. 73; 1855, p. 181; 1857, p. 267; revised, S. L. 1865, p. 586; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 1023; 1869, Vol. 2, pp. 465, 630; 1871, Vol 2, p. 488; L. A. 1875, p. 570; 1879, p. 128; 1885, p. 155; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 138; amended, L A. 1889, p. 882; 1891, p. 763; 1893, p. 1184; 1895, p 60; 1897, p. 82; 1901, p. 385; 1903, pp. 403, 606; 1905, pp. 476, 1021.
Albion .
Calhoun. .
.
5,833
1885
Allegan .
Allegan . .
3,419
1907
Incorporated as a village by the legislature, S. I .. 1855, p. 65; amended. S. L. 1859, p. 30; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 93. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1885, p. 93; amended, L. A. 1895, p. 356; 1907, p. 448 Incorporated as a village by the legislature, S. L. 1838, p. 110; amended, S. L 1846, p. 95; 1858, p. 81; revised, S. L. 1859, Vol. 2, p. 112; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 929; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 218; 1881, p. 290; revised, L. A. 1883, p 518; amended, L A. 1887, p. 863. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1907, pp. 754-69. See pp. 422-3 Incorporated as a village by board of supervisors January 2, 1872; reincorporated by legislature, L. M. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 773; amended, 1875, p. 569; reincorpor- ated by legislature, L. A. 1883, p. 20
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Alma .
Gratiot ..
..
2,757
1905
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, pp. 107, 110; amended, 1907, p. 53. Never incorporated as a village.
Alpena .
Alpena .
12,706
1871
Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 793; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, pp. 4, 1116; L. A. 1875, p. 650; 1877, p. 289; 1879, pp. 221, 239; 1885, p. 433; 1887, p. 653; 1889, pp. 177, 582: 1891, pp. 130, 1042; 1893, p. 1367; 1897, pp. 25, 211, 540; L. A. 1899, p. 188; 1901, p. 475; 1905, pp. 774, 1047; 1907, pp. 1052, 1058.
INCORPORATED CITIES OF MICHIGAN.
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INCORPORATED CITIES .- Continued.
City.
County.
Popula- tion, 1910.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Ann Arbor.
Washtenaw. . .
14,817
1851
Incorporated as a village by legislative council, 1833, Ter. Laws, Vol. 3, p. 1208; amended, S. L. 1846, p. 159; which was repealed by S. L. 1850, p. 228. Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1851, p. 121; amended, 1857, p. 11; 1859, pp. 107, 320; 1861, p. 61; 1863, p. 87; 1867, Vol. 2, p. 745; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 489; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 121; L. A. 1877, pp. 24, 285; 1879, p. 174; 1885, p. 299; 1887, p. 393; reincorporated, I .. A. 1889, p. 215; amended, 1891, pp. 420, 662; 1893, p. 1013; L. A. 1895, p. 78; 1897, p. 1086; L. A. 1899, pp. 125, 176; 1903, p. 892; 1905, p. 482; 1907, pp. 197, 930
Au Gres.
Arenac. . ....
252
1905
Never incorporated as a village.
Au Sable.
Iosco .
648
1889
Incorporated as a village by board of supervisors, Oct. 15, 1872; reincorporated by legislature, L. A. 1885, p. 297; amended, 1887, p. 686. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1889, p. 978; L. A. 1895, p. 590
Bad Axe.
Huron . .
1,559
1905
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1885, p. 75; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 1049
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, pp. 115-18.
Battle Creek.
Calhoun.
25,267
1859
Incorporated as a village by legislature, S. L. 1850, p. 338; amended, 1851, p. 148; 1853, p. 77; 1857, p. 68.
Incorporated as a city, S. L 1859, p. 50; amended, 1861, p. 73; 1865, p. 291; 1867, Vol. 2, pp. 5, 26; 1869, Vol. 2, p. 65; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 776; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 798; L. A. 1875, p. 528; 1879, p. 93; 1883, p. 1; 1885, p. 434; 1887, p. 400; 1889, pp. 593, 837; 1891, p. 870; 1893, pp. 602, 1189; L. A. 1895, p. 368; L. A. 1897, p. 351; L. A. 1899, pp. 91, 290; 1901, p. 612; 1903, p. 555; 1905, pp. 128, 1023, 1116; 1907, pp. 313, 795, 1057.
Bay City .
Bay
45,166
1865
Originally lower Saginaw, name changed to Bay City, S. L. 1857, p. 195; incor- porated as a village by legislature, S. L. 1859, p. 166; amended, S. L. 1861, p. 35; 1863, p. 347.
Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1865, p. 735; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, pp. 341. 717; 1869, Vol. 2, p. 561; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1366; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 270; L. A. 1875, p. 746; 1877, p. 468; revised, L. A. 1881, p. 142; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 470: 1885, p. 257; 1887, pp. 289, 467, 573, 763; 1889, pp. 704, 803: charter amended, L. A. 1891, pp. 840, 1061; 1893, pp. 390, 1052; L. A. 1895, p. 667; revised, L. A. 1897, p. 830; amended, L. A. 1899, pp. 99, 104, 505; 1901, pp. 588, 652; 1903, p. 269; West Bay City annexed, L. A. 1903, p. 659; 1905, p. 1152; 1907, pp. 338, 825, 1025, 1034, 1090.
Beaverton. .
Gladwin. . ..
418
1903
Belding .
Ionia .
4,119
1893
Incorporated as a village by board of supervisors, Jan. 9, 1896. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1903, p. 137; amended, 1907, pp. 137, 735. Never incorporated as a village.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1893, p. 608; amended, L. A. 1895, p. 481; 1905, p. 144; 1907, pp. 111, 948.
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
212
Incorporated as a city by the legislature, L. A. 1905, p. 1042-4.
Benton Harbor .....
Berrien. ...
9,185
1891
Name changed from Bronson Harbor to Benton Harbor, S. L. 1865, p. 269. Incorporated as a village, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1381; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 480; 1879, p. 252; 1881, p. 2; 1885, p. 144; 1887, p. 700; 1889, p. 592. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1891, p. 933; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 708; territory detached, 1893, pp. 1009, 1010; reincorporated 1903, p. 535; amended, L. A. 1905, pp. 122, 1154; 1907, p. 129, see page 733; territory attached, L. A. 1909, p. 31.
Bessemer.
Gogebic .
4,583
1889
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1887, p. 82.
Big Rapids
Mecosta .
4,519
1869
Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1635; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 738; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 326; revised. L. A. 1875, p. 49; amended, L. A. 1877. p. 54; 1881, p. 128; 1887, p. 46; 1889, p. 16.
Boyne City
Charlevoix. . ..
5,218
1907
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1885, p. 143; territory attached L. A. 1905, p. 1012.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1907, pp. 42-3.
Brown City
Sanilac. .
690
1907
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1887, p. 10. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1907, pp. 190-4.
Cadillac .
Wexford
8,375
1877
Incorporated as village of Clam Lake, by legislature, L. A. 1875, p. 534; act repealed and incorporated as city of Cadillac, L. A. 1877, p. 53; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 44; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 44; amended, 1889, p. 268; 1893, p. 997; reincorporated, L. A. 1895, p. 485; amended, 1897, p. 183; 1903, p. 200; 1907, pp. 450, 1040.
Charlevoix.
Charlevoix ...
2,420
1905
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1879, p. 87; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 385; 1889, pp. 173, 600; 1891, p. 865.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, pp. 785-9; amended, L. A. 1907, pp. 870, 955, see p. 714.
Charlotte.
Eaton. . :
4,886
1871
Incorporated as a village by board of supervisors, Oct. 12, 1863.
Incorporated as a city, S L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 837; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1128; L. A. 1881, p. 393; 1883, p. 742; 1893, p. 581; reincorporated, L. A. 1895, p. 160; 1903, p. 449; amended, 1905, pp. 438, 1016.
Cheboygan .
Cheboygan ... .
6,859
1889
Incorporated as a village by legislature, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1398; reincorpor- ated, L. A. 1877, p. 119.
Incorporated as a city, I .. A. 1889, p. 269; amended, 1891, p. 2; L. A. 1895, p. 123; L. A. 1897, p. 546; L. A. 1905, p. 306; L A. 1907, pp. 333, 334. Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1879, p. 250; amended L. A. 1901, p. 631.
Clare ..
Clare .. .
.
1,350
1891
Coldwater .
Branch. . . .
5,945
1861
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1891, p. 18; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 982. Incorporated as a village by legislature, S. L. 1837, p. 17; amended, S. L. 1845, p. 63; 1851, p. 147; 1855, p. 85; 1857, p. 471.
Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1861, p. 86; resurvey, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 325; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 662; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1415; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 738; L. A. 1877, p. 461; 1879, pp. 158, 215; 1881, p. 232; 1887, p. 689; 1889, p. 618; L. A. 1895, p. 641; L. A. 1897, pp. 537, 675; L. A. 1905, pp. 498, 1035; 1907, p. 772.
213
INCORPORATED CITIES OF MICHIGAN.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1889, p. 517; amended, 1891, p. 570; special charter, 1893, p. 178; amended, L. A. 1895, p. 43. Never incorporated as a village.
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INCORPORATED CITIES .- Continued.
City.
County.
Popula- tion, 1910.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Coleman ..
Midland.
.
909
1905
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1887, p. 39. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, p. 300-3.
Corunna ..
Shiawassee. . .
1,384
1869
Incorporated as a village by board of supervisors, Oct. 11, 1858; legalized and amended by legislature, S. L. 1859, p. 1055; incorporated and limits enlarged by legislature, S. L. 1863, p. 69; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 51. Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 287; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol 2, p. 2; L. A. 1883, p. 460; 1889, p. 589; 1891, p. 883.
Croswell.
Sanilac.
1,380
1905
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1881, p. 278.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, p. 82-5; amended, territory attached, 1907, p. 376.
Crystal Falls.
Iron .
3,775
1899
Incorporated as a village by supervisors, Jan. 24, 1889; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 386; 1893, p. 1069.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1899, p. 81.
Detroit ..
Wayne.
465,766
1806
.
Ter. Laws, Vol. 4, p. 3. The town of Detroit was incorporated by the legislative council and house of representatives of the Northwest Territory, and approved at Chillicothe, January 18, 1802. The bases of the town, or city, of Detroit, were established by the governor and judges, Sept. 14, 1806. This act was repealed Feb. 24, 1809, Ter. Laws, Vol. 4, p. 83. On Oct. 24, 1815, the act of 1802 was repealed, and the city of Detroit incorporated by the name of "The City of Detroit," the trustees to be the body politic by the name of "The Board of Trustees of the City of Detroit, "see Ter. Laws, Vol. 1, p. 534. March 30, 1820, boundaries changed, Ter. Laws, Vol. 1, p 541; amended, Ter. Laws, Vol. 1, pp. 314, 878. On August 5, 1824, the city of Detroit was continued, and the body politic was to be known by the name of "The Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Freemen of the City of Detroit," Ter. Laws, Vol. 2, p. 221. On April 4, 1827, the city was again incorporated, Ter. Laws, Vol. 2, pp. 339, 570; May 28, 1832, limits extended, Ter. Laws, Vol. 3, p. 913; amended, April 22, 1833, Ter. Laws, Vol. 3, p. 1122; limits again extended March 26, 1836, S. L. 1836, p. 154; on March 21,1837, charter amended, S. L. 1837, p. 199; S. L. 1838, p. 138. The following references show amendments to city charter: Amended, S. L. 1839, p. 31; 1841, p. 192; 1844, p. 101; 1845, p. 25; 1846, p. 19; 1847, pp. 20, 50, 96; 1848, pp. 8, 27, 40; 1849, pp. 30, 32, 47; 1850, pp. 9, 62; 1851, pp. 41, 323; 1853, p. 180; 1855, p. 209; revised, S. L. 1857, p. 73; corporate limits enlarged, S. L. 1857, p. 209; charter revised and amended, S. L. 1859. pp. 342, 1057; 1861, pp. 180, 611; 1864, p. 20; 1865, p. 678; 1867, Vol. 2, pp. 38, 1110; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1686; 1871, Vol. 2, pp. 1231, 1371; 1872, Vol. 1, pp. 57, 60; 1873, Vol. 2, pp. 100, 265, 1279; 1873, Vol. 3, p. 183; L. A. 1875, pp. 22, 49, 865; 1877, pp. 474, 507; 1879, pp. 32, 183, 253; 1881, pp. 251, 324, 370; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 579; amended, L. A. 1885, pp. 281, 418, 468
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Dowagiac ..
Cass .
5,088
1877
Incorporated as a village by board of supervisors, Oct. 13, 1863; amended, S. L. 1865, p. 238.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1877, p. 74; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 149; 1881, p. 246; 1883, p. 665; 1889, p. 695; 1891, p. 1032; 1893, p. 463; see L. A. 1907, p. 443.
East Jordan . East Lansing
Charlevoix.
*2,516
1911 1907
Incorporated as a city August 1, 1911. Never incorporated as a village.
East Tawas.
Iosco .
1,452
1895
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1907, pp. 459-64; amended 1907, p. 709. Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1887, p. 35; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 663.
Eaton Rapids.
Eaton ..
2,094
1881
Incorporated as a village by legislature, S. L. 1871, p. 1295; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 717.
Escanaba.
Delta .
13,194
1883
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1883, p. 335; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 569; reincor- porated, L. A. 1891, p. 134; L. A. 1895, p. 312.
Flint. ..
Genesee
38,550
1855
Never incorporated as a village.
Incorporated as a city, S. I .. 1855, p. 322; amended, S. L. 1857, p. 35; 1861, p. 34; 1865, p. 333; revised, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 614; amended, 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1080; 1871, Vol. 2, pp. 1, 561; 1872, Vol. 1, p. 47; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 88; L. A. 1877, p. 269; 1879, p. 142; 1881, p. 203; 1883, p. 569; 1887, p. 636; 1891, p. 48; 1897, p. 560; L. A. 1899, p. 174; 1901, p. 211; 1903, p. 214; 1905, p. 271; 1907, pp. 28, 172, 381, 401, 404, 527; territory attached February 23, 1910. Incorporated as a city December 4, 1911; amended March 28, 1912.
Fremont .. Gladstone .
Newaygo. Delta .
*2,009
1911 1889
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1889, p. 29; reincorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 720; amended, 1893, p 1023; L. A. 1895, p. 321; amended, 1897, p. 193; amended, L. A. 1899, p. 49; 1905, p. 606.
Gladwin. .
Gladwin.
988
1893
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1885, p. 33.
Grand Haven .
Ottawa ..
5,856
1867
Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 469; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1406; 1871, Vol. 2. p. 769; 1872, Vol. 1, p. 35; L. A. 1875, p. 227; 1877, p. 262; 1881, p. 250; 1901. p. 464.
Grand Ledge.
Eaton. .
2,893
1893
Incorporated as a village by legislature, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1158 Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1893, p. 824; 1897, p. 667; 1905, p. 351; 1907, p. 701, see p. 1032.
.
Ingham .
802
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1895, p. 98.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1881, p. 182; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 123; 1889, p. 821; 1893, p. 409. Reincorporated April 19, 1904. See L. A. 1905, p. 1191. Incorporated as a village by the board of supervisors, 1883.
INCORPORATED CITIES OF MICHIGAN.
.
4,211
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1893, p 148.
578; 1887, pp. 41, 393, 549, 550, 619, 629, 680, 765, 871, 875, 908; 1889, pp. 212, 607, 631, 802, 816, 838, 981, 1006; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 860; L. A, 1893, pp. 459, 1024, 1309, 1365, 1393; L. A. 1895, pp. 1, 40, 85, 137, 297, 591, 563, 720, 722, 782; 1897, pp. 162, 165, 539, 956, 958, 1094, 1181, 1183, 1185, 1186; L. A. 1899, pp. 130, 161, 213, 216, 289, 374, 532; L. A. 1901, pp. 28, 99, 298, 313, 319, 371, 479, 708, 720, 725; 1903, pp. 265, 450, 471, 553, 583; 1905, pp. 308, 309, 310, 338, 469, 792, 1039, 1068, 1136, 1144, 1167; 1907, pp. 139, 769, 817, 923, 935, 944, 945, 947, 949, 950, 981, 990, 996, 1016; territory annexed, 1907, p. 940, extra session, p. 55.
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INCORPORATED CITIES .- Continued.
City.
County.
Popula- tion, 1910.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Grand Rapids
Kent ..
112,571
1850
Incorporated as a village by legislature, S. L. 1838, p. 205; amended, S. L. 1843, p. 5; 1848, p. 111; to vacate part of limits, S. L. 1849, p. 259. Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1850, p. 261; amended, S. L. 1851, p. 56; 1855, p. 31; revised, S. L. 1857, p. 272; amended, S. L. 1859, p. 207; 1861, pp. 40, 125; 1863, p. 131; 1865, pp. 170, 281; 1867, Vol. 2, pp. 304, 855; 1869, Vol 2, p. 615; revised, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, pp. 330, 670; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 14; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1185; L. A. 1875, pp. 756, 777; revised, 1877, p. 121; amended 1879, pp. 173, 189; 1881, p. 236; 1883, pp. 416, 516; 1885, pp. 80, 237; 1887, p. 483; 1889, p. 877; 1891, pp. 11, 489, 766, 815, 979; 1893, pp. 292, 1382; 1895, p. 607; 1897, pp. 168, 387; 1899, pp. 193, 514; 1901, pp. 63, 375, 616, 719; 1903, pp. 42, 47, 260, 464, 479, 574, 751; revised, 1905, p. 798; 1907, pp. 37, 39, 418, 456, 457, 873, 1071, 1074, 1095.
Greenville .
Montcalm . . ..
4,045
1871
Incorporated as a village by legislature, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 225.
Hancock .
Houghton . ..
8,981
1903
Incorporated as a village, L. A. 1875, p. 91; amended, I .. A. 1877, p. 69; 1887, p. 520; 1891, pp. 124, 1014; 1893, p. 998; 1895, p. 95. Incorporated as a city, under act 215, P. A. 1895, on March 9, 1903, L. A., p. 934; territory added 1903, L. A., p. 524.
Harbor Beach.
Huron .
1,556
1909
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1882, p. 5; originally called Sand Beach; name changed to Harbor Beach, L. A. 1889, p. 77. Incorporated as a city, April 11, 1910.
Harrison .
Clare.
543
1891
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1885, p. 13. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1891, p. 836; 1905, p. 1017.
Harrisville.
Alcona .
444
1905
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1887, p. 396. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, pp. 496-8
Hastings .
Barry .
4,383
1871
Incorporated as a village by the legislature, S. L. 1855, p. 392; amended, S. L. 1857, p. 166; S. L. 1859, p. 152; S. I. 1861, p. 130; replatted, S. L. 1863, p. 369; revised, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 676; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 78. Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 282; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 306; L. A. 1875, p. 737; 1891, p. 939; 1895, p. 121; reincorporated 1903, p. 294; amended, 1905, p. 419; 1907, pp. 201, 398.
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