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1907
Burial Benefit Associations.
7516 ..
1887
Cooperative and Mutual Life, Accident and Health Insurance Companies.
7243.
1869 }
Fire and Marine Insurance Companies.
Condition, business, etc. Affairs, operations, etc.
7744. . .
1893
Fraternal Beneficiary So- cieties.
7200
1869 }
Condition, business, etc.
7207.
. .
1869
5135. . . .
1895
Life and Casualty Insurance Companies. Lloyds Associations.
Condition, business, etc.
(a) See Act No. 133, P. A. 1909.
Library statistics.
School property, finances, en- rollment, etc.
8148.
1855
To the Commissioner of In- surance. (a)
Broker for unauthorized Companies.
Condition, transactions, officers, etc. Condition, business, etc.
7247.
1869
}
Transactions, etc.
Condition, etc., in detail.
Results of investigations.
Condition, etc., in detail.
10c County Agricultural School Board.
commissioners. Results of official labor.
Real estate, funds, income,
Condition, etc.
1909
Condition, courses of study, etc.
1909
236
MICHIGAN MANUAL. -
LIST OF REPORTS .- Continued.
§ Compiled Laws, 1897.
Year of pas- sage of law.
To whom and by whom made.
Subject matter.
To the Commissioner of In- surance-Concl'd.
7371.
1887
Log and Timber Insurance Companies.
Condition, business, etc. Condition, business, etc.
7327.
1883
Manufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance Companies.
7312. . .
1881
Millers' Mutual Fire Insur- ance Companies.
Information required by com- missioner.
7360.
1885
Condition, business, etc.
729
1895
Mutual Fire Insurance
Condition, business, etc.
7273. . .
1873
panies.
Assets, liabilities, etc.
1912
4-5c Mutual Insurance Com- panies under Employers' Liability Act.
Com-
Statement in detail.
7394.
1889
Condition, business, etc.
1909
Mutual Protective Associa- tions of. Railroad Con- ductors and Engineers.
1907
Mutual Provident Associ- ations of Organized Fire Departments.
Condition, business, etc.
5112 .. . .
1905 1913
Plate Glass, Accident, Live Stock, Steam-boiler and Fidelity Insurance Com- panies.
Condition of business.
7283 ..
1873
Receiver of Mutual Fire Insurance Companies. Retail Lumber Dealer's Mutual Ins. Association. Surety Companies.
Condition, business, etc.
5200.
1895
Condition, business, etc. Condition of business.
1913
Financial conditions.
5205. .
1913
Number of guarantees, bonds, etc.
8249. . 7717.
1887 1887
12c Engineering Societies.
Business transactions. Facts, discoveries, etc.
7704 ..
1879
15a Secretary of State Medical Society.
Business transactions.
8195. . . .
1895
a Secretary of Historical, etc., Societies.
Business transactions.
7724. . .
1891
15a Veterinary Medical Associ- ations.
Facts, discoveries, etc.
1901
3 Librarian of Registered Grange Library.
Number of volumes contained, yearly circulation, etc.
Condition, business, etc.
1907
Mutual Benefit Societies of Religious Denominations. Mutual Cyclone and Wind- storm Insurance Com-
panies.
Companies, Limited.
Mutual Fire Insurance
Condition, business, etc.
7274. .
ex. s.
7352. .
1897
Mutual Integrity
panies. Mutual Live Stock In- surance Companies.
Condition, business, etc.
Condition of business.
1907
Threshers' Mutual Fire In- surance Companies.
5c Attorneys of Indemnity Insurance Subscribers. 4c Surety Companies.
To the State Librarian.
*a Pharmacists' and Druggists' Associations.
Business transactions.
7712. .
1877
15a Secretary of State Eclectic Medical Society.
1909
* No definite time fixed for making report.
237
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.
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. Statement of operations.
1913
3 State Inspector of Apiaries. To the Board of State Auditors.
1913 1899
3 Board of Accountancy.
Financial account. Moneys received and disbursed.
5305. . .
..
1905
24c Deputy Oil Inspectors. 3c Michigan Board of Phar- macy.
Record of work done for month. Receipts and disbursements.
42. . .
1895
16 Sergeant-at-arms of the
Senate and House.
1909
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
Tuberculosis register.
1909 1909 1911 1877
* Physicians.
Cleansing of beds, etc. Results of investigations. Report of occupational diseases. Transactions.
7712. . . . 7717. . . .
1887
*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.
in
1909
3 Board of Examiners Horseshoeing.
Inventory of furniture.
To the Regents of the University.
University land sales and fund.
3c Boards of Health of Town- ships, Cities and Villages. 23c Boards of Health of Town- ships, Cities and Villages. 4c Certain Filtration Plants. 25c Medical Inspector.
15a State Eclectic Medical So- ciety.
Facts collected, discoveries, etc.
24 Director Michigan Weather Service.
238
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
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 Societies.
Agricultural
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.
1907
Safety and Collateral De- posit Companies (semi-an- nual.)
6170.
1891
23 Trust, Deposit and Security Companies.
6142.
1913
24c Bank in Liquidation.
Assets and liabilities.
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 the State Board of Corrections and Charities.
1903
10c County Agents. Probation Officers.
Working of probation system in detail.
1903
10 County Superintendents of Poor.
1903
23 Medical Superintendent of Hospitals.
1909
23c Medical Supt. of Michigan Home and Training School. Municipal Officers.
1903 1913
13 Licenses for placing minor children in homes. 25c Probation Officers.
1909
To Board of Trustees of Ionia State Hospital.
1965. . . .
1899
16a Medical Superintendent of Hospital.
To the County Commissioners of Schools.
1901
3 Boards of Trustees of Rural High Schools.
Condition.
Transactions, receipts and dis- bursements.
Condition, list of stockholders. Resources, assets and liabilities. Escheated deposits; to report every 3rd year in June. Condition, amount of trusts, bonds, etc.
Resources, assets and liabilities.
To Boards of Control, State Prison, Branch State Prison, and Michigan Reformatory.
Receipts and disbursements.
Complete list of public libraries in county. Doings, etc.
Insane persons in poorhouses.
Names, ages, date, etc., of dis- charge of patients. Admission, etc., of public patients.
Insane persons for whom aid is asked.
Data as to children placed.
Children under supervision.
Accounts, records, results, etc.
239
REPORTS REQUIRED BY STATUTES.
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-Concluded.
1903
1909
9 Librarians of Public Libra- ries. 11c Township Board of Educa- tion. 11c Township Clerk.
Location, condition and support of libraries. School property, enrollment, etc. School property, enrollment, etc.
1905 } 1913
}
7 Proprietors of Skimming stations, creameries, etc.
1901
3 State Inspector of Apiaries.
Amount of milk or cream re- ceived. Number, condition, etc., of api- aries.
1909 1909
25c Coal Mine Inspector.
25c Deputy Factory Inspector.
1911
3 Iron and Copper Mine In- spectors.
1909
3c Supervisors and Assessors.
Labor statistics.
1909
10-12c Certain Corporations.
1905
15 County Clerk.
Location, nature of business, value of real estate, etc. Record of equalization of board of supervisors.
1913
32c Wardens of Prisons.
Return of paroled convict to prison.
1913
4c By Certain Corporations.
Pounds of fish caught.
1913
4c Investment Companies.
Financial condition.
To Board of Control of Certain Lands.
1913
3c County Treasurers.
Unpaid taxes on lands.
4698.
1909
To Dairy and Food Commis- sioner.
To Commissioner of Labor.
Results of inspection. Factories inspected, etc. Report of accidents, etc.
To State Board of Assessors.
To Advisory Board in Matter of Pardons.
To State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden.
To Michigan Securities Com- mission.
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MICHIGAN MANUAL.
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.
32 At once.
c Filed. d Compiled.
INCORPORATED CITIES OF MICHIGAN.
31
References to acts of incorporation, etc., as villages and cities, corrected to November 20, 1914.
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
Incorporated as a village by the legislature, S. L. 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.
Allegan. ..
Allegan. . . .
3,419
1907
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.
Alma. .
Gratiot ..
2,757
1905
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.
Alpena. ..
Alpena.
12,706
1871
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, pp. 107, 110; amended, 1907, p. 53. Never incorporated as a village.
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.
241
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, L. 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; amended Nov. 23, 1910; Dec. 22, 1911; Oct. 2, 1913
Au Gres.
Arenac. .
252
1905
Never incorporated as a village. Incorporated as a city by the legislature, L. A. 1905, pp. 1042-4.
Au Sable.
Iosco ..
648
1889
Bad Axe.
Huron ..
1,559
1905
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. 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; revised April 11, 1913.
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
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.
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MICHIGAN MANUAL.
Belding .
Ionia .
4,119
1893
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.
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
Never incorporated as a village.
Boyne City ..
Charlevoix ..
5,218
1907
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, L. 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; amended April 13, 1914.
Clare .
Clare . .
.
1,350
1891
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1879, p. 250; amended, L. A. 1901, .p. 631. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1891, p. 18; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 982.
243
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.
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. Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1885, p. 143; territory attached L. A. 1905, p. 1012.
INCORPORATED CITIES .- Continued.
City.
County
Popula- tion, 1910.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Coldwater.
Branch ..
5,945
1861
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.
Coleman .
Midland .. .
909
1905
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1887, p. 39. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, pp. 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, pp. 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, 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 basis 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,
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MICHIGAN MANUAL.
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; L. A. 1887, p. 20; amended, 1889, p. 600; 1893, p. 1050; territory at- tached, L. A. 1905, p. 311
East Jordan .
Charlevoix. . . Ingham .
*2,516
1911
East Lansing
802
1907
Never incorporated as a village.
East Tawas ..
Iosco.
1,452
1895
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.
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.
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. L. 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.
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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, 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; amended Dec. 6, 1910; Dec. 30, 1912; May 3, 1913
INCORPORATED CITIES OF MICHIGAN.
Incorporated as a city May 15, 1911.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1907, pp. 459-64; amended 1907, p. 709.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1895, p. 98.
INCORPORATED CITIES .- Continued.
City.
County.
Popula- tion, 1910.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Fremont .. Gladstone .
Newaygo. Delta .
.
4,211
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.
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