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1881
8 Union Station and Depot Companies.
To the State Fire Marshal.
9108.
1919
32 Chiefs of Fire Departments, etc.
9108.
1919
All Fire Insurance Com- panies.
To the State Librarian.
10793. . . 10161 . . .
1887 1887
Business transactions, etc. Facts, discoveries, etc.
10148.
1879
Business transactions, etc.
10156.
1877
Business transactions, etc.
10716
1907
a Secretary of Historical, etc., Societies.
Collections.
10168. .
1891
15a Veterinary Medical Associ- ations.
1144.
1901
3 Librarian of Registered Grange Library.
Number of volumes contained, yearly circulation, etc.
6284.
1909
24c Deputy Oil Inspectors.
Record of work done for month.
*No definite time fixed for making report.
(a) Now Public Utilities Commissionl.
(b) Within one week after fire.
(c) Within 3 days after notice of fire. L
(b) Report of fires, etc.
(c) Fire losses, etc.
12c Engineering Societies.
*a Pharmacists' and Druggists' Associations.
15a Secretary of State Medical Society. 15a Secretary of State Eclectic Medical Society.
Facts, discoveries, etc.
To the State Oil Inspector.
243
Condition and transactions.
1917
List of passes issued.
To Michigan Railroad Commission. (a)
Earnings and income statement, condition of property, etc. Accidents. Amount of capital stock, assets and liabilities, etc.
244
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
LIST OF REPORTS .- Continued.
§ Compiled . Laws, 1915.
Year of pas-
sage of law.
To whom and by whom made.
Subject matter.
To the State Board of Agriculture.
1111
1899
24 Director Michigan Weather Service.
Summary of publication.
7421.
1905
* Transportation Companies.
Shipment of nursery stock im- properly labeled. Statement of operations.
6900
1913
3 Board of Accountancy.
6853 .
1899
3 Board of Examiners in Horseshoeing.
6284
1909
24c Deputy Oil Inspectors.
Record of work done for monthi. Receipts and disbursements.
57.
1895
16 Sergeant-at-arms of the
Inventory of furniture.
6287
1909 1905
23c State Oil Inspector. Secretary, Michigan Board of Pharmacy.
To the Regents of the University.
529
1849
3c Public Domain Commis-
University land sales and fund.
sion.
To the State Health Commissioner. (a)
4995.
1873
Proceedings.
5102.
1909 \
Tuberculosis register.
5111
1911
3c Boards of Health of Town- ships, Cities and Villages. 23c Boards of Health of Town- ships, Cities and Villages. 4c Certain Filtration Plants.
Report of occupational diseases.
Report of venereal diseases.
10156.
1877
Transactions.
10161 . .
1887
*a Secretary of Pharmacists' and Druggists' Associa- tions.
6284.
1909
4a State Oil Inspector.
Inspections by inspector and deputies.
1919 10 Secretary of County Sana- torium.
Employes, character of work, treatment of patients, etc.
1919
10 Secretary of Joint County Sanatoriums.
1917
15 Health Officer of Townships, Cities and Villages.
To the Public Utilities Commission. (b)
1917
8 Common Carriers.
Financial and operating trans- actions.
*No definite time fixed for making report.
(a) Act 146, P. A. 1919, abolished State Board of Health and transferred powers, duties, etc., to State Health Commissioner.
(b) Act 419, P. A. 1919, abolished Railroad Commission and conferred powers and duties thereof on Public Utilities Commission.
7363.
1913
3 State Inspector of Apiaries. To the Board of State Auditors.
Financial account. Moneys received and disbursed.
6762
1905
3c Michigan Board of Phar- . macy.
Senate and House.
Receipts and disbursements. Moneys received and disbursed.
6762
1913
Cleansing of beds, etc. Results of investigations.
5020
1909
25c Medical Inspector.
1911
* Physicians.
1919
* Physicians and Health Of- ficers.
15a State Eclectic Medical So- ciety.
Facts collected, discoveries, etc.
Employes, character of work, treatment of patients, etc. Cremations.
245
REPORTS REQUIRED BY STATUTES.
LIST OFIREPORTS .- Continued.
§ Compiled Laws, 1915.
Year of pas- sage of law.
To whom and by whom made.
Subject matter.
To the State Game, Fish and Forest Fire Commissioner.
7541.
1919
15 County Clerk.
7541
1919
15 Deputy Game and Fish Warden.
To the Superintendent of the Michigan School for the Blind.
1476.
1907
14c Secretary of State.
Statistics as to the blind.
7838.
1855
15c Incorporated Societies.
Agricultural
Transactions, receipts and dis- bursements.
7983 7989
1907
322
1897
7 Banks, Boards of Directors. Banks. Bankers' and Trust Cor- porations. Safety and Collateral De- posit Companies (semi-an- nual).
Resources, assets and liabilities.
8021
1919
24c Bank in Liquidation.
Assets and liabilities.
1709
1893
24c Wardens of each institu- tion ..
To the State Board of Library Commissioners.
1154.
1903
11 County Commissioner of
1152
1899
Schools. Free Libraries.
Complete list of public libraries in County. Doings, etc.
2044.
1913
10c County Agents. Probation Officers.
Working of probation system in detail.
1562.
1909
23c Medical Supt. of Michigan Home and Training School. 13 Licenses for placing minor children in homes.
Admission, etc., of public pa- tients. Data as to children placed.
2015. ...
1915
25c Probation Officers.
Children under supervision.
To Board of Trustees of Ionia State Hospital.
1417
1899
16a Medical Superintendent of Hospital."
Accounts, records, results, etc.
23
Condition, list of stockholders. Resources, assets and liabilities. Escheated deposits; to report every 3rd year in June. Condition, amount of trusts, bonds, etc.
8088.
1907
8057
1891
23 Trust, Deposit and Security Companies.
To Boards of Control, State Prison, Branch State Prison, and Michigan Reformatory.
Receipts and disbursements.
To the State Board of Corrections and Charities.
.
2004.
1913
Deer licenses issued and money received. Deer licenses issued and money received.
To the State Agricultural Society.
To the Commissioner of Banking Department.
1887
246
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
LIST OF REPORTS .- Continued.
§ Compiled Laws, 1915.
Year of pas- sage of law.
To whom and by whom made.
Subject matter.
5937
1901
3 Boards of Trustees of Rural High Schools.
1153
1903
9 Librarian of Public Libra- ries.
5919.
1909
11c Township Board of Educa- tion.
5694.
1909
11c Township Clerk.
To Food and Drug Commissioner.
6375.
1913
7 Proprietors of Skimming stations, creameries, etc.
Amount of milk or cream re- ceived.
To Commissioner of Labor.
5339-40.
1909
5514.
1911
25c Deputy Factory Inspector. 3 Iron and Copper Mine In- spectors.
Factories inspected, etc. Report of accidents, etc.
5327
1909
3c Supervisors and Assessors.
Labor statistics.
4218.
1917
4-5c Certain Corporations.
Location, nature of business, value of real estate, etc. Value of property, etc.
1917
5c Railroad Companies, Tele- graph Companies, etc.
1917
15 County Clerk.
Taxes and equalized valuation of municipalities, etc. Detailed report of property, etc.
15866.
1913
32c Wardens of Prisons.
Return of paroled convict to prison.
To State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden.
7684.
1913
4c By Certain Corporations.
Pounds of fish caught.
11948. .
1915
4c Investment Companies.
Detailed plans, prospectus, finan- cial condition, etc.
To Public Domain Commission.
.
1917
County, Township, City and Village Treasurer.
Unpaid taxes on land.
To the County Commissioners of Schools.
Proceedings, receipts, expenses.
Location, condition and support of libraries. School property, enrollment, etc. School property, enrollment, etc.
To State Board of Assessors.
1917
5 Railroad Companies, etc.
To Advisory Board in Matter of Pardons.
To Michigan Securities Com- mission.
247
REPORTS REQUIRED BY STATUTES.
LIST OF REPORTS .- Concluded.
(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.
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.
a Printed.
b Printed with session laws.
c Filed. d Compiled.
248
INCORPORATED CITIES OF MICHIGAN.
References to acts of incorporation, etc., as villages and cities, corrected to December 25, 1920.
For an act to provide for the incorporation of cities of the fourth class, see P. A. 1895, Act No. 215, (§§2892-3294, C. L. 1915), as amended. For an act providing a commission form of government for cities, see P. A. 1909, Act 279, (§§3304-3341, C. L. 1915), as amended.
*Population as a village.
City.
County.
Popula- tion, 1920.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
.
Adrian. ..
Lenawee.
11,878
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 ..
8,354
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; revised, December 20, 1915.
Allegan.
Allegan . .
3,637
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; 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 .
7,542
1905
Incorporated as a village by board. of supervisors, January 2, 1872; reincor- porated by legislature, L. M. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 773; amended 1875, p. 569; reincorporated by legislature, L. A. 1883, p. 20.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, pp. 107, 110; amended, 1907, p. 53; terri- tory annexed L. A. 1917, p. 22.
Alpena.
Alpena . .
11,101
1871
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; revised September 15, 1915.
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
Ann Arbor.
Washtenaw .. . |
19,516
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; Nov. 23, 1910; Dec. 22, 1911; Oct. 2, 1913; territory annexed, L. A. 1917, pp. 29, 30; amended April 10, 1918; March 10, 1919; April 15, 1919.
Au Gres ..
Arenac .
199
1905
Never incorporated as a village.
Incorporated as a city by the legislature, L. A. 1905, pp. 1042-4.
Au Sable .
Iosco .
171
1889
Incorporated as a village by board of supervisors, Oct. 15, 1872; reincorporated by legislature, L. A. 1885, p. 297; amended, 1887, p. 686.
Bad Axe.
Huron .
2,140
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
36,164
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 .
47,554
1865
Originally lower Saginaw, name changed to Bay City, S. L. 1857, p. 195; in- corporated 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; amended April 19, 1915. Incorporated as a village by board of supervisors, Jan. 9, 1896.
Beaverton.
Gladwin .
549
1903
Belding .
Ionia .
3,911
1893
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; revised, December 5, 1918; amended, April 19, 1920.
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249
INCORPORATED CITIES OF MICHIGAN.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1889, p. 978; L. A. 1895, p. 590.
.
INCORPORATED CITIES .- Continued.
City.
County.
Popula- tion, 1920.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Benton Harbor
Berrien
12,233
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; terri- tory 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. .
5,482
1889
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1887, p. 82.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1889, p. 517; amended, 1891, p. 570; special charter, 1893, p. 178; amended, L. A. 1895, p. 43.
Big Rapids.
Mecosta ..
4,558
1869
Never incorporated as a village.
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 ...
4,284
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.
828
1907
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1887, p. 10. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1907, pp. 190-4.
Cadillac.
Wexford .
9,750
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; revised, December 9, 1913; amended, December 2, 1914; June 16, 1915; April 17, 1917.
Charlevoix
Charlevoix .. . .
2,218
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.
Charlotte.
Eaton .
5,126
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; April 23, 1919; April 21, 1920.
Cheboygan .
Cheboygan. . .
5,642
1889
Incorporated as a village by legislature, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1398; reincor- porated, 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.
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Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, pp. 785-9; amended, L. A. 1907, pp. 870, 955, see p. 714.
Clare. .
Clare. . . .
1,462
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.
Coldwater.
Branch. .
6,114
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; November 18, 1919.
Coleman .
Midland.
769
1905
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1887, p. 39.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, pp. 300-3.
Corunna, . .
Shiawassee. . . .
1,571
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.
Croswell
Sanilac.
1,678
1905
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. 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 .
3,394
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; charter revised April 24, 1918.
Detroit .
Wayne .
993,739
1806
Ter. Laws, Vol. 4, p. 3. The town of Detroit was incorporated by the legis- lative 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,
INCORPORATED CITIES OF MICHIGAN.
251
INCORPORATED CITIES .- Continued.
City.
County.
Popula- tion, 1920.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Detroit-Continued ..
Wayne. . .
993,739
1806
-
Dowagiac ..
Cass.
5,440
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 .
Charlevoix .. . .
2,428
1911
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1887, p. 20; amended, 1889, p. 600; 1893, p. 1050; territory attached, L. A. 1905, p. 311.
East Lansing
Ingham.
1,889
1907
East Tawas
Iosco.
1,398
1895
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1887, p. 35; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 663. .
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1895, p. 98.
Eaton Rapids
Eaton .
2,379
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; revised, December 12,. 1914; amended, April 19, 1920.
Escanaba .
Delta.
13,103
1883
Incorporated as a village by the board of supervisors, 1883.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1883, p. 335; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 569; rein-
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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; 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; November 14, 1914; April 27, 1915; July 15, 1915; November 13, 1915; September 25, 1916; November 27, 1916; territory annexed, December 11, 1916; April 23, 1917; amended, November 15, 1917; charter revised, June 27, 1918; territory annexed, October 1, 1918; amended, November 14, 1918; April 18, 1919; April 19, 1920.
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
252
Incorporated as a city, May 15, 1911, L. A. p. 45; amended, May 4, 1915. Never incorporated as a village.
Incorporated as a city, L. A, 1907, pp. 459-64; amended, 1907, p. 709.
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Flint .. . ..
Genesee. . . ..
91,599
1855
Fremont .
Newaygo .
2,180
1911
Incorporated as a city, December 4, 1911; amended, March 28, 1912.
Gladstone.
Delta .
4,953
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
1,225
1893
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1885, p. 33. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1893, p. 148.
Grand Haven.
Ottawa
7,205
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; revised, December 2, 1914; amended, April 10, 1915; March 29, 1920; April 1, 1920; April 7, 1920.
Grand Ledge
Eaton .
3,043
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.
Grand Rapids .. . .
Kent .
137,634
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, p. 168; revised, 1897, p. 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; amended, May 12, 1913; March 21, 1914; April 22, 1915; revised, September 12, 1916; terri- tory attached, L. A. 1917, p. 25; amended, April 17, 1918; April 16, 1919; March 16, 1920.
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