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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 and 125; 1863, p. 131; 1865, pp. 170 and 281; 1867, Vol. 2, pp. 304 and 855; 1869, Vol. 2, p. 615, revised, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, pp. 330 and 670; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 14 ; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1,185; L. A. 1875, pp. 756 and 777; revised, L. A. 1877, p. 121; amended, L. A. 1879, pp. 173 and 189; 1881, p. 236; 1883, pp. 416 and 516 ; 1885, pp. 80 and 237; 1887, p. 483; 1889, p. 877; L. A. 1891, pp. 11, 12, 13, 489, 766, 815, 979; L. A. 1893.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 252; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 25; L. A. 1875, p. 40; 1887, p. 214.
610
INCORPORATED CITIES.
.
A
Greenville
Montcalm
3,056
1871
·
L. A. 1889, p. 183.
L. A. 1889, p. 29; reincorporated, L. A. 1893.
L. A. 1893.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 469 ; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1,406; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 769; 1872, Vol. 1, p. 35 ; L. A. 1875, p. 227; 1877, p. 262; 1881, p. 250.
Harrison
Clare
752
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 836.
Hastings
Barry
2,972
1871
Hillsdale
Hillsdale
3,915
1869
Holland
Ottawa
3,945
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 856; revised, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 672; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 33; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 980; L. A. 1875, p. 367; 1877, p. 70; 1885, p. 311; 1887, p. 578; reincorporated, L. A. 1893.
Hudson
Lenawes
2,178
1893
Ionia
Ionia
4,482
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 183 ; amended, S. L. 1874, Vol. 2, p. 5; L. A. 1877, p. 475; 1883, p. 531; 1885, p. 441; 1887, p. 597; 1889, p. 679; 1891, p. 207.
Iron Mountain.
Menominee
8,599
1888
Incorporated under general law of 1873, L. A. 1889, p. 1044; legalized and amended, L. A. 1889, pp. 27, 189 and 834 ; L. A, 1891, pp. 97, 218 and 569.
Iron wood
Gogebic
7,745
1889
Ishpeming-
Marquette
11,197
1873
S. L 1873, Vol. 2, p. 426; amended. L. A. 1875, p. 816; 1877, p. 265; 1879, p. 45; 1881, p. 388; 1883, p. 317; 1885, p. 62; 1889, pp. 15 and 1,012; L. A. 1891, p. 259; L. A. 1893.
Jackson .
Jackson
20,798
1857
S. L. 1857, p. 240; amended, S. L. 1859, pp. 152 and 256; 1861, p. 490; 1865, pp. 86 and 135; 1867, Vol. 2, pp. 960 and 1,030; 1869, Vol. 2, p. 653 ; 1871, Vol. 2, pp. 457 and 1,261; revised and amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 366; revised, L. A. 1875, p. 581; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 470; 1879, p. 232; 1881, p. 383; 1883, p. 407; 1885, p. 422; 1889, p. 726; L. A. 1891, p. 1,013.
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo
17,853
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 677; to take effect second Monday of April, 1884; amended, L. A. 1885, p. 274; 1887, p. 532; 1889, p. 432; L. A. 1891, 884.
Lansing ..
Ingham
13,102
1859
S. L. 1859, p. 769; amended, S. L. 1861, p. 210; 1863, p. 152; revised, S. L. 1865, p. 418; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2. p. 49; revised, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1321; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 657; 1874, Vol. 2, p. 3; revised, L. A. 1875, p. 160; amended, L. A. 1877, pp. 92 and 287; 1879, p. 210; 1883, p. 732; 1885, p. 57; 1887, p. 843; 1889, p. 618.
Lapeer
Lapeer
2,753
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 940; revised, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 976; reincorporated, L. A, 1875, p. 298.
611.
INCORPORATED CITIES.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 282; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 306; L. A. 1875, p. · 737; 1891, p. 939.
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 238; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 933; L. A. 1885, p. 325; 1887, p. 870; 1889, p. 621 ; 1891, p. 1,007.
-
L. A. 1893.
L. A. 1889, p. 455; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 109; reincorporated, L. A. 1893.
INCORPORATED CITIES .-- CONTINUED.
City.
County.
Porulation, 1890.
Incorpo- rated.
Ludington
Mason
7,517
1873
Manistee
Manistee
12,812
1869
Marine City_
St. Clair
3,268
1887
Marquette
Marquette
9,093
1871
Marshall.
Calhoun
3,968
1859
Mason
Ingham
1,875
1875
Menominee
Menominee.
10,630
1883
Midland
Midland
2,277
1887
Monroe.
Monroe
5,258
1837
S. L. 1837, p. 243; a body politic under name of the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Freemen ; amended, S. L. 1838, p. 236; 1839, p. 12; 1840, p. 37; 1842, p. 73; 1843, p. 25; part of plat vacated, S. L. 1846, p. 33; amended, S. L. 1847, p. 80; 1848, pp. 46 and 86; 1849, p. 203; 1851, p. 57; 1855, p. 352; 1859, p. 520; 1867, Vol. 2, p. 823; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 923; revised, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1,073; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 21; reincorporated, 1874, Vol. 2, p. 1, under General Laws of 1873.
Mt. Clemens
Macomb
4,748
1879
Mt. Pleasant
Isabella
2,701
1889
Reference to Acts of Incorporation, Etc.
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 163; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 801; 1877, p. 36, 1879, pp. 62 and 63; 1883, p. 567; 1885, pp. 319 and 326.
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 369; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 242; L. A. 1879, p. 184; reincorporated, L. A. 1882, p. 23; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 419; 1885, p. 140; 1887, p. 5; L. A. 1891.
L. A. 1887, p. 665; amended, L. A. 1889, p. 386.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 3, p. 35; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 639; L. A. 1875, p. 19; 1877, p. 496 ; 1885, p. 14; 1887, p. 117; 1889, p. 527; L. A. 1891 ; L. A. 1893.
S. L. 1859, p. 402; amended, S. L. 1863, p. 380; 1865, p. 231; 1867, Vol. 2, pp. 171, 587; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 727 ; 1872, p. 61; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 305; L. A. 1879, pp. 152 and 243; 1881, p. 402 ; 1883, p. 496; revised, L. A. 1887, p. 230; amended, L. A. 1889, p. 1,024.
L. A. 1875, p. 113; under and subject to General Law of 1873; reincorpo- rated, L. A. 1891, pp. 565, 668.
L. A. 1883, p. 156; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 576; L. A. 1893.
L. A. 1887, p, 76; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 975; L. A. 1893.
L. A. 1879, p. 48, under General Law of 1878; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 35.
L. A. 1889, p. 389; revised, L. A. 1891, p. 427; amended, L. A. 1893.
612
INCORPORATED CITIES.
Muskegon
Muskegon ..
22,702
1869
Negaunee
Marquette
6,078
1878
Niles.
Berrien
4,197
1859
S. L. 1859, p. 355; amended, S. L. 1865, p. 78; 1867, Vol. 2, p. 503; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 771; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 979 ; L. A. 1877, p. 505 ; 1883, p. 579; 1889, p. 72; 1891, pp. 326, 999.
North Muskegon __
Muskegon
1,590
1891
L. A. 1891, pp. 50, 892.
Norway
Dickinson
3,573
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 669.
Owosso_
Shiawassee.
6,564
1859
S. L. 1859, p. 691; amended, S. L. 1861, p. 316; 1865, p. 92; L. A. 1875, p. 731; 1877, p. 490 ; 1831, p. 259 ; 1885, p. 555 ; 1887, p. 560; 1889, p. 1,007; 1891, pp. 734, 1,013; L. A. 1893.
Pontiac
Oakland
6,200
1861
S. L. 1861, p. 337; act relating to, S. L. 1861, p. 609; charter amended, S. L. 1865, p. 524; 1867, Vol. 2, p. 604; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 883 ; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 243; L. A. 1877, p. 497 ; 1879, p. 246 ; 1881, p. 297; 1885, p. 450; 1889, pp. 191, 424.
Port Huron
St. Clair
13,543
1857
S. L. 1857, p. 51; revised, S. L. 1859, p. 581 ; amended, S. L. 1861, p. 506; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1,470; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 128; 1874, Vol. 2, p. 2; L. A. 1875, p. 655; 1877, p. 188; 1879, p. 266; 1881, p. 386; amended and revised, L. A. 1885, p. 475; amended, L. A. 1887, pp. 850, 861; 1889, p. 197; 1891, pp. 818, 1,004, 571; L. A. 1893.
Saginaw
Saginaw
46,322
1857
S. L. 1857, p. 447; charter revised, S. L. 1859, p. 113; amended, S. L. 1863, p. 39; 1865, p. 205; 1867, Vol. 2, p. 986; 1869, Vol. 2, p. 518; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 493; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 119; L. A. 1875, p. 292; 1879, p. 226; 1881, p. 280; 1883, p. 112; 1885, p. 316 ; revised and amended, L. A. 1887, p. 705; 1889, p. 822; consoli- dated, L. A. 1889, p. 885; amended, L. A. 1891, pp. 388, 204, 840, 839, 570.
Sault Ste. Marie ___
Chippewa
5,760
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 766; amended, L. A. 1889, p. 529; 1891, p. 927.
St. Clair
St. Clair.
2,353
1858
S. L. 1858, p. 49; amended, S. L. 1859, p. 112; revised, S. L. 1863, p. 206; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 340; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 480; 1874, Vol. 2, p. 9; L. A. 1875, p. 17; 1877, p. 467; 1879, p. 152; 1883, p. 500.
St. Ignace
Mackinac.
2,704
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 46; amended, L. A. 1885, p. 144 ; 1887, p. 651 ; 1889, p. 417.
·
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1,184; revised, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 873; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1,396; revised, L. A. 1875, p. 253; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 192; 1883, p. 646 ; 1885, p. 246; revised, L. A. 1887, p. 299; amended, L. A. 1889, p. 83; 1891, p. 574; L. A. 1893.
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 500; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 760; 1877, p. 372 ; 1881, p. 111; 1883, p. 311 ; 1885, p. 51 ; revised, L. A. 1891, p. 332.
INCORPORATED CITIES.
613
614
INCORPORATED CITIES .- CONTINUED.
City.
County.
Population, 1890.
Incorpo- rated.
Reference to Acts of Incorporation, Etc.
St. Joseph
Berrien
2,489
1891
L. A. 1891, pp. 934, 1,032.
St. Louis
Gratiot.
2,246
1891
L. A. 1891, pp. 43, 997.
Stanton
Montcalm
1,352
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 38; amended, L. A. 18.5, p. 78; 1889, p. 4.
West Bay City
Bay
12,981
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 310; composed of the villages, Wenona, Banks and Salzburgh, amended, L. A. 1879, p. 146; 1881, p. 133, revised and amended, L. A. 1883, p. 238 ; L. A. 1885, p. 162; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 454; 1889, p. 633; 1891, pp. 532, 1,038, 976.
Wyandotte
Wayne.
3,817
1867
Ypsilanti
Washtenaw
6,129
1858
S. L. 1867, Vol 2, p. 187; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 632 ; 1873, Vol. .p. 661; L. A. 1875, p. 678 ; 1877, p. 447; 1883, p. 41; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 318.
S. L. 1858, p. 93 ; revised, S. L. 1859, p. 883; amended, S. L., 1863, p. 68; revised, S. L. 1865, p. 354; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 971; 1869, Vol. 2, p. 358; L. A. 1875, p. 220; revised, L. A. 1877, p. 373 ; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 206; 1881, p. 309; 1891, p. 769.
INCORPORATED CITIES.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
REFERENCE TO ACTS OF INCORPORATION, ETC., CORRECTED TO APRIL. 1893.
Village.
County.
Township. .
Incorpo- rated.
Population, 1890.
Reference to Acts of Incorporation, Etc.
Addison
Lenawee.
§ Rollin 2 Woodstock
2
1893
Incorporated L. A. 1893.
Algonac.
St. Clair
Clay
Unable to find date of incorporation ; reincorporated L. A. 1893.
Allegan
Allegan
Allegan
1838
2,669
S. L. 1838, p. 110; amended, S. L. 1846, p. 95 ; 1858, p. 81; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, 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.
Alma
Gratiot.
Arcada
1,655
Unable to find date of incorporation ; reincorporated, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 773; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 569 ; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 20.
Almont.
Lapeer
Almont
1855
717
S. L. 1855, p. 247; originally called Newbury; changed to Almont, March 13, 1846, S. L. 1846, p. 26; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 107; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 155.
Armada_
Macomb
Armada.
1867
636
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 41.
Ashley
Gratiot
Elba.
1887
711
By supervisors; incorporation legalized, L. A. 1887, p. 118; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 7.
Athens.
Calhoun
Athens
1891
441
Incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 328.
Atlanta
Montmorency ...
Montmorency ____
1891
Incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 838; amended L. A. 1893.
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INCORPORATED VILLAGES.
615
.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- CONTINUED.
Village.
County.
Township.
Incorpo- rated.
Population, 1890.
Reference to Acts of Incorporation, Etc.
Attica
Lapeer.
Attica
1885
353
L. A. 1885, p. 239.
Augusta
Kalamazoo
Ross
1869
498
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 265; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 25.
Bad Axe
Huron
§ Colfax. ¿ Verona
1885
842
L. A. 1885, p. 75.
Baldwin
Lake
Pleasant Plains.
1887
429
L. A. 187, p. 28.
Bancroft
Shiawassee
Shiawassee
1883
642
L. A. 1883, p. 26; schools incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 722.
Bangor
Van Buren
§ Arlington 2 Bangor.
1877
904
L. A. 1877, p. 62.
Baraga
Baraga
Baraga
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 1006.
Bellaire
Antrim
§ Forest Home __ ¿ Kearney.
1891
Incorporated L. A. 1891, p. 737.
Bellevue.
Eaton
Bellevue ..
1867
914
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 40.
Benzonia.
Benzie
Benzonia.
1891
Incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 487.
Berrien Springs __.
Berrien
Oronoko
1867
745
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 723 ; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 75.
Birmingham
Oakland
Bloomfield
1864
899
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 449.
Blanchard
Isabella.
Rolland
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 80.
Blissfield
Lenawee.
Blissfield.
1875
1,132
L. A. 1875, p. 116; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 30; 1883, p. 426; revised, L. A. 1891.
Bloomingdale.
Van Buren.
Bloomingdale.
1881
380
L. A. 1881, p. 112,
616
INCORPORATED VILLAGES.
-
Boyne City
Charlevoix
Evangeline 1885
469
L. A. 1885, p. 143. L. A. 1883, p. 404.
Breedsville
Van Buren
Columbia
1883
Brighton
Livingston
Brighton
1867
741
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 221; act of incorporation repealed and reincorporated S L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 496; amended L. A. 1883, p. 21.
78
Bronson
Branch
Bronson
1866
875
By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 89. L. A. 1879, p. 12.
Brooklyn
Jackson
Columbia ..
1879
596
Brown City
Sanilac.
Maple Valley
1887
352
Buchanan
Berrien
Buchanan
1863
1,994
Reincorporated, S. L. 1863, Vol. 1, p. 104; amended, S. L. 1865, p. 209; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1,322; reincorporated. S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 26; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 652; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, pp. 102, 1,035.
Burlington
Calhoun
Burlington
1869
304
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 221; amended L. A. 1887, p. 515.
Burr Oak
St. Joseph
Burr Oak.
1857
687
By supervisors; revised, S. L. '1867, Vol. 2, p. 408; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 771; L. A. 1881, p. 263 ; 1889, p. 5.
Byron
Shiawassee
Burnes
1873
413
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 281; reincorporated, L. A. 1893.
Capac
St. Clair
Mussey
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 66; amended L. A. 1887, pp. 4 and 42.
Caro.
Tuscola.
Indian Fields.
1871
1,701
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 6; originally as Centerville ; name changed to Caro, Feb. 13, 1869, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 53; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 28; L. A. 1883, p. 444; 1889, p. 75.
Carrolton
Saginaw.
Carrolton
1869
1,066
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 277.
Carson City
Montcalm
Bloomer
1887
921
L. A. 1887, p. 22.
Carsonville
Sanilac.
§ Bridgehampton. ¿Washington ..
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 11.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES.
L. A. 1887, p. 10.
617
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- CONTINUED.
Village.
County.
Township.
Incorpo- rated.
Population, 1890.
Casnovia
§ Muskegon, ¿ Kent,
§ Casnovia. Tyrone
1875
Cass City
Tuscola
Elkland
1883
813
Cassopolis
Cass
La Grange
1863
1,369
Cedar Springs
Kent
§ Solon
2 Nelson
1871
1,035
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 512; legalized S. L. 1872; p. 63; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 71; 1883, p. 498.
Centreville
St. Joseph
S Lockport ? Nottawa
1837
775
S. L. 1837, p. 54: incorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 61.
Charlevoix
Charlevoix
Charlevoix.
1879
1,496
Chase
Lake
Chase
1882
388
Chelsea
Washtenaw
S Sylvan ¿ Lima
* 1,330
Records burned in 1870. No record of original date; revised, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 886; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2. p. 62; L. A. 1875, p. 480; L. A. 1881, p. 21; rein- corporated, L. A. 1889, p. 9.
Chesaning
Saginaw
Chesaning
1869
1,056
S. L. 1869; Vol. 3, p. 1,245; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 772; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 8.
Clarkston
Oakland
Independence. - -
1884
387
Clayton
Lenawee.
Hudson ..
By supervisors; unable to find date of incorporation ; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 160.
Clifford
Lapeer
Burlington
1891
306
L. A. 1891, p. 484.
Clinton
Lenawee
Clinton.
1838
960
Reference to Acts of Incorporation, Etc.
L. A. 1875, p. 532.
L. A. 1883, p. 405; amended, L. A, 1893.
By supervisors; reincorporated L. A. 1875, p. 550; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 891.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES.
S. L. 1838, p. 262; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 6; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 245.
618
L. A. 1879, p. 87; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 385; 1889, p. 172; 1891, p. 865.
1
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 6.
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 210.
S Dover.
Clio
Genesee_
Vienna - 1878
577
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 953; originally called Varna ; changed to Clio March 20, 1867, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 664; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 484; 1885, p. 545; reincor- porated, L. A. 1889, p. 524.
Coleman.
Midland
Warren
1887
540
L. A. 1887, p. 39.
Coloma
Berrien
Watervliet
1893
L. A. 1893.
Columbiaville
Lapeer
Marathon
1879
578
Concord
Jackson
Concord
1871
580
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 545; reincorporated, L. A. 1893.
Constantine
St. Joseph
Constantine
1837
1,346
S. L. 1837, p. 45; limits altered S. L. 1838, p. 122; amended, S. L. 1859, p. 878; again incorporated, S. L. 1861, p. 325; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 43; L. A. 1893.
Coopersville
Ottawa ..
Polkton
1871
790
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 160; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1,122; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 14.
Croswell
Sanilac
Lexington
1881
504
L. A. 1881, p. 278.
Croton
Newaygo
Croton
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1,455.
Crystal Falls
Iron
Crystal Falls
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 386.
Dansville
Ingham
Ingham
1867
366
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 242; amended S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 705.
Davison
Genesee
Davison
1889
456
L. A. 1889, p. 628.
Dearborn
Wayne
Dearborn
1893
L. A. 1893.
Decatur
Van Buren
Decatur
1861
1,109
S. L. 1861, p. 521; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 8; revised, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1,128; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 485; 1879, p. 39; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 17; amended, L. A. 1893.
Deckerville
Sanilac
Marion
1893
L. A. 1893.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES.
*Part in Lima not included.
619
L. A. 1879, p. 38.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- CONTINUED.
Village.
County.
Township.
Incorpo- rated.
Population, 1890.
Reference to Acts of Incorporation, Etc.
Deerfield
Lenawee
Deerfield
1873
421
S. L. 1873, p. 680: reincorporated, L. A. 1893.
Dexter.
Washtenaw
Scio ..
1855
879
S. L. 1855, p. 199; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 99; 1869, Vol. 2, p. 339; L. A. 1883, p. 24.
Douglas
Allegan
Saugatuck
1861
404
By supervisors.
Dryden
Lapeer
Dryden
1887
322
L. A. 1887, p. 8.
Dundee
Monroe
Dundee.
1855
1,166
S. L. 1855, p. 87; amended, S. L. 1857, p. 238; S. L. 1863, p. 123; again incorporated, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1,216; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 22; L. A. 1883, p. 521; 1885, p. 71.
Durand
Shiawassee __
Vernon
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 21.
Eagle.
Clinton
Eagle
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 389.
East Grand Rapids
Kent.
Grand Rapids ...
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 104.
East Jordan
Charlevoix
South Arm
1887
731
L. A. 1887, p. 20; amended, 1889, p. 600.
East Tawas
Iosco
Baldwin
1887
2,226
Eau Claire.
Berrien
§ Pipestone Berrien
1891
Edmore
Montcalm
Home.
1879
735
L. A. 1879, p. 2.
Elsie_
Clinton.
Du Plain
1885
396
L. A. 1885, p. 40.
Emmet
St. Clair
Emmet
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 441.
Essexville
Bay
Hampton
1883
1,545
| L. A. 1883, p. 12,
620
INCORPORATED VILLAGES.
L. A. 1887, p. 35. L. A. 1891, p. 128.
Evart
Osceola_
SEvart .. 2 Osceola.
1875
1,269
L. A. 1875. p. 544, reincorporated at this date; limits enlarged, S. L. 1874, Vol. 2, p. 5; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 116.
Farmington
Oakland
Farmington
1867
320
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 903; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, pp. 67 and 625; L. A. 1875, p. 225; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 14.
·
Farwell
Clare
Surrey
1879
584
L. A. 1879, p. 3; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 218.
Fenville
Allegan
2 Manlius
1889
360
L. A. 1889, p. 14.
Fenton
Genesee
Fenton
1868
2,182
By supervisors ; incorporation legalized, S. L. 1864, p. 82; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 780; amended S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 206; L. A. 1879, p. 164 ; L. A. 1887, p. 541; reincorporated 1891.
Flushing
Genesee
Flushing
1877
965
L. A. 1877, p. 61.
Fowler
Clinton
Dallas.
1885
346
L. A. 1885, p. 5.
Fowlerville
Livingston
Handy
1871
8. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1,337; reincorporated, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1,198; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 291.
Frankfort
Benzie
Crystal Lake
1885
1,195
Fremont.
Newaygo
§ Dayton Sheridan
1875
1,097
L. A. 1875, p. 549; original incorporation as Fremont Center; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 159; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 592.
Fruitport
2 Ottawa.
Spring Lake ___
1891
L. A. 1891, p 131.
Gagetown
Tuscola.
Elmwood_
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 207.
Gaines
Genesee.
Gaines.
1875
304
L. A. 1875, p. 125.
Galesburg
Kalamazoo.
§ Charleston __ Comstock.
1861
702
By supervisors ; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 56; rein- corporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1,576; reincorpo- rated, L. A. 1893.
Galien
Berrien
Galien
1879
492
L. A. 1879, p. 33.
621
INCORPORATED VILLAGES.
L. A. 1885, pp.142, 337.
.
Muskegon
Fruitport
S Clyde ..
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- CONTINUED.
Village.
County.
Township.
Incorpo- rated.
Population, 1890.
Reference to Acts of Incorporation, Etc.
Garden
Delta
Garden
1886
458
By supervisors; L. A. 1891, p. 1,077.
Gaston
Wexford
Springville.
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 129; amended, L. A. 1893. -
Gaylord
Otsego
Livingston
1881
661
L. A. 1881, p. 19.
Gobleville
Van Buren
Bloomingdale ..
1893
L. A. 1893.
Grandville
Kent
Wyoming
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 135.
Grant.
Newaygo
Ashland
1893
L. A. 1893.
Grass Lake
Jackson
Grass Lake
1871
617
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1,052; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 14; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 145.
Grosse Point
Wayne
Grosse Point.
1870
By supervisors; incorporated. L. A. 1879, p, 176 ; rein- corporated, L. A. 1889, p. 863.
Hadley
Lapeer
Hadley
1887
Hancock
Houghton
Hancock
1875
1,784
L. A. 1875, p. 91; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 69; 1887, p. 520; 1891, p. 1,014.
Hanover
Jackson
Hanover
1885
363
L. A. 1885, p. 73.
Harbor Springs
Emmet
Little Traverse
1881
1,052
L. A. 1881, p. 32; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 107.
Harrisville
Alcona
Greenbush.
1887
593
L. A. 1887, p. 395.
Hart º
Oceana®
Hart.
1885
757
L. A. 1885, p. 325.
Hartford
Van Buren
Hartford
1877
1,044
L. A. 1877, p. 99.
Hersey
Osceola.
Richmond
1875
328
L. A. 1875, p. 568.
622
INCORPORATED VILLAGES.
L. A. 1887, p. 452.
§ Hersey .-. 2
S Boon
Bagley_
Pine Grove ..
Hesperia.
S Oceana ..
S Newfield
1883
506
Highland Park
Wayne.
Hamtramck ___
Hillman
Montmorency.
Hillman.
1891
Holly.
Oakland.
Holly.
1865
1,258
S. L. 1865, Vol. 1, p. 188: revised, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 579; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 224; amended, L. A. 1893.
Homer.
Calhoun.
Homer.
1871
1,063
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 194; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 57; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 332; L. A. 1875, p. 549; L. A. 1893.
Houghton.
Houghton
Portage
1867
2,062
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 1,079; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 259; 1889, p. 641.
Howard City
Montcalm
Reynolds
1873
1,137
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 103; am'd L. A. 1877, p. 28; 1881, p. 261; 1885, p. 320; revised and am'd, L. A. 1887, p. 87.
Howell
Livingston
Howell
1863
2,387
S. L. 1863, p. 134; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 156; L. A. 1881, p. 11; reincorporoted, L. A. 1891, p. 1,025.
Hubbardston
S lonia. 2 Clinton.
§ North Plains __? ? Lebanon.
1867
Imlay City
Lapeer.
Imlay
1873
1,251
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 340; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 508; act to amend repealed in part, L. A. 1877, p. 30; rein- corporated, L. A. 1885, p. 41.
Iron River
Iron
Iron River
1885
1,117
L. A. 1885, p. 77.
Ithaca.
Gratiot
Ithaca
1869
1,627
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 101.
Jonesville
Hillsdale.
§ Scipio 2 Fayette
$
1855
1,288
S. L. 1855, p. 109; amended, S. L. 1857, p. 30; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1140; boundaries changed by supervisors, April 5, 1869; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 142.
Kalkaska.
Kalkaska.
Kalkaska
1887
1,161
L. A. 1887, p. 208.
Kingston
Tuscola
§ Kingston ¿ Koylton
2
1893
L. A. 1893.
-
? Newaygo
2 Denver_
Greenfield
1889
L. A. 1883, p. 443. L. A. 1889, p. 525: amended, L. A. 1893. L. A. 1891, p. 867.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 155; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 77; revised S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 939.
623
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- CONTINUED.
Village.
County.
Township.
Incorpo- rated.
Population. 1890.
Reference to Acts af Incorporation, Etc.
Laingsburg
Shiawassee
Sciota
1871
654
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1,179; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 55; act of 1871 repealed, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 424; again incorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 20.
Lake Ann
Benzie
Lake
1893
By supervisors.
Lake City
Missaukee
Reader
1887
663
By supervisors; L. A. 1889, p, 1,046; reincorporated, 1891, p. 1,021.
Lake Linden
Houghton
Torch Lake
1885
1,862
By supervisors; boundaries changed by supervisors in 1890 ; incorporated L. A. 1891, pp. 1,090 and 1,092.
Lake Odessa.
Ionia.
Odessa.
1889
635
L. A. 1889, p. 12.
Lakeview.
Montcalm
Cato
1881
1,024
L. A. 1881, p. 99.
L'Anse
Baraga
L'Anse
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2. p. 861; originally in Houghton county; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 340 ; 1883, p. 662; re- incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 925.
Lawrence
Van Buren
Lawrence
1869
564
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 640; part of plat vacated, S. L. 1850, p. 203 ; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 6; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 31.
Lawton
Van Buren
Antwerp
1869
788
Originally by supervisors; that incorporation was repealed and the village reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 160; amended, L. A. 1893.
LeRoy
Osceola
LeRoy
1883
452
L. A. 1883, p. 15.
Leslie
Ingham
Leslie
1869
1,058
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 996 ; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1,249; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 952; L. A. 1877, p. 38, 1881, p. 381; 1885, p. 236; 1887, p. 116.
Lexington
Sanilac
Lexington.
1855
712
S. L. 1855, p. 120 ; amended, S. L. 1859, p. 161; reincor- porated, L. A. 1887, p. 36.
624
INCORPORATED VILLAGES.
Ætna .
( Lake
.
Linden
Genesee
Fenton
1871
552
3. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 115; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 372.
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 661.
By supervisors.
Originally called Dansville; name changed to Lowell Feb. 4, 1857, S. L. 1857, p. 69; incorporated, S. L. 1859, Vol. 1, p. 97; reincorporated, 1861, p. 424 ; amended, 1865, p. 276; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1,676; L. A. 1875, p. 573; 1885, p. 443; 1887, p. 701; L. A. 1891, p. 426.
L. A. 1893.
Luther.
Lake.
Ellsworth
1893
Lyons ..
Ionia
Lyons
1859
612
By supervisors; legalized, S. L. 1859, p. 201; incorpo- rated, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 115; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1,256; L. A. 1875, p. 533; L. A. 1891, p. 995.
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