Official directory and legislative manual of the State of Michigan for the years 1893-4, Part 57

Author: Michigan. Dept. of State
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Lansing, Michigan : Secretary of State
Number of Pages: 958


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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.


-


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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