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Michigan Constitution of 1963 / Article VII § 22

Concurrent Resolution No. 2 of the 2nd Extra Session of 1912

November 5, 1912; Approved 285,373 to 137,972 (67%)

Article VIII

Sec. 21: Under such general laws, the electors of each city and village shall have power and authority to frame, adopt and amend its charter, and to amend an existing charter of the city or village heretofore granted or passed by the legislature for the government of the city or village and, through its regularly constituted authority, to pass all laws and ordinances relating to its municipal concerns, subject to the Constitution and general laws of this State.

Sources

  • Concurrent Resolution No. 2 of the 2nd Extra Session of 1912 (PDF)
  • Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual, 1913-1914, p. 449 (HathiTrust)
  • Public Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Extra Sessions of 1912, pp. 66–67 (HathiTrust)
  • Public Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1913, p. 793 (HathiTrust)

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