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Mich. Comp. Laws § 101.1 (2026)

Construction of sewage systems; condemnation; location.

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THE FOURTH CLASS CITY ACT


Act 215 of 1895


101.1 Construction of sewage systems; condemnation; location.

Sec. 1.

    The council of any city may establish, construct and maintain sewers and drains whenever and wherever necessary, and of such dimensions and materials, and under such regulations as they may deem proper for the drainage of the city; and private property, or the use thereof, may be taken therefor in the manner prescribed in this act for taking such property for public use. But in all cases where the council shall deem it practicable such sewers and drains shall be constructed in the public streets and grounds.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3155 ;-- CL 1915, 3069 ;-- CL 1929, 1993 ;-- CL 1948, 101.1

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1951–2014 · leading case: Fingerle v. City of Ann Arbor, 863 N.W.2d 698 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014).
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Fingerle v. City of Ann Arbor, 863 N.W.2d 698 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “See MCL 101.1 (“The council of any city may establish, construct and maintain sewers and drains .”
City of Saginaw v. Budd, 160 N.W.2d 906 (Mich. 1968). · cites it 2× “' "The Saginaw general code referred to above, chapter 3, art 1, § 101.1 provides: "`Whatever annoys, injures or endangers the safety, comfort or repose of the public; offends public decency; interferes with, obstructs or renders dangerous any street, highway, navigable lake or…”
Donovan v. Guy, 80 N.W.2d 190 (Mich. 1956). “” The issue in this appeal is set forth by appellant (and sustained by the record) as follows: “Prom the outset of the litigation, criminal and civil, it had been recognized that plaintiff was not a disorderly person — not fby any stretch of the imagination,’ said Judge O’Hara…”
Gabrish v. Morse, 104 N.W.2d 757 (Mich. 1960). “*41 However, the Saginaw general code of ordinance, chap 2, art 1, § 101.1, defines “crosswalk” to include “that portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the prolongation or connection of the lateral lines of sidewalks at intersections.”
City of Saginaw v. Budd, 143 N.W.2d 608 (Mich. Ct. App. 1966). “” The Saginaw general code referred to above, chapter 3, art 1, § 101.1 provides: “Whatever annoys, injures or endangers the safety, comfort or repose of the public; offends public decency; interferes with, obstructs or renders dangerous any street, highway, navigable lake or…”
Boissonneault v. Saginaw Cnty. Agric. Soc'y, 47 N.W.2d 53 (Mich. 1951). “” We are not in accord with this view as chapter 2, § 101.1 provides: “For the purposes of this code, the city of Saginaw is hereby divided into the following districts.”
Lawrence Fingerle v. City of Ann Arbor, No. 310352 (Mich. Ct. App. Dec. 2, 2014). “See MCL 101.1 (“[t]he council of any city may establish, construct and maintain sewers and drains .”
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