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Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1007 (2026)

Incorporation of village or city; initiation; petitions; signatures and filing; powers and duties of commission; census; other means of incorporation; incorporation of general law village or home rule village without change of boundaries.

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STATE BOUNDARY COMMISSION


Act 191 of 1968


123.1007 Incorporation of village or city; initiation; petitions; signatures and filing; powers and duties of commission; census; other means of incorporation; incorporation of general law village or home rule village without change of boundaries.

Sec. 7.

    (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the incorporation of a village shall be initiated as prescribed in and shall be subject to Act No. 278 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being sections 78.1 to 78.28 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and the incorporation of a city shall be initiated as prescribed in and shall be subject to Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being sections 117.1 to 117.38 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

    (2) Except as provided in section 10a, petitions proposing the incorporation of a city shall be signed by a number of persons who are qualified electors and freeholders residing within the affected territory equal to at least 5% of the population of the territory affected by the proposed new incorporation, or 100, whichever number is greater.

    (3) Except as provided in subsection (6) and section 10a, petitions for incorporation shall be filed with the commission. The commission shall exercise the powers and carry out the duties of the board of supervisors, the village council, or the secretary of state in relation to incorporations.

    (4) A census of the territory affected by an incorporation or consolidation as provided in section 2 of Act No. 278 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being section 78.2 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or by section 6 of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being section 117.6 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall not be taken unless a proper petition for the incorporation or consolidation has been filed with the commission and the census has been specifically ordered by the commission.

    (5) Except as provided in subsection (6) and section 10a, while this act is in effect no other means of incorporation of a city or village shall be effective.

    (6) The incorporation of a general law village as a home rule village without a change of boundaries shall be initiated as prescribed in and subject to Act No. 278 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended.

History: 1968, Act 191, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 362, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 67, Imd. Eff. June 23, 1981 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 457, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1982

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1971–2015 · leading case: Sylvan Twp. v. City of Chelsea, 882 N.W.2d 545 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).
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Sylvan Twp. v. City of Chelsea, 882 N.W.2d 545 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “MCL 123.1008(1) and (3). After the hearing, the Commission may deny or approve the petition, or approve the petition with revisions.”
Vill. of Wolverine Lake v. State Boundary Comm'n, 261 N.W.2d 206 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977). “MCLA 123.1007; MSA 5.2242(7). After appropriate proceedings the State Boundary Commission granted Commerce Township’s petition for incorporation as a new home rule city but adjusted the boundaries of the new City of Commerce to include all of the Village *58 of Wolverine Lake.”
Twp. of Farmington v. State Boundary Comm'n, 189 N.W.2d 757 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “MCLA § 123.1007 (Stat Ann 1969 Bev§ 5.2242 [7]).”
City of Rockwood v. State Boundary Comm'n, 206 N.W.2d 530 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973). “In so construing its jurisdiction the Boundary Commission relies on § 7 of the state boundary commission act, MCLA 123.1007; MSA 5.2242(7), which provides in pertinent part: *268 "Proceedings for the incorporation of municipalities under this act shall be initiated in the manner…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1007(3) — 1 case
Sylvan Twp. v. City of Chelsea, 882 N.W.2d 545 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “MCL 123.1008(1) and (3). After the hearing, the Commission may deny or approve the petition, or approve the petition with revisions.”
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