Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.2 (2026)

Division of territory; sale of lands; division of proceeds.

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DIVISION OF TERRITORY

Act 38 of 1883

123.2 Division of territory; sale of lands; division of proceeds.

Sec. 2.

When the boundary of any city or township shall be changed in the manner provided in the preceding section, any land of which such city or township, from which said territory is detached, shall be seized, shall be sold by the proper city or township authorities of the city or township in which said land was located before the division, and the moneys derived from such sale shall be divided between the said city and township in the manner provided in section 1 of this act; and the city or township in which the said land may be situated after the change of boundary may purchase the said real estate.

History: 1883, Act 38, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883 ;-- How. 3109c ;-- CL 1897, 3463 ;-- CL 1915, 3453 ;-- CL 1929, 2335 ;-- CL 1948, 123.2

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2005 · leading case: Twp. of Casco v. Sec'y of State, 701 N.W.2d 102 (Mich. 2005).

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Twp. of Casco v. Sec'y of State, 701 N.W.2d 102 (Mich. 2005). · cites it 2× “MCL 123.2; MCL 123.3. The potential for dramatically different consequences of detachment are clearly indicated in the Fillmore Twp.”

Fillmore Twp v. Sec'y of State (Mich. 2005). “MCL 123.2; MCL 123.3. The potential for dramatically different consequences of detachment are clearly indicated in the Fillmore Twp case.”

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