Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.51 (2026)

Official bonds of certain state officers; amount; filing.

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BOND OF SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE, AND GOVERNOR'S SECRETARY AND CLERK


Act 16 of 1895


15.51 Official bonds of certain state officers; amount; filing.

Sec. 1.

    The secretary of state and deputy secretary of state of this state, and the private secretary and executive clerk of the governor of this state, shall be required within 20 days after this act takes effect, and their successors in office shall be required within 20 days after entering upon the duties of their respective offices, to give bonds to the people of the state of Michigan with 3 or more sureties to be approved by the state treasurer and attorney general, conditioned for the faithful discharge of their official duties, and for the safe and lawful custody and disposition of the money and property of this state that may be entrusted to them or come within their control.

    The bond of the secretary of state shall be in the sum of $25,000.00, that of the deputy secretary of state shall be in the sum of $20,000.00, and the bonds of the private secretary and the executive clerk of the governor shall be each in the sum of $5,000.00. The bonds of the secretary of state and deputy secretary of state shall be filed and kept in the office of the state treasurer, and those of the private secretary and executive clerk shall be filed and kept in the office of the secretary of state.

History: 1895, Act 16, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 155 ;-- CL 1915, 188 ;-- CL 1929, 389 ;-- CL 1948, 15.51 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 362, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2002

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1942–2008 · leading case: Simkins v. Gen. Motors Corp., 556 N.W.2d 839 (Mich. 1996).
Simkins v. Gen. Motors Corp., 556 N.W.2d 839 (Mich. 1996). · cites it 4× “4-17 to 4-21, § 15.51, p. 4-157. [30] Thus, the Court's resolution of McClure is relevant for this case because the going and coming provision governs the resolution of lunchtime travel cases.”
Kelly Servs., Inc. v. Marzullo, 591 F. Supp. 2d 924 (E.D. Mich. 2008). “§ 15.51(b); Jeffrey W. Tayon, Covenants not to Compete in Texas: Shifting Sands from Hill to Light, 3 Tex.”
McClure v. Gen. Motors Corp., 289 N.W.2d 631 (Mich. 1980). · cites it 2× “"Injuries occurring on the premises during a regular lunch hour arise in the course of employment, even though the interval is technically outside the regular hours of employment in the sense that the worker receives no pay for that time and is in no degree under the control of…”
McClure v. Gen. Motors, 289 N.W.2d 631 (Mich. 1980). · cites it 2× “[6] "Injuries occurring on the premises during a regular lunch hour arise in the course of employment, even though the interval is technically outside the regular hours of employment in the sense that the worker receives no pay for that time and is in no degree under the control…”
Hatch v. Maple Valley Twp., 17 N.W.2d 735 (Mich. 1945). “§15.51 et seep]). This act will hereinafter be referred to as the school code.”
Fulton Twp. Sch. Dist. v. Sch. Dist. No. 4 Fractional, 302 Mich. 566 (Mich. 1942). “§ 15.51), filed its petition for mandamus November 13, 1940, charging appellant with wrongfully retaining the assets of one of appellee’s constituent school districts.”
De Young v. Twp. of Banks, 20 N.W.2d 166 (Mich. 1945). “§15.51]) provides: “Whenever a majority of the qualified school electors of any organized township present and voting, vote in favor of organizing said township into a single school district, such township shall, after *220 the election of the board of education as hereinafter…”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.51(b): 1 case
Kelly Servs., Inc. v. Marzullo, 591 F. Supp. 2d 924 (E.D. Mich. 2008). “§ 15.51(b); Jeffrey W. Tayon, Covenants not to Compete in Texas: Shifting Sands from Hill to Light, 3 Tex.”
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