Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.3 (2026)

Power to grant and vote sums of money; purpose; creation of debt or liability.

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Revised Statutes of 1846

R.S. of 1846

41.3 Power to grant and vote sums of money; purpose; creation of debt or liability.

Sec. 3.

The inhabitants of a township shall have the power, by a vote of the registered electors of the township, to grant and vote sums of money, not exceeding amounts limited by law, that they consider necessary for defraying proper charges and expenses arising in the township. The township board or a township officer shall not create a debt or liability against the township, or issue a warrant, certificate, or order for the payment of money, unless the creation of the debt or liability or the payment of the money has been authorized by vote of the registered electors of the township or by law.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 16 ;-- CL 1857, 495 ;-- CL 1871, 638 ;-- Am. 1875, Act 212, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 671 ;-- Am. 1887, Act 61, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 1887 ;-- CL 1897, 2269 ;-- Am. 1909, Act 62, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1915, Act 43, Imd. Eff. Apr. 7, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 2048 ;-- Am. 1919, Act 89, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 958 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 152, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1947, Act 75, Imd. Eff. May 7, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 41.3 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1964–2019 · leading case: Hess v. Cannon Twp., 696 N.W.2d 742 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005).

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Hess v. Cannon Twp., 696 N.W.2d 742 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 8× “Elector Approval A finding that Cannon Township's expenditure was legal necessitates review of whether such an expenditure was required to be approved by the registered electors of the township under MCL 41.3, which provides: The inhabitants of a township shall have the power,…”

Airlines Parking, Inc v. Wayne Cnty., 550 N.W.2d 490 (Mich. 1996). · cites it 2× “§ 41.3; M.S.A. § 5.3, and villages, the power to levy taxes for general expenses M.”

Peter J Zirnhelt v. Twp. of Long Lake (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 30× “Defendants admitted that they had no explanation for failing to file their answer timely, but pointed out that 3 We will discuss MCL 41.3 more fully below. 4 MCR 2.108(E) provides, in relevant part, that after the expiration of an original time period for making a filing “or the…”

Nat'l Steel Corp. v. Bates Twp., 130 N.W.2d 882 (Mich. 1964). · cites it 3× “The grant of power in CL 1948, § 41.3 (Stat Ann 1961 Rev § 5.3) to tax in accordance with constitutional limitations is insufficient to support the levy of ad valorem taxes to extend sewer and water lines.”

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