Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.51 (2026)
Deputies and employees of county officers in counties over 500,000; appointment, compensation.
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DEPUTIES AND EMPLOYEES
Act 123 of 1933
45.51 Deputies and employees of county officers in counties over 500,000; appointment, compensation.
Sec. 1.
In counties having a population of more than 500,000 the county treasurer, the register of deeds, the coroners and the drain commissioner shall and are hereby authorized to appoint a chief deputy, and all other deputies, clerks and employes employed in the departments of each of the said officers. The number and salaries of the said deputies, clerks and employes herein provided for shall be fixed in the same manner as they are fixed for deputies, clerks and employes of the other departments of the county government. The salaries of such deputies, clerks and employes shall be payable in the same manner and at the same time that other county employes are paid.
History: 1933, Act 123, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 45.51
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Branch Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs v. Int'l Union, United Auto., Aerospace & Agric. Implement Workers, 677 N.W.2d 333 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).
Branch Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs v. Int'l Union, United Auto., Aerospace & Agric. Implement Workers, 677 N.W.2d 333 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “1 MCL 45.51 provides: In all counties of this state having a population of more than fifty thousand [50,000] where it is provided by law that the county treasurer, county clerk and register of deeds shall receive salaries in lieu of fees, each of said officers may appoint a…”
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