First township meeting; choosing moderator, clerk, and inspectors; oath; conduct of proceedings.
MCL 41.21
in effect41.21. First township meeting; choosing moderator, clerk, and inspectors; oath; conduct of proceedings.
Sec. 21.
At the first township meeting of the electors in any township, the registered electors present, between the hours of 9 and 10 a.m., shall choose 1 of their number as moderator, 1 of their number as clerk, and 2 others of their number as inspectors, who shall take the oath of office prescribed by section 1 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963, and shall conduct the proceedings of the meeting in all respects as other township meetings of the electors are required by law to be conducted.
R.S. 1846, Ch. 16; CL 1857, 513; CL 1871, 656; How. 692; CL 1897, 2291; CL 1915, 2070; CL 1929, 976; CL 1948, 41.21; Am. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
[Compiler] In this section, “the twelfth article of the constitution” refers to the Constitution of 1835. See now Const. 1963, Art. XI, § 1.
[FormerLaw] See section 2 of Act 21 of 1839.
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-41-21Fetched: 10/20/2026