GRANTS AND GIFTS TO STATE

MCL ch. 21, subtit. Act 145 of 1901

in effect

MCL 21.161 Grants and gifts to state; acceptance by governor, report to legislature.

21.161. Grants and gifts to state; acceptance by governor, report to legislature. Sec. 1. Whenever any grant, devise, bequest, donation, gift or assignment of money, bonds or choses in action, or of any property, real or personal, shall be made to this state, the governor is hereby directed to receive and accept the same, so that the right and title to the same shall pass to this state; and all such bonds, notes or choses in action, or the proceeds thereof when collected, and all other property or thing of value, so received by the state as aforesaid, shall be reported by the governor to the legislature, to the end that the same may be covered into the state treasury or appropriated to the State University, or to the public schools, or to such state charities as may be here after directed by law. 1901, Act 145, Eff. Sept. 5, 1901; CL 1915, 282; CL 1929, 341; CL 1948, 21.161

MCL 21.162 Title of state to grants and gifts, to be protected by attorney general.

21.162. Title of state to grants and gifts, to be protected by attorney general. Sec. 2. Whenever it shall be necessary to protect or assert the right or title of the state to any property so received or derived as aforesaid, or to collect or reduce into possession any bond, note, bill or chose in action, the attorney general is directed to take the necessary and proper proceedings and to bring suit in the name of the state in any court of competent jurisdiction, state or federal, and to prosecute all such suits; and is authorized to employ counsel to be associated with him in such suits and actions, who, with him, shall fully represent the state and shall be entitled to reasonable compensation out of the recoveries or collections in such suits and actions. 1901, Act 145, Eff. Sept. 5, 1901; CL 1915, 283; CL 1929, 342; CL 1948, 21.162

MCL 21.163 Repealed. 1987, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1987.

Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/Chapter%2021.xmlFetched: 10/20/2026