MINIMUM SALARIES FOR POLICEMEN

MCL ch. 123, subtit. Act 157 of 1941

in effect

MCL 123.821 Policemen; minimum schedule of salaries.

123.821. Policemen; minimum schedule of salaries. Sec. 1. Hereafter minimum annual salaries and compensation shall be paid to police officers and policemen, in incorporated cities of this state, in accordance with the following schedule: in incorporated cities having more than 500,000 population, police officers and policemen with more than 3 years police service shall receive an amount not less than $2,640.00 per year; in incorporated cities having a population of more than 75,000 but not exceeding 500,000, police officers and policemen with more than 3 years police service shall receive not less than $2,000.00 per year; in incorporated cities having a population of more than 25,000 but not exceeding 75,000, police officers and policemen with more than 2 years police service shall receive not less than $1,900.00 per year; in incorporated cities having a population of more than 12,500 but not exceeding 25,000, police officers and policemen with more than 2 years police service shall receive not less than $1,800.00 per year; in incorporated cities having a population of more than 5,000 but not exceeding 12,500, police officers and policemen with more than 1 year police service shall receive not less than $1,700.00 per year. 1941, Act 157, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 123.821

MCL 123.822 Policemen; cities in which schedule not applicable.

123.822. Policemen; cities in which schedule not applicable. Sec. 2. The foregoing schedule shall apply to all incorporated cities of this state, except where incorporated cities having more than 40,000 population adjoin or lie within the boundaries of an incorporated city that has more than 500,000 population. In this case police officers and policemen of the smaller city and having 3 or more years police service shall receive not less than $2,640.00 per year. 1941, Act 157, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 123.822

MCL 123.823 Policemen; census for ascertaining city population.

123.823. Policemen; census for ascertaining city population. Sec. 3. The last federal decennial census or any federal decennial census hereafter taken shall be used in ascertaining the size of the city for the purpose of conforming with the foregoing schedules. 1941, Act 157, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; Am. 1945, Act 27, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945; CL 1948, 123.823

MCL 123.824 Inapplicability of act.

123.824. Inapplicability of act. Sec. 4. This act shall not apply to persons engaged in part time, emergency or special police service or to any person not actively engaged in said service. 1941, Act 157, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 123.824

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