Highways and private roads; establishment and maintenance; authority of municipalities; highway officials, duties.

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MI Code › Chapter 220 › Act Act-283-of-1909 › Section 220.1

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Sec. 1.

Public highways and private roads may be established, opened, improved and maintained within this state under the provisions of this act, and the counties, townships, cities, villages and districts of this state shall possess the authority herein prescribed for the building, repairing and preservation of bridges and culverts; the draining of highways, cutting of weeds and brush in the improvement of highways and the duties of state, county, township, city, village and district highway officials shall be as defined in this act.

History: 1909, Act 283, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 4287; CL 1929, 3916; CL 1948, 220.1

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