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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 254.155

  • commission: shall mean the state bridge commission hereinafter created, or, if said state bridge commission shall be abolished, any board or officer succeeding to the principal functions thereof or upon whom the powers given by this act to said commission shall be given by law. See Michigan Laws 254.152
  • owner: shall include all individuals, incorporated companies, societies or associations having any title or interest in any properties, rights, easements or franchises to be acquired. See Michigan Laws 254.152
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • works: shall include all property, rights, easements and franchises relating thereto and deemed or convenient for their operation, and shall embrace an international bridge over, and ferries across the Saint Clair River at or near Port Huron. See Michigan Laws 254.152
     Purchase of works. The commission is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase whenever it shall deem such purchase expedient, but solely by means of or with the proceeds of revenue bonds hereinafter authorized, any public works hereinabove specified, or any such works wholly or partly constructed, and any franchises, easements, permits and contracts for the construction of any such works, upon such terms and at such prices as may be considered by it to be reasonable and can be agreed upon between it and the owner thereof, title thereto to be taken in the name of the state.