Michigan Laws 224.7 – County road commissioners; oath, bond, regular term, succession, eligibility
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 224.7
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- oath: shall be construed to include the word "affirmation" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath; and in like cases the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed". See Michigan Laws 8.3k
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
Any person elected or appointed county road commissioner shall, within 10 days after being notified in writing by the clerk of such county of his election or appointment, take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office and file the same with said clerk. Each and every county road commissioner shall be required to execute and give official bond in such amount as the board of supervisors of such county may determine, the expense of securing such bond, if any, to be paid from the county road fund. The term of office of the first commissioners elected or appointed in any county under this act, shall commence immediately upon filing such oath of office and bond, and shall continue as herein provided. The successor to each such commissioner shall be elected at the general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November preceding the expiration of his term. They shall hold office for 2, 4 and 6 years respectively, from the said first day of January; and thereafter 1 commissioner shall be elected or appointed biennially for the full term of 6 years. No member of the board of supervisors shall be eligible to the office of county road commissioner, and such offices shall not be held by the same person at the same time.