Sec. 1. The council of any city may provide, by ordinance, for a police force and for the appointment by the mayor of such number of policemen and nightwatchmen as they may think necessary for the good government of the city and for the protection of the persons and property of the inhabitants; and may authorize the mayor to appoint special policemen from time to time, when in his judgment the emergency or necessity may so require.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 92.1
Policemen; watchmen
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Haverstick Enterprises, Inc. v. Financial Federal Credit, Inc. (1994)
Most recently applied in Adam Cmty. Ctr. v. City of Troy (April 2019)
1895, Act 215, Eff
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