Legal Opinion
Delta County v. City of Gladstone
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 6, 1943No. Docket No. 48, Calendar No. 42,227PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChandler, J.
The Constitution (Const. 1908, art. 11, § 14) provides:
“The legislature shall provide by law for the establishment of at least one library in each town ship and city; and all fines assessed and collected in the several counties, cities and townships for any breach of the penal laws shall be exclusively applied to the support of such libraries.”
Pursuant to this provision, the legislature enacted 2 Comp. Laws 1929, § 7661, as amended by Act No. 271, Pub. Acts 1939 (Comp. Laws Supp. 1940, § 7661, Stat. Ann. 1942 Cum. Supp. § 15.738), providing for the distribution by the county treasurers of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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