Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.38
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Oath or bond; deposit, notice; penalty for neglect.
Official statutory text
Sec. 38.
If either of said officers shall neglect to deposit his oath or bond, according to the provisions of section 35 [36] of this chapter, and shall neglect to give the notice specified in the next section, or if he shall enter upon the execution of his office before he shall have so deposited his said oath or bond, he shall in either case, forfeit and pay to [the people of], this state 150 dollars.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 12; CL 1857, 283; CL 1871, 363; How. 332; CL 1897, 152; CL 1915, 185; CL 1929, 386; CL 1948, 15.38
If either of said officers shall neglect to deposit his oath or bond, according to the provisions of section 35 [36] of this chapter, and shall neglect to give the notice specified in the next section, or if he shall enter upon the execution of his office before he shall have so deposited his said oath or bond, he shall in either case, forfeit and pay to [the people of], this state 150 dollars.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 12; CL 1857, 283; CL 1871, 363; How. 332; CL 1897, 152; CL 1915, 185; CL 1929, 386; CL 1948, 15.38
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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