Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.24
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Emergency relief provision; limitations.
Official statutory text
Sec. 4.
Whenever any emergency shall arise in case of sickness, accident or death, which, in the opinion of any supervisor or alderman, needs relief, such supervisor or alderman, when inconvenient to consult any of the members of said commission, shall have the power to draw an order on the county treasurer for a sum not to exceed 10 dollars, and shall certify his action and the circumstances of the case to such soldiers' relief commission, which shall ratify the same, and such commission may grant such further relief at any time as it may deem necessary: Provided, however, That no claim for relief shall be allowed and paid which shall create a deficiency in the fund.
History: 1899, Act 214, Eff. Sept. 23, 1899; CL 1915, 1695; CL 1929, 857; CL 1948, 35.24
Whenever any emergency shall arise in case of sickness, accident or death, which, in the opinion of any supervisor or alderman, needs relief, such supervisor or alderman, when inconvenient to consult any of the members of said commission, shall have the power to draw an order on the county treasurer for a sum not to exceed 10 dollars, and shall certify his action and the circumstances of the case to such soldiers' relief commission, which shall ratify the same, and such commission may grant such further relief at any time as it may deem necessary: Provided, however, That no claim for relief shall be allowed and paid which shall create a deficiency in the fund.
History: 1899, Act 214, Eff. Sept. 23, 1899; CL 1915, 1695; CL 1929, 857; CL 1948, 35.24
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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