Mich. Comp. Laws § 51.261
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Chief deputy sheriff in counties of 150,000 to 300,000; appointment, tenure.
Official statutory text
Sec. 1.
The sheriff of any county, having a population of not less than 150,000 and not more than 300,000, is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a chief deputy sheriff for said county, and may revoke such appointment at pleasure.
History: 1913, Act 386, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913; CL 1915, 2458; CL 1929, 1342; CL 1948, 51.261
The sheriff of any county, having a population of not less than 150,000 and not more than 300,000, is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a chief deputy sheriff for said county, and may revoke such appointment at pleasure.
History: 1913, Act 386, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913; CL 1915, 2458; CL 1929, 1342; CL 1948, 51.261
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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