[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Board of Trustees of the
Township of Lawrence 8-10-1978 (Ord. No. 4 of the 2005 Code). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
A.Â
Whereas,
there exists in the Township of Lawrence the certain need for programs
to alleviate and prevent conditionis of unemployment, to assist and
retain local industries and commercial enterprises, to strengthen
and revitalize the Township's economy; and
B.Â
Whereas,
it is therefore necessary to provide the means and methods for the
encouragement and assistance of industrial and commercial enterprises
in locating and expanding in the Township to more conveniently provide
needed services and facilities of such enterprises to the Township
and its residents; and
C.Â
Whereas,
Act 338 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1974, MCLA § 125.601
et seq., provides for the incorporation of an economic development
corporation for the Township to accomplish such purposes; and
D.Â
Whereas,
an application has been filed pursuant to the cited Act for permission
to incorporate the economic development corporation of the Township
of Lawrence; and
E.Â
Whereas,
a public hearing on said application and any competing application
has been held.
F.Â
The Township
of Lawrence ordains:
The application under date of July 13, 1978, filed by Paul McGowan,
Rex E. Allen, and Waldo Dick, incorporates the economic development
corporation of the Township of Lawrence and the proposed Articles
of Incorporation for said corporations are hereby approved.
The County Clerk is hereby directed to publish a copy of the
Articles of Incorporation in the Courier-Leader promptly after passage
of this chapter. The publication shall include the following:
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"A citizen of this Township may question the incorporation by
filing suit in the Circuit Court of Van Buren County within 60 days
after the filing of certified copies of the Articles of Incorporation
with the Secretary of the State and the Clerk of Van Buren County".
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Upon passage, this chapter shall become effective August 18,
1978.
