Title 35, VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES

Sec. 1. It shall be lawful for, and the several townships in the state of Michigan are hereby authorized and empowered to own and acquire by gift or purchase, land for the purpose of erecting thereon a suitable memorial to soldiers and sailors of any 1 or more of the wars in whic…

Sec. 2. For the purpose of providing funds to carry out the provisions of this act, the township board of such township shall at its annual meeting, levy a sufficient tax, in addition to other taxes now authorized by law, upon the real and personal property subject to taxation in…

Sec. 3. The custody, management and control of such memorial and all property belonging thereto or intended to be used in connection therewith, shall be vested in the township board of such township.

Sec. 4. This act shall not become operative until a majority of the electors voting at any regular or special election duly called shall vote in favor of it and shall so express themselves by ballot, upon the operation or non-operation of this act within their township, when prop…

Sec. 5. A petition under section 4, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicab…

Sec. 1. (1) The legislative body of a city, village, municipality, or township in this state, upon the petition of a local recognized veterans' organization, an affiliate of a recognized veterans' organization, or 5 eligible voters of the city, village, municipality, or township,…

Sec. 1a. (1) The legislative body of a county in this state, upon petition of a local recognized veterans' organization, or a local affiliate of a recognized veterans' organization, or of 5 eligible voters of the county, may procure for and furnish to the petitioners, at the expe…

Sec. 2. In a petition to the legislative body of a city, village, or township, the petitioners shall set forth the name of the airman, soldier, sailor, and marine whose grave has not been appropriately marked as contemplated in this act, together with the number of the graves at …

Sec. 2a. (1) A privately owned cemetery, upon the request of a family member of a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who is buried within the cemetery, shall provide a suitable United States flag not larger than 12 inches by 18 inches, at the cemetery's expense, for…

Sec. 3. A person who willfully takes down, destroys, defaces, or carries away or possesses a flag holder or other design or memorial flag placed at a grave for memorial purposes without authority from the owner of the cemetery or the person causing the flag holder or other design…

Sec. 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as "the Korean veterans bond redemption fund" in which shall be deposited all sums of money appropriated and authorized to be deposited therein by the legislature.

Sec. 2. For the prompt payment of the principal and interest upon serial bonds issued under authority of section 26 of article 10 of the constitution of the state of Michigan, there is hereby appropriated to the Korean veterans bond redemption fund each year during the life of th…

Sec. 3. For the purpose of paying the expenses incurred in connection with principal and interest payments, there is hereby appropriated to the Korean veterans bond redemption fund from the Korean veterans military pay fund of 1955, the sum of $65,000.00. Said appropriation shall…

Sec. 1. Whenever any local council of veterans' affairs has been or shall be established in any county, city, village or township, or jointly, the legislative body of any such county, city, village or township is hereby authorized to appropriate, from time to time, such sums of m…

Sec. 1. Any county, city, town, village or school district in the state of Michigan is hereby authorized to lease for any period not exceeding 5 years each to any post to the grand army of the republic or to any post of any organized veterans' organization established in any such…

Sec. 1. That the county clerks of the several counties in this state be and are hereby directed to procure, at the expense of the respective counties, suitable books in which to record discharges of members of the armed forces of the United States.

Sec. 2. (1) A county clerk shall enter upon the record book all discharges of soldiers, sailors, marines, nurses, and members of women's auxiliaries that may be presented to the clerk for recording. The county clerk shall fully index the recorded information, and arrange the name…

Sec. 5. Certified copies of such record, under the seal of the circuit court of the county in which such discharge is recorded, shall be received as evidence of the contents of the original discharge, in all cases where such evidence may be required.

Sec. 2. As used in this act, "veteran" means an individual who meets all of the following: (a) Is a veteran as defined in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61. (b) Is a legal resident of this state or was a legal resident of this state immediately prior to entering the United Stat…

Sec. 2a. The period of the state of national emergency beginning June 27, 1950, as proclaimed by the president of the United States December 16, 1950, shall be that period from and after June 27, 1950, to the inclusive date of December 31, 1953. All grants made between December 3…

Sec. 3a. (1) Except as provided in this section, the business which the Michigan veterans' trust fund board of trustees or a county or district committee may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board or committee held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public…

Sec. 3b. (1) There is created a Michigan veterans' trust fund board of trustees. Each member of the board shall be a veteran. Each member appointed shall have demonstrated knowledge, skills, and experience in public service, business, or finance. Members shall be appointed as fol…

Sec. 4. The board of trustees shall be a policy-making body, on the state level, and shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To determine the purposes for which available moneys in the trust fund in excess of $50,000,000 are to be allocated to the several veterans' county…

Sec. 4a. The board of trustees shall compile and maintain a graves registration list of all burials of veterans in this state.

Sec. 4b. The board of trustees shall administer the Michigan veterans' trust fund established under section 37 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.

Sec. 5. (1) The earnings of the Michigan veterans' trust fund shall be allocated from time to time by the board of trustees as follows: (a) The operating expenses of the fund shall be approved annually and funded from the surplus earnings. (b) Fifty percent of the remaining surpl…

Sec. 6a. (1) The board of trustees shall establish in the counties of this state representative veteran county committees for the administration of the allocated money on the local level. The board of trustees may combine 2 or more counties into a district if, in the opinion of t…

Sec. 7. Funds shall be distributed to the several county treasurers by the state treasurer at the direction of the board of trustees. The funds distributed shall be credited by the county treasurer to a county veterans' trust fund and shall be disbursed by the county treasurer on…

Sec. 8. The county and district committees shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the state board of trustees. The board of trustees, the veteran county or district committees, and the county treasurers shall be subject to audit in the same manner as provided under the…

Sec. 9. Any person who shall knowingly, by fraudulent representations, obtain or allow to be obtained any payment or aid herein provided for shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed $500.00 or imprisonment in…

Sec. 10. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund of the state the sum of $50,000.00 to the board of trustees to defray expenses in carrying out the provisions of this act, to be disbursed in accordance with the accounting laws of the state.

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "purple heart recognition act".

Sec. 2. A monument to honor Michigan citizens who have received the purple heart medal shall be erected in veterans memorial park.

Sec. 3. The monument and all expenses associated with its erection shall be paid for at the expense of the Michigan chapter of the military order of the purple heart. The monument shall conform to the style and design that has been established by the military order of the purple …

Sec. 4. As used in this act, "veterans memorial park" means the 2.5-acre parcel of land established and legally described in section 5a of 1988 PA 234, MCL 35.1055a.

Sec. 1. The authority of any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity empowered to act as agent under a written power of attorney or otherwise, by any person in the service of the United States, in the armed forces thereof or assigned to duty having any military or civilia…

Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any common carrier, inn-keeper or proprietor or lessee of any place of public amusement or entertainment, or any agent, servant or representative of any such common carrier, inn-keeper, proprietor or lessee as aforesaid, to debar from the full and…

Sec. 2. Any person who is debarred from such enjoyment contrary to the provisions of section 1 of this act, shall be entitled to recover in an action on the case from any corporation, association or person guilty of such violation, his actual damages and 100 dollars in addition t…

Sec. 1. When used in this act: (a) "Period of service" means that period of time between 12:01 a.m., January 1, 1961 and 12:01 a.m., September 1, 1973. (b) "Veteran" means an individual who meets both of the following: (i) Is a veteran as defined in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL …

Sec. 2. The state shall borrow not more than $205,000,000.00, pledge its faith and credit, and issue its serial notes or serial bonds therefor, with maturities as fixed by law for the purpose of paying to or for the benefit of veterans and their beneficiaries as provided in secti…

Sec. 3. (1) A combat veteran shall be paid a service bonus in the amount of $600.00. (2) A veteran shall be paid a service bonus of $15.00 per month for each month or major portion thereof served as a veteran but not to exceed a maximum of $450.00. (3) A person shall not be entit…

Sec. 4. The state administrative board shall provide by resolution, from time to time, for the issuance and sale of serial notes or serial bonds at the lowest possible cost and the legislature is authorized to provide for the amounts and method of and eligibility for payment of t…

Sec. 5. The question of borrowing the sum of $205,000,000.00 and issuing bonds of the state for the purposes set forth in this act shall be submitted to vote of the electors of the state qualified to vote thereon in accordance with the provisions of article 9, section 15 of the s…

Sec. 6. The benefits provided in this act are not pay for services rendered or subject to state or city income tax.

Sec. 7. The benefits provided herein expire June 30, 1980.

Sec. 8. The secretary of state shall take such steps and perform all acts as are necessary to properly submit the question to the electors of the state qualified to vote thereon at the next general November election.