{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-41.187","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.187","heading":"Employment, duties, and compensation of attorney.","body":"Sec. 7.\n\nThe township board of a township may employ an attorney to represent the township in civil matters and in the prosecution of violations of township ordinances. The attorney shall receive the compensation determined by the township board. In prosecution of a violation of a township ordinance, the township attorney shall countersign the certificates of jurors and witnesses.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 41","Act Act-246-of-1945"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-41-187","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"162c95f2cb58441d7f5b3a8756c854b9e583251631da39028629f33de5bfeb77","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-41.186","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-41.801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}