{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-61.12","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 61.12","heading":"Village incorporated; body politic; powers.","body":"Sec. 12.\n\nA village incorporated under this act is a body politic and corporate under the name designated for it upon incorporation. By that name, the village may sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, acquire and hold real and personal property for the purposes for which it was incorporated, have a common seal, change the common seal at pleasure, and exercise all the powers under this act.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 61","Act Act-3-of-1895"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-61-12","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"b4e22373f2201d2251ab192b4d04666246ad60099fc7962430ee62023bde9554","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-61.1","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-61.1a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}