Section 90.5 - Contents, form, and issuance of warrant; law governing proceedings. - Michigan Statutes

THE FOURTH CLASS CITY ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 215 of 1895

90.5 Contents, form, and issuance of warrant; law governing proceedings.

Sec. 5.

(1) A warrant shall be in the name of the people of the state of Michigan and shall set forth the substance of the offense complained of, and shall be substantially of the form and be issued upon complaint made, as provided by law in misdemeanor cases in the district court.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the proceedings relating to the arrest and custody of the accused during the pendency of the suit, the pleadings, proceedings upon the trial of the cause, in procuring the attendance and testimony of witnesses, in the rendition of judgment, and in the execution of judgment, shall be governed by, and conform as nearly as practicable to the provisions of law regulating the proceedings in misdemeanor cases in the district court.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3093 ;-- CL 1915, 3007 ;-- CL 1929, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 90.5 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978