CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SOUTH HAVEN, MICHIGAN

            *Editor's note--Printed herein is the Charter of the City of South Haven, Michigan, as adopted by the electors of the City on November 5, 1991, and effective on January 1, 1992. Amendments to the Charter will be indicated by parenthetical history notes following amended provisions. The absence of a history note indicates that the provision remains unchanged from the original Charter. Obvious misspellings have been corrected without notation. For stylistic purposes, a uniform system of headings, catchlines and citations to state statutes has been used. Additions made for clarity are indicated by brackets.

            State law reference(s)--Home rule cities generally, MCL 117.1 et seq., MSA 5.2071 et seq.; power to adopt and amend Charter, Mich. Const. 1963, art. VII, § 22.

PREAMBLE

We, the people of the City of South Haven, County of Van Buren, State of Michigan, mindful of the principles and labors of our forefathers in founding and developing this community, and grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of freedom, peace and justice in our country, and being desirous of furthering these benefits to ourselves and our posterity by the aid of efficient self-government, do hereby ordain and adopt this charter.