CHAPTER 1
BOUNDARIES AND SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CITY

Boundaries:

   Section 1.1. The following described territory, together with all territories that may be annexed thereto, shall be and remain a body corporate under the official name and title of “City of Scottville” and shall be subject to the municipal control of said city:

   The East half (E 1/2) of Section thirteen (13) Town eighteen (18) North, Range seventeen (17) West;

also,

   The West half (W 1/2) of Section eighteen (18), Town eighteen (18) North, Range sixteen (16) West excepting therefrom the Northeast quarter (NE 1/4) of the Northwest quarter (NW 1/4) of Section eighteen (18), Town eighteen (18) North, Range seventeen (17) West;

also,

   The West Half (W 1/2) of Section nineteen (19), Town eighteen (18) North, Range sixteen (16) West lying North of the center of the Pere Marquette River;

also,

   The East half (E 1/2) of Section twenty-four (24), Town eighteen (18) North, Range seventeen (17) West lying North of the center of the Pere Marquette River.

Composition of the City:

   Section 1.2. The city shall be constituted of the persons residing or domiciled within the territorial boundaries herein specified; of all property, both real and personal located or having a legal situs therein, and of the public facilities, improvements, and works thereof.

Wards and Their Boundaries:

   Section 1.3. The City of Scottville shall be divided into two wards, with their several boundaries established as follows:

   The First Ward shall embrace all that portion of said city lying west of Main Street.

   The Second Ward shall embrace all that portion of said city lying east of Main Street.

   The Commission may from time to time alter the ward boundaries as in its discretion it shall deem proper; provided, that when the population of any ward of the city shall be shown by any regular decennial Federal census to exceed the population of any other ward of the city by fifty percent, or more, the Commission shall within three years after the taking of such census redefine the boundaries as to reasonably equalize the population thereof: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall preclude the submission of a proposition to amend this charter to redefine the boundaries of the wards at any time.

Election Precincts:

   Section 1.4. The election precincts of the city shall remain as established on the date that this charter becomes law. The Commission shall, by ordinance, when it deems necessary or when required by law, alter the boundaries of the election precincts of the city.