Mich. Const. art. VII, § 29

Highways,streets,alleys,publicplaces;control,usebypublicutilities. Sec. 29. No person, partnership, association or corporation, public or private, operating a public utility shall have the right to the use of the highways, streets, alleys or other public places of any county, township, city or village for wires, poles, pipes, tracks, conduits or other utilityfacilities,withouttheconsentofthedulyconstitutedauthorityofthecounty,township, cityorvillage;ortotransactlocalbusinessthereinwithoutfirstobtainingafranchisefromthe township, city or village. Except as otherwise provided in this constitution the right of all counties, townships, cities and villages to the reasonable control of their highways, streets, alleysandpublicplacesisherebyreservedtosuchlocalunitsofgovernment. History: Const.1963,Art.VII,§29,Eff.Jan.1,1964. FormerConstitution: SeeConst.1908,Art.VIII,§28.