PREAMBLE

	We, the people of the City of Ferrysburg, Ottawa County, grateful to God for our
	blessings of liberty, peace, justice, and self-government, pursuant to the authority
	granted by the Constitution and laws of the State of Michigan, in order to secure
	the benefits of efficient self-government and to promote and protect our common
	interests and welfare, do ordain and establish this charter for the government of
	our city.