Any incorporated city or village in this state, which has a boundary on waters of any of the great lakes, shall have the power to annex lands submerged by said waters if said lands are adjacent to its said boundary, the title to which is vested in a private owner pursuant to an act of the legislature of this state, which have no inhabitants, and are not at the time of the conveyance located in any township, city or village.
MCL 123.581