65 ILCS 5/ Illinois Municipal Code.

Updating the database of the Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) is an ongoing process. Recent laws may not yet be included in the ILCS database, but they are found on this site as Public Acts soon after they become law. For information concerning the relationship between statutes and Public Acts, refer to the Guide.

Because the statute database is maintained primarily for legislative drafting purposes, statutory changes are sometimes included in the statute database before they take effect. If the source note at the end of a Section of the statutes includes a Public Act that has not yet taken effect, the version of the law that is currently in effect may have already been removed from the database and you should refer to that Public Act to see the changes made to the current law.

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 63

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 63 heading) DIVISION 63.

COMMUNITY BUILDINGS AND

GYMNASIUMS

65 ILCS 5/11-63-1

(65 ILCS 5/11-63-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-63-1)

Sec. 11-63-1.

Subject to the provisions of this Division 63, the corporate
authorities of any municipality having a population of less than 500,000
inhabitants may establish, equip, maintain and operate a community
building or buildings which may include a gymnasium to be connected
thereto and may levy annually a tax of .075% of the value, as equalized
or assessed by the Department of Revenue, on all of the
taxable property in the municipality for these purposes. This tax shall
be in addition to all taxes authorized by law to be levied and collected
in that municipality and shall be in addition to the amount authorized
to be levied for general purposes as provided by Section 8-3-1.

(Source: P.A. 81-1509.)

65 ILCS 5/11-63-2

(65 ILCS 5/11-63-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-63-2)

Sec. 11-63-2.

The corporate authorities of any municipality specified
in Section 11-63-1 may not exercise the authorities granted by Section
11-63-1 until the question of establishing, equipping, maintaining and
operating a community building or buildings and the levying of an annual
tax therefor in the amount specified by Section 11-63-1 is submitted to
the electors of such municipality and approved by a majority of those
voting on the question.

Whenever a petition signed by the electors of any specified
municipality equal in number to 5% or more of the total number of votes
cast at the last preceding regular municipal election, is filed with the
municipal clerk of any such municipality requesting the
establishment, equipment, operation and maintenance of a community
building or buildings and the levy of an annual tax therefor,
the question shall be certified by the clerk and submitted to the municipal
electors.

The question shall be in substantially the
following form:

--------------------------------------------------------------

    Shall the corporate authorities
of (here insert name of                     YES
municipality).... establish, equip,
maintain and operate a community        ----------------------
building or buildings and levy
annually a tax of ....% for these           NO
purposes?

--------------------------------------------------------------

If a majority of the votes cast on the question are in favor of the
proposition, the corporate authorities shall have the authority granted
to them by Section 11-63-1.

(Source: P.A. 81-1489.)