(65 ILCS 5/11-73-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-73-2)

Sec. 11-73-2. This Division 73 shall not be in force in any municipality until the question of its adoption is submitted to the electors of the municipality and approved by a majority of those voting on the question. The municipal clerk shall certify the question to the proper election authority shall submit the question at an election in accordance with the general election law.

The question shall be in substantially the following form:

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Shall Division 73 of the

Illinois Municipal Code permitting

municipalities to levy an additional YES

annual tax of not to exceed 0.05%

for the establishment and maintenance --------------------------------------------------------------

of a long term forestry program

for the propagation and preservation NO

of community trees and for the removal

of dead or diseased trees be adopted?

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If a majority of the votes cast on the question are in favor of adopting this Division 73, the Division is adopted. It shall be in force in the adopting municipality for the purpose of the fiscal years succeeding the year in which the election is held.

(Source: P.A. 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)