HB5479 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB5479

Introduced 1/27/2006, by Rep. Tom Cross

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

60 ILCS 1/30-140

Amends the Township Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the regulation of certain occupations within townships.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing Section 30-140 as follows:

(60 ILCS 1/30-140)

Sec. 30-140. Regulation of certain occupations. In counties with a population of less than 3,000,000, the the electors may regulate hawkers, peddlers, pawnbrokers, itinerant merchants, and transient vendors of merchandise. The township board in those counties may require that any such person register his or her name and the name of any firm he or she represents with the township clerk and may make reasonable restrictions of the hours during which he or she may engage in door-to-door solicitation. The township board in those counties also may prohibit the activities of any categories of persons as it determines to be in the best interest of township residents. Any regulation under this Section shall not apply within the boundaries of a city, village, or incorporated town.

(Source: P.A. 84-822; 88-62.)