(225 ILCS 725/23.4) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5441)
Sec. 23.4.
(1) Upon the receipt of a petition for unitization,
the Department shall fix the time and place for a
public hearing, which
shall be no less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after the date
of the filing of said petition. The Department, at petitioner's
expense, shall give notice of such hearing under this Section at
least 10 days prior to the hearing in the following manner:
(a) by mailing such notice by United States Mail,
postage prepaid, and directed to the persons named
in the petition at their last known addresses 10 days prior to the hearing; and
(b) by publication of such notice for service on those
persons whose addresses are unknown or whose names are unknown, once
each week for 2 consecutive weeks, with the first notice
appearing at least 10 days prior to the hearing in a newspaper
of general circulation published in each county containing some portion
of the proposed unit area.
(2) All notices for public hearing under this Section shall
issue in the name of the State of Illinois and shall be signed by the
Director. Such
notices shall specify the number and style of the proceedings, the time
and place of the hearing, the purpose of the hearing, the name of the
petitioner, and a legal description of the lands contained
within the proposed unit area.
(Source: P.A. 85-1334.)
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