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| Public Act 101-0476 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The River Conservancy Districts Act is amended | ||||
by changing Section 3 as follows:
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(70 ILCS 2105/3) (from Ch. 42, par. 385)
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Sec. 3.
Additional territory may be added to any | ||||
conservancy district
as provided for in this Act in the manner | ||||
following:
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One per cent or more of the legal voters resident within | ||||
the limits
of such proposed addition to such conservancy | ||||
district, in each county in
which the proposed addition is | ||||
situated, may petition the
circuit court for the county in | ||||
which the original petition for the
formation of said | ||||
conservancy district was filed, to cause the question
to be | ||||
submitted to the legal voters of such proposed additional
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territory whether such proposed additional territory shall | ||||
become a part
of any conservancy district organized under this | ||||
Act and whether such
additional territory shall assume a | ||||
proportionate share of the bonded
indebtedness, if any, of such | ||||
conservancy district. Such petition shall
be addressed to the | ||||
court of the county in which the original petition
for | ||||
organization was filed, and shall contain a generally accurate
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description of the boundaries of the territory to be embraced | ||
in the
proposed addition, and, if desired, a new name of the | ||
expanded district.
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Upon filing such petition in the office of the circuit | ||
clerk of the
county in which the original petition for the | ||
formation of such
conservancy district was filed it shall be | ||
the duty of the court to
consider, fix and determine the | ||
boundaries of any such proposed
additional territory, whether | ||
the same shall be those stated in the
petition or otherwise and | ||
a decision of the court shall be reviewable as
in other civil | ||
cases.
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A date shall be fixed and notice shall be given by the | ||
court of the
county in which such petition is filed of the time | ||
and place where such
hearing shall be held in the manner | ||
described in Section 1 of this Act.
The conduct of the meeting, | ||
and the power of the court to fix and alter the
boundaries of | ||
the proposed addition shall be carried out in the manner
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described in Section 1 of this Act, as nearly as may be. The | ||
court shall
certify the question to the proper election | ||
officials who 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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For joining the Conservancy
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District and assuming a
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proportionate share of bonded
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indebtedness.
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Against joining Conservancy
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District and assuming a
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proportionate share of bonded
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indebtedness.
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If a majority of the votes cast upon the question of
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becoming a part of any conservancy district shall be in favor | ||
of
becoming a part of such conservancy district and if the | ||
board of
trustees of said conservancy district accept the | ||
proposed additional
territory by ordinance annexing the same, | ||
the court shall enter an
appropriate order of record in the | ||
court
and such additional
territory shall thenceforth be deemed | ||
an integral part of such
conservancy district and shall be | ||
subject to all the benefits,
responsibilities and obligations | ||
of said conservancy district as herein
set forth.
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Any such additional territory may also be annexed to such | ||
conservancy
district upon petition addressed to the court for | ||
the county in which
the original petition for organization of | ||
the district was filed, signed
by a majority of the owners of | ||
lands constituting such territory sought
to be annexed, who | ||
shall have arrived at lawful age and who represent a
majority | ||
in area of such territory, which said petition shall contain a
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generally accurate description of the boundaries of such | ||
territory
sought to be annexed, and shall set forth the | ||
willingness of the
petitioners of such territory to assume a | ||
proportionate share of the
bonded indebtedness, if any, of such | ||
conservancy district.
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Upon the filing of such petition and notice of and hearing | ||
the
decision upon the same by the court, all as herein before | ||
provided in
Section 1 of this Act with reference to notice, | ||
hearing and decision
upon the petition for the original | ||
organization of such district, such
court shall enter an order | ||
containing its findings and decision as to
the boundaries of | ||
the territory to be annexed; and thereupon if the
board of | ||
trustees of such conservancy district shall pass an ordinance
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annexing the territory described in such order to said | ||
conservancy
district, the court shall enter an appropriate | ||
order finding that the
territory is so annexed and such | ||
additional territory shall thenceforth
be deemed an integral | ||
part of such conservancy district and shall be
subject to all | ||
the benefits, responsibilities and obligations of said
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conservancy district as herein set forth.
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(Source: P.A. 86-1307.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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