SB2923enr 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2923 Enrolled LRB100 20406 AWJ 35730 b

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Public Graveyards Act is amended by changing Section 2c as follows:

(50 ILCS 610/2c) (from Ch. 21, par. 14c)

Sec. 2c. Use of township funds.

(a) The board of trustees of any township may appropriate funds from the township treasury to be used for the purpose of putting any old, neglected graves and cemeteries controlled, managed, and owned by the township in a cleaner and more respectable condition.

(b) The board of trustees of any township may appropriate funds from the township treasury to be used for the maintenance of a cemetery owned by the State or another unit of local government. The board of trustees of any township may appropriate funds from the township treasury to be used for the maintenance of non-profit cemeteries, but not for religious or sectarian purposes.

(c) If a township supervisor issues a payout from the township treasury for any purpose described in this Act, the township clerk shall attest to all moneys paid out.

(Source: P.A. 92-551, eff. 1-1-03.)

Section 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Section 7-27 as follows:

(60 ILCS 1/7-27 new)

Sec. 7-27. Attestation to funds endorsed by the supervisor. If a township supervisor issues a payout of funds from the township treasury, the township clerk shall attest to such payment.

Section 15. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding Section 6-114.5 as follows:

(605 ILCS 5/6-114.5 new)

Sec. 6-114.5. Attestation to funds endorsed by the treasurer. If a road district treasurer issues a payout from the road district's treasury or the township treasury, the road district clerk shall attest to all moneys paid out.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2019.