(105 ILCS 5/34-36) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-36)
Sec. 34-36.
Violations of provisions-Liability.
Any member of the board or any officer thereof or of the city, or any
other person holding any other trust or employment under the board or
city, who is guilty of the wilful violation of any of the provisions of
Sections 34-30 through 34-35, shall be guilty of a business offense
and may be fined not exceeding $10,000 and shall forfeit his right to
his office, trust or employment and shall be removed therefrom. Any such
member, officer or person shall be liable for any sum that may be
unlawfully diverted from the working cash fund or otherwise used, to be
recovered by the board or by any taxpayer in the name and for the
benefit of the board in an appropriate civil action. A taxpayer so
suing shall file a bond for and shall be liable for all costs taxed
against the board in such suit. Nothing herein shall bar any other
remedies.
(Source: P.A. 79-1366.)
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