(65 ILCS 5/11-49-5) Sec. 11-49-5. Scattering garden. The corporate authorities of any municipality may establish a scattering garden in any municipal cemetery for the purpose of scattering cremated remains.
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(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 50 heading) DIVISION 50.
TAX FOR RESTORATION OF NEGLECTED
CEMETERIES
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(65 ILCS 5/11-50-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-50-1)
Sec. 11-50-1.
Cities and villages of less than 25,000 population may levy a tax
annually of not to exceed .025% of the value, as equalized or assessed
by the Department of Revenue, of all the taxable
property in the city or village for the purpose of reconditioning and
restoring neglected cemeteries, or any portion thereof, which are owned
by that city or village, or over which that city or village exercises
management and control.
No such tax shall be levied in any such city or village until the
question of levying the tax has first been certified by the clerk and
submitted to the electors of
that city or village and has been approved by a majority of the
electors voting thereon. The question
shall be
in substantially the following form:
Shall a tax of not exceeding .025% be levied each year on the taxable YES property in the city (or village) of .... for the purpose of reconditioning
and restoring neglected cemeteries as provided in Section 11-50-1 of the NO Illinois Municipal Code?
If a majority of the electors of the city or village voting thereon vote
for the levy of the tax herein provided for, the
city or village is authorized to levy and collect the tax. This tax
shall be in addition to all other taxes which that city or village is
now or hereafter may be authorized to levy on the taxable property
within the city or village, and shall be in addition to taxes for
general purposes authorized to be levied as provided by Section 8-3-1.
This tax shall be levied and collected in like manner as the general
taxes for that city or village.
The foregoing limitation upon tax rate may be increased or decreased
according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of
Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 81-1489; 81-1509 .)
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(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 51 heading) DIVISION 51.
REMOVAL OF CEMETERIES
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(65 ILCS 5/11-51-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-51-1)
Sec. 11-51-1.
Cemetery removal.
Whenever any cemetery is embraced within
the limits of any
city, village, or incorporated town, the corporate authorities thereof,
if, in their opinion, any good cause exists why such cemetery should be
removed, may cause the remains of all persons interred therein to be removed to
some other suitable place. However, the corporate authorities shall first
obtain the assent of the trustees or other persons having the control or
ownership of such cemetery, or a majority thereof. When such cemetery is owned
by one or more private parties, or private corporation or chartered society,
the corporate authorities of such city may require the removal of such cemetery
to be done at the expense of such private parties, or private corporation or
chartered society, if such removal be based upon their application. Nothing
in
this Section limits the powers of the City of Chicago to acquire property or
otherwise exercise its powers
under
Section 15 of the O'Hare Modernization Act.
(Source: P.A. 93-450, eff. 8-6-03.)
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(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 52 heading) DIVISION 52.
CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE OF
PUBLIC GRAVEYARDS
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(65 ILCS 5/11-52-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-52-1)
Sec. 11-52-1.
Public graveyards, not under the control of any corporation
sole, organization or society, and located within the limits of cities,
villages, or incorporated towns, shall and may be controlled or vacated by
the corporate authorities of such city, village, or incorporated town in
such manner as such authorities deem proper.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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