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| Public Act 097-0908 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 6-104 as follows:
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(605 ILCS 5/6-104) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-104)
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Sec. 6-104.
Whenever the territory of any municipality of a | ||||
population of
not less than 15,000 is a part of a road district | ||||
two or more road districts in a county
not under township | ||||
organization, and shall by resolution of its council or
its | ||||
president and board of trustees request the county board to | ||||
organize it
into a separate road district and designate the | ||||
name thereof, the county
board shall comply with such request, | ||||
and provide for such organization of
such municipality into a | ||||
new road district under the name designated in
such resolution | ||||
of such city council, or president and board of trustees,
if | ||||
any be designated therein.
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Whenever a road district shall have been or shall hereafter | ||||
be organized
as provided in this Section and any of the | ||||
territory of such municipality
shall be disconnected from such | ||||
municipality, the county board, upon
receipt of a certified | ||||
copy of the resolution or ordinance of the
municipality | ||||
disconnecting such territory, by resolution, shall disconnect
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such territory from such road district and annex it to an | ||
adjacent road
district or districts. Whenever such | ||
municipality, at any one time shall
have annexed or shall | ||
hereafter annex any territory, the county board, by
resolution, | ||
shall disconnect such territory from the road district or
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districts in which it may be situated and annex the same to the | ||
road
district in which such municipality is situated.
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All the powers vested in a road district organized out of | ||
the territory
embraced within any municipality, including all | ||
the powers vested by law in
the highway commissioner of a road | ||
district, shall be vested in and
exercised by the city council, | ||
or president and board of trustees of such
municipality, | ||
including the power to levy a tax for the proper
construction, | ||
maintenance and repair of roads in such district as provided
in | ||
Section 6--501 of this Code. Any such tax whether heretofore or
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hereafter levied shall be in addition to all other taxes levied | ||
in such
municipality and in addition to the taxes for general | ||
purposes authorized
in Section 8-3-1 of the Illinois Municipal | ||
Code, as heretofore and
hereafter amended.
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All of the powers vested by law in the district clerk of a | ||
road district
shall be vested in and exercised by the city, | ||
town or village clerk of such
municipality.
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After a road district has been organized out of the | ||
territory embraced
within a municipality, the offices and | ||
election of highway commissioner and
district clerk shall be | ||
discontinued.
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(Source: Laws 1961, p. 1415.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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