35 ILCS 200/19-5

(35 ILCS 200/19-5)

Sec. 19-5.

Township collector's bond and oath.

Each township collector,
before entering upon the duties of office, shall execute a bond, with surety or
sureties to be approved by the supervisor and the township clerk. The bond
shall be given for a sum equal to 160% of the largest amount of taxes collected
by that officer or predecessor in office in any one year during the preceding 5
years if individuals act as sureties, or equal to 110% of such largest amount
if the security is given by a surety company authorized to do business in this
state, estimated by the supervisor and township clerk, that will be  in his or
her custody or control at any one time. Signatures to such bond, signed with a
mark, shall be witnessed, but in no other case shall witness be required. The
bond shall be substantially in the following form:

We A. B. of the .... of .... in the County of .... in the State of Illinois,
as township collector, and C.

D. and E. F. of that county and State,
as securities, are obligated to the People of the State of Illinois, in the
penal sum of $.... for the payment of which, we obligate ourselves, our
heirs, executors and administrators, successors and assigns.  Signed on
(insert date).

The condition of the foregoing bond is such, that if the above obligated
A. B. performs all the duties required to be performed as collector of the
taxes for the year (insert year) in the township of .... in the
county of ...., Illinois, in the time and manner prescribed by law, and when he
or she shall be succeeded in office, shall surrender and deliver over to his or
her successor in office all books, papers and moneys pertaining to the office,
except as hereinafter provided, then the foregoing bond to be void; otherwise
to remain in full force.

It is expressly understood and intended that the obligation of the above
named sureties shall not extend to any loss sustained by the insolvency,
failure or closing of any bank or trust company organized and operating
either under the laws of the State of Illinois or the United States wherein the
collector has placed the funds in his or her custody or control, or any part
thereof.

A. B. ....(Signature)

C. D. ....(Signature)

E. F. ....(Signature)

He or she shall also take and subscribe an oath, to be endorsed on the back
of the bond, substantially as follows:

I do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United
States, and the constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
faithfully discharge the duties of the office of township collector, according
to the best of my ability.

(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)