(70 ILCS 705/15a) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 36)
Sec. 15a.
Any fire protection district organized under the provisions of
this Act may be dissolved and discontinued upon like petition, hearing and
election as is provided in this Act for the organization of such district,
except that the ballot for such election shall be in substantially the following form:
-------------------------------------------------------------- Shall the ..... Fire YESProtection District be dissolved ----------------------------and discontinued? NO--------------------------------------------------------------
If a majority of the votes cast on the question at such election are in
favor of such dissolution, the court shall enter an order on the records of
the court dissolving such district, effective as soon as it has disposed
of its assets and liabilities. The trustees of such fire protection
district shall immediately proceed to wind up the affairs of such district
and shall have the same powers as before the dissolution order was entered
to levy taxes for the
purpose of paying the debts, obligations and liabilities of such fire protection
district outstanding on the date the dissolution order was entered and the
necessary expenses of closing up the affairs of such district. All property
of such district shall be sold and in case any excess remains after all
liabilities of such district are paid such excess shall be paid to the
county or counties in which such fire protection district
is situated in the proportion that the taxable value the real property in
the fire protection district situated in each county bears to the taxable
value of all the real property
in the fire protection district.
(Source: P.A. 82-892.)
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