(70 ILCS 1205/5-7) (from Ch. 105, par. 5-7)
Sec. 5-7.
Tax for operation and maintenance of
conservatory - Referendum.
Any park district may levy and collect annually, a tax of not to
exceed .05% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of
Revenue of all taxable property in the district for
the purpose of establishing, acquiring, completing, enlarging,
ornamenting, building, rebuilding, improving, operating, maintaining and
caring for a conservatory on park district property, and for the purpose
of ecological and horticultural programming, which tax shall be levied
and collected in like manner as the general taxes for such district.
Such tax shall be in addition to all other taxes authorized by law to be
levied and collected in such district and shall not be included within
any limitation of rate contained in this code or any other law, but
shall be excluded therefrom and be in addition thereto in excess
thereof.
The proceeds of the tax authorized by this Section shall be paid to
the treasurer of the district and kept in a fund to be known as The
Conservatory Fund. Such fund shall be used for establishing, acquiring,
completing, enlarging, ornamenting, building, rebuilding, improving,
operating, maintaining and caring for such conservatory, and for the
purpose of ecological and horticultural programming, within the
district.
No such tax shall be levied in any such district until the question
of levying such tax has first been submitted to the voters of the
district at an election held in the district and has
been approved by a majority of the voters voting on the question. The
board shall certify such question to the proper election officials, who
shall submit such proposition to the voters of the district
regardless of whether a petition, signed by electors of the district,
requesting the submission thereof has been filed with the board. Notice
of such referendum shall be given and such referendum shall be conducted in
the manner provided by the general election law.
The proposition shall be in substantially the
following form:
-------------------------------------------------------------- Shall the.... Park District be authorizedand empowered to levy and collect a tax of YES.... per cent for the purpose of operating and ---------------maintaining a conservatory as provided in NOSection 5-7 of "The Park District Code"?--------------------------------------------------------------
If a majority of the voters of such district voting on the
proposition vote for the levy and collection of the tax, the district
may levy and collect such tax annually thereafter.
(Source: P.A. 81-1489; 81-1509.)
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