(70 ILCS 2805/38) (from Ch. 42, par. 447.2)
Sec. 38.
That all sanitary districts heretofore organized under the
provisions of this Act and in which proceedings there was a substantial
compliance with the provisions hereof and a majority of the voters
voting upon the question at an election duly called and held by the
county judge for the purpose of voting upon the organization and
establishment into a sanitary district under the provisions of this Act
of an area of contiguous territory within the limits of a single county
and without the limits of any city, village or incorporated town and
described in the notice given of such election were in favor of such
question and such notice had been given by the county judge or by his
order by publishing the same at least once in one or more daily or
weekly newspapers published within the territory sought to be organized
and established as a sanitary district under the provisions hereof, or
if there was no such newspaper, then such notice had been given by
posting at least 5 copies thereof within such territory, the date of
such publication or posting, as the case may be, being at least 20 days
before the day set for the election, are hereby declared validly and
legally organized and shall be deemed to have been duly, legally and
validly incorporated, organized and established under the provisions of
this Act and to have all the powers, rights, duties and obligations
conferred upon sanitary districts organized under the provisions of this
Act and any and all acts performed and proceedings heretofore had or
performed by any such sanitary districts and boards of trustees thereof
are hereby declared legal and valid in all respects and all
authorizations to acquire by purchase or construction and thereafter
operate, improve or extend waterworks conferred on the board of trustees
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the legal voters voting on the
question at a referendum held within the district are
hereby validated
and the persons constituting the trustees of such districts as
heretofore appointed and qualified and such persons as may hereafter be
appointed and qualified and acting as their successors in office shall
constitute the corporate authority of such district and shall continue
until such time as their successors in office have been duly appointed
and qualified as herein provided.
(Source: P.A. 81-1489.)
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