75 ILCS 5/2-2

(75 ILCS 5/2-2) (from Ch. 81, par. 2-2)

Sec. 2-2.

To provide local public institutions of general education
for citizens of Illinois, the citizens residing in a village, incorporated
town or township without local library service may establish and maintain a
public library for the use and benefit of the residents of the respective
village, incorporated town or township as herein provided.

Upon  the adoption of an ordinance by the governing body of an incorporated town, village, or township or when 100 legal voters of any incorporated town, village or
township present a petition to the clerk thereof asking for the
establishment and maintenance of a public library in such
incorporated town, village or township, the clerk shall certify the question of
whether to establish and maintain a public library to the proper election
authorities who shall submit the question at a regular election in accordance
with the general election law.

The petition shall specify the maximum library tax rate, if the rate
is to be in excess of .15%.  In no case shall the rate specified in the
petition be in excess of .60% of the value as equalized and assessed by
the Department of Revenue. The proposition shall be in
substantially the following form:

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    Shall a public library be established    YES
and maintained in (name of incorporated  ---------------------
town, village or township)?                  NO
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If the petition specified a maximum tax rate in excess of the
statutory maximum tax rate of .15%, the proposition shall be in
substantially the following form:

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    Shall a public library be
established and maintained in (name of
incorporated town, village or township),     YES
with a maximum annual public library tax ---------------------
rate at. % of the value of all taxable       NO
property as equalized and assessed by the
Department of Revenue?
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If the majority of all votes cast in the incorporated town, village or
township on the proposition are in favor of a public library, an annual
tax may be levied for the establishment and maintenance of such library,
subject to the limitations of Article 3.

(Source: P.A. 94-681, eff. 11-3-05.)