(75 ILCS 5/3-8) (from Ch. 81, par. 3-8)
Sec. 3-8.
In the event the voters approve of a merger of 2 or more cities,
or villages,
or incorporated towns or townships and the merger affects one or more public libraries
the library taxes levied before such merger, shall continue to be levied
and collected for
library purposes. The ceiling on the annual tax for the maintenance
of the public library resulting from the merger shall be at a rate not higher than any
lawful rate authorized to be extended before the merger in any of the merged areas.
(Source: P.A. 79-363.)
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