(605 ILCS 5/5-204) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-204)
Sec. 5-204.
Whenever the office of county superintendent of highways is
vacant, the county board may with the consent in writing of the Department
appoint any competent person as acting county superintendent of highways
until the vacancy is filled in the manner provided in Section 5-201.
The office shall not be deemed vacant except at the end of the
incumbent's 6 year term or in case of his death, his removal from office in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5-203, or his resignation
submitted in writing to the county board. However, if the incumbent enters
the military service of the United States, the county board may, with the
approval of the Department, appoint any competent person as acting county
superintendent of highways to perform the duties of the office until the
end of the incumbent's 6 year term or the discharge of the incumbent from
such service, whichever shall first occur.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)
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