(60 ILCS 1/55-30)
Sec. 55-30.
Refusal to serve; forfeiture.
If any person elected to the
office of supervisor, township clerk, assessor, or commissioner of highways
refuses to serve, he or she shall forfeit to the township the sum of $25.
(Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
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(60 ILCS 1/55-35)
Sec. 55-35.
Entering upon duties of office before taking oath; forfeiture.
If any township officer who is required by law to take the oath of office
enters upon the duties of his or her office before taking the oath, he or she
shall forfeit to the township the sum of $50.
(Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
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(60 ILCS 1/55-37)
Sec. 55-37.
Misconduct of officers; penalty.
Every township officer who is
guilty of a palpable omission of duty, or who is guilty of willful and corrupt
oppression, malconduct, or misfeasance in discharging the duties of the office,
shall be guilty of a business offense and, on conviction, shall be fined not
more than $1,000. The court in which the conviction occurs shall enter an
order removing the convicted officer from office.
(Source: P.A. 87-946; 88-62.)
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(60 ILCS 1/55-40)
Sec. 55-40.
Demand for books and papers by successor upon expiration of
predecessor's term. Whenever the term of any supervisor, township clerk, or
commissioner of highways expires and another person is elected or appointed to
that office, the successor, immediately after he or she enters upon the duties
of the office, shall demand of his or her predecessor all the books and papers
belonging to the office and under the predecessor's control.
(Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
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