(55 ILCS 5/Div. 6-21 heading) Division 6-21.
Appropriations and Taxes for County Fairs
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(55 ILCS 5/6-21001) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-21001)
Sec. 6-21001.
Appropriation; purpose.
The county board may
appropriate not more than $300 per annum to be used for educational or
agricultural exhibits at the county fair held in its county.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
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(55 ILCS 5/6-21002) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-21002)
Sec. 6-21002.
Tax for county fair purposes.
Whenever a petition
signed by 100 taxpayers of any county is presented to the county board of
such county of less than 1,000,000 population requesting the submission of
a proposition whether or not, an annual tax of not to exceed .05 per cent
of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all
taxable property in such county shall be levied upon all the taxable
property of such county for the purpose of creating and maintaining a fund
for county fair purposes, such county board shall adopt a resolution for
the submission of such proposition at the next regular election held in
such county. The county board shall certify the resolution and the
proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the
proposition at said election in accordance with the general election law.
The foregoing limitations upon tax rates may be increased or decreased
under the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
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(55 ILCS 5/6-21003) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-21003)
Sec. 6-21003.
Referendum.
Upon the adoption of such resolution and
the certification thereof to the county clerk of such county such
proposition shall be submitted at the next regular election held in such
county.
Such proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
Shall an annual tax of not to exceed .05 per cent be YES levied in ...... county for
county fair purposes in such NO county?
If a majority of the legal voters of such county voting on such
proposition vote in favor thereof, such proposition shall be deemed
adopted.
(Source: P.A. 86-962 .)
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(55 ILCS 5/6-21004) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-21004)
Sec. 6-21004.
Tax levy.
Upon the adoption of such proposition the
county board shall cause an annual tax of not to exceed .05% of value, as
equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property
of such county to be levied upon all the taxable property in such county
for county fair purposes therein. Such tax shall be in addition to all
other taxes authorized by law to be levied and collected in such county and
shall be in addition to the maximum of taxes authorized by law for county
purposes. The foregoing limitations upon tax rates may be increased or
decreased according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
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(55 ILCS 5/6-21005) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-21005)
Sec. 6-21005.
County fair fund.
The proceeds of
the tax herein authorized shall be paid into the
county treasury in a fund to be known as the county fair fund. Such fund
may be used by the county board for the maintenance and repair of the
property and buildings of a county fair selected by such county board as
the county fair of such county, in the acquisition of property for such
county fair and for the retirement of the indebtedness of such county fair.
Such fund shall be expended in the same manner and subject to the same
requirements as other county expenditures.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
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(55 ILCS 5/6-21006) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-21006)
Sec. 6-21006.
Discontinuance of tax.
Upon a petition signed by one
hundred taxpayers of a county which has authorized a tax for county fair
purposes under the provisions of this Division, being presented to the
county board of such county, requesting a
proposition whether or not the tax for county fair purposes which has been
so authorized in such county be discontinued, the county board shall adopt
a resolution providing for the submission of such proposition to the voters
of such county in a similar manner as is hereinabove provided for the
submission of the proposition for the levy of such tax.
If a majority of the voters of such county, voting upon such proposition
are in favor thereof such proposition shall be deemed adopted and such tax
be discontinued in such county. In case any funds remain to the credit of
the county fair fund, after such a tax has been discontinued, and the
county fair in such county has also been discontinued and no outstanding
indebtedness exists against such county fair, such remaining funds shall be
paid into the general fund for county purposes in the county treasury.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
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(55 ILCS 5/Div. 6-22 heading) Division 6-22.
Appropriations for Poultry Exhibits
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