Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/5-23020 – Discontinuance of tax
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In accordance with the general election law, any county which has adopted the provisions of this Division may discontinue it by a referendum initiated by a petition signed by not less than 5% of the registered voters in each of at least 2/3 of the townships or road districts within the county. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
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Shall the tax for the county YES
tuberculosis sanitarium be —————————–
discontinued? NO
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If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition are for the discontinuance, the board of directors shall proceed at once to close up the affairs of the county tuberculosis sanitarium. After the payment of all obligations the money in the tuberculosis sanitarium fund shall become a part of the general funds in the county treasury and the county board shall take over all property and equipment in the custody and under the control of the board of directors. The county board may sell such property or make such other disposition as is for the best interests of the county.
The terms of the board of directors shall terminate when their duties in connection with closing up the affairs of the tuberculosis sanitarium have ended.
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/5-23020
- County board: means the board of county commissioners in counties not under township organization, and the board of supervisors in counties under township organization, and the board of commissioners of Cook County. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.07
Shall the tax for the county YES
tuberculosis sanitarium be —————————–
discontinued? NO
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If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition are for the discontinuance, the board of directors shall proceed at once to close up the affairs of the county tuberculosis sanitarium. After the payment of all obligations the money in the tuberculosis sanitarium fund shall become a part of the general funds in the county treasury and the county board shall take over all property and equipment in the custody and under the control of the board of directors. The county board may sell such property or make such other disposition as is for the best interests of the county.
The terms of the board of directors shall terminate when their duties in connection with closing up the affairs of the tuberculosis sanitarium have ended.