Before any such county shall be authorized to issue bonds, as in this Division provided, having a maturity later than January first of the second calendar year following the period of years for which such additional tax for tuberculosis sanitarium purposes was voted (which January first of such year is hereafter referred to as the “maturity limitation heretofore mentioned”):
        (a) The County Board shall adopt a resolution of
    
determination to construct or improve a tuberculosis sanitarium and declare its intention to issue bonds therefor. Said resolution shall set forth the amount of bonds proposed to be issued and provide that notice of intention to issue such bonds be published at least once in a newspaper published and having a general circulation in such county if there be one, or, if there be no such newspaper, then such notice shall be posted in at least three public places in such county. The notice of intention to issue bonds as herein provided shall state the purpose for which bonds are to be issued, the date upon which the resolution of intention was adopted by the County Board, the amount of bonds to be issued, the time within which a petition may be filed requesting submission to the legal voters of such county of the proposition to issue the bonds, the specific number of voters required to sign the petition and the date of the prospective referendum. The county clerk shall provide a petition form to any individual requesting one.
        (b) If, within 30 days after publication or posting
    
of such notice, a petition is filed with the County Clerk signed by voters of the county numbering 10% or more of the registered voters of the county requesting that the proposition to issue said bonds as authorized by this Division be submitted to the legal voters of such county, then such county shall not be authorized to issue said bonds until the proposition has been submitted to and approved by a majority of the legal voters voting on the proposition at a regular election. The number of legal voters shall be determined from the total votes cast at the last preceding election held in said county for the election of county officers. The county board shall certify the resolution and the proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law.
    If no petition for referendum with the requisite number of signatures is filed within the time herein provided, it shall not be necessary for the County Board to cause submission to the legal voters of such county the question of issuing such bonds.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/5-23023

  • 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
  • Heretofore: means any time previous to the day on which the statute takes effect; and the word "hereafter" at any time after such day. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.17
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14