Illinois Compiled Statutes 60 ILCS 1/135-10 – Joint agreement; referendum; board of managers
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(a) The supervisors of any townships or the highway commissioners of any road districts desiring to unite to establish and maintain cemeteries under this Article may provide by agreement for the joint establishment and maintaining of cemeteries. The agreement shall specify the site of the proposed cemeteries and the proportionate share of the cost of acquiring and maintaining the cemeteries that shall be borne by each of the townships or road districts.
(b) The proposition for the joint acquisition and maintenance shall state the proposed site of the cemeteries and the proportionate share of the cost of acquisition and maintenance to be borne by the respective townships or road districts. The township board shall certify the proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the question to the voters at an election in accordance with the general election law.
(c) If the proposition is approved by a majority of the voters in each of the townships or road districts voting upon the proposition, the supervisor of each township or the commissioners of highways of each road district shall appoint 3 persons as managers of the cemeteries. Those persons shall be known as the board of managers. They shall be residents of the respective townships or road districts from which they are appointed and shall hold their office for a term of 4 years and until their successors are appointed.
(b) The proposition for the joint acquisition and maintenance shall state the proposed site of the cemeteries and the proportionate share of the cost of acquisition and maintenance to be borne by the respective townships or road districts. The township board shall certify the proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the question to the voters at an election in accordance with the general election law.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 60 ILCS 1/135-10
- 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
(c) If the proposition is approved by a majority of the voters in each of the townships or road districts voting upon the proposition, the supervisor of each township or the commissioners of highways of each road district shall appoint 3 persons as managers of the cemeteries. Those persons shall be known as the board of managers. They shall be residents of the respective townships or road districts from which they are appointed and shall hold their office for a term of 4 years and until their successors are appointed.