(60 ILCS 1/Art. 160 heading)
(60 ILCS 1/160-5) Sec. 160-5. Township monuments; petition and referendum. (a) Upon the petition of 100 or more legal voters of a township being filed with the township clerk praying that the proposition of erecting or completing a monument or memorial in honor of its soldiers and sailors or other notable persons buried in the township be submitted to the voters of the township at an election, the township clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition to the voters of the township at an election in accordance with the general election law. (b) The form of the proposition shall be substantially as follows: Shall a monument or memorial be erected in honor of
(the soldiers and sailors of the township or other notable person)?
The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No". (c) If a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition are in favor of it, the township supervisor, township clerk, and township treasurer, within one year after the election, shall purchase or procure a site and erect the monument or memorial. (d) Provisions for the payment and maintenance for the monument or memorial shall be made by the proper taxing and financial officers in the same manner as for other township expenditures. (Source: P.A. 98-312, eff. 8-12-13.)
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.