(70 ILCS 710/0.01) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 45.3a) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire Protection District Validation Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(70 ILCS 710/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 45.4) Sec. 1. In all cases where proceedings were had to organize a fire protection district under "An Act in relation to fire protection districts", approved July 8, 1927, as amended, and the court having jurisdiction of such proceedings ordered an election to submit to the legal voters of the proposed fire protection district the question of organization and establishment of the proposed fire protection district, and an election was held throughout the territory of the proposed district as described in the court proceedings and the order of the court, and at such election a majority of the votes cast upon the question within the limits of each city, village or incorporated town in the territory of the proposed district and also a majority of the votes cast outside the limits of each such city, village or incorporated town were in favor of the proposed fire protection district, and the court entered an order declaring such fire protection district organized, such territory is hereby declared to be legally and validly organized as a fire protection district under such Act, despite any defect in the published notice of election with respect to the description of the territory included in the proposed district, provided the election was in fact held throughout the territory of the proposed district. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2563.)