Illinois § 5-38012 Referendum on establishment of county library service

Illinois Statutes

§ 5-38012 — Referendum on establishment of county library service

Illinois § 5-38012

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicGOVERNMENT

Ch. 55COUNTIES

Act 55 ILCS 5/Counties Code.

Art.Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

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Bluebook

55 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5-38012 (2026).

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None of the foregoing powers or duties shall be exercised, however, unless the question of establishing a public county library service shall have been submitted to the voters of the county, at a regular election, and unless a majority of the votes cast upon the question at any such election within the limits of the cities, villages and incorporated towns in the county and a majority of those cast upon the question outside the limits of such cities, villages or incorporated towns shall be in favor of the establishment of a public county library service. This question shall not be submitted to the voters, however, unless there shall have been filed a petition therefor, signed by not less than one hundred legal voters of the county. The proposition of establishing a public county library ser

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None of the foregoing powers or duties shall be exercised, however, unless the question of establishing a public county library service shall have been submitted to the voters of the county, at a regular election, and unless a majority of the votes cast upon the question at any such election within the limits of the cities, villages and incorporated towns in the county and a majority of those cast upon the question outside the limits of such cities, villages or incorporated towns shall be in favor of the establishment of a public county library service. This question shall not be submitted to the voters, however, unless there shall have been filed a petition therefor, signed by not less than one hundred legal voters of the county. The proposition of establishing a public county library service shall be in substantially the following form: FOR the establishment of a public county library service. AGAINST the establishment of a public county library service.