§ 11-58-3

Illinois § 11-58-3

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 65: MUNICIPALITIES
• Act 65 ILCS 5/: Illinois Municipal Code.
• Art.: Art 11 prec Div 57 - Railroad Safety

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No such tax shall be levied or collected by such a municipality unless the electors of the municipality have approved an ordinance providing therefor as provided in Section 2 of "An Act to enable cities, villages and incorporated towns having less than two hundred thousand inhabitants, to provide for defraying whatever portion may be imposed upon them by law of the costs and expenses of separation of the grades of railroads and of public streets and public places, and to provide for a direct annual tax therefor," approved June 17, 1929, as amended, or until the question of the adoption of the ordinance specified in Section 11-58-2 has been certified by the clerk and submitted to the electors of the municipality at any election in the municipality designated in the ordinance and in accordance with the general election law. The question shall be in substantially the following form: -------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shall an ordinance of the City (Village or Incorporated Town, as the case may be) of .... passed on the .... day of .... providing for the YES levy of a tax of ....% each year for the term of .... years on all taxable property in the city for the purpose of providing a fund to pay ----------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the proportion imposed by law upon the city of the costs of separating the grades of the roadbed and tracks of the .... Railroad Company from public streets and public places in NO the city (village or incorporated town), specified in the ordinance, be approved? -------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 81-1489 .)