Illinois § 1

Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 1, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 1.

The corporate authorities of all counties and municipal corporations and all public officers who in the discharge of their official duties receive all or any part of their funds from the County Collector or the County Treasurer and all fee officers other than city or village treasurers or municipal officers who are required to file an annual report, which report is required to be published, shall furnish as herein provided, within 60 days after January 1st and July 1st of each year a sworn, detailed and itemized statement of all receipts and expenditures of any character for the preceding 6 months and showing the names, addresses, positions and salaries of every employee of the county office or municipal corporation. A copy of such statement shall be furnished for reference, on request, to all daily newspapers published in each city, in such county, and to the city library of each city. Copies shall also be furnished to the clerk of the circuit court or to the clerk of such municipal corporation, respectively, such copies to be kept available for inspection by persons applying therefor. The governing body of any such county or municipal corporation may direct the publication of such reports, respectively, in one or more daily newspapers respectively published therein, and the city council of cities of 300,000 or more population shall so direct the publication thereof. Nothing in this Act shall apply to the corporate authorities or any officer of a county which has a population of more than 3,000,000. (Source: P.A. 86-412.)

Frequently Asked Questions About Illinois § 1

What does Illinois Compiled Statutes § 1 cover?

Section 1 is part of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the codified statutory law of Illinois. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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