Illinois § 1

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

§ 1.

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, Illinois, having during 1986 adopted an annual appropriation ordinance within the time required by law for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1987, appropriating such sums of money as required to defray all necessary expenses and liabilities of the District for said fiscal year, and having passed an annual tax levy ordinance and certified the same to the County Clerk of DuPage County, Illinois, within the time required by law, such appropriation ordinance and such tax levy ordinance, together with the taxes assessed, levied and extended thereunder are hereby validated, ratified and declared in full force and effect, notwithstanding that the appropriation ordinance was not published within ten days after its passage and notwithstanding that the tax levy ordinance was passed within ten days after publication of the appropriation ordinance. (Source: P.A. 85-1354.)

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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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