Illinois § 12-1
Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 12-1, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-1.
The following Acts are hereby repealed: "An Act to provide for disconnecting territory from park districts organized under and by virtue of 'An Act to provide for the organization of park districts and the transfer of submerged lands to those bordering on navigable bodies of water, approved June 24, 1895'", approved June 28, 1915; "An Act to provide for the creation of pleasure driveway and park districts", approved June 19, 1893, as amended; "An Act to enable the corporate authorities of public park districts to issue bonds for the purpose of aiding the connection of park or parks under their control with other park or parks and to provide for the payment of such bonds", approved June 28, 1919; "An Act to provide for the organization of park districts and the transfer of submerged lands to those bordering on navigable bodies of water", approved June 24, 1895, as amended; "An Act to authorize park districts organized under 'An Act to provide for the organization of park districts and the transfer of submerged lands to those bordering on navigable bodies of water', approved June 24, 1895, in force July 1, 1895, as amended, to sell real estate owned and held by said districts no longer needed or useful for park districts", approved June 18, 1937; "An Act concerning the validation of the annexation of lands to park districts in certain cases", approved July 8, 1937; "An Act to validate the proceedings heretofore had in connection with the authorization of certain bonds of park districts to permit the sale and delivery of such bonds and to validate any such bonds heretofore delivered", filed July 21, 1939; "An Act to validate certain bonds issued by park districts organized under 'An Act to provide for the organization of park districts and the transfer of submerged land to those bordering on navigable bodies of water', approved June 24, 1895, as amended", filed June 21, 1940; "An Act to establish and maintain parks and parkways in towns and townships" approved May 29, 1911, as amended; "An Act authorizing park districts to acquire, establish, construct, maintain and operate airdromes, airports and landing fields for aircraft and authorizing the exercise of the power of eminent domain, permitting the levy of a tax, and issuance of the bonds therefor", approved June 10, 1929, as amended; "An Act to validate proceedings heretofore had in connection with the acquisition, establishment, construction, maintenance, and operation of airdromes, airports, and landing fields by park districts and the levying of additional taxes therefore", approved June 12, 1940; "An Act authorizing certain park districts to construct and operate a natatorium or swimming pool; to charge for the use of the same and to provide for the cost thereof by issuing bonds payable solely from revenue derived from the operation thereof", approved August 15, 1941. "An Act to validate the organization of certain park districts and the proceedings conducted and elections held in relation thereto," approved April 22, 1941. (Source: Laws 1947, p. 1292.)
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