Illinois § 21
Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 21, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21.
Whenever any public health district first levies the tax authorized in Section 15, it shall cause the resolution levying the tax to be published in one or more newspapers published in the district within 10 days after the levy is made. If no newspaper is published in the district, the resolution shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation within the district. The publication of the resolution shall include a notice of (1) the specific number of voters required to sign a petition requesting that the question of the adoption of the tax levy be submitted to the voters of the district; (2) the time within which the petition must be filed; and (3) the date of the prospective referendum. The district secretary shall provide a petition form to any individual requesting one. Whenever a petition signed by a number of voters in the district equal to 10% or more of the registered voters in the district is presented to the board of health thereof requesting that the proposition whether the tax provided for in Section 15 of this Act, when this Section 21 is applicable, shall be levied be submitted to the voters of the district, the board of health shall certify the proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law. The ballot shall be, substantially, in the following form: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shall.... public health YES district levy an annual tax of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - not to exceed .1%? NO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Notice of such election shall be given in accordance with the provisions of the general election laws. If a majority of those voting upon the proposition vote "Yes", the board of health of such district shall annually levy the tax provided for in Section 15 of this Act. If a majority of those voting upon the proposition vote "No", the board of health of such district shall make no annual tax levy thereafter until authorized so to do by the voters of such district in the manner provided therefor in this Section. (Source: P.A. 86-338; 86-1253; 87-767.)
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