Illinois § 2a

§ 2a.

Additional territory having the qualifications set forth in Section 1 may be added to any street lighting district as provided for in this Act in the manner following: Fifty or more of the legal voters resident within the limits of such proposed addition to such street lighting district may petition the circuit court of the county in which the original petition for the formation of said street lighting district was filed, to cause the question to be submitted to the legal voters of such proposed additional territory whether such proposed additional territory shall become a part of any street lighting district organized under this Act and whether the voters of the additional territory shall assume a proportionate share of the bonded indebtedness of such district. The petition shall be addressed to the court and shall contain a definite description of the boundaries of the territory to be embraced in the proposed addition and shall allege facts in support of the addition. Upon filing the petition in the office of the circuit clerk of the county in which the original petition for the formation of such street lighting district was filed, it shall be the duty of the court to fix a time and place of a hearing upon the subject of said petition. Notice shall be given by the circuit court, or by the circuit clerk or sheriff upon order of the circuit court of the county in which such petition is filed, of the time and place of a hearing upon the petition in the manner as provided in Section 1. The conduct of the hearing and the manner of conducting a subsequent referendum on the question whether the proposed additional territory shall become a part of the street lighting district, shall be carried out in the manner described in Section 1, as nearly as may be, and in accordance with the general election law but the question shall be in substantially the following form, to-wit: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For joining the.... Street Lighting District and assuming a proportionate share of bonded indebtedness, if any. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Against joining the.... Street Lighting District and assuming a proportionate share of bonded indebtedness, if any. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If a majority of the votes cast at the election upon the question of becoming a part of any street lighting district shall be in favor of becoming a part of such street lighting district and if the trustees of said street lighting district accept the proposed additional territory by resolution, such proposed additional territory shall thenceforth be deemed an integral part of such street lighting district and shall be subject to all the benefits of service and responsibilities of said district as herein set forth. The owner or owners of any tract or tracts of land not included in a street lighting district, may file a written petition, addressed to the trustees of the street lighting district to which they seek to have their tract or tracts of land attached, containing a definite description of the boundaries of the territory and a statement that they desire that their property become a part of the street lighting district to which their petition is addressed, and that they are willing that their property assume a proportionate share of the bonded indebtedness, if any, of such street lighting district. When such a petition is filed with the trustees, they shall immediately pass a resolution to accept or reject the territory proposed to be attached. If the trustees resolve in favor of accepting such territory, they shall file with the court of the county where the street lighting district was organized the original petition and a certified copy of the resolution and the circuit clerk shall then enter an order stating that such proposed annexed territory shall thenceforth be deemed an integral part of such street lighting district and subject to all of the benefits of service and responsibilities of the district. The circuit clerk shall transmit a certified copy of the order to the county clerk of each county in which any of the territory affected is situated. (Source: P.A. 81-1489.)