Illinois § 5-30
Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5-30, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-30.
Election; form of proposition. (a) The proposition at the election shall be in substantially the following form: Shall a public library district be established in all or part of (name of county)? (b) If no tax rate limit is specified in the ballot, the tax rate limit of the newly organized district shall be as set forth in Section 35-5. If, however, the petitioners, under Section 5-10, specify a rate higher than the rate set forth in Section 35-5, the proposition shall be in substantially the following form: Shall a public library district be established in all or part of (name of county) with a maximum annual public library tax rate established at (rate)% of the value of all taxable property in the district as equalized and assessed by the Department of Revenue? In no event shall the tax rate exceed the maximum tax rate set forth in Section 35-10. (c) A proposition for the establishment of a public library district shall not be submitted to the voters in the proposed district more often than once in a 12-month period. (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
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