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| Public Act 095-0981 |
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Public Graveyards Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 1 as follows:
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(50 ILCS 610/1) (from Ch. 21, par. 13)
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Sec. 1. (a) Public graveyards in this State, not under the | ||||
control
of any corporation sole, organization or society, and | ||||
located within the
limits of townships or counties not under | ||||
township organization, shall
and may be controlled or vacated | ||||
by the corporate authorities of such
township or county in such | ||||
manner as such authorities may deem proper,
and in the case of | ||||
townships, such control may be vested in 3 trustees. If a | ||||
township board has vested control of a public graveyard in 3 | ||||
trustees in accordance with this Section, it may, by | ||||
resolution, divest the trustees of control of the public | ||||
graveyard and assume control of the public graveyard.
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(b) Vacancies created by the expiration occurring at any | ||||
time after
the effective date of the amendatory Act of the | ||||
Seventy-eighth
General Assembly and after this amendatory Act | ||||
of the 83rd General Assembly
of the terms of cemetery trustees | ||||
of a township (except a
township coterminous with a | ||||
municipality) or of a county not under
township organization | ||||
elected under this Act shall be filled only by
appointment. | ||
Such appointment shall be made by the county board of any
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county not under township organization or by the Township Board | ||
of
Trustees in counties under township organization, as the | ||
case may be,
for a term of 6 years. Until the effective date of | ||
this amendatory Act
of 1983, in a township coterminous with a | ||
municipality, cemetery trustees
shall continue to be elected by | ||
ballot, with one trustee elected in each odd-numbered
year, in | ||
accordance with the provisions of the general election law,
for | ||
a term of 6 years and until their respective successors are | ||
elected
and qualified. After the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of 1983,
in a township coterminous with a | ||
municipality, cemetery trustees shall be
appointed by the | ||
governing authority of the municipality with one trustee
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appointed in each odd-numbered year for a term of 6 years and | ||
until his
or her respective successors are appointed and | ||
qualified.
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Such trustees may be paid such compensation, not to exceed | ||
$1,000 $500 per
year, as may be fixed by the Township Board of | ||
Trustees.
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(c) Not more than one of the trustees shall be from any one | ||
city or
village or incorporated town or section of land within | ||
such township
unless such city, village, incorporated town or | ||
section of land shall
have more than 50% of the population of | ||
the township according to the
last preceding Federal census in | ||
which are included 2 or more cities,
villages, incorporated | ||
towns or sections of land.
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(Source: P.A. 94-24, eff. 6-14-05.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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