(70 ILCS 605/9-2) (from Ch. 42, par. 9-2)
Sec. 9-2.
Petition
to consolidate.
A consolidated district may be formed upon petition signed by at least
one-tenth of the adult owners who own at least one-fifth of the land in
each of the districts proposed to be merged. The petition shall be filed in
the circuit court of the county in which the greater part of the land in
the proposed consolidated district will be situated. The petition shall set
forth (a) the names of the districts proposed to be merged, (b) the name of
the proposed consolidated district and (c) the reasons for and the
advantages to be derived from such consolidation. The petition shall
conclude with a prayer for the merger of the districts into a single
consolidated district. Upon its filing, the petition shall be presented to
the court which shall fix the date and hour for hearing.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 678.)
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