50 ILCS 5/ Emergency Government Relocation Act.

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50 ILCS 5/0.01

(50 ILCS 5/0.01) (from Ch. 85, par. 50)

Sec. 0.01.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the

Emergency Government Relocation Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

50 ILCS 5/1

(50 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 51)

Sec. 1.

Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of enemy
attack, or the anticipated effects of a threatened enemy attack, it becomes
imprudent, inexpedient or impossible to conduct the affairs of local
government at the regular or usual place or places thereof, the governing
body of each political subdivision of this State may meet at any place
within or without the territorial limits of such political subdivision on
the call of the presiding officer or any two members of such governing
body, and shall proceed to establish and designate by ordinance, resolution
or other manner, alternate or substitute sites or places as the emergency
temporary location, or locations, of government where all, or any part, of
the public business may be transacted and conducted during the emergency
situation. Such sites or places may be within or without the territorial
limits of such political subdivision and may be within or without this
State.

(Source: Laws 1959, p. 774.)

50 ILCS 5/2

(50 ILCS 5/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 52)

Sec. 2.

During the period when the public business is being conducted at
the emergency temporary location, or locations, the governing body and
other officers of a political subdivision of this State shall have and
possess and shall exercise, at such location, or locations, all of the
executive, legislative, and judicial powers and functions conferred upon
such body and officers by or under the laws of this State. Such powers and
functions may be exercised in the light of the exigencies of the emergency
situation without regard to or compliance with time-consuming procedures
and formalities prescribed by law and pertaining thereto, and all acts of
such body and officers shall be valid and binding as if performed within
the territorial limits of their political subdivision.

(Source: Laws 1959, p. 774.)

50 ILCS 5/3

(50 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 53)

Sec. 3.

The provisions of this Act shall control and be supreme in the
event it shall be employed notwithstanding any statutory, charter or
ordinance provision to the contrary or in conflict herewith.

(Source: Laws 1959, p. 774.)