75 ILCS 40/ Village Library Act.

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75 ILCS 40/0.01

(75 ILCS 40/0.01) (from Ch. 81, par. 16b.9)

Sec. 0.01.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the

Village Library Act.

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

75 ILCS 40/1

(75 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 16c)

Sec. 1.

The board of trustees of any village shall have authority to
establish and maintain a free, public library therein in any premises which
may be available or which may be donated to such village for library
purposes. The board may accept donations of such physical equipment as is
suitable to the maintenance of a free, public library.

(Source: Laws 1939, p. 700.)

75 ILCS 40/2

(75 ILCS 40/2) (from Ch. 81, par. 16d)

Sec. 2.

The board of trustees shall appoint a library commission of not
less than 3 or more than 7
members who shall hold office for terms of 3 years. Terms shall be
established so that no more than 3 members' terms expire in any
single year. Members of the
commission shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual
and necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The commission shall
advise and make recommendations to the board of trustees regarding the
operations of the library and shall have such other powers and duties as the
board may establish by ordinance.

(Source: P.A. 92-118, eff. 1-1-02.)

75 ILCS 40/3

(75 ILCS 40/3) (from Ch. 81, par. 16e)

Sec. 3.

Nothing herein contained shall be construed to confer on any
village the authority to incur any indebtedness or to levy any
additional taxes for the purpose of administering this Act. The powers
herein contained are in addition to and not in limitation of any powers
elsewhere granted to villages to establish and maintain free, public
libraries.

(Source: Laws 1939, p. 700.)

75 ILCS 40/4

(75 ILCS 40/4) (from Ch. 81, par. 16f)

Sec. 4.

Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in
compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the
Eighty-fourth General Assembly.

(Source: Laws 1939, p. 700.)

75 ILCS 40/5

(75 ILCS 40/5) (from Ch. 81, par. 16g)

Sec. 5.

No new libraries.

No new libraries shall be established under
this Act on or after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1992. This amendatory Act of 1992
does not affect the maintenance of libraries established under this Act
before that date.

(Source: P.A. 87-1032.)