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| Public Act 097-0187 | ||||
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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 Park District Aquarium and Museum Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
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(70 ILCS 1290/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 326)
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Sec. 1. Erect, operate, and maintain aquariums and museums. | ||||
The corporate authorities of cities and park districts having | ||||
the
control or supervision of any public park or parks, are | ||||
hereby authorized
to purchase, erect and maintain within any | ||||
public park or parks under the
control or supervision of such | ||||
corporate authorities, edifices to be used
as aquariums or as | ||||
museums of art, industry, science or natural or other
history, | ||||
or to permit the directors or trustees of any corporation or
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society organized for the construction or maintenance and | ||||
operation of an
aquarium or museum as hereinabove described to | ||||
erect, enlarge, ornament,
build, rebuild, rehabilitate, | ||||
improve, maintain and operate its aquarium or
museum or museums | ||||
within any public park now or hereafter under the control
or | ||||
supervision of any city or park district, and to contract with | ||||
any such
directors or trustees of any such aquarium, museum or | ||||
museums relative to
the erection, enlargement, ornamentation, | ||||
building, rebuilding,
rehabilitation, improvement, maintenance | ||||
and operation thereof. Any city or
park district may charge, or | ||
permit such an aquarium or museum to charge,
an admission fee. | ||
Any such aquarium or museum,
however, shall be open without | ||
charge, when
accompanied by a teacher, to the children in | ||
actual attendance upon grades
kindergarten through twelve in | ||
any of the schools in this State at all
times. Any such | ||
aquarium or museum, however, must be open to persons who reside | ||
in this State the
public without
charge
for a period equivalent | ||
to 52 days, at least 6 of which must be during the
period from | ||
June through August, each year.
Notwithstanding said | ||
provisions, charges may be made at any
time for
special | ||
services and for admission to special facilities within any
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aquarium or museum for the education, entertainment or | ||
convenience of
visitors. The proceeds of such admission fees | ||
and charges for special
services and special facilities shall | ||
be devoted exclusively to the
purposes for which the tax | ||
authorized by Section 2 hereof may be used. If
any owner or | ||
owners of any lands or lots abutting or fronting on any such
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public park, or adjacent thereto, have any private right, | ||
easement,
interest or property in such public park appurtenant | ||
to their lands or lots
or otherwise, which would be interfered | ||
with by the erection and
maintenance of any aquarium or museum | ||
as hereinbefore provided, or any
right to have such public park | ||
remain open or vacant and free from
buildings, the corporate | ||
authorities of the city or park district having
control of such | ||
park, may condemn the same in the manner prescribed for the
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exercise
of the right of eminent domain under the Eminent | ||
Domain Act.
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(Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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