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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
§ 11-67-5. Every such municipality has the power to borrow money on the credit of the municipality and to issue bonds, in the manner provided by law, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a municipal coliseum. But no issue of bonds shall be valid unless the proposition of issuing the bonds is first certified by the municipal clerk and submitted to the electors of the municipality and is approved by a majority of those voting on the proposition. The proposition shall be substantially in the following form:
Shall bonds for the purpose of |
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establishing and maintaining a mu- |
YES |
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nicipal coliseum, in the amount of |
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$․․․․․․ (insert amount), be issued |
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by the ․․․․․․ (insert name of mu- |
NO |
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nicipality)?
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Each year after bonds are issued under this Division 67 and until all bonds so issued are retired, there shall be included in and added to the taxes levied for municipal purposes, a direct annual tax for an amount sufficient to pay the interest as it accrues on each bond so issued, and also to pay the principal of these bonds at par value, as the bonds respectively fall due. Any tax levied to pay off any bond issue hereafter approved shall not exceed .05% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, upon the taxable property within the municipality.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 65. Municipalities § 5/11-67-5. Borrowing of money and issuance of bonds; additional tax levy - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-65-municipalities/il-st-sect-65-5-11-67-5/
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