Illinois Statutes Chapter 75. Libraries § 10/8.2. Grant anticipation notes

§ 8.2. (a) After the General Assembly has appropriated funds to the State Librarian for grants to a library system and the Governor has signed the appropriation bill into law and the State Librarian has certified that the library system is eligible for such grants, a library system may issue Grant Anticipation Notes in anticipation of the receipt of such grants. Such Grant Anticipation Notes shall show upon their face that they are payable solely from such grants when received.

(b) The Grant Anticipation Notes shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the rate specified in “An Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein”, approved May 26, 1970, as amended,  1 from the date of their issuance until paid, or until notice is given that money for their payment is available and that such will be paid on presentation.

(c) The Grant Anticipation Notes shall be sold in such manner and in such denominations as is determined by the board of directors of the system, and shall mature within one year of the date of issuance.

(d) At no time may the principal and interest payable on outstanding Grant Anticipation Notes exceed 75% of the amount of funds which have been appropriated for grants to the system.

(e) In order to authorize and issue Grant Anticipation Notes, the board of directors of the system shall adopt a resolution fixing the amount of the Grant Anticipation Notes, the date thereof, the maturity thereof, rate of interest thereof unless the Grant Anticipation Notes are to be sold by public bid, place of payment and denomination, which shall be in equal multiples of $1000.

(f) The Grant Anticipation Notes shall be executed in the name of the system by manual or facsimile signatures of such officials of the system as the board of directors may by resolution designate. At least one signature on each note shall be a manual signature.

(g) This Section, without reference to any other law, shall be deemed full and complete authority for the issuance of the Grant Anticipation Notes as herein provided.