Illinois Statutes Chapter 805. Business Organizations § 125/1. Creation of boards of trustees, directors, etc.

§ 1. All corporations, associations and societies organized under or created by any special act of the Legislature not for pecuniary profit, are hereby vested with power to create boards of trustees, directors or managers, and to elect and appoint members thereof, either from their own membership or otherwise, in such manner, at such times and for such periods as may be provided by the by-laws of such corporations, associations or societies.

Where the charter of any such corporation requires that the election of trustees shall have the consent, approval and ratification of the religious denomination as specified therein, and such denomination shall have waived and relinquished such power of consent, approval and ratification of such election by the representatives mentioned in charter, then said corporation may elect said trustees without such consent, approval and ratification of said religious denomination; and said board of trustees, directors or managers shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the by-laws of such corporation, association or societies: Provided, that whenever any such trustees, directors or managers shall be elected or appointed, a certificate under the seal of the corporation, association or society, giving the names of such trustees, directors or managers, so appointed or elected, and the term of their office, shall be filed for record in the office of the recorder in the county or counties where the business of said corporation may be carried on, by such board of trustees, directors or managers.