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Statutes > Illinois > Chapter65 > 802 > 006500050HArt_11_Div_98 (65 ILCS 5/11‑98‑1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11‑98‑1) Sec. 11‑98‑1. The corporate authorities of each city and village with a population of less than 85,000, whether incorporated under the general law or a special charter, may purchase, establish, and maintain public parks for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of the municipality. For that purpose, the corporate authorities may levy a tax not to exceed .075%, or the rate limit in effect on September 1, 1967, whichever is greater, of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, annually on all taxable property embraced in the municipality for the current year. This tax shall be levied and collected in the manner provided by law for the levy and collection of other municipal taxes in the municipality. If the inhabitants of a specified municipality with a population of 500 or more so determine, as provided by Section 11‑98‑2, this annual tax may be levied in that municipality in addition to taxes for general purposes authorized by Section 8‑3‑1, and in addition to taxes levied as limited by any provision of a special charter under which the municipality is now incorporated. The corporate authorities have the power to lease such a public park for the purpose of holding county fairs therein. The foregoing limitations upon tax rates may be increased or decreased under the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 81‑1509.) |
(65 ILCS 5/11‑98‑2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11‑98‑2) Sec. 11‑98‑2. In any city or village with a population of 500 or more but less than 50,000, upon a petition signed by electors of the municipality equal in number to 1% of the number of votes cast at the last preceding general municipal election but in no case fewer than 100 electors, the municipal clerk of the municipality shall certify for submission at an election in accordance with the general election law, a proposition to levy additional taxes for park purposes as provided by Section 11‑98‑1. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: Shall an annual tax of not exceeding .......% on all taxable property within the city (or YES village) be levied in addition to taxes for general purposes as authorized by Section 8‑3‑1 of the Illinois Municipal Code, NO for the purpose of maintaining a park in the ....? If a majority of the electors voting upon the proposition vote in favor thereof, the specified tax shall be levied and collected as provided by Section 11‑98‑1. (Source: P.A. 81‑1489.) |
(65 ILCS 5/11‑98‑3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11‑98‑3) Sec. 11‑98‑3. Any specified municipality which heretofore has authorized or hereafter may authorize the levy of the tax provided for by Section 11‑98‑1 or by "An Act to authorize certain cities and villages to establish and maintain public parks by taxation and to lease the same to county fairs," approved May 13, 1907, as amended, at a time when the population of the municipality was less than 50,000, may continue the levy annually at one‑half of the rate approved by the referendum required under Section 2 of that Act or at the rate provided under Section 11‑98‑1, notwithstanding that after that approval the population of the municipality has increased to 50,000 or more. The foregoing limitations upon tax rates may be increased or decreased according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois. (Source: P. A. 76‑1235.) |
(65 ILCS 5/11‑98‑4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11‑98‑4) Sec. 11‑98‑4. Any city or village a majority of whose electors voting thereon have voted in favor of a proposition to levy an additional tax for park purposes as provided in "An Act to authorize certain cities and villages to establish and maintain public parks by taxation and to lease the same to county fairs," approved May 13, 1907, as amended, shall continue to levy and collect the additional tax thereby approved as provided by and at the rate authorized in Section 11‑98‑1 without submitting the proposition specified in Section 11‑98‑2 to the electors for approval. The foregoing limitations upon tax rates may be increased or decreased according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois. (Source: P. A. 76‑1235.) |
