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Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 701. Purpose. - (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide a...
§ 702. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) “Clerk of the County...
§ 703. Tax exemption of parks and recreation areas. - All land and property which shall be held, laid out...
Subchapter II. Organization; Elections
§ 710. Petition to form district. - In organizing any park district under this chapter not less...
§ 711. Filing of petition. - Such organization petition should be filed in the office of...
§ 712. Calling election; appointment of election officials. - (a) Upon the filing of such organization petition the county...
§ 713. Form of ballot. - The question for establishment of a park district and for...
§ 714. Canvass of returns. - The judges at such organization election shall make return thereof...
§ 715. When district organized. - In case a majority of the votes cast upon the...
§ 716. First election nominations. - Candidates for park commissioner elected at the election to determine...
§ 717. Fixing terms of commissioners. - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, within 30 days...
§ 718. Succeeding elections; nominations; ballot. - (a) Nominations of candidates for the office of park commissioners...
§ 719. Terms; election date; notice of election. - (a) The commissioners shall be elected for 6-year terms in...
§ 720. Conduct of elections. - The park board shall conduct the election, establish precincts and...
§ 721. Vacancies; method of filling. - Whenever any member of the governing board of any park...
Subchapter III. Officers; Elections; Powers and Duties
§ 740. Governing board; oath. - Each member of the governing board of any park district...
§ 741. Interest in contracts. - No member of the board shall be directly or indirectly...
§ 742. Records and ordinances. - Governing boards of all park districts shall keep a regular...
§ 743. Proof of ordinances. - All ordinances, orders and resolutions of the governing board of...
§ 744. Appropriation ordinances. - The board of each park district shall, within the last...
§ 745. Publication of appropriation ordinances. - All ordinances of any park district making appropriations shall within...
§ 746. Creation of debt. - No member of the board of any park district, nor...
§ 747. Employees. - The board of any park district may employ such engineers,...
§ 748. Duties and election of officers. - The board of each park district shall elect from their...
§ 749. Duties of president. - The president of any park district shall preside at all...
Subchapter IV. Taxing Powers
§ 750. General taxes; levy. - (a) Each park district shall have the power to levy...
§ 751. Assessment list. - The park board of the park district in which a...
§ 752. Tax collection warrant and assessment list. - The board shall execute and deliver its warrant with a...
§ 753. Collection and deposit of park district taxes. - (a) The department of finance or receiver of taxes and...
§ 754. Report of park district tax collections and payment of collected taxes. - (a) The department of finance or receiver of taxes and...
Subchapter V. Bonds; Powers to Issue; Terms
§ 760. Bonds; limitation. - For the payment of land purchased for parks or boulevards,...
§ 761. Issuance of bonds; use authorized. - The issue of bonds by any park district shall be...
§ 762. Attestation of bonds; interest; maturity; sale. - Such bonds of a park district shall be issued when...
§ 763. Tax for interest and principal. - All park districts, at or before the time of issuance...
§ 764. Issuance of bonds; bond anticipation notes. - Whenever the commission shall have authorized the issuance of bonds...
§ 765. Use of funds. - Moneys raised by the issuance of notes in anticipation of...
Subchapter VI. Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 770. General corporate powers. - Every park district shall, from the time of its organization,...
§ 771. Deposit of funds. - (a) Any park district, when so requested by its treasurer,...
§ 772. Recreational programs and other special powers. - All park districts shall have power to plan, establish and...
§ 773. Approval of the General Assembly. - When land has been acquired under the provisions of this...