Illinois Compiled Statutes 50 ILCS 610 — Public Graveyards Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Public Graveyards Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(a) Public graveyards in this State, not under the control of any corporation sole, organization or society, and located within the limits of townships or counties not under township organization, shall and may be controlled or vacated by the corporate authorities of such township or county in such manner as such autho…

The county board of any county not under township organization, or the voters of any town at an annual town meeting may accept a conveyance from any person, corporation, association or society of any property within the limits of the township or county not under township organization which has been or is used as a publ…

When 50 legal voters of any township having a population of not exceeding 100,000 in any county present a petition to the town clerk of the township asking that an annual tax be levied for the control and maintenance of and the purchase of land and construction of necessary buildings for the cemeteries controlled, mana…

Use of township funds

Use of township funds. (a) The board of trustees of any township may appropriate funds from the township treasury to be used for the purpose of putting any old, neglected graves and cemeteries controlled, managed, and owned by the township in a cleaner and more respectable condition. (b) The board of trustees of any to…

Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the Local Government Prompt Payment Act

Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the Local Government Prompt Payment Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)