Illinois · statute · 620 ILCS 45 · 23 active provisions
The county board of each county having a population of less than 1,000,000 may in the manner hereinafter provided, establish and maintain airports and landing fields and other auxiliary institutions connected with the same within the limits of such county for the use and benefit of the inhabitants thereof and may levy…
Short title. This Act may be cited as the County Airport Law of 1943. (Source: P.A. 88-45.)
When 100 legal voters of any such county shall present a petition to the county board of such county asking that an annual tax be levied for the establishment, operation and maintenance of an airport and landing field in such county, the county board shall certify the proposition to the proper election officials, who s…
When in any county a proposition for the levy of a tax for an airport and landing field has been adopted as aforesaid, the presiding officer of the county board shall, with the advice and consent of the county board, appoint a board of 5 directors each of whom shall be a resident of the county who does not hold any oth…
One of the directors of each governmental unit shall hold office for one year, 2 for two years, and 2 for three years from the first day of July following their respective appointments, and until his successor is appointed, and at their first regular meeting they shall cast lots for the respective terms; and annually t…
Vacancies in the Board of Directors occasioned by removal, resignation or otherwise, shall be reported to the county board, or to the governing authorities of the respective taxing body appointing the director, and shall be filled in like manner as the original appointments. No director shall receive compensation as su…
The directors shall, immediately after appointment, meet and organize by the election of one of their number as president and one as secretary, and by the election of such other officers as they may deem necessary. They shall make and adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations for their own guidance and for the governme…
Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 84-731.)
In all cases where property or property rights are acquired or sought to be acquired by the Board of Directors by condemnation, the procedure shall be in the name of the county in which such airport is located and the procedure shall be as nearly as may be in accordance with that provided for the exercise of the right…
Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Law, any power granted under this Law to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)
The Board of Directors, in the name of the airport, may receive from any person any contribution or donation of money or property, and shall pay over to the treasurer of the county all moneys thus received as often as once in each month, and shall take the receipt of such treasurer therefor; and shall semi-annually rep…
Any person desiring to make any donation or legacy of any money, personal property or real estate, for the benefit of such airport, shall have the right to vest the title to the money, personal property or real estate so donated, in the Board of Directors, to be held and controlled by such Board when accepted, accordin…
Any county or any other taxing body which has adopted a proposition for a tax under the provisions of this Act may discontinue such tax and such operation by a referendum, provided that the Board of Directors shall have adopted a resolution affirmatively recommending the discontinuance of such tax and such operation. T…
Any such county which has voted, or hereafter votes to authorize a tax for an airport and landing field at a rate in addition to the maximum rate now or hereafter authorized to be levied and extended for general county purposes, may issue bonds as in this Act provided in an amount not to exceed one percent (1%) on the…
Before any such taxing body shall be authorized to issue bonds as in this Act provided: (a) The Board of Directors of the airport and landing field shall adopt plans and specifications describing the airport and landing field to be constructed or improved, the type of construction of or improvement to be made, and shal…
Before any such taxing district shall be authorized to issue bonds, as in this Act provided, having a maturity date later than January first of the second calendar year following the period of years for which such additional tax for an airport and landing field purposes was voted (which January first of such year is he…
It shall not be necessary for the governing body of the county or other taxing district to submit to the legal voters of such taxing district the question of issuing such bonds where the final maturity thereof is within the maturity limitation heretofore mentioned in Section 13 of this Act, and the County Board or gove…
If, in the case of bonds the final maturity date of which is beyond said maturity limitation heretofore mentioned in Section 13, a petition for referendum with the requisite number of signatures is filed within the time as herein provided, then the county board or governing body of a respective taxing district shall or…
Before issuing any bonds as provided in this Act, the county board or governing body of the respective governmental unit shall adopt a resolution specifying the amount of bonds to be issued, the date, denominations, rate of interest and maturities, and fix all the details with respect to the issue and execution thereof…
In case any officer whose signature appears on the bonds shall cease to be such officer before delivery of such bonds, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if such officer had remained in office until such delivery was effected. (Source: Laws 1943, vol. 1, p. 516.)
The tax rate for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds shall be in addition to the maximum rate now or hereafter authorized to be levied and extended for general county purposes or the general corporate purposes of the respective taxing district, and shall be in addition to the rates extended for a…
The Board of Directors from time to time may execute and deliver bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness in such form as may be approved by the Board of Directors, and payable at such place and subject to such terms as may be specified and in such denominations and amounts as the resolution authorizing the issuanc…
The Board of Directors may apply for and receive a grant or loan or other financial aid from the State or Federal government or from any State or Federal agency, department, bureau or board, necessary or useful for the undertaking, performance or execution of any of its objects or purposes, and any such Board of Direct…