(50 ILCS 5/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 52)
Sec. 2.
During the period when the public business is being conducted at
the emergency temporary location, or locations, the governing body and
other officers of a political subdivision of this State shall have and
possess and shall exercise, at such location, or locations, all of the
executive, legislative, and judicial powers and functions conferred upon
such body and officers by or under the laws of this State. Such powers and
functions may be exercised in the light of the exigencies of the emergency
situation without regard to or compliance with time-consuming procedures
and formalities prescribed by law and pertaining thereto, and all acts of
such body and officers shall be valid and binding as if performed within
the territorial limits of their political subdivision.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 774.)
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