(60 ILCS 1/175-10)
    Sec. 175-10. Discontinuance of hospital.
    (a) Whenever at least 10% of the voters of a township that has adopted the provisions of this Article presents a petition to the township clerk requesting that the maintenance and operation of the public nonsectarian hospital be discontinued, the township clerk shall give notice, in the manner provided in Section 175-5, that at the next annual township election, or at a referendum in accordance with the general election law, an election will be held on the question. If the referendum is ordered to be held at an election, the clerk shall certify that proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition in accordance with the general election law.
    (b) The proposition at the referendum shall be substantially as follows:
        Shall (name of township) discontinue the maintenance
    
and operation of the following described public nonsectarian hospital under Article 175 of the Township Code?
        (Description of hospital.)
The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
    (c) If a majority of the votes upon the proposition is in favor of the discontinuance of the maintenance and operation of the public nonsectarian hospital, the township shall not thereafter levy a tax for the maintenance and operation of the hospital unless the proposition is again submitted to and approved by the voters as provided in Section 175-5.
(Source: P.A. 81-1489; 88-62.)