(310 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 53)
Sec. 1.
It is declared as a matter of legislative determination that in
order to promote and protect the health, safety, morals and welfare of the
public, it is necessary in the public interest to provide financial
assistance to housing authorities and Land Clearance Commissions for the
purpose of facilitating the construction and development of housing and
alleviating the crucial housing shortage which prevails throughout the
state; that the uses and purposes for which moneys may be allocated under
this act are grounded in public necessity and predicated upon emergency
conditions requiring immediate governmental consideration and action; and
that the provisions of this Act embrace public objects and governmental
functions essential to the public interest.
(Source: Laws 1947, p. 1086.)
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