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35 ILCS 200/19-40

(35 ILCS 200/19-40)

Sec. 19-40.

County collector's bond and oath.

Each county collector as soon
as elected and qualified and before entering upon the duties of office as
collector, in addition to the bond as treasurer, shall furnish a bond in such
penalty and with such security as the county board considers sufficient.  In
counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the bond shall be in a penal sum
of not less  than $1,500,000.  The signatures to the bond, signed by a mark,
shall be witnessed, but in no other case shall witness be required.  The bond
shall be substantially in the following form:

Know All Men by These Presents, that we, A. B. collector, and C. D. and
E. F. securities, all of the county of .... and State of Illinois, are held
and firmly bound unto the People of the State of Illinois, in the penal sum
of .... dollars, for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we
bind ourselves, each of us, our heirs, executors and administrators,
successors and assigns, firmly by these presents.

Signed and sealed on (insert date).

The condition of the foregoing bond is such that if the above bound A.B.
performs all the duties required to be performed as collector
of the taxes in the county of ...., in the State of Illinois, in the time
and manner prescribed by law, and when succeeded in office,
shall surrender and deliver to his or her successor in office, all books,
papers and moneys appertaining to the office, except as hereinafter provided,
then the foregoing bond to be void; otherwise to remain in full force.

It is expressly understood and intended that the obligation of the above
named sureties shall not extend to any loss sustained by the insolvency,
failure or closing of any bank or trust company organized and operating
either under the laws of the State of Illinois, or the United States
wherein the collector has placed the funds in his or her custody or
control, or any part thereof.

A. B. ....(SEAL)

C. D. ....(SEAL)

E. F. ....(SEAL)

He or she shall also take and subscribe an oath, to be endorsed on the back
of the bond substantially as follows:

I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the State of
Illinois, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of
county collector according to the best of my ability.

(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

35 ILCS 200/19-45

(35 ILCS 200/19-45)

Sec. 19-45.

Approval of bond.

The county collector's bond shall be approved
by the county board and recorded on the board's records. The county clerk shall
attach his or her certificate to the bond, under the seal of the office,
showing that it has been duly approved and recorded. The bond, when approved
and recorded, shall, from that time until 2 years after the expiration of the
term of office of the collector for or during which the bond is furnished, be a
lien against the property of the collector, situated in the county of which
such collector is the collector, until he or she has complied with the
conditions thereof.

The chairman of the county board, a circuit judge residing in the county
and the county clerk also may approve the bond of the county collector, and the
bond, when so approved, shall be subject to the same provisions as if approved
by the county board.

(Source: P.A. 87-1189; 88-455.)

35 ILCS 200/19-50

(35 ILCS 200/19-50)

Sec. 19-50.

Filing of county collector's bond.

Tax books or lists shall not
be placed in the hands of the county collector until the bond has been approved
and recorded as required by Section 19-45. Nothing in this Section shall be
construed as relieving the securities of a collector from liabilities incurred
under a bond not approved and recorded as required by Section 19-45.

(Source: P.A. 87-1189; 88-455.)

35 ILCS 200/19-55

(35 ILCS 200/19-55)

Sec. 19-55.

Sureties on collector's bonds.

No chairman of the county board,
clerk of the circuit court, county clerk, sheriff, deputy sheriff or coroner
shall be permitted to be a surety on the bond of a county, township or deputy
collector or county treasurer.

(Source: Laws 1965, p. 631; P.A. 88-455.)

35 ILCS 200/19-60

(35 ILCS 200/19-60)

Sec. 19-60.

Bond as security for taxes collected.

The bond of every county
or township collector shall be held to be security for the payment by the
collector to the county treasurer and the taxing districts and proper
authorities, of all taxes, special assessments which are collected or received
on their behalf, and of all penalties which are recovered against him.

(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

35 ILCS 200/19-65

(35 ILCS 200/19-65)

Sec. 19-65.

Release of sureties - New bond.

A surety on any bond may ask to
be released from any further liability at any time after the execution of that
bond, if the surety has reason to believe that the officer named in the bond
will fail to comply with the conditions thereof.  To be released, the surety
shall file with the county clerk a notice in writing, verified under oath,
setting forth the facts in the case; whereupon the clerk with whom the notice
is filed, shall notify the officer to give  additional security, equal to the
security about to be released by the county board.  The notice may be served by
the clerk, or by any person appointed by the board or clerk. If the officer so
notified does not appear and give additional security within 2 days after
notification, the county board may remove him or her from office. The presiding
officer of the county board, with the advice and consent of the county board,
shall appoint some person to fill the vacancy occasioned by the removal, who
shall execute bond, qualify and perform the duties required.

(Source: P.A. 78-1128; 88-455.)