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MUNICIPALITIES
(65 ILCS 20/) Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941.

65 ILCS 20/prec. Sec. 0.01

 
    (65 ILCS 20/prec. Sec. 0.01 heading)
ADOPTION OF ARTICLE

65 ILCS 20/0.01

    (65 ILCS 20/0.01) (from Ch. 24, par. 21-0.1)
    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

65 ILCS 20/21-1

    (65 ILCS 20/21-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 21-1)
    Sec. 21-1. Powers and obligations under this Article. The city of Chicago upon the adoption of this Article in the manner stated in Sections 21-2 to 21-4 inclusive, in addition to all of the rights, powers, privileges, duties, and obligations conferred thereon elsewhere in this or any other Acts, shall have the rights, powers, and privileges, and shall be subject to the duties and obligations conferred in this Article. The provisions in other Articles of this Act shall be in full force and shall continue to apply to the city of Chicago insofar as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article, but the provisions of this Article shall supersede all inconsistent provisions in the other Articles of this Act.
(Source: Laws 1941, vol. 2, p. 19.)

65 ILCS 20/21-2

    (65 ILCS 20/21-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 21-2)
    Sec. 21-2. Ordinance for submission.
    This article shall not be in force in the city of Chicago until the question of its adoption shall first have been submitted to the electors of such city and approved by a majority of those voting on the question. The city council of the city of Chicago, by ordinance passed at least thirty days prior to the submission of the question, may direct that the question of the adoption of this Article in place of Article XII of "An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages", approved April 10, 1872, as amended, by the city of Chicago be submitted to popular vote at any general, city, or special election in and for the entire city. The city clerk of the city of Chicago shall promptly certify the passage of such ordinance to the proper election officials, and it shall thereupon be the duty of such election officials to submit the question of the adoption of this article by the city of Chicago, to popular vote.
(Source: Laws 1941, vol. 2, p. 19.)

65 ILCS 20/21-4

    (65 ILCS 20/21-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 21-4)
    Sec. 21-4. Form of ballot.
    The ballots to be used at such election shall be in substantially the following form:
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    Shall the city of Chicago adopt Article 21 of the Revised Cities and Villages Act in place of Article XII of "An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages", approved April 10, 1872, as amended?
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    Yes                         No
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    If a majority of the votes cast on this question favor the adoption of this article, it shall thereby and thereupon be adopted by and be in force in the city of Chicago, and the city officers then in office, and those elected at the same election at which the question of the adoption of this article is submitted to the people, shall thereupon exercise the powers conferred upon like officers in this article, and shall be charged with like duties and responsibilities until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
(Source: Laws 1941, vol. 2, p. 19.)