(65 ILCS 5/7-7-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-7-9)

Sec. 7-7-9. Form of Question. The question to be submitted to the voters of each consolidating municipality for approval shall be in substantially the following form:

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Shall the city, village or incorporated

town (as the case may be) of.............

be consolidated with the cities, villages

or incorporated towns of ................

(and in this manner as far as necessary YES

filling the blanks with the names of

municipalities to be consolidated) to form

a single municipality with the form of

government and according to the terms of

that certain "Ordinance Providing For the

Consolidation of the Cities, Villages or --------------------------------------------------------------

Incorporated Towns of ..... into

a Single Municipality with the Interim

Name of ..... "(filling the blanks

with appropriate words from the title of

the consolidation ordinance) filed with

the city, village or incorporated town NO

of ..... on .....? (here filling

in the blanks with the name of the

municipality which has filed the

consolidation ordinance and the date

of filing)

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No other proposition shall appear thereon. The reference in the proposition to the consolidation ordinance shall be deemed proper notice to the electors of what is contemplated by the proposition.

(Source: P.A. 85-1159.)