(65 ILCS 5/11-116-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-116-2)
Sec. 11-116-2.
When the petition specified in this Division 116 is
filed with the municipal clerk of a municipality specified in this
Division 116, the question of erecting a monument or memorial shall be
certified by the clerk and submitted to the electors of the municipality.
The question shall be in substantially the following form:
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Shall a monument (or memorial be erected in honor of YES ....... (insert for whom to be --------------------------- erected) by .......... (insert name of the municipality) at a NO cost not to exceed $....?--------------------------------------------------------------
If a majority of those voting on the question vote yes, the
corporate authorities shall have the monument or memorial erected and,
if necessary, shall levy and collect, in the same manner as other
general taxes are levied and collected, a tax sufficient to raise the
amount specified in the petition, and to provide for the maintenance of the memorial.
(Source: P.A. 98-312, eff. 8-12-13.)
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