(70 ILCS 605/8-19) (from Ch. 42, par. 8-19)
Sec. 8-19.
Detachment of lands in municipal corporation exercising drainage powers-
Hearing-Order.
If upon hearing the petition, the court finds that it is not properly
signed, that the allegations of the petition are not true or that the
proposed detachment is not in the best interest of the district and of the
lands proposed to be detached, then the court shall deny the petition. If
the court finds for the petitioners and has not been requested in writing
to ascertain the proportionate share of the cost of reconstruction, repair
and maintenance work on the levee or outlet of the drainage district which
shall be borne by the municipal corporation in the future, then the court
shall order the lands detached from the district. If, however, the court
finds for the petitioners and has been requested in writing to ascertain
such proportionate share and appropriate pleadings have been filed, then
the court shall continue the hearing for the purpose of hearing additional
evidence and ascertaining such proportionate share. When the court has
ascertained the proportionate share of the cost of such work which the
municipal corporation should bear or such proportion has been fixed by an
agreement between the commissioners of the drainage district and the
corporate authorities of the municipal corporation and approved by the
court, the court shall order the lands detached from the district and by
that order establish such proportionate share in accordance with its
findings or in accordance with the approved agreement. The failure of a
district to proceed with a claim against a municipal corporation for the
proportionate share of the cost of future work under this section shall not
bar the district from bringing an action against the municipal corporation
in the manner provided in Article II of this Act.
(Source: Laws 1955, p. 512.)
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