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ROADS AND BRIDGES (605 ILCS 5/) Illinois Highway Code. 605 ILCS 5/Art. 6 Div. 6
(605 ILCS 5/Art. 6 Div. 6 heading)
DIVISION 6.
GRAVEL, ROCK, MACADAM AND OTHER TOWNSHIP AND DISTRICT ROAD
IMPROVEMENT BY SPECIAL TAX
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605 ILCS 5/6-601
(605 ILCS 5/6-601) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-601)
Sec. 6-601.
(a) On the petition of 25 legal voters of any road district
to the district clerk he shall order a referendum on the proposition for or
against an annual tax not to exceed .167% of the value of the taxable
property, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, for the
purpose of constructing or maintaining gravel, rock,
macadam or other hard roads, or for improving, maintaining or repairing
earth roads by draining, grading, oil treating or dragging. Such
petition shall state the location and route of the proposed road or
roads, and shall also state the annual rate per cent not exceeding .167%
of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue. The
referendum shall be held at the next annual town meeting, at a special
town meeting called for that purpose, or at an election in
accordance with the general election law. If the referendum is ordered
to be held at the town meeting, or at a special town meeting called for
that purpose, the district clerk shall give notice that
at the next annual town meeting or special town meeting the proposition
shall be voted upon. Such notice shall set forth the proposition and shall
be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the
township and by posting notices in at least 10 of the most public places in
the town at least 10 days prior to the annual or special meeting. If the
referendum is ordered to be held at an election, the district clerk shall
certify that proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit
the proposition in accordance with the general election law.
The proposition shall be substantially in the following
form:
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Shall a special YES tax for road purposes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
be levied? NO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(b) The preceding rate of .167% of the value of the taxable property,
as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, may be increased to
.25% when authorized by a referendum held in accordance with the general election law.
(Source: P.A. 86-710 .)
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605 ILCS 5/6-602
(605 ILCS 5/6-602) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-602)
Sec. 6-602.
If a majority of all the ballots cast at such election on such
proposition are in favor of such special tax, then the township board of
trustees or highway board of trustees,
as the case may be, or the
highway commissioner in a county not under township organization of the
road district shall levy an annual tax in accordance with such vote and
certify the same to the county clerk. This certification may occur at any time after the election. That board of trustees or
commissioner shall also cause a copy of such certificate of levy to be
filed in the office of the district clerk as provided in Section 6-502
of this Code. The county clerk shall cause such levy, thus certified to
him to be extended on the tax books for the current year and for each
succeeding year as other taxes are extended. The highway commissioner of
the road district may
also receive donations in money, labor, materials or other valuable
things to aid in such road construction.
Such special tax levy shall remain in effect until repealed by the legal
voters of the road district, as provided in Section 6-617 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 98-454, eff. 8-16-13.)
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605 ILCS 5/6-603
(605 ILCS 5/6-603) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-603)
Sec. 6-603.
The county clerk, when making out the tax books for the
State and county tax for the collector, shall in each year extend the special tax in
separate columns against each taxpayer's name or taxable property in the
district, as other taxes are extended, which shall be collected the same
as State and county taxes, and known as the permanent road fund of the
district; provided that such special tax shall not be extended in any
road district located in any county in which a county unit road district
has been established after the effective date, as provided in Section
6-125 of this Code, upon which the county takes over and becomes
responsible for the construction, maintenance and repair of all county
unit district roads in such county.
(Source: P.A. 81-821.)
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605 ILCS 5/6-604
(605 ILCS 5/6-604) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-604)
Sec. 6-604.
The treasurer of the district, before receiving any of such
fund provided for in this Division of this Code, shall execute a good and
sufficient bond, with two or more sureties, to be filed with the district
clerk for the benefit of the district, in double the amount which will
probably come into his hands by virtue of this Division of this Code if
individuals act as sureties on such bond or in the amount only of such
moneys if a surety company authorized to do business in this State acts as
surety on such bonds.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)
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605 ILCS 5/6-605
(605 ILCS 5/6-605) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-605)
Sec. 6-605.
The tax, when collected shall be paid to such treasurer as fast
as collected, except such rate per cent as shall be allowed for collecting
the same and such tax shall be known and kept as the permanent road fund of
the district.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)
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605 ILCS 5/6-615
(605 ILCS 5/6-615) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-615)
Sec. 6-615.
Whenever a special tax shall have been levied under the
provisions of this Division of this Code, the highway commissioner of any
road district may, by agreement with the corporate authorities of any
municipality of less than 20,000 population, extend any road improved under
the provisions of this Division of this Code within or through the
corporate limits of such municipality. The provisions of this Section shall
also apply to any municipality of more than 20,000 population when a
portion of such municipality lies within the road district and the
population of such portion does not exceed 20,000. However, such extension
within such municipality shall be of the same cost and kind of material as
the road outside such municipality, to be paid for out of such special tax
and after completion to be maintained by the corporate authorities of such
municipality at the cost of such municipality.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 933.)
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605 ILCS 5/6-616
(605 ILCS 5/6-616) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-616)
Sec. 6-616.
All surplus funds remaining in the hands of the treasurer of
the district after the completion of the construction of any road provided
for under this Division of this Code, shall be turned over to the regular
road fund of such road district except so much thereof as the highway
commissioner may order retained for the purpose of repairing such permanent
road.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)
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605 ILCS 5/6-617
(605 ILCS 5/6-617) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-617)
Sec. 6-617.
To repeal the special tax, once levied, 25 legal voters of
the road district shall petition the district clerk. Such petition shall
contain a request for a referendum. The district clerk shall order a
referendum on such proposition at the next annual town meeting, or at
an election in accordance with the general
election law. If the referendum is ordered to be held at the town meeting,
the district clerk shall give notice that at the next annual town meeting
the proposition shall be voted upon. Such notice shall set forth the proposition
and shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation
in the township and by posting notices in at least 10 of the most public
places in the town at least 10 days prior to the annual meeting. If the
referendum is ordered to be held at an election, the district clerk shall
certify that proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit
the proposition in accordance with the general election law.
Provided, that after
a referendum is held in accordance with this Section, at least 12 months
must elapse before another referendum may be held for the same purpose.
The question shall be substantially in the following form:
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Shall the special YES tax for road purposes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
be repealed? NO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
If a majority of the vote cast on the question is in favor of such tax,
then the township board of auditors or highway board of auditors, as the
case may be, or the highway board of auditors in counties not under township
organization, may levy an annual tax under the provisions of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 82-11 .)
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605 ILCS 5/6-620 (605 ILCS 5/6-620) Sec. 6-620. Validation of certain levies. (a) Any road district tax that was authorized by the electors at an annual or special town meeting during the years 1975 through 1979 for a period not exceeding 5 years, but that was not re-authorized within 5 years after it was authorized due to Public Acts 81-779, 81-821, and 81-1509, which repealed the 5-year limitation, is hereby validated for all tax levy years subsequent to 1980 only to the extent that the authority to tax did not automatically expire after 1980. (b) Any road district tax that was levied prior to 1980 shall not be subject to the requirements of subsection (b) of Section 30-20 of the Township Code if that tax was or is: (i) re-authorized by the electors at an annual or | | special town meeting after the year 1980; and
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(Source: P.A. 94-692, eff. 11-3-05.)
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