Bill Text: IL SB0581 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Township Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning township names.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-15 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB0581 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB0581-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB0581 Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
60 ILCS 1/5-40
Amends the Township Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning township names.
LRB096 06645 RLJ 16729 b
A BILL FOR
SB0581 LRB096 06645 RLJ 16729 b
AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing Section
5-40 as follows:
(60 ILCS 1/5-40)
Sec. 5-40. Township names. Townships shall be named in
accordance with the the express wish of the inhabitants of the
township. If there is not a degree of unanimity as to the name,
the commissioners may designate the name. The county board may
change the name of any township in its county upon a petition
of a majority of the voters of the township. No 2 townships in
the State shall have the same name.
(Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)