(65 ILCS 5/10-5-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-5-6)
Sec. 10-5-6. Whenever the legal voters of such city, village or incorporated town equal in number to 10% of the legal votes cast at the last preceding general municipal election petition the city, village or incorporated town clerk for the submission of the proposition as to whether such city, village or incorporated town, shall adopt the provisions of this Division 5, then such clerk shall certify the proposition accordingly, for submission at an election in accordance with the general election law, and if such proposition be not adopted at such election, the same may in like manner be submitted to any general municipal election thereafter.
The proposition shall be substantially in the following form: --------------------------------------------------------------
Shall
the
city
(or
village
orincorporated
town)
of....
adopt
YESDivision
5
of
Article
10
of
the
--------------------Illinois
Municipal
Code
providing
for
NOinsurance
coverage
for
volunteer
firemen?--------------------------------------------------------------
If a majority of the votes cast upon such proposition shall be for such proposition, then this Division 5 shall be in force in such city, village or incorporated town, as of the beginning of the third month of the next fiscal year of such city, village or incorporated town.
(Source: P.A. 81-1489.)
Sections: Previous 10-4-2.8 10-4-3 10-4-4 10-4-5 10-4-6 10-4-7 10-4-8 10-4-10 10-4-12 10-5-1 10-5-2 10-5-3 10-5-4 10-5-5 10-5-6
Last modified: February 18, 2015