(65 ILCS 5/7-7-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-7-9)
Sec. 7-7-9. Form of Question. The question to be submitted to the voters of each consolidating municipality for approval shall be in substantially the following form: --------------------------------------------------------------Shall
the
city,
village
or
incorporatedtown
(as
the
case
may
be)
of.............be
consolidated
with
the
cities,
villagesor
incorporated
towns
of
................(and
in
this
manner
as
far
as
necessary
YESfilling
the
blanks
with
the
names
ofmunicipalities
to
be
consolidated)
to
forma
single
municipality
with
the
form
ofgovernment
and
according
to
the
terms
ofthat
certain
"Ordinance
Providing
For
theConsolidation
of
the
Cities,
Villages
or
----------------Incorporated
Towns
of
.....
intoa
Single
Municipality
with
the
InterimName
of
.....
"(filling
the
blankswith
appropriate
words
from
the
title
ofthe
consolidation
ordinance)
filed
withthe
city,
village
or
incorporated
town
NOof
.....
on
.....?
(here
fillingin
the
blanks
with
the
name
of
themunicipality
which
has
filed
theconsolidation
ordinance
and
the
dateof
filing)--------------------------------------------------------------
No other proposition shall appear thereon. The reference in the proposition to the consolidation ordinance shall be deemed proper notice to the electors of what is contemplated by the proposition.
(Source: P.A. 85-1159.)
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