(65 ILCS 5/8-5-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-5-15)
Sec. 8-5-15. In a city or village having a population of less than 500,000, a petition, signed by electors of the city or village equal in number to not less than 10% of the number of votes cast for the candidates for mayor or president at the last preceding general municipal election at which a mayor or president was elected, may be presented to the corporate authorities of such a city or village asking that the question, whether that city or village shall incur additional indebtedness for the construction of impounding dams and artificial lakes for water supply purposes, together with the land and equipment necessary and incidental thereto, be submitted to the electors of that city or village. Thereupon, this question shall be certified by the clerk to the proper election authority and submitted at an election in accordance with the general election law.
This question shall be in substantially the following form: --------------------------------------------------------------
Shall
the
city
(or
village)
of....
incuradditional
indebtedness
for
the
construction
YESof
impounding
dams
and
artificial
lakes
for
--------------water
supply
purposes,
together
with
the
land
NOand
equipment
necessary
and
incidental
thereto?--------------------------------------------------------------
If a majority of the votes cast on this question are in the affirmative, the additional indebtedness for water supply purposes is approved.
(Source: P.A. 81-1489.)
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