(70 ILCS 910/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 1257)
Sec. 7. In addition to the requirements of the general election law, notice of the referendum shall state briefly the purpose of the referendum and shall include a description of the territory. The notice shall further state that any such District upon its establishment shall have the powers, objects and purposes provided by this Act, including the power to levy a tax of not to exceed .075 per cent of value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property within the area of the District, for hospital operation and maintenance and other corporate purposes, and the power to issue tax secured bonds in the manner provided in this Act. Each legal voter residing within the territory shall have a right to cast a ballot at such election. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: --------------------------------------------------------------
Shall
"An
Act
providing
for
the
creation
and
operation
of
Hospital
Districts"
approved
July
15,
1949,
be
adopted,
and
the....
Hospital
District
YES
be
established?
If
established,
the
Hospital
District
will
have
the
powers,
objects
and
purposes
provided
---------------------
by
the
Act,
including
the
power
to
levy
a
tax
of
not
to
exceed
.075
per
cent
of
the
value
of
taxable
property,
as
equalized
NO
or
assessed
by
the
Department
of
Revenue,
for
hospital
operation
and
maintenance
and
other
corporate
purposes.--------------------------------------------------------------
The court shall cause the order determining and declaring results of the election to be entered of record in the court and a certified copy thereof shall be filed with the circuit clerk of each such other county who shall cause the same to be filed in the records of the court of such county.
(Source: P.A. 83-343.)
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