of taxes," approved May 9, 1901, as amended, shall not include said. tax in the limitation of one per cent of the assessed valuation upon which taxes are required to be extended. APPROVED February 17, 1928. (Smith-Hurd, p. 455.) (SENATE BILL NO. 10. APPROVED FEBRUARY 17, 1928.) AN ACT to amend section 2 of “An Act to enable counties to establish and maintain a municipal hall and to operate the same and to control or regulate the use thereof. And to enable any county and any municipality within such county to arrange, upon such terms and conditions as they may agree upon, for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a municipal hall upon any land owned or controlled within such county by such municipality," approved and in force June 1, 1927, as amended. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: SECTION 1. That section 2 of “An Act to enable counties to establish and maintain a municipal hall and to operate the same and to control or regulate the use thereof. And to enable any county and any municipality within such county to arrange, upon such terms and conditions as they may agree upon, for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a municipal hall upon any land owned or controlled within such county by such municipality," approved and in force June 1, 1927, as amended, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: § 2. Whenever in any county the county board shall pass a resolution providing for a referendum vote upon the question of issuing the bonds of the county for the purpose of acquiring a site for a municipal hall and the erection of such municipal hall, the question shall be submitted at the next general election or at a special election called for that purpose; provided, that the question shall be submitted at the June election, 1927, without further notice. The vote shall be by separate ballot to be furnished by the county. Ballots shall be substantially in the following form: For county bonds to the amount of $. for a Municipal Hall. Against county bonds to the amount of $........ for a Municipal Hall. Where it shall be deemed necessary to levy taxes in addition to the statutory limitation of twenty-five cents on the one hundred dollars valuation and in addition to the constitutional limitation of seventyfive cents on the one hundred dollars valuation for the purpose of paying the principal and interest of such bonds as they fall due, the question of such additional tax may be submitted to a vote of the people at the same time and upon the same ballot with the question of the issuance of said bonds, in which case the ballot shall be substantially in the following form: For county bonds to the amount of $.. for a Municipal Hall and the levy of an annual tax of ........ cents on the one hundred dollars valuation of the taxable property of the county or so much thereof as may be needed for the purpose to pay the principal and interest of such bonds in addition to the statutory limitation of twenty-five cents on the one hundred dollars of such valuation and in addition to the constitutional limitation of seventy-five cents on the one hundred dollars of such valuation. Against county boards to the amount of $. The voter in either case shall make a cross mark in the square following and opposite the proposition favored, and the ballot shall be so counted. The canvass and return of the votes cast shall be made in the same manner as in the case of ballots cast for the election of county officers, and if a majority of those voting on the proposition in either case shall vote in favor thereof, the proposition shall be declared carried. Provided, that wherever such tax shall have been authorized previous to July 1, 1927, the county clerk shall extend the same at a rate of one-half of the rate so authorized. APPROVED February 17, 1928. (Smith-Hurd, p. 809.) POLICE PENSION FUND. § 1. Amends section 1, Act of 1909. § 1. Creation of police pension (SENATE BILL No. 8. APPROVED FEBRUARY 17, 1928.) AN ACT to amend section 1 of "An Act to provide for the setting apart, formation and disbursement of a police pension fund in cities, villages and incorporated towns in the State of Illinois, having a population of not less than 5,000 and not more than 200,000 inhabitants," approved June 14, 1909, in force July 1, 1909, as amended. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: SECTION 1. That section 1 of "An Act to provide for the setting apart, formation and disbursement of a police pension fund in cities, villages and incorporated towns in the State of Illinois, having a population of not less than 5,000 and not more than 200,000 inhabitants,' approved June 14, 1909, in force July 1, 1909, as amended, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: § 1. That in all cities, villages and incorporated towns having a population of not less than 5,000 and not more than 200,000 inhabitants, said population to be determined by the United States government statistics, there shall be set apart the following moneys to constitute a police pension fund: First. Three-fourths of all money received for licenses upon dogs. Second. All moneys received for special detail of police officers. Third. Ten (10%) per cent of all fines collected for violation of city ordinances. Fourth. One (1%) per cent per month, which shall be paid or deducted from the pension of every police pensioner of such city, village, or incorporated town. Fifth. All moneys received from fines imposed upon members of the police department of such city, village or incorporated town for violation of the rules and regulations of the police department. Sixth. All rewards given or paid to members of such police force except such as shall be excepted by the board of trustees of the police pension fund. Seventh. One (1%) per cent per month, which shall be paid or deducted from the salary of each and every member of the police department of such city, village or incorporated town. Eighth. Ten (10%) per cent of all revenue collected from licenses by such city, village or incorporated town not heretofore mentioned in this Act. Ninth. All moneys that may have accumulated by such city, village or incorporated town in conformity with any previous legislation establishing a fund for the benefit of disabled or super-annuated policemen, and one-half of all the funds accumulated by any such city, village or incorporated town for the benefit of disabled or superannuated police or firemen by virtue of any previous legislation, pro vided, however, there shall not be collected by any city, village or incorporated town in any year more than five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars from all sources heretofore mentioned in this section, and should it be necessary to reduce the collections as above provided, the reduction shall be made from the amount collected for fines for violation of city ordinances. Tenth. The city council or board of trustees of any such city, village or incorporated town shall levy a tax annually of threetwentieths of a mill on the dollar on all taxable property of such city, village or incorporated town. Such tax shall be levied and collected in like manner with the general taxes of such city, village or incorporated town and shall be in addition to all other taxes which such city, village or incorporated town is now or hereafter may be authorized to levy upon the aggregate valuation of all property within such city, village or incorporated town, and shall not in any event be included within any limitation of rate for general corporate purposes, as now or hereafter provided by law, but shall be excluded therefrom and be in addition thereto. The county clerk in reducing tax levies under the provisions of section 2 of an Act entitled, "An Act concerning the levy and extension of taxes," approved May 9, 1901, in force July 1, 1901, and subsequently amended, shall not consider the tax herein authorized as a part of the general taxes levied for city, village or incorporated town purposes and shall not include the same in the limitation of one per cent of the assessed valuation upon which taxes are required to be extended. Said tax, when collected, shall be paid to the police pension fund as a part thereof. APPROVED February 17, 1928. (Smith-Hurd, p. 522.) (SENATE BILL NO. 7. APPROVED FEBRUARY 17, 1928.) AN ACT to amend sections II and 51 of “An Act entitled 'An Act to provide for the creation, setting apart, maintenance, and administration of a policemen's annuity and benefit fund in cities having a population exceeding two hundred thousand inhabitants," approved June 29, 1921, in force July 1, 1921, as amended. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: SECTION 1. That sections 11 and 51 of "An Act entitled 'An Act to provide for the creation, setting apart, maintenance, and administration of a policemen's annuity and benefit fund in cities having a population exceeding two hundred thousand inhabitants,'" approved June 29, 1921, in force July 1, 1921, as amended, be and the same are hereby amended to read as follows: § 11. It shall be lawful for any such city to levy a tax upon all taxable property in such city for the purpose of providing revenue for the annuity and benefit fund herein provided for. Such tax may, for the period of eleven years, beginning January 1, 1928, be of not more than seventeen-twentieths (17/20) of one (1) mill, and thereafter of not more than eight-tenths (8/10) of one (1) mill on the dollar of the . assessed valuation of all taxable property in such city. For such purpose, beginning in the year in which this Act shall come into force and effect in such city, the city council of such city shall levy such a tax annually upon all taxable property in such city at the rate on the dollar of the assessed valuation of all such taxable property that will produce a sum which, when added to the amounts deducted from the salaries of the policemen included under the provisions of this Act and applied to the annuity and benefit fund herein provided for, will be sufficient for the purposes of said fund in accordance with the provisions of this Act; said tax shall be levied and collected in like manner with the general taxes of such city, and shall be in addition to all other taxes which such city is now or may hereafter be authorized to levy upon the aggregate valuation of all taxable property within such city, and shall be exclusive of and in addition to the amount of tax such city is now or may hereafter be authorized to levy for general purposes under and by virtue of section 1 of Article VIII of an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages," approved April 10, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as subsequently amended, or under and by virtue of any other law or laws which may limit the amount of tax which such city may levy for general purposes. The county clerk of the county in which such city is located, in reducing tax levies under the provisions of an Act entitled, "An Act concerning the levy and extension of taxes," approved May 9, 1901, in force July 1, 1901, as subsequently amended, shall not consider any such tax as a part of the general tax levy for city purposes, and shall not include the same in the limitation of one (1) per cent of the assessed valuation upon which taxes are required to be extended. The amount of the tax to be levied in each year shall be certified to the city council of such city, by the retirement board of the annuity and benefit fund herein provided for. As soon as any revenue derived from the said tax shall be collected, the same shall be paid to the city treasurer of such city and shall be held by such city treasurer for the benefit of the annuity and benefit fund herein provided for, and all such revenue shall be paid into said annuity and benefit fund in accordance with the provisions of this Act. If the funds available for the purposes of this Act shall be insufficient during any year to meet the requirements of this Act, such city may issue tax anticipation warrants, as provided by law, against the tax levy herein provided for, for the current fiscal year. The various sums, hereinafter stated, to be contributed by such city for the purposes of this Act, and any interest to be contributed by such city in accordance with the provisions of this Act, shall be taken from the revenue derived from said tax, and except for the purpose of defraying the cost of administration of the annuity and benefit fund herein provided for during the calendar year in which this Act shall come into force and effect in such city, any money of such city derived from any source other than the levy and collection of said tax or the |