as herein above authorized, and that the application of said fund toward the payment of the expenses specified in the preceding paragraph, shall be only by paying over and transferring the balance of said fund after the payment of such deficiency in interest, to the general corporate fund of said city, town or village for reimbursement for expenses of the improvement for which the assessment is levied, theretofore paid out of said general corporate fund. (As amended by Act approved May 26, 1917. In force July 1, 1917. L. 1917, p. 249.) FILED July 7, 1923. The Governor having failed to return this bill to the General Assembly during its session, the General Assembly having adjourned sine die on June 30, 1923, and he having filed the same in my office on this date without signature or objections, it has therefore became a law. Witness my hand this 7th day of July, A. D. 1923. LOUIS L. EMMERSON, LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS-NON-PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS. 1. Amends sections 68 and 72, Act of 1897. 68. Return of sale-Re- 72. Municipality may buy or tion. (HOUSE BILL No. 724. APPROVED JUNE 30, 1923.) AN ACT to amend sections 68 and 72 of "An Act concerning local improvements," approved June 14, 1897, in force July 1, 1897, as amended. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: SECTION 1. That sections 68 and 72 of "An Act concerning local improvements," approved June 14, 1897, in force July 1, 1897, as amended, be and the same are hereby amended to read respectively as follows: § 68. RETURN of sale―REDEMPTION-PAYMENT.] After making said sale, the list of lots, parcels of land and property sold thereat shall be returned to the office of the county clerk and redemption may be made as provided for by the general revenue law of the State; a list of all lots, parcels of land and property withdrawn from collection at said sale by the corporate authorities levying such tax shall also be returned to the office of the county clerk, where payment of any delinquent special assessment so withdrawn from collection may be made as in the case of redemption from sale, at any time while the same is withdrawn from the county collector or thereafter, if again advertised and sold, until the period of redemption at such subsequent sale under the general revenue law of the State has expired and a tax deed is issued thereon. In case of such payment of a withdrawn special assessment the county clerk shall collect interest on installments at the rate levied by the municipality thereon, and if not payable in installments, at the rate of six per cent per annum. The clerk shall be entitled to charge and collect from the person for whom the service is rendered, a fee of forty cents for each estimate of the amount necessary to pay a withdrawn special assessment, including costs, and a fee of one dollar for each certificate of deposit for payment of such withdrawn special assessment. §72. MUNICIPALITY MAY BUY IN OR WITHDRAW FROM COLLECTION.] Any city, village or town interested in the collection of any tax or special assessment, may, in default of other bidders, become a purchaser at any sale of property to enforce the collection of the same, and may, by ordinance, authorize and make it the duty of one or more municipal officers to attend such sales and bid thereat in behalf of the corporation; and such city, village or town may, through its said officer or officers, acting under like authority, in default of bidders, withdraw from collection at such sale any special assessment or installment thereof levied by it on any lot, parcel of land or property subject to sale; but such withdrawal from collection shall not operate to cancel the assessment or impair the lien of the municipality so withdrawing it, and the same shall be and remain delinquent and payable at the office of the county clerk, with all fees, costs, penalties, interest and charges that have accrued thereon and such lot, parcel of land, or property, may be re-advertised and re-sold, at any subsequent tax sale for such delinquent special assessments or installments thereof. APPROVED June 30, 1923. LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS-POWERS IN RELATION THERETO. § 1. Amends section 1, Act of 1921. § 1. Re-location of channel of stream. (SENATE BILL No. 556. APPROVED JUNE 27, 1923.) AN ACT to amend section 1 of an Act entitled, "An Act to extend the powers of cities and villages in relation to local improvements," approved June 24, 1921, in force July 1, 1921. 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 extend the powers of cities and villages in relation to local improvements," approved June 24, 1921, in force July 1, 1921, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: § 1. That whenever in the judgment of the corporate authorities of any city or village it becomes necessary to change or re-locate the channel, course or bed of any natural or artificial water course or stream within the corporate limits of such city or village, in order to properly lay out, establish, open, alter, widen, extend, grade, pave or otherwise improve the streets, alleys, avenues and sidewalks, or any of them in any part of such city or village, such corporate authorities are hereby vested with the power to provide by ordinance for the laying out, establishing, opening, altering, widening, extending, grading, paving or otherwise improving such streets, alleys, avenues and sidewalks, or any of them in such part of such city or village, and by the same ordinance to provide for the changing or re-locating of the channel, course, or bed of any such water course or stream within the corporate limits of any such city or village. The entire improvement provided for by such ordinance shall constitute a local improvement, the cost of which may be paid for by special assessment, by special taxation of contiguous property, or by general taxation, or otherwise, as such corporate authorities shall by ordinance direct, and in providing for such improvement they may proceed in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act concerning local improvements," approved June 14, 1897, in force July 1, 1897, and all amendments thereto. In case such corporate authorities shall re-locate any such channel or water course, the title of the State of Illinois in and to the part or portion of any land artificially made or reclaimed within the corporate limits of such city or village, which prior to such re-location was, but after such re-location is no longer a part of the said channel course or bed of such natural or artificial water course or stream shall vest in fee simple absolute without further act or deed in the city or village which shall so re-locate such channel, course or bed. The State of Illinois shall take the same title and to the same extent in territory in metes and bounds in and to the channel course or bed of such water-course or stream, after its re-location by the city or village, as it had in the channel course or bed of the water-course or stream, before its re-location. APPROVED June 27, 1923. LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS-WATER WORKS AND SEWAGE SYSTEM. 1. Amends sections 38a and 33b, Act of 1897. 33a. Annual tax levy-Public dum-Warrants. § 33b. Levy of direct annual tax. (HOUSE BILL No. 622. APPROVED JUNE 21, 1923.) AN ACT to amend sections 33a and 33b of an Act entitled, "An Act concerning local improvements," approved June 14, 1897, as amend ed. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: SECTION 1, Sections 33a and 33b or an Act entitled, "An Act concerning local improvements," approved June 14, 1897, as amended, are amended to read as follows: § 33a Any city, village or incorporated town having over 15,000 inhabitants, owning and operating a waterworks and sewage system, and not within any sanitary district, but discharging its sewage into Lake Michigan, without having provided any adequate provision for otherwise disposing of the same, the cost of the construction of said. waterworks and sewage system having been provided for by special assessment, and a large portion of such cost having been assessed against such municipality for public benefits, is shall be lawful for such municipality to provide by ordinance for the levy, in addition to the taxes now authorized, by law, and in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general purposes as provided by section 1 of Article VIII of "An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages," approved April 10, 1872, and all amendments thereto, a direct annual tax for not exceeding twenty successive years and not exceeding twothirds of one cent on the dollar of all taxable property in such city, town or village, the same to be levied and collected with and in like manner as the general tax in such city, town or village, and to be known as the "Public Benefit Tax," and the fund arising therefrom shall be known as the "Public Benefit Fund," which fund shall be used solely for the purpose of paying that portion of the several amounts heretofore assessed against such municipality for public benefits, as well as for paying any such amounts as may be hereafter so assessed for such benefits under and in pursuance of any ordinance that may be hereafter passed: Provided, however, that no such tax shall be levied in excess of four mills upon the dollar of the taxable property for any year until after the city council or board of trustees of such city, town or village shall have passed an ordinance providing for the levying of such excess; which ordinance shall not become operative, effective or valid until it shall have been submitted to the voters of any such city, town or village in accordance with the provisions of an Act.of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois entitled, "An Act requiring cities, villages and incorporated towns to submit certain ordinances authorizing the issue of bonds, except to refund any bonded indebtedness to the voters of any such city, village or incorporated town," approved June 4, 1909, in force July 1, 1909, and Acts amendatory thereof, and approved by a majority of such voters voting upon the question. Where any such tax shall have been so levied, warrants may be drawn against the same as and in the manner and with like force and effect as is provided in and by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, entitled, " An Act to provide for the issuing of warrants upon the treasurer of any county, township, city, school district or municipal corporation, and jurors' certificates." approved May 31, 1879, in force July 1, 1879, and all amendments thereto. § 336 Any city, village or incorporated town having over 2,500 and not more than 200,000 inhabitants, may provide by ordinance for the levy in addition to the taxes now authorized by law, and in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general purposes as provided by section 1 of Article VIII of "An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages," approved April 10, 1872, and all amendments thereto, a direct annual tax for not exceeding twenty successive years and not exceeding two mills on the dollar, of all taxable property in such city, town or village, the same to be levied and collected with and in like manner as the general tax in such city, town or village, and to be known as the public benefit tax, and the fund arising therefrom shall be known as a public benefit fund, which fund shall be used solely for the purpose of paying that portion of the several amounts heretofore assessed against such municipality for public bene fits as well as for paying any such amounts as may be hereafter so assessed for such benefits under and in pursuance of any ordinance that may be hereafter passed. Where any such tax shall have been so levied, warrants may be drawn against the same, as and in the manner and with like force and effect as is provided in and by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, entitled, " An Act to provide for the issuing of warrants upon the treasurer of any county, township, city, school district or municipal corporation and jurors' certificates," approved May 31, 1879, in force July 1, 1879, and all amendments thereto. AN ACT to amend section 1 of "An Act to authorize cities, villages and incorporated towns having a population of less than one hundred thousand to erect monuments and memorials," approved May 10, 1919. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: SECTION 1. Section 1 of an Act entitled, "An Act to authorize cities, villages and incorporated towns having a population of less than one hundred thousand to erect monuments and memorials," approved May 10, 1919, is amended to read as follows: § 1. Subject to the provisions of this Act any city, village or incorporated town having a population of less than one hundred thousand shall have power to erect monuments or memorials in honor of their soldiers and sailors or in honor of any one or more of its notable or distinguished persons, and to defray the cost of constructing such monuments or memorials shall have power to levy a direct tax of not more than four cents upon each one hundred dollars ($100) of all taxable property within the jurisdiction thereof. The tax hereby provided for shall be levied in addition to the taxes now authorized by law to be levied and collected by any such city, village or incorporated town and shall be in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general purposes as provided by section 1 of Article VIII of "An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages," approved April 10, 1872, and all amendments thereto, and shall not be included in the aggregate of all taxes required to be reduced 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 amended. APPROVED June 26, 1923. |