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| Public Act 101-0197
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| SB0765 Enrolled | LRB101 04525 TAE 49533 b |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by changing |
Section 6-115 as follows:
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(605 ILCS 5/6-115) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-115)
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Sec. 6-115.
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(a) Except as provided in Section 10-20 of the Township |
Code or subsection (b), no
person shall be eligible to the |
office of highway
commissioner unless he shall be a legal voter |
and has been one year a
resident of the district. In road |
districts that elect a clerk the same
limitation shall apply to |
the district clerk.
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(b) A board of trustees may (i) appoint a non-resident or a |
resident that has not resided in the district for one year to |
be a highway commissioner, or (ii) contract with a neighboring |
township to provide highway commissioner services if: |
(1) the district is within a township with no |
incorporated town; |
(2) the township is a population of less than 500; and |
(3) no qualified candidate who has resided in the |
township for at least one year is willing to serve as |
highway commissioner. |