Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 460/212 – Official gubernatorial portraits
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(a) The portraits of the Governors of Illinois, painted or otherwise created as visual images, displayed in the State Capitol shall be the official State portraits of the Governors of Illinois.
(b) No portrait or other image of any person who has served as Governor of Illinois and who has been removed from that office by impeachment and conviction shall be financed or paid for by the State or any State entity or with State funds. Notwithstanding this prohibition, a portrait or image of such a person may be displayed or otherwise placed in the State Capitol, and the State may maintain such official State portrait of that person among the official State portraits of the Governors of Illinois.
(b) No portrait or other image of any person who has served as Governor of Illinois and who has been removed from that office by impeachment and conviction shall be financed or paid for by the State or any State entity or with State funds. Notwithstanding this prohibition, a portrait or image of such a person may be displayed or otherwise placed in the State Capitol, and the State may maintain such official State portrait of that person among the official State portraits of the Governors of Illinois.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 460/212
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14