For the purposes specified in Section 10-604, such a municipality may levy and collect a special tax annually of not more than .25 per cent of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of taxable property situated in the municipality. This tax shall be in addition to all other taxes that the municipality may be authorized by law to levy and shall be in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general purposes as provided in § 8-3-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code, as now or hereafter amended. However, this tax shall not be levied in the municipality until the question of levying the tax has been submitted, in accordance with the general election laws of this State, to the electors of the municipality at an election and has been approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon. The corporate authorities of the municipality may initiate the submission of such proposition to referendum by ordinance.
     The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 605 ILCS 5/10-605

  • General Revenue Law of Illinois: or any equivalent expression, when used with reference to revenue, shall be deemed to refer to the Property Tax Code and all existing and future amendments thereto and modifications thereof, and all rules now or hereafter adopted pursuant thereto. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.23
  • 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

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    Shall (insert the name of municipality)
be empowered to levy and collect a special
tax annually of …. per cent on each              YES
dollar of the valuation of the taxable
property for the purpose of acquiring,          ————–
constructing, maintaining or operating
bridges or approaches and transportation           NO
and other terminal facilities, as provided
in Section 10-605 of the Illinois Highway Code?
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     If a majority of the electors of the municipality voting thereon vote for the levy and collection of the tax provided for in this Section, the municipality has the power to levy and collect the tax.
     The foregoing limitation upon tax rate may be increased or decreased according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois.