(a) The board of trustees of each district shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name of “The Board of Library Trustees of the …. Public Library District, …., Illinois”, and in that name may enact ordinances and hold title to property, may sue and be sued in all courts and places where judicial proceedings are had, and may take any action authorized by law.
     (b) At any time after the establishment of a district, the board of the district may enact an ordinance changing the district’s name in the form given in this Section. The change of name shall be effective with the beginning of the next ensuing fiscal year following the date of the ordinance’s enactment. All assets, liabilities, and other obligations of the district under its former name and all ordinances and other official acts of the district under its former name shall automatically become those of the district under its new name. The board of the district shall file a certified copy of the ordinance changing the district’s name with the recorder of deeds, the county clerk, and the county treasurer of each county in which the district in whole or in part is located.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 75 ILCS 16/30-35

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.

     (c) The board shall establish an official mailing address to be used for all notices.