§ 65 ILCS 5/6-4-1 Mayor
§ 65 ILCS 5/6-4-2 Ordinances – Approval – Veto
§ 65 ILCS 5/6-4-3 Reconsideration – passage over veto
§ 65 ILCS 5/6-4-4 Vote of city council – reconsideration
§ 65 ILCS 5/6-4-6 Powers of council
§ 65 ILCS 5/6-4-7 Mayor – Powers and duties
§ 65 ILCS 5/6-4-8 Departments and officers
§ 65 ILCS 5/6-4-9 Oaths
§ 65 ILCS 5/6-4-10 First council-General ordinance
§ 65 ILCS 5/6-4-11 Board of local improvements
§ 65 ILCS 5/6-4-12 Administrative assistant to mayor
§ 65 ILCS 5/6-4-13 Budget and finance director
§ 65 ILCS 5/6-4-14 Board of fire and police commissioners

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 65 ILCS 5 > Article 6 > Division 4 - Functions and Duties Of Mayor, Council And Officers

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Heretofore: means any time previous to the day on which the statute takes effect; and the word "hereafter" at any time after such day. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.17
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" a calendar year unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone, is equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.10
  • Municipalities: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.27
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • oath: shall be deemed to include an affirmation, and the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.12
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.