Sec. 7-295. Acceptance of part.
Sec. 7-295. Acceptance of part. The provisions of this part shall apply to any
municipality having a police department under the management of a commissioner,
superintendent, board of police commissioners or police committee, which accepts the
provisions of this part by an affirmative vote of the electors of such municipality at a
referendum warned and held for the purpose of accepting the same in the manner prescribed in section 9-369. In any such referendum election, the designation of the question
on the voting machine ballot label shall be "Shall a Police Reserve Fund be established?".
The provisions hereof shall not apply to cities authorized by special charter to establish
a police benefit or reserve fund.
(1949 Rev., S. 904; 1953, S. 417d; P.A. 86-170, S. 5, 13.)
History: P.A. 86-170 required that designation on ballot label be in form of question.
See Sec. 9-1 for applicable definitions.