Division 2 - County Construction And Maintenance Of Free Bridges On State Boundaries
(605 ILCS 5/10‑201) (from Ch. 121, par. 10‑201) Sec. 10‑201. Bridges across streams forming the boundary line between this and any adjoining state, or bridges upon any road which lies upon the boundary line between this and any adjoining state, may be constructed or repaired by any county or counties of this State contiguous to the proposed construction or repair, acting in conjunction with any county, municipality or subordinate division of the adjoining state, as provided in this Division of this Article. A bridge may likewise be constructed at the point of intersection of any highway with the boundary line between this and any adjoining state, or a bridge already constructed at such point may likewise be repaired, as provided in this Division of this Article. A county shall be deemed contiguous to such construction or repair if any part of such county lies within 80 rods thereof. The total of the cost to be borne by any county (or counties) of this State shall not exceed one‑half of the total cost of such construction or repair. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.) |
(605 ILCS 5/10‑202) (from Ch. 121, par. 10‑202) Sec. 10‑202. The county board of any such county is empowered to appropriate moneys for the purpose of assisting in the construction or repair of any such bridge or bridges, or bonds of such county may be issued for that purpose as follows: Upon the filing with the county clerk of a petition signed by 100 electors of such county who are owners of land therein, requesting that the proposition of issuing bonds of that county for such purpose be submitted to the electors of such county for their approval or rejection, the county clerk shall certify the petition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at a regular election. Such referendum shall be conducted and notice given in accordance with the general election law. (Source: P.A. 81‑1489.) |
(605 ILCS 5/10‑203) (from Ch. 121, par. 10‑203) Sec. 10‑203. Such proposition shall be in substantially the following form: Shall county bonds for YESthe purpose of.... be issued to the amount of....? NO (Source: P.A. 81‑1489.) |
(605 ILCS 5/10‑204) (from Ch. 121, par. 10‑204) Sec. 10‑204. If a majority of the legal voters voting at such election on such question, voted in favor of the proposition, the county clerk shall issue (from time to time as the work progresses) a sufficient amount, in the aggregate, of the bonds of such county for the purpose of assisting in the construction or repair of any such bridge or bridges, as set forth in this Division of this Article, and in accordance with the prayer of the petition. Such bonds shall be of such denominations, upon such time, bear such rate of interest (not exceeding the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract), and be disposed of, as the necessities and convenience of such county may require. However, such bonds shall not be sold nor disposed of, either by sale or by payment to contractors for labor or materials, for less than par value. Such bonds shall be issued in not less than 5 nor more than 30 annual series, the first series of which shall mature not more than 5 years from the date of issue, and each succeeding series in succeeding years thereafter. A register of all issues of such bonds shall be kept in the office of the county clerk of such county, showing the date, amount, rate of interest, maturity, and the purpose for which such bonds were issued, and it shall be the duty of such county clerk, to extend annually against all the property in such county, a tax sufficient to pay the interest of such bonds in each year prior to the maturity of such first series, and thereafter he shall extend a tax in each year sufficient to pay each series as it matures, together with interest thereon and with the interest upon the unmatured bonds outstanding. Such bonds may be lithographed and the interest for each year evidenced by interest coupons thereto attached, which coupons shall be signed with the original or facsimile signatures by the same officers who executed the bonds. With respect to instruments for the payment of money issued under this Section either before, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989, it is and always has been the intention of the General Assembly (i) that the Omnibus Bond Acts are and always have been supplementary grants of power to issue instruments in accordance with the Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any provision of this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts, (ii) that the provisions of this Section are not a limitation on the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that instruments issued under this Section within the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts are not invalid because of any provision of this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts. (Source: P.A. 86‑4.) |
(605 ILCS 5/10‑205) (from Ch. 121, par. 10‑205) Sec. 10‑205. The plans and specifications for the construction or repair of any such bridge or bridges shall be approved by the county superintendent of highways (or county superintendents of highways, in case two counties of this State are assisting in such construction or repair), and by the Department. The contract for any such work shall be let by the county board (or county boards, in case two counties of this State are assisting in such construction or repair), acting jointly with the corporate authorities of the county, municipality, or other subordinate division of the adjoining state. However, no contract shall be considered as let unless the contractor shall within 15 days after the final award of same, file with the county clerk of such county (or of each such county) a bond, with good and sufficient sureties, in a sum equal to the part of the total cost which that county is to bear, conditioned upon the faithful performance of such contract. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.) |
(605 ILCS 5/10‑206) (from Ch. 121, par. 10‑206) Sec. 10‑206. If the cost of such construction or repair is $1,000 or less, such county (or counties) shall not be liable for any part of such expense until all the work has been fully completed, and has been accepted by the county superintendent of highways (or by each county superintendent of highways). Such official (or officials) shall certify such acceptance to his county board (or to their respective county boards), and shall accompany such certificate with an itemized statement of all expenditures in such construction or repair. If the total cost of the construction or repair exceeds $1,000, partial payments not oftener than once a month, and not to exceed 90% of the work actually completed, may be paid the contractor by the county (or counties). No such partial payments shall be made unless approved by the county superintendent of highways (or by each county superintendent of highways), and no partial payments shall in any way be deemed an acceptance of the work until such work has been fully completed and accepted by the county superintendent (or by each county superintendent of highways) and such acceptance certified as provided above. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.) |