70 ILCS 1520/ Chicago Park District Bond (1935) Act.
(70 ILCS 1520/0.01) (from Ch. 105, par. 333.37h) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Chicago Park District Bond (1935) Act. (Source: P.A. 86‑1324.) |
(70 ILCS 1520/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 333.38) Sec. 1. The commissioners of the Chicago Park District without submission of the question to the voters for approval may incur indebtedness and issue bonds therefor in the amount of not to exceed $6,000,000 for the purchase of any and all real estate, riparian estates or rights, and all other property required or needed for any such park or for parkways, driveways, or boulevards, or for extending, adorning, or maintaining the same, for the purpose of establishing, acquiring, completing, enlarging, ornamenting, building, rebuilding and improving public parks, boulevards, bridges, subways, viaducts and approaches thereto, wharfs, piers, jetties, air landing fields and basins, shore protection works, pleasure grounds and ways, walks, pathways, driveways, roadways, highways and all public works, grounds or improvements under the control of and within the jurisdiction of such park commissioners and including the filling in of submerged land for park purposes and constructing all buildings, field houses, stadiums, shelters, conservatories, museums, service shops, power plants, structures, playground devices, boulevard and building lighting systems and building all other types of permanent improvement and construction necessary to render the property under the control of said park commissioners usable for the enjoyment thereof as public parks, parkways, boulevards and pleasureways. Provided, however, such bonds may be authorized, issued and sold only in case the bonds are purchased by an agency of the United States of America in connection with the grant of money from the Federal government to be used in making any such park improvements. Such bonds shall be authorized by ordinance and shall be in form and denomination, payable at the place and bear such date as may be determined by the commissioners and shall mature within not to exceed 20 years from their date or, for bonds issued after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, within not to exceed 30 years from their date, but may be made callable on any interest payment date at the price of par and accrued interest after notice shall be given by publication or otherwise and at the time or times and in the manner as may be provided in the bond ordinance. Such bonds may be made registerable as to principal and shall bear interest at the rate of not to exceed six per cent per annum, such interest to be payable at such time and place and in such manner as may be provided in the bond ordinance. Bonds may be signed by the facsimile signature of the president with like effect as if signed by his genuine signature and shall be signed by such other officers of the park district as may be designated in the bond ordinance. The validity of any bonds shall remain unimpaired although one or more of the officers executing same shall have ceased to be such officer or officers before delivery thereof. The bonds may be sold only as in this section provided for such price and upon such terms as shall be approved and directed by the commissioners. (Source: P.A. 93‑338, eff. 7‑24‑03.) |
(70 ILCS 1520/2) (from Ch. 105, par. 333.39) Sec. 2. The ordinance authorizing said bonds shall prescribe all details thereof and shall provide for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property within the Chicago Park District sufficient to pay the principal thereof and interest thereon as the same become due, which tax shall be in addition to and exclusive of the maximum of all other taxes authorized to be levied by said park district. A copy of the bond ordinance duly certified shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of Cook County and shall constitute authority for the extension and collection of such bond and interest taxes as required by the Constitution. (Source: Laws 1935, p. 1019.) |
(70 ILCS 1520/3) (from Ch. 105, par. 333.40) Sec. 3. Money received from the proceeds of taxes levied for payment of principal of and interest upon such bonds shall be deposited in a special fund of such park district suitably designated for identification and such fund shall be faithfully applied to the payment of bonds and interest thereon for which such taxes were levied. If such money is not immediately necessary for the payment of said bonds or if such bonds cannot be purchased before maturity then said money may be invested under the direction of the commissioners in bonds or other interest bearing obligations of the United States or bonds of the State of Illinois. The maturity date of the invested securities shall be prior to the due date of the bonds for the payment of which said money was collected. Such securities may be sold when ordered by the commissioners if necessary to obtain cash to meet bond and interest payments. Prior to the maturity of the bonds after setting aside a sum of money equal to the amount of interest that will accrue thereon within the next six months period from the time it is proposed to purchase and/or redeem any such bonds, or the commissioners may require that said sum of money may be equal to the amount of interest that will so accrue within the next twelve months' period, the treasurer of the park district shall use the money available from the proceeds of taxes levied for payment of the bonds, first in the purchase of such bonds at the lowest price obtainable, but not to exceed their par value and accrued interest after sealed tenders for their purchase shall have been advertised for as may be directed by the commissioners and thereafter such money shall be used by that official in calling such bonds for payment if, by their terms, they are subject to redemption. Bonds called for payment and paid, or purchased, shall be marked paid and cancelled. Whenever any bonds are purchased and/or redeemed and cancelled, the taxes thereafter to be extended for payment of interest shall be reduced in an amount equal to the interest that thereafter would have accrued upon such bonds so cancelled, and a resolution shall be adopted by the commissioners finding such facts and a certified copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of Cook County whereupon it shall be the duty of such official to reduce and extend such tax levies in accordance therewith. (Source: Laws 1935, p. 1019.) |
(70 ILCS 1520/4) (from Ch. 105, par. 333.41) Sec. 4. The proceeds of the sale of said bonds and any money received by way of grant from the Federal government in connection with the purchase of such bonds may be expended by the commissioners without prior appropriation thereof under any budget law. (Source: Laws 1935, p. 1019.) |