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105 ILCS 5/8-8
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 8 - Treasurers

 (from Ch. 122, par. 8-8)Sec. 8-8.         Township  fund - Loans - Investments.The township treasurer or township land commissioners, as the case may  be, shall keep the principal of the township fund loaned at interest. The  rate of interest, which shall not be less than four per cent per annum,  payable annually, except in the case of investments in war bonds of the  United States government, shall be determined by a majority of the trustees  of schools at any regular or special meeting. No loan shall be made for  less than one year nor more than 5 years but investments secured by  mortgage, notes, or bonds, insured by the Federal Housing Administrator, or  debentures issued by him, or in bonds or other obligations of National  Mortgage Associations, may be for longer than 5 years. All loans shall be  secured by mortgage on unencumbered realty situated in this State, worth at  least 50% more than the amount loaned, with a condition that in case  additional security shall be required at any time it shall be given to the  satisfaction of the trustees of schools. In estimating the value of realty  mortgaged to secure the payment of money loaned, the value of improvements  liable to be destroyed may be included; but in such case the improvements  shall be insured for their insurable value in a responsible insurance  company or companies, and the policy or policies shall be transferred to  the trustees of schools as additional security, and shall be kept so  insured until the loan is paid. The township treasurer or township land  commissioners, as the case may be, also may invest the principal of the  township fund in:1. Bonds issued by the State, the Sanitary District of Chicago,  counties, townships and cities in this State, and by school directors  pursuant to Section 19-2;2. Bonds issued by any district in this State having authority to levy  taxes upon all taxable property within the district;3. Mortgage notes or bonds issued by the Federal Housing Administrator,  or debentures issued by him;4. Bonds or other obligations of National Mortgage Associations or the  Home Owners' Loan Corporation;5. United States Government, State of Illinois and municipal securities  the payment of which is protected by the power to levy taxes (not including  special assessments) therefor.He or they may exchange mortgages in default for bonds of the Home  Owners' Loan Corporation.He or they may invest moneys in the operations and maintenance  fund of any school district in war bonds of the United States government  that are redeemable at the owner's option, in cases where building projects  cannot, by reason of material shortages or wartime priority restrictions,  currently be undertaken or completed. School funds held by the treasurer of  a district created by any special act shall be invested according to the  provisions of this Section.    (Source: P.A. 86-970.)
105 ILCS 5/8-9
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 8 - Treasurers

 (from Ch. 122, par. 8-9)Sec. 8-9.     Mortgages - Form.     Mortgages to secure the payment of money  loaned under the provisions of this Act may be in the following form:I, A B, of the county of ...., State of ...., do hereby grant, convey and  transfer to the trustees of schools of township No. ...., Range No. ....,  in the County of ...., and State of Illinois, for the use of the  inhabitants of the township, the following described real estate:  (here insert premises), which real estate I declare to be in mortgage for  the payment of $...., loaned to me and for the payment of all  interest that may accrue thereon, to be computed at the rate of .... per  cent per year until paid. I agree to pay the above sum of  money in .... years from the date hereof, and to pay the interest on the  same annually, at the rate above stated.  I further covenant that I have  a good and valid title to the estate, and that the same is free from all  incumbrance, and that I will pay all taxes and assessments which may be  levied on the real estate, and that I will give any additional security  that may at any time be required in writing by the board of trustees; and  if the real estate is sold to pay the debt or any part thereof, or for  any failure or refusal to comply with or perform the conditions or covenants  herein contained, I will deliver immediate possession of the premises.  It is further agreed by and between the parties that in the event a  complaint is filed in any court to foreclose this mortgage for non-payment  of either principal or interest, that the mortgagor will pay a reasonable  attorney's fee, and the same shall be included in the judgment and be taxed  as costs; and we, A B, and C, spouse of A B, hereby release all rights to  the premises which we may have by virtue of any homestead laws of this  State.Dated (insert date).    A .... B ....................    C .... D ....................The mortgage shall be acknowledged and recorded as is required by law  for other conveyances of real estate, the mortgagor paying the expenses of  acknowledgment and recording.    (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
105 ILCS 5/8-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 8 - Treasurers

 (from Ch. 122, par. 8-10)Sec. 8-10.     Interest in default-Actions.If default is made in the interest due upon money loaned by any township  treasurer, or in the payment of the principal, interest at the rate of 12  per cent per annum shall be charged upon the principal and interest from  the day of default, which interest shall be included in the assessment of  damages, or in the judgment in the suit or action brought upon the  obligation to enforce payment thereof, and interest at the rate of 12 per  cent per annum may be recovered in an action brought to recover interest  only. The township treasurer may bring appropriate actions in the name of  the trustees for the recovery of the interest when due and unpaid, without  suing for the principal, in whatever form secured.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
105 ILCS 5/8-11
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 8 - Treasurers

 (from Ch. 122, par. 8-11)Sec. 8-11.         Suit  when additional security not furnished.If the trustees of schools require additional security for the payment  of money loaned, and such security is not given, the township treasurer  shall cause suit to be instituted for the recovery of the principal and  accrued interest to the date of judgment. Proof shall be made of such  requisitions.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
105 ILCS 5/8-12
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 8 - Treasurers

 (from Ch. 122, par. 8-12)Sec. 8-12.         Name  in which securities taken-Actions.Bonds, mortgages, notes and other securities taken for money or other  property due, or to become due, to the trustees of schools for the  township, shall be made payable to them in their corporate name; and in  such name, suits, actions and complaints, and every description of legal  proceedings may be had for the recovery of money, breach of contracts and  for every legal liability which may at any time arise or exist, or upon  which a right of action shall accrue to the use of such corporation.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
105 ILCS 5/8-13
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 8 - Treasurers

 (from Ch. 122, par. 8-13)Sec. 8-13.     Statement of condition of funds.On or before June 30, annually, the township treasurer shall deliver to  the county superintendent of schools a statement verified by his affidavit,  showing the exact condition of the township funds. Such statement shall  contain a description of all bonds, mortgages, notes and other securities,  held as principal of the township fund, giving names, dates, amounts, rates  of interest, when due, and other data necessary to a full understanding of  the condition of the funds.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
105 ILCS 5/8-14
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 8 - Treasurers

 (from Ch. 122, par. 8-14)Sec. 8-14.     Statements to trustees-Books, mortgages, etc., submitted for examination.On the first Mondays in April and October of each year the township  treasurer shall submit to the trustees of schools a statement showing the  amounts of interest, rents, issues and profits on township lands and funds  that have accrued since their last regular meeting, and also the amount of  distributive funds on hand. He shall submit also to the trustees for their  examination all books, mortgages, bonds, notes and other evidences of  indebtedness held by him as treasurer of the township, and shall make such  other statements as the trustees may require.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
105 ILCS 5/8-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 8 - Treasurers

 (from Ch. 122, par. 8-15)Sec. 8-15.     Statement of district accounts.         The school treasurer shall furnish to the school board of the district  which he serves as treasurer a monthly reconciliation required by Section  8-6. The treasurer shall comply with any lawful demand the trustees or  school board, as the case may be, may make as to the verification of any  balance reported.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
105 ILCS 5/8-16
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 8 - Treasurers

 (from Ch. 122, par. 8-16)Sec. 8-16. School orders; Teacher's wages. The school treasurer shall pay out funds of the school district only  upon an order of the school board signed by the president and  clerk or secretary or by a majority of the board, except payment of the  obligations for Social Security taxes as required by the Social Security  Enabling Act and payment of recurring bills, such as utility bills, may be made upon a certification by the clerk or secretary  of the board of the amount of the obligation only. When an order issued  for the wages of a teacher is presented to the treasurer and is not paid  for want of funds, the treasurer shall endorse it over his signature,  "not paid for want of funds" with the date of presentation, and shall  make and keep a record of the endorsement. The order shall thereafter  bear interest at the rate, not exceeding the maximum rate authorized by the  Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the  contract, established by the school board of the district, until the  treasurer shall notify the clerk or secretary in writing that  he has funds to pay the order. Whenever the treasurer obtains sufficient  funds to pay any such order he shall set them aside for such purpose and  shall not use them to pay any other order until the order previously  presented and not paid is paid or otherwise discharged. The treasurer shall  make and keep a record of the notices and hold the funds necessary to pay  such order until it is presented. The order shall draw no interest after  notice is given to the clerk or secretary.Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the establishment of a  voucher system of expenditures as provided in Section 10-23.5 of this  Act.With respect to instruments for the payment of money issued under this  Section either before, on, or after June 6, 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. 96-998, eff. 7-2-10.)
105 ILCS 5/8-17
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 8 - Treasurers

 (from Ch. 122, par. 8-17)Sec. 8-17.     Duties of treasurer.(a) It is also the duty of the township  treasurer to:1.  Return to the county clerk, on or before the     first Tuesday in October in each year, the certificate of tax levy made by each school board in his township.2.  Pay all lawful orders issued by the school board     of any district in his township.3.  Collect from the township and county collectors     the full amount of taxes levied by the school boards in his township.4.  Examine the official records of each district in     the township on the first Mondays in April and October of each year.5. Keep a record account between districts when     pupils are transferred from one district to another.6. Give notice of the election of trustees, and in     case of the formation of a new school district, of the election of school directors or school board members.7. Give notice of any regular district election when     the directors or school board members fail or refuse to do so.8. Publish in some English language newspaper of his     county an annual statement of the finances of the township.9. Be responsible for receipts, disbursements and     investments arising out of the operation of the school district under his supervision.(b) The duties of the township treasurer set forth in subsection (a)  shall not be deemed or construed to extend or apply with respect to any  school district in his township which has withdrawn from the jurisdiction  and authority of the township trustees and from the jurisdiction and  authority of the township treasurer as provided in subsection (b) of  Section 5-1, nor to the school business, tax levies, tax revenues, payment  orders, records, elections, annual statements, receipts, disbursements,  investments or other financial or business activities or affairs of any  such school district or of the school board of any such district, other  than the duty to account in accordance with law for any balance of the  income from the permanent township fund required to be apportioned and  distributed to any such district pursuant to Section 5-17 after payment of  all valid claims as provided in that Section, and except as otherwise  provided with respect to the distribution and apportionment of funds  pursuant to Sections 15-31 and 19-28.    (Source: P.A. 86-1441.)
105 ILCS 5/8-18
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 8 - Treasurers

 (from Ch. 122, par. 8-18)Sec. 8-18.     District in two or more townships-Taxes-Treasurer.When a district is composed of parts of two or more townships, any  treasurer not authorized to receive the taxes of the district shall notify  the school board of the amount of funds held by him to the credit of the  district, and the school board shall thereupon give the proper treasurer an  order for the funds.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
105 ILCS 5/8-19
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 8 - Treasurers

 (from Ch. 122, par. 8-19)Sec. 8-19.     Delivery of money, books, mortgages, etc.     to successor.At the expiration of his term of office, or upon his removal or  resignation the school treasurer, or in case of his death, his  representatives shall deliver to his successor, all moneys, books,  mortgages, notes and securities, and all papers and documents in which the  district has any lawful interest.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
105 ILCS 5/8-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 8 - Treasurers

(105 ILCS 5/8-20) (from Ch. 122, par. 8-20)Sec. 8-20.     Failure or refusal to perform duties.The school treasurer who as such treasurer fails, neglects or refuses to  perform the duties imposed upon him by this Act, within the time or in the  manner prescribed, shall forfeit not less than ten dollars, nor more than  twenty-five dollars, of his pay as treasurer, which forfeiture shall be  enforced by the trustees or school board of the district as the case may  be. For any failure or refusal to perform all the duties required of the  treasurer by law, he shall be liable to the trustees of schools or school  board or their successors in office as the case may be, upon his official  bond, for all damages sustained, to be recovered by civil action by the  trustees or school board or their successors in office as the case may be,  for the use of the township or school district as the case may be, before  any court having jurisdiction of the amount of damages claimed; but if the  treasurer, in any failure or refusal, acted under and in conformity to a  requisition or order of the trustees of schools or a school board as the  case may be entered upon their minutes and subscribed by their president  and secretary or clerk, then, and in that case, the trustees of schools or  school board as the case may be or those voting for the requisition or  order, and not the treasurer shall be liable, jointly and severally, to the  inhabitants of the township or district as the case may be for such  damages, to be recovered by a civil action in the official name of the  county superintendent of schools, having supervision and control over the  district for the use of the townships or districts as the case may be:  provided that the school treasurer shall be liable for any part of the  judgment obtained against the trustees of schools or school board or  members thereof as the case may be which cannot be collected on account of  their insolvency.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
105 ILCS 5/Art. 9 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 9 - Elections

 ARTICLE 9.      ELECTIONS
105 ILCS 5/9-1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 9 - Elections

 (from Ch. 122, par. 9-1)Sec. 9-1.     Scope of article.     All school elections shall be governed  by the general election law of the State.    (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
105 ILCS 5/9-1.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 9 - Elections

 (from Ch. 122, par. 9-1.1)Sec. 9-1.1.     Referenda.     Whenever a proposition or public question is  required to be submitted pursuant to this Act for approval or rejection  by the electorate at an election, the time and manner of conducting such  referendum shall be in accordance with the general election law of the State.    (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
105 ILCS 5/9-1.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 9 - Elections

Sec. 9-1.5. Advisory referenda.  By a vote of the majority of the members of the school board, the board may authorize an advisory question of public policy to be placed on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled election in the school district. The school board shall certify the question to the proper election authority, which must submit the question at an election in accordance with the Election Code, provided, however, that no such question may be submitted at a consolidated primary election.  (Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
105 ILCS 5/9-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 9 - Elections

 (from Ch. 122, par. 9-2)Sec. 9-2.     Election Definitions.     As used in this Act in connection with elections of school officials and referenda:(a) "Voter" or "Legal voter" or "elector" means a person qualified to  vote under the general election law.(b) "Certify" and "certification", when used in connection with elections  of officers or referenda, refers to the certification in accordance with  the general election law of offices, candidates or propositions to county  clerks and boards of election commissioners for inclusion on the ballot at an election.(c) "Submit" and "submission" when used in connection with a referendum  on a proposition or question refers to the submission to the voters in accordance  with the general election law of the proposition or question by county clerks  and boards of election commissioners.(d) "Local election official" means the secretary of a board of  education, the secretary or clerk of a board of school directors, the  treasurer of a township board of school trustees, the secretary of township  land commissioners and the regional superintendent of schools with respect  to the various school officer elections and school referenda for which the  regional superintendent is assigned election duties pursuant to this Code.    (Source: P.A. 84-1338.)
105 ILCS 5/9-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 9 - Elections

 (from Ch. 122, par. 9-5)Sec. 9-5.     Election dates and terms of offices.     The dates  upon which school officer elections shall be held are  as established in the general election law.  Members of boards of education  shall unless otherwise provided serve terms of 4 years.If, at a regularly scheduled election, a proposition  is submitted to the voters of a district, as provided by a resolution  of the board, on the question of  whether board members should serve for 6 year terms and the proposition  receives the affirmative vote of those voting thereon, members of the board  of education shall thereafter serve for terms of 6 years.    (Source: P.A. 82-1014.)
105 ILCS 5/9-11
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 9 - Elections

 (from Ch. 122, par. 9-11)Sec. 9-11.     Tax rate increase - notice of election - ballot.     In addition to the notice requirements of the general election law,  whenever a proposition to increase a school tax rate is submitted to be  voted upon by the voters of any district the notice of such election shall  include an estimate of the approximate amount of taxes extendible under  the maximum rate then in force and an estimate of the approximate amount  of taxes extendible under the proposed increased rate, such amounts being  computed upon the last known full, fair cash value; provided that any error,  miscalculation or inaccuracy in computing such amounts shall not invalidate  or affect the validity of any rate so increased.  The board of directors  shall make such estimate and the secretary shall certify such amount to  the election authority as part of the certification of the proposition as  required by the general election law.  Such estimate shall appear on the  ballot on which the proposition is printed, but shall not appear as a part  of the proposition.    (Source: P.A. 83-448.)