105 ILCS 5/15-7
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 15 - Common School Lands

 (from Ch. 122, par. 15-7)Sec. 15-7.     Sale of common school lands - Petition - Referendum.     When the inhabitants of any township desire the sale of the common  school lands thereof they shall present to the county superintendent of  the county in which the school lands of the township, or the greater  part thereof lie, a petition for their sale. The petition shall be  signed by at least two-thirds of the voters of the township in the  presence of at least 2 adult citizens of the township, after the meaning  and purpose thereof have been explained, and an affidavit must be  affixed thereto by the citizens witnessing the signing, which affidavit  shall state the number of inhabitants of the township 18 years of age  and over, and the petition so verified shall be delivered to the regional  superintendent for his action thereon. In townships having a population  of more than 10,000 inhabitants, the petition shall be signed by at  least 1/10 of the voters thereof and be delivered to the regional  superintendent.  Upon the filing of any such petition with the regional  superintendent  he shall treat the petition in the manner provided by the general election  law, and shall certify the proposition to the proper election authorities  for submission to the voters of the township  at a regular scheduled election the proposition  to sell common school lands of  the township. In addition to the requirements of the general election law  the notice may be in the following form:    REFERENDUM FOR SALE OF COMMON SCHOOL LANDSNotice is hereby given that on.... the.... day of...., 1...., a referendum   will be held at.... for the purpose of voting "for" or "against" the proposition  to sell common school lands of the township, to-wit: (here insert description  of the lands). The polls will be opened at....  and closed at.... o'clock,.... M.    Regional SuperintendentIf two-thirds of the  votes upon the proposition are in favor of the sale, the county  superintendent shall act thereon. No section shall be sold in any  township containing fewer than 200 inhabitants. Common school lands in  fractional townships may be sold when the number of acres are in, or  above, a ratio of 200 to 640 but not before, provided, that where the  lands sought to be sold are swamp or overflow lands, and are located in  a township containing less than 200 inhabitants, a petition signed by at  least two-thirds of the voters in the township shall be sufficient to  cause the regional superintendent to act thereon. All other proceedings  shall be the same as provided in this section. This section does not  prohibit the transfer of school land belonging to a city in trust for  the use of schools under the provisions of "An Act in relation to the  transfer of real estate owned by municipalities", approved July 2, 1925,  as amended, when the board of education of a city having a population  exceeding 100,000 inhabitants desires to convey such land to the city  comprising the school district of such board of education; and in case  of such transfer the limitations as to the size of the lot or tract of  land that may be conveyed contained in Sections 15-9 through 15-12,  shall not apply.    (Source: P.A. 81-1489.)