2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 70 Special Districts 70 ILCS 1235/ Park Commissioners Land Sale Act.

(70 ILCS 1235/0.01) (from Ch. 105, par. 112.9)

Sec. 0.01.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the

Park Commissioners Land Sale Act.

(Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)

(70 ILCS 1235/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 113)

Sec. 1.

Any board of park commissioners having the
control or supervision of any public park, boulevard, driveway or highway,
and having any piece or parcel of land not exceeding 3 acres in area,
which shall no longer be needed or deemed necessary or useful for the
purpose of said park, boulevard, driveway or highway may apply to the
Circuit Court of the county in which such piece or parcel of land is
situated, by petition in writing for leave to sell the same. Notice of such
application shall be given by said board of park commissioners in some
newspaper published in said county at least ten days before the day named
therein, when said application will be made. All persons interested may
appear before said Circuit Court either in person or by attorney when said
application shall be made, and object to the granting thereof. After
hearing all persons interested, if said court shall deem the granting of
said application to be for the public interest, it shall direct that the
property mentioned in said application, or any part thereof, be sold and
conveyed by the said board of park commissioners for the use of said park,
boulevard, driveway or highway, upon such terms and conditions as the said
court may think proper.

(Source: P.A. 81‑1333.)

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