Article 1 - Short Title And General Provisions - Illinois Statutes

      (60 ILCS 1/Art. 1 heading)ARTICLE 1. SHORT TITLE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

(60 ILCS 1/1‑1)     Sec. 1‑1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Township Code. (Source: P.A. 82‑783; 88‑62.)

(60 ILCS 1/1‑5)     Sec. 1‑5. Use of terms.     (a) A reference in another Act to a town (other than an incorporated town) shall be deemed a reference to a township as that term is used in this Code.     (b) A reference in another Act to the board of trustees of a town (other than an incorporated town) or township, the board of town trustees, or the board of township trustees shall be deemed a reference to the township board as that term is used in this Code.     (c) A reference in another Act to an officer of a town (other than an incorporated town) shall be deemed a reference to a township officer as that term is used in this Code. (Source: P.A. 88‑62.)