Illinois Code § 5
Illinois Code § 5. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5.
Any member of the board of commissioners of the Chicago Park District or any other person holding any other office, trust or employment under such commissioners who shall be guilty of the wilful violation of any of the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of a business offense and shall be fined not to exceed $10,000 and shall forfeit the right to his office, trust or employment and shall be removed therefrom. Any such member or other person shall be liable for any sum that may be unlawfully diverted from such working cash fund or otherwise used, to be recovered by such commissioners, or by any taxpayer in the name and for the benefit of such commissioners, in an appropriate civil action: provided that such taxpayer shall file a bond for the costs and be liable for all costs taxed against such commissioners in such suit and judgment shall be rendered accordingly. Provided, also, that nothing herein shall bar any other remedies. (Source: P.A. 79-1366.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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