Article 1 - Short Title And General Provisions

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(60 ILCS 1/Art. 1 heading)

(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.)