When 100 legal voters of any county which has adopted the provisions of this Division presents a petition to the county clerk, requesting that the levying of a tax annually in such county for the purpose of maintaining public nonsectarian hospitals be discontinued, the county clerk shall certify the proposition to any board of election commissioners in the county and he and they shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be substantially in the following form: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shall .... County discontinue the levying of an annual YES tax for the purpose of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - maintaining public NO nonsectarian hospitals? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition are for the discontinuance of the levying of such tax, the county board shall not thereafter levy such tax unless a proposition authorizing such levy again receives a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition as prescribed by Section 5-7002. (55 ILCS 5/Div. 5-8 heading) Division 5-8. Garbage Disposal
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