County Historical Research Act (55 ILCS 95/)

Chapter 55 — Counties

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Sec. 0.01. Short title

This Act may be cited as the County Historical Research Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Sec. 1.

The county boards may encourage and promote historical research within their respective jurisdictions by making reasonable appropriations for the publication of the proceedings of and such papers and other documents of historic interest as may be furnished by any historic or other society engaged in historic research, and for ascertaining and marking the location of ancient forts, villages, missions, military encampments, habitations of aborigines and other places of historic interest, and may provide for the manner in which and the purposes for which such appropriations shall be expended.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 1389.)

Sec. 2.

The county boards having so undertaken the publication of the proceedings, papers and documents mentioned in Section 1 of this act may cause the same to be printed or published in book or pamphlet form and may provide for the sale thereof at such prices as in their judgment will reimburse the cost of publication.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 1389.)