(70 ILCS 1205/Art. 12 heading)
REPEAL AND SAVING
(70 ILCS 1205/12-1) (from Ch. 105, par. 12-1)
Sec. 12-1.
The following Acts are hereby repealed:
“An Act to provide for disconnecting territory from park districts
organized under and by virtue of ‘An Act to provide for the organization of
park districts and the transfer of submerged lands to those bordering on
navigable bodies of water, approved June 24, 1895′”, approved June 28, 1915;
“An Act to provide for the creation of pleasure driveway and park
districts”, approved June 19, 1893, as amended;
“An Act to enable the corporate authorities of public park districts to
issue bonds for the purpose of aiding the connection of park or parks under
their control with other park or parks and to provide for the payment of
such bonds”, approved June 28, 1919;
“An Act to provide for the organization of park districts and the
transfer of submerged lands to those bordering on navigable bodies of
water”, approved June 24, 1895, as amended;
“An Act to authorize park districts organized under ‘An Act to provide
for the organization of park districts and the transfer of submerged lands
to those bordering on navigable bodies of water’, approved June 24, 1895,
in force July 1, 1895, as amended, to sell real estate owned and held by
said districts no longer needed or useful for park districts”, approved June 18, 1937;
“An Act concerning the validation of the annexation of lands to park
districts in certain cases”, approved July 8, 1937;
“An Act to validate the proceedings heretofore had in connection with the
authorization of certain bonds of park districts to permit the sale and
delivery of such bonds and to validate any such bonds heretofore
delivered”, filed July 21, 1939;
“An Act to validate certain bonds issued by park districts organized
under ‘An Act to provide for the organization of park districts and the
transfer of submerged land to those bordering on navigable bodies of
water’, approved June 24, 1895, as amended”, filed June 21, 1940;
“An Act to establish and maintain parks and parkways in towns and
townships” approved May 29, 1911, as amended;
“An Act authorizing park districts to acquire, establish, construct,
maintain and operate airdromes, airports and landing fields for aircraft
and authorizing the exercise of the power of eminent domain, permitting the
levy of a tax, and issuance of the bonds therefor”, approved June 10, 1929,
as amended;
“An Act to validate proceedings heretofore had in connection with the
acquisition, establishment, construction, maintenance, and operation of
airdromes, airports, and landing fields by park districts and the levying
of additional taxes therefore”, approved June 12, 1940;
“An Act authorizing certain park districts to construct and operate a
natatorium or swimming pool; to charge for the use of the same and to
provide for the cost thereof by issuing bonds payable solely from revenue
derived from the operation thereof”, approved August 15, 1941.
“An Act to validate the organization of certain park districts and the
proceedings conducted and elections held in relation thereto,” approved
April 22, 1941.
(Source: Laws 1947, p. 1292.)
(70 ILCS 1205/12-2) (from Ch. 105, par. 12-2)
Sec. 12-2.
The provisions for repeal in this article shall not in any way
1- Affect any offense committed; any act done; a penalty, punishment or
forfeiture incurred; or a claim, right, power, or remedy accrued under any
law in force prior to the effective date of this Act;
2- Invalidate any act or proceeding that has been validated by any
former law;
3- Affect the adoption by any park district or other governmental unit
of any act in force prior to the effective date of this Act;
4- Increase the penalty or punishment for any offense committed prior to
the effective date hereof;
5- Affect any suits pending or rights existing at the time this act
takes effect;
6- Affect any grant or conveyance made or cause of action now existing;
7- Affect the validity of any bonds or other obligations issued or sold
and constituting valid obligations of the issuing authority at the time
this act takes effect;
8- Affect the validity of any tax levied under any law in effect prior
to the effective date of this act.
(Source: Laws 1947, p. 1292.)