Sec. 11-68-6. For the purpose of providing a fund for the maintenance and development of the stadium and athletic field and for the purpose of retiring stadium and athletic f.
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Sec. 11-68-6. For the purpose of providing a fund for the maintenance and development of the stadium and athletic field and for the purpose of retiring stadium and athletic field bonds, the board of stadium and athletic field commissioners of any city have the power to levy an annual tax of not more than .075% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of the taxable property of the city, which shall be levied and collected at the time and in the manner that other taxes are required to be levied and collected.
This tax, when levied and collected, shall be used to retire stadium and athletic field bonds and shall be applied to the expenses of maintenance and development of any stadium and athletic field theretofore acquired by the city.
The foregoing limitation upon tax rate may be increased or decreased according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois.