1975 Opinions Index

OPINION S-857 (January 17, 1975)
COMPENSATION: Compensation of the County Board

OPINION S-858 (January 17, 1975)
HIGHWAYS: Distinction Between Private and Public Road and Duty of Sheriff to Patrol Private Roads

OPINION S-861 (January 17, 1975)
COMPENSATION: Changes in Salaries of Elected County Officials

OPINION S-863 (January 20, 1975)
COUNTIES: County Board - Power of County Board to Retain Legal Counsel

OPINION S-864 (February 4, 1975)
COUNTIES: Fees and Salaries of Circuit Court Clerk

OPINION S-865 (February 4, 1975)
OFFICERS: Extent to which Coroner, Acting as Sheriff when the Sheriff is Interested or Otherwise Disqualified, is Authorized to Serve Summons, Execution, or Other Process on a Civil Action

OPINION S-867 (February 4, 1975)
COUNTIES: Right of Individuals to Mechanically Record Proceedings of County Board Meetings

OPINION S-871 (February 5, 1975)
MOTOR VEHICLES: School Bus Safety - Application and Construction of Public Act 78-1244 (School Bus Safety Law)

OPINION S-872 (February 27, 1975)
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: Measurement for Location of Detached or Drive-up Banking Facility

OPINION S-873 (February 27, 1975)
REVENUE: County Collector Distribution of Proceeds of Sale of Real Estate which was Acquired by County at Tax Sale

OPINION S-875 (March 6, 1975)
STATE MATTERS: Whether the Illinois Energy Resources Commission is Subject to the Open Meetings Act

OPINION S-877 (March 17, 1975)
OFFICERS: County Board Member Resigning to be Appointed by County Board to an Otherwise Forbidden Public Office. Compatibility of Offices of County Board Member With the Offices of President and Member of Forest Preserve Commission, Member of Board of Review, and Township Supervisor

OPINION S-878 (April 9, 1975)
OFFICERS: Application of the Illinois Purchasing Act

OPINION S-879 (April 9, 1975)
OFFICERS: Deputy Clerk of Circuit Court - Age - Qualification

OPINION S-880 (April 9, 1975)
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS: Recording of Instruments

OPINION S-881 (April 9, 1975)
FEES: State's Attorney's Fees

OPINION S-885 (April 9, 1975)
REAL ESTATE: Transfer of Real Estate from Hospital District to County

OPINION S-886 (April 9, 1975)
CONSTITUTION: Constitutionality of the Referendum Procedure for the Discontinuance of the County Tuberculosis Tax

OPINION S-887 (April 9, 1975)
COUNTIES: Liability of County for Hospitalization Expenses of Parolee Injured by City Policemen While Being Arrested for Commission of a New Offense

OPINION S-889 (April 9, 1975)
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS: Authority of School District to Post No Trespassing Notice

OPINION S-890 (April 10, 1975)
CONSTITUTION: Effective Date of Laws Veto Override

OPINION S-891 (May 5, 1975)
STATE MATTERS: Liability of State for Contracts and Torts of Area Agencies on Aging

OPINION S-892 (May 5, 1975)
OFFICERS: Term of Office for Member of Community Mental Health Board

OPINION S-893 (May 5, 1975)
COUNTY BOARD: Temporary Transfer of Funds

OPINION S-894 (May 5, 1975)
COUNTIES: Duty of County Clerk to Appoint Deputy Registrar

OPINION S-896 (May 5, 1975)
REAL ESTATE: Subdivision Plats: Partitions

OPINION S-898 (May 5, 1975)
COUNTIES: Validity of Appointment to Fill Vacancy on County Board Made after 60-Day Period for Filling Said Vacancy has Passed

OPINION S-907 (May 5, 1975)
INSURANCE: Authority of the Department of Insurance to Prohibit Discrimination in Employment

OPINION S-908 (May 5, 1975)
COUNTIES: Tape Recording of Open Meetings and the Illinois Eavesdropping Act

OPINION S-909 (May 27, 1975)
SPECIAL SERVICES: Period of Time That a Veteran is Entitled to a Scholarship

OPINION S-910 (May 28, 1975)
FAMILY LAW: Juvenile Court Act; Detention Facilities

OPINION S-912 (June 11, 1975)
LABOR: Department of Labor "Temporary Employment Agencies"

OPINION S-913 (June 17, 1975)
OFFICERS: State Board of Education - Commencement of Their Term of Office

OPINION S-914 (June 19, 1975)
NATURAL RESOURCES: Authority of Department to Issue Permit for Surface Mining Land Not Zoned for Mining

OPINION S-915 (June 20, 1975)
OFFICERS: State Board of Education Does Not Have Power to Appoint a Representative to the Board of Higher Education

OPINION S-916 (June 20, 1975)
OFFICERS: State Board of Education Without Authority to Succeed Superintendent of Public Instruction to Membership on Certain Boards

OPINION S-917 (June 20, 1975)
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS: Open Meetings - Intercollegiate Athletic Board

OPINION S-918 (June 20, 1975)
FINANCE: Whether the Illinois Building Authority Has Authority to Establish an Imprest Fund

OPINION S-919 (June 20, 1975)
OFFICERS: Duty of State's Attorney to Represent County Officials in Election Contest

OPINION S-921 (June 20, 1975)
OFFICERS: Duties of State's Attorney

OPINION S-923 (June 20, 1975)
AGRICULTURE: Size of Containers

OPINION S-930 (June 24, 1975)
COUNTIES: County Funds - Purchase of Stamps, License Plates, Etc.

OPINION S-935 (July 22, 1975)
OFFICERS: Authority of the Comptroller to Audit the Use of Income From Cemetery Care Funds

OPINION S-936 (July 24, 1975)
CONSTITUTION: Item Veto Power - Striking Language From an Appropriation Bill

OPINION S-937 (July 24, 1975)
CIVIL SERVICE: Political Contributions by City Officers and Employees

OPINION S-938 (July 29, 1975)
REVENUE: Motor Fuel Tax - Refunds For Reefer Units

OPINION S-939 (July 30, 1975)
STATE MATTERS: Illinois Purchasing Act

OPINION S-940 (August 1, 1975)
CONSTITUTION: Home-Rule Powers–Authority of City to Contract For and Fund Segment of Interstate Highway Wholly Within its Boundaries

OPINION S-941 (August 8, 1975)
COUNTIES: Power of County to Lease Coal or Mineral Rights

OPINION S-950 (August 8, 1975)
HIGHWAYS: Use of Motor Fuel Tax Funds to Maintain and Improve Non-dedicated Subdivision Roads

OPINION S-951 (August 28, 1975)
CONSTITUTION: Special Service Area Taxation

OPINION S-952 (August 28, 1975)
CONSTITUTION: Power of a Home Rule Unit to Establish a Housing Authority

OPINION S-957 (August 28, 1975)
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: Multiple Court Appearances for Traffic Ticket

OPINION S-959 (August 29, 1975)
OFFICERS: Liability for Slanderous Statements Made at Open Meetings

OPINION S-960 (September 2, 1975)
OFFICERS: Authority of Legislative Council

OPINION S-961 (September 10, 1975)
COUNTIES: Filling of Vacancies in County Offices Under Public Act 79-118 (Senate Bill 463, 79th G.A.)

OPINION S-963 (September 24, 1975)
CONSTITUTION: Meaning of the Word Fee

OPINION S-964 (September 24, 1975)
MUNICIPALITIES: City of Joliet Not Obligated by Statute to Bear Proportional Share of Development Costs of Public Water Commission in Absence of City Ordinance

OPINION S-965 (September 24, 1975)
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS: Registration of Identical Names

OPINION S-966 (September 24, 1975)
CRIMINAL LAW: Fine as a Condition of Probation When Judgment on Drug Charge Is Not Entered

OPINION S-967 (September 24, 1975)
COUNTIES: Assignment of Wages

OPINION S-971 (September 24, 1975)
REVENUE: Exemption for Nursing Home

OPINION S-974 (September 24, 1975)
REGULATED INDUSTRIES: Funeral or Burial Funds Act

OPINION S-975 (September 24, 1975)
LABOR: Six Day Week Law

OPINION S-976 (October 9, 1975)
MOTOR VEHICLES: Motor Vehicles Operated By Religious or Eleemosynary Institutions for Transportation of Persons

OPINION S-977 (October 16, 1975)
APPROPRIATIONS: Payments Authorized By Public Act 79-273

OPINION S-978 (October 23, 1975)
OFFICERS: Capital Stock and Surplus

OPINION S-979 (October 23, 1975)
PENSIONS: Right of Widower to Accidental Death Benefit

OPINION S-980 (October 23, 1975)
SPORTS AND GAMING: Bingo License and Tax Act

OPINION S-981 (October 23, 1975)
MOTOR VEHICLES: Application of Length Limitations of Illinois Vehicle Code to Portable Towing Device

OPINION S-982 (October 23, 1975)
COUNTIES: Deputy Sheriffs Merit Commission

OPINION S-983 (October 23, 1975)
CRIMINAL LAW: Monitoring Police Radio Bands

OPINION S-984 (October 23, 1975)
COUNTIES: Authority of County Board to Create Auxiliary Police Department

OPINION S-986 (October 24, 1975)
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: Foreign Banking Office Act

OPINION S-987 (October 29, 1975)
OFFICERS: Common Law Doctrine of Incompatibility Pertains to Offices Not to Employees

OPINION S-988 (October 29, 1975)
OFFICERS: Conflict of Interest

OPINION S-990 (November 4, 1975)
LABOR: Agricultural Exemptions From The Workmen's Compensation Act

OPINION S-991 (November 4, 1975)
REVENUE: Jurisdiction of Property Tax Appeal Board

OPINION S-992 (November 4, 1975)
CRIMINAL LAW: Violation of Civil Rights

OPINION S-993 (November 4, 1975)
OFFICERS: State Payment to Counties For Salaries of Assistant State's Attorneys

OPINION S-994 (November 4, 1975)
MUNICIPALITIES: Annexation of Adjacent Highways

OPINION S-995 (November 5, 1975)
COUNTIES: Duty of State's Attorney When County Board Leases Public Property for a Private Purpose

OPINION S-996 (November 12, 1975)
HIGHWAYS: Sale of Land no Longer Needed For Highway Purposes

OPINION S-997 (November 14, 1975)
OFFICERS: Authority of Lieutenant Governor as Chairman of Technical Advisory Committee on Aging

OPINION S-1000 (November 25, 1975)
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: Foreign Corporation Acting As An Investment Adviser in Illinois

OPINION S-1004 (December 3, 1975)
REVENUE: Payment of Personal Property Taxes Under Protest

OPINION S-1006 (December 5, 1975)
CONSTITUTION: Salaries of County Officers Cost of Living Adjustments

OPINION S-1007 (December 5, 1975)
OFFICERS: Public Meetings

OPINION S-1010 (December 8, 1975)
COUNTIES: Regulation of Private Sewage Disposal

OPINION S-1011 (December 10, 1975)
REVENUE: Real Estate Assessments Payment Under Protest

OPINION S-1013 (December 11, 1975)
OFFICERS: Duty of State's Attorney to Represent County Sheriff

OPINION S-1015 (December 11, 1975)
STATE MATTERS: Source of Funds to Pay Unanticipated Litigation Costs of IBA

OPINION S-1016 (December 11, 1975)
OFFICERS: Compatibility of Offices of County Board Member and Township Supervisor

OPINION S-1017 (December 12, 1975)
CONSTITUTION: Applicability of Section 21 of Article V to Increase in Per Diem Compensation of State Police Merit Board

OPINION S-1018 (December 12, 1975)
FAMILY LAW: Meaning of "Abuse" and "Neglect" in Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act

OPINION S-1022 (December 23, 1975)
OFFICERS: Vacancies in Office of Circuit Court Judge Caused by Mandatory Retirement

OPINION S-1023 (December 30, 1975)
COUNTIES: County Detention Home not Subject to Municipal Zoning

OPINION S-1025 (December 30, 1975)
COMPATIBILITY OF OFFICES: Offices of City Attorney and Deputy Public Defender are Incompatible