[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Westville as Ch. 1, Art. II, Div. IV, §§ 1-2-18,
1-2-28 to 1-2-31, 1-2-34 and 1-2-35, of the 2015 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A. The
Corporate Seal of the Village shall be the same as that heretofore
provided and used by the Village. It shall be circular in form with
the words, "Village of Westville, Vermilion County, Illinois" in the
exterior circle, and the word "Seal" in the interior circle. (65 ILCS
5/2-2-12)
B. The
Corporate Seal shall be used as such seal in all cases provided for
by law or by the ordinances of the Village and in all other cases
in which, by law and custom, it is usual and necessary for the corporation
to use a seal. The Seal shall be and remain with the Village Clerk,
who shall be the legal custodian. (65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-90)
A. Presentation.
All claims against the Village for goods purchased, damaged, or originating
in any other way, except for claims for salaries and other allowances
that are fixed by ordinance, shall be presented to the Village Clerk
on or before 12:00 noon the Thursday preceding the monthly meeting
of each month. All such claims must be in writing and items shall
be specified.
B. Exception.
This does not prohibit the Village Board from passing on any claims
not previously presented to the Village Clerk if, in the opinion of
the Board, justice to the claimant requires it.
The municipal year shall commence on May 1 and shall end on
the following April 30. No appointments shall be made during the last
month of the municipal year in the year of a mayoral election.
Each member of the corporate authorities may receive reimbursement
from the municipality for expenses incurred by the member in attending
committee meetings of the corporate authorities or for other expenses
incurred by the member in the course of performing official duties.
[See 65 ILCS 5/3.1-50-15(b).]
All official records, including the Corporate Seal, shall be
kept in the Village Hall.
All property which 1) is owned by the Village, and 2) lies outside
the corporate limits of the Village, and 3) does not lie within the
corporate limits of any other municipality shall be subject to the
ordinances, control, and jurisdiction of the Village in all respects
the same as the property owned by the Village which lies within the
corporate limits thereof. (65 ILCS 5/7-4-2)
The Village Board shall have jurisdiction in and over all places
within 1/2 mile of the corporate limits for the purpose of enforcing
health and quarantine ordinances and regulations. (65 ILCS 5/7-4-1)