Article 1. Short Title And General Provisions  

    (60 ILCS 1/1-1)
    Sec. 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Township Code.
(Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)

    (60 ILCS 1/1-5)
    Sec. 1-5. Use of terms.
    (a) A reference in another Act to a town (other than an incorporated town) shall be deemed a reference to a township as that term is used in this Code.
    (b) A reference in another Act to the board of trustees of a town (other than an incorporated town) or township, the board of town trustees, or the board of township trustees shall be deemed a reference to the township board as that term is used in this Code.
    (c) A reference in another Act to an officer of a town (other than an incorporated town) shall be deemed a reference to a township officer as that term is used in this Code.
(Source: P.A. 88-62.)