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(805 ILCS 125/0.01) (from Ch. 32, par. 197.9)     Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Special Charter Not for Profit Corporations Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(805 ILCS 125/1) (from Ch. 32, par. 198)     Sec. 1. All corporations, associations and societies organized under or created by any special act of the Legislature not for pecuniary profit, are hereby vested with power to create boards of trustees, directors or managers, and to elect and appoint members thereof, either from their own membership or otherwise, in such manner, at such times and for such periods as may be provided by the by-laws of such corporations, associations or societies.     Where the charter of any such corporation requires that the election of trustees shall have the consent, approval and ratification of the religious denomination as specified therein, and such denomination shall have waived and relinquished such power of consent, approval and ratification of such election by the representatives mentioned in charter, then said corporation may elect said trustees without such consent, approval and ratification of said religious denomination; and said board of trustees, directors or managers shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the by-laws of such corporation association or societies: Provided, that whenever any such trustees, directors or managers shall be elected or appointed, a certificate under the seal of the corporation, association or society, giving the names of such trustees, directors or managers, so appointed or elected, and the term of their office, shall be filed for record in the office of the recorder in the county or counties where the business of said corporation may be carried on, by such board of trustees, directors or managers. (Source: P.A. 83-358.)

(805 ILCS 125/2) (from Ch. 32, par. 199)     Sec. 2. Hereafter whenever any corporation, association or society, not for pecuniary profit, existing by virtue of any special law of this state, shall desire to avail itself of the right to amend its special charter so as to change its name, to change its place of business, to enlarge or change the object for which it was formed, to enlarge or change its powers in respect of owning, holding or using real or personal property or any other of its powers, to vest in a single governing body of trustees, directors or managers the corporate powers and other powers previously vested in two or more governing bodies, to provide the method of electing members of such governing body and their terms of office, to empower such governing body to elect a chairman and any other officers and to appoint committees, from its members, with such duties and powers as may be assigned and delegated thereto by the governing body, to recognize and give effect to changes in the name of any religious denomination or other organization with which such corporation, association or society is affiliated, or to increase or decrease the number of its trustees, directors, or managers, as now authorized or may hereafter be authorized by general law, or to elect its trustees, directors or managers without the approval or ratification of the religious denomination or other organization specified in its special charter, where the representatives of such religious denomination or other organization shall have waived and relinquished such right of consent, approval or ratification to the election of its trustees, directors or managers, such amendment shall not operate as a waiver, release or forfeiture of any of the other powers, rights or privileges of such corporation, association or society granted to or secured under and by virtue of such special charter.     However, if such corporation by virtue of its special charter or any amendment thereto was granted any exemption or immunity from taxation in respect of any amount of real estate or other property specified in such special charter or amendment, nothing in this Act or any amendment to such special charter authorized by this Act shall be construed to permit any enlargement or increase of such amount of real estate or other property or such exemption or immunity from taxation as provided in such special charter or any amendment thereto. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 460.)

(805 ILCS 125/3) (from Ch. 32, par. 199.1)     Sec. 3. Any such corporation, association or society is authorized to amend its special charter as provided in section 2 of this Act, in the manner following:     (a) The trustees, directors or managers of any such corporation, association or society shall adopt a resolution setting forth such amendment;     (b) If the trustees, directors or managers of such corporation, association or society are elected or chosen otherwise than by such trustees, directors or managers, such resolution shall also be adopted by such vote, approval or consent of the persons entitled to elect or choose such trustees, directors or managers as is required in such election or choice. (Source: Laws 1941, vol. 1, p. 460.)

(805 ILCS 125/4) (from Ch. 32, par. 199.2)     Sec. 4. Whenever any such resolution has been adopted in the manner provided in section 3 of this Act, a certified copy of such resolution, verified by the affidavit of the president of said corporation, association or society and under its corporate seal, attested by its secretary, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State and a like copy filed in the office of the recorder of the county where the principal office of such corporation, association or society is located, and thereupon such amendment shall be and become effective. (Source: P.A. 83-358.)

(805 ILCS 125/5) (from Ch. 32, par. 199.3)     Sec. 5. Any corporation, association or society, not for pecuniary profit, existing by virtue of any special Act of the Legislature, notwithstanding any limitation or restriction contained in such special Act, shall have the power to purchase, take, receive, acquire, own, hold, use, lease, sell, mortgage, pledge and otherwise deal in and with such real or personal property, including shares or other interests in or obligations of domestic or foreign corporations, associations, partnerships or individuals, of whatever nature or kind and of whatever amount or value may be necessary, suitable or proper to serve and accomplish the purposes of its organization, and shall have the power to take, receive, acquire, own, hold and use any real and personal property which may be given or bequeathed by will or may be granted or donated by deed or other instrument, or may otherwise be conveyed to such corporation, association or society, for endowment or other purposes. (Source: P.A. 84-1308.)

(805 ILCS 125/6) (from Ch. 32, par. 199.4)     Sec. 6. Wherever in this Act the words "special charter" are used they shall be construed to mean the special law of this state by virtue of which the corporation, association or society exists, irrespective of whether or not in such special law such charter is referred to as the charter or special charter of the corporation, association or society. (Source: Laws 1941, vol. 1, p. 460.)