In making local improvements by special assessment, the Board of Local Improvements and the President and Board of Trustees shall have those powers and duties and shall follow those procedures set forth in chapter 24, division 2 of article 9, Illinois Municipal Code, as amended prior to the effective date hereof. Said division 2 is hereby adopted by reference, not less than one copy of such division having been on file in the office of the Village Clerk for a period of fifteen (15) days prior to the effective date hereof.
The Board of Local Improvements and the President and Board of Trustees shall have all the powers and duties set forth in said statute incorporated herein by reference.