Where permissible the Mayor may designate one or more competent persons to take the census of the population of the city in order to determine the number of inhabitants for any and all purposes wherein the authority or power of the city is based upon the number of inhabitants. The compensation of the persons taking the census shall be determined and fixed by the City Council and paid out of the City Treasury.
('69 Code, § 1-12)
Statutory reference:
Census, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5 § 1-7-1