excess cost therefore reported to him, as provided in section 5 of this Act, upon the order of the Board of Administration.

APPROVED June 2, 1911.

DONATIONS.

AN ACT relative to property conveyed, devised or bequeathed for the use and benefit of any public school district.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Whenever any grant, gift, donation, devise or bequest of real estate or personal property has been or shall be, directly or indirectly, made to or for the use of any public school district in this State and the deed, will or other instrument by which such grant, gift, donation, devise or bequest is made declares in terms or in substance that such property shall be held, managed, improved and to be vested in the board of directors (or board of education as the case may be) of such district for the use so expressed and shall be held, managed, improved, invested or disposed of by such board in such manner as will best promote and carry into effect the intention of the person making such grant, gift, donation, devise or bequest as expressed in the instrument by which the same was or shall be so made.

§ 2. This Act shall not apply in any case where the deed, will or other instrument by which such gift, donation, devise or bequest has been or shall be made, effectively vests the title and control of such property in a trustee or grantee named in such deed, will or other instrument, provided, however, if the trustee or grantee so named is incapable of taking or administering the trust so created, or if the grantee or trustee so named shall refuse or fail to accept such trust, then the title and control thereof shall vest as provided in section 1 hereof.

§ 3. Nothing contained herein is intended to, nor shall it be so construed as to validate or make effective any bequest, devise or legacy which but for this enactment would have been invalid or ineffective. APPROVED June 27, 1917.

DONATIONS, AGAIN.

AN ACT relative to property conveyed, devised or bequeathed for the use and benefit of any public school district.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Whenever any grant, gift, donation, devise or bequest of real estate or personal property has been or shall be, directly or indirectly, made to or for the use of any public school district in this State and the deed, will or other instrument by which such grant, gift, donation, devise or bequest is made declares in terms or in substance that such property shall be held, managed, improved and invested or otherwise disposed of for the use and benefit of

the public schools in such district, the title to such property may and shall be taken to be vested in the board of directors (or board of education as the case may be) of such district for the use so expressed and shall be held, managed, improved, invested or disposed of by such board in such manner as will best promote and carry into effect the intention of the person making such grant, gift, donation, devise or bequest as expressed in the instrument by which the same was or shall be so made.

§ 2. This Act shall not apply in any case where the deed, will or other instrument by which such gift, donation, devise or bequest has been or shall be made, effectively vests the title and control of such property in a trustee or grantee named in such deed, will or other instrument: Provided, however, if the trustee or grantee so named is incapable of taking or administering the trust so created, or if the grantee or trustee so named shall refuse or fail to accept such trust, then the title and control thereof shall vest as provided in section 1 hereof.

§ 3. Nothing contained herein is intended to, nor shall it be so construed as to validate or make effective any bequest, devise or legacy which but for this enactment would have been invalid or ineffective. APPROVED June 28, 1917.

EASTERN ILLINOIS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE. AN ACT changing the name of the Eastern Illinois State Normal School.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the Eastern Illinois State Normal School located at Charleston, Illinois, shall, after the passage of this Act, be known as the "Eastern Illinois State Teachers College at Charleston"; and under that name and title shall have, possess, be seized of and exercise all rights, privileges, franchises, powers and estates which have hitherto belonged to said Eastern Illinois State Normal School.

§ 2. Whereas an emergency exists, therefore, this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED June 3, 1921.

ELECTIONS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.

AN ACT to regulate the holding of elections and declaring the result thereof for town, school township and school district purposes, where such town, school township or school district lies wholly within or partly within and partly without any city, village or incorporated town which has adopted or may adopt an Act entitled, "An Act regulating the holding of elections and declaring the result thereof in cities, villages and incorporated towns in this State," approved June 19, 1885; in force July 1, 1885.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That in all elections hereafter

held for town, school township or school district purposes in any town, school township or school district lying wholly within or partly within and partly without any city, village or incorporated town which has or may adopt an Act entitled "An Act regulating the holding of elections and declaring the result thereof in cities, villages and incorporated towns in this State," approved June 19, 1885, in force July 1, 1885, the legal authorities of such town, school township or school district, shall locate the polling place or places, appoint the judges and clerks, and otherwise conduct the election in that portion or part of the town, school township or school district that lies without such city, village or incorporated town, in the manner provided by law, except as hereinafter provided, but no one residing without such city, village or incorporated town shall vote at any polling place within, nor shall any one residing within vote at any polling place without, and the votes cast at the polling place or places without such city, village or incorporated town, shall be canvassed, certified and returned as is now provided by law in such cases, and in addition thereto a complete abstract of the votes cast shall be made, certified and returned to the election commissioners of such city, village or incorporated town.

§ 2. In all that part or portion of such town, school township or school district that lies within such city, village or incorporated town, or where the same lies wholly within any such city, village or incorporated town, the election shall be conducted by the election commissioners of such city, village or incorporated town in strict conformity with the said Act approved June 19, 1885, mentioned in section 1 of this Act, and when partly within and partly without any such city, village or incorporated town the election commissioners shall certify the returns received by them from the polling place or places without such city, village or incorporated town, to the proper officer or officers; and all the returns so certified and returned by the election commissioners shall be canvassed, together with the returns certified from polling places within, by the same canvassing board, the results thereof declared, and certificates of election shall be issued thereon, the same as if all such votes had been cast in, certified and returned from such city, village or incorporated town: Provided, it shall not be necessary under this Act for the election commissioners to make or cause to be made a revision of the registry for special elections, or elections to fill a vacancy in a single office.

§ 3. An officer who shall willfully refuse to perform any duty required by this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, and on conviction shall be removed from office, by the order of the court wherein such fine is assessed, and any person or combination of persons who shall under any pretense whatever attempt to establish a rival polling place, or otherwise attempt to obstruct or interfere with any election held or to be held under this Act, shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than three years.

APPROVED March 23, 1887.

ELECTIONS-JUDGES AND CLERKS.

AN ACT to provide for the compensation of judges and clerks of election at elections at which trustees of schools and school directors are elected under the provisions of an Act entitled, “An Act to regulate the holding of elections and declaring the result thereof in cities, villages and incorporated towns in this State," approved June 19, 1885.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That at all elections held under the provisions of an Act entitled, "An Act to regulate the holding of elections and declaring the result thereof in cities, villages and incorporated towns in this State," approved June 19, 1885, and those amendatory and supplemental thereto, at which any trustee of schools shall be elected, the expenses of such election shall be paid out of the treasury of the school township for which the trustee is elected.

§ 2. That all elections held under the provisions of said Acts, at which a school director is elected, the expenses of such election shall be paid out of any funds belonging or appertaining to the district for which such director is elected.

§ 3. The corporate authorities of school townships and school districts are hereby authorized and empowered to levy taxes for the purpose of paying such election expenses. (As amended by an Act approved June 28, 1921.)

ELECTIONS VALIDATED.

AN ACT to legalize certain elections held since July 1, 1911, under and by virtue of "An Act to authorize the organization of high school districts," approved June 5, 1911, and in force July 1, 1911, and all proceedings taken in pursuance thereof, and to abate certain pending suits.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That whenever any election has been held since July 1, 1911, under and by virtue of "An Act to authorize the organization of high school districts," approved June 5, 1911, and in force July 1, 1911, at which the votes of women may have been the deciding factor in carrying such election then, and in such case, such elections are hereby made and held to be legal, valid and binding, and all high school districts organized under and by virtue of such elections and in pursuance thereof, if otherwise legally organized, are hereby held and declared to be duly and legally organized and made valid and binding, and all officers elected and all acts done and by virtue of such elections and in pursuance thereof, if otherwise legal are hereby made valid and declared to be legal, binding and of full force and effect, and all pending suits, questioning the validity of such elections on the aforesaid grounds, shall abate: Provided, that this Act shall not apply to any district,

portions of which have since the organization of such district, been later organized into or as a part of any other district or districts.

§ 2. Whereas, an emergency exists, therefore, this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. APPROVED April 24, 1915.

ELECTIONS VALIDATED AGAIN.

AN ACT to legalize certain elections held under and by virtue of an Act entitled, "An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools," approved and in force June 12, 1909, as subsequently amended.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That all elections for the purpose of organizing high school districts held since June 12, 1909, under and by virtue of an Act entitled, “An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools," approved and in force June 12, 1909, as subsequently amended, pursuant to election notices which failed to state the exact location of the voting or polling places, are hereby declared and made legal, valid and binding. All high school districts organized pursuant to such elections, if otherwise legally organized, are hereby declared to be legally organized. All officers elected pursuant to such elections, if otherwise legally elected, are hereby declared to be duly and legally elected, and all proceedings and acts had in pursuance of such elections, if otherwise legally had and performed, are hereby declared and made legal, valid, binding and of full force and effect.

APPROVED June 26, 1917.

ELECTIONS VALIDATED AGAIN.

AN ACT legalizing certain elections in high school districts.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That in all cases where any question or proposition has been submitted by the board of education. of any high school district and has received a majority of the votes cast thereon at an election held in such district, said election is hereby in all respects validated and confirmed, where the notice of such election had not been posted in ten public places in such district.

APPROVED June 22, 1921.

EMINENT DOMAIN.

AN ACT enabling trustees, boards of education, and other corporate authorities of universities, colleges, township high schools, and all other educational institutions established and supported by this State, or by a township, to exercise the right of eminent domain. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That whenever any lot or parcel