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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

607

Section 2. T h e conveyance herein described is for the purpose of securing the approval of the United States Government to an application for a grant or loan of Federal funds made by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for the construction of a Medical and Dental Unit on the property described in Section one of this Act. Section 2. Whereas, an application by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for a grant and loan of Federal funds for the construction of a Medical and Dental U n i t ; and, whereas, in order to consummate the plan of construction and financing thereof it is necessary that title to the real estate upon which such project is to be constructed be in the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois; and, whereas, contracts for the construction of said Medical and Dental Unit have been let and the work of construction has been commenced, but funds cannot be obtained from the Federal Government until the title to the property in this Act described is unconditionally transferred to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, it is necessary that this Act take effect immediately in order to enable this State to take advantage of the opportunity offered to construct this Medical and Dental Unit, therefore, an emergency exists and this Act shall take effect upon its passage.

JOHN P. DEVINE

Speaker,

House

of

Representatives of the Senate

T H O M A S F. DONOVAN

President

This bill having been filed in this office by the Governor without approval, and it having been presented to him ten days, Sundays excepted, prior to this date, the General Assembly being in session, it has thereby become a law. Witness my hand this 20th day of March, A.D. 1936.

EDWARD J. H U G H E S

Secretary

of

State

This report was received for record.

RESOLUTION LIMITING CONTRACTS RELATING TO SECOND UNIT OF THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL BUILDING (3) Following the passage by the 59th General Assembly, First Special Session, of the legislation authorizing the Board of Trustees of the University to create trusts, etc., and transferring unconditionally to the Board the site of the second unit of the medical and dental building, the members of the Board of Trustees were canvassed, in conformity with a suggestion made by the Governor's representatives, to ascertain if they would agree to the adoption at the next meeting of the Board of a resolution limiting the execution of contracts to such agreements alone as do not create a lien upon real property other than the site of the proposed new unit. This was understood to be in conformity with the Governor's request when he agreed not to veto the two bills. Accordingly, the following resolution is offered: Be it resolved, that the authorization heretofore given by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois to certain of its executive officers and agents to execute contracts with the Federal Government or others in order to obtain a loan and grant for the purpose of constructing the Medical and Dental College Unit at the College of Medicine in Chicago, be understood to confer no authority upon any official or representative of the Board of Trustees to execute any agreement which would create a lien upon any real property belonging to the University of Illinois or to the State of Illinois other than the site on which the proposed Medical and Dental College building is to be constructed. I recommend that this resolution be adopted and that the Secretary of the Board be directed to send a certified copy thereof to the Governor.

On motion of Mr. Mayer, this resolution was adopted and the Secretary was directed to send a certified copy to the Governor.