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History University of Illinois S. Schwartz, James M. Harkey, William Kearns, David Gregory, Absolom Cress, Jacob Cress, jr., J. P. Silly, Dr. J. C. A. Seeger and Paul Anderson, being the trustees of the Illinois State University, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby created a body corporate and politic, for the purpose of founding or maintaining, in or near the city of Springfield, Illinois, an institution of learning, to be under the auspices of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and to be known by the name of "Illinois State University." 2. Said corporation shall be known by the name and style of "The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University,'' and by that style and name remain and have perpetual succession, with power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded; to acquire, hold and convey property, real, personal and mixed; and in all lawful ways to have, use and alter at pleasure, a common seal; to make, alter and establish, from time to time, such constitution, rules, by-laws and regulations as they may deem necessary for the good government of said corporation and the proper management of the institution under their control: Provided, such constitution, rules, by-laws and regulations be not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, and the constitution and laws of this state or of the United States. 3. The number of persons constituting said board of trustees shall never exceed thirty-one, two-thirds of whom shall always be members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Said twothirds shall always be elected by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Illinois, and by such Evangelical Lutheran Synods as may hereafter be admitted to a participation in the control of said