All proceedings heretofore had or instituted, all elections heretofore held, all purchases of land, all proceedings for the acquisition of land by the right of eminent domain, all moneys expended, and all bonds or other securities issued under the provisions of the act, approved the twentieth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one (Pamphlet Laws, nine hundred and forty-four),¹ entitled “An act authorizing the establishment by counties of hospitals for the treatment of persons afflicted with tuberculosis; providing for the management and maintenance thereof; and authorizing the incurring of indebtedness and the levy of taxes therefor,” and its amendments and supplements, by any county or by any board of trustees in behalf of any county, are hereby ratified, confirmed, validated, and made legal, and in any county where any such hospital has been or is now being erected, or where proceedings have been instituted under the provisions of said act, such proceedings and hospital may be completed, and the said hospital may thereafter be managed and operated in accordance with the provisions of this act.