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the stock of such corporations for the purpose of owning, leasing or oper-
ating or dealing with any of the public works herein mentioned; (f) to
transfer, assign and pledge said stock and to grant, convey, lease, mort-
gage or assign to any such corporation any of the public works herein
mentioned; (g) to grant, convey, assign, sell, lease, mortgage, encumber
or otherwise dispose of any of the public works herein mentioned to any
person or body corporate, public or private; (h) to charge, collect, receive
and expend rentals, fees and other sums of money for the use and enjoy-
ment of any of the public works herein mentioned or any part thereof, and
for the preparation of plans and other preliminary work in connection
therewith, and to execute any and all contracts, agreements and other docu-
ments in connection therewith.

Provided, however, that no public works herein mentioned shall be pur-
chased, constructed or operated within the area in Montgomery and Prince
George's Counties known as the Maryland-Washington Metropolitan Dis-
trict as defined in Chapter 448 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland of 1927 and any amendments thereto, without the approval of
the Maryland-National Capitol Park and Planning Commission.

1933 (Special Sess.), ch. 32, sec. 18.

18. Wherever it shall be deemed necessary by the Commission to take
or acquire any lands, structures or buildings or other rights, either in fee
or as easements, for any public works herein mentioned, the Commission
may purchase the same either directly or through its agents from the owner
or owners thereof, or, failing to agree with the owner or owners thereof;
may condemn the same under the provisions of Article 33A of the Code
of Public General Laws of Maryland or any amendments thereto.

1933 (Special Sess.), ch. 32, sec. 19.

19. The Commission shall have power to designate and appoint any
agent, attorney or other representative, and in particular, any corporation
formed by it under the general laws of the State of Maryland as provided
in Section 17 (e) hereof, to exercise any of the powers herein granted, and
to designate to such agent, attorney or representative the exercise of such
powers.

1933 (Special Sess.), ch. 32, sec. 2.

20. If any clause, sentence, part or parts of this sub-title, or any sec-
tion thereof, shall be held to be invalid for any reason, such holding shall
not be construed as affecting the validity of the remaining parts of this
sub-title or of any section or part of a section thereof, it being the Legis-
lative intent that the remainder of this sub-title shall stand, notwithstand-
ing the invalidity of such clause, sentence part or parts of this sub-title,
or of any section or part of a section and it is hereby expressly declared
that if the provisions of this sub-title, authorizing the creation of the Com-
mission known as the "Maryland Emergency Housing and Park Commis-
sion," shall be declared to be invalid by any Court of competent jurisdic-
tion, all and every action theretofore taken or done by said Commission
under the authority of this sub-title which shall have been approved and
adopted by the Board of Public Works as the act of said Board of Public
Works shall nevertheless be valid, and in such event the Board of Public
Works shall be authorized to exercise the rights, powers and duties of the
Maryland Emergency Housing and Park Commission until June 1, 1934,