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sections of expressway, or a bridge, or a railroad grade separa-
tion, or a combination thereof, as parts of the State High-
way System.

(G) (Municipality.) The word "municipality" shall mean
any municipality, special taxing area, district, or other poli-
tical subdivision of this State other than a county or Bal-
timore City.

(H) (Debt Service.) The term "debt service" shall mean
the interest, sinking fund and maturity requirements with
respect to bonds or other evidences of debt.

10. The Gasoline Tax Fund, created as a special fund pur-
suant to the provisions of Article 56 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland, shall be distributed by the State Treasurer upon
warrants of the Comptroller as provided in Sections 11, 12
and 13 of this sub-title.

11. Fifty per cent, of the monies paid into the Gasoline Tax
Fund during any fiscal year shall be held and from time to
time disbursed for the account of the State Roads Commission
for the following purposes and for such purposes only:

(a) First, for preserving the annual tax laid by Section
140K of this Article, as enacted by Chapter 856 of the Acts of
1941, and described therein as part of the State Roads Com-
mission's share of the one-half cent gasoline tax; it being the
intent hereof that, so long as any of the revenue bonds referred
to in Section 140K remain unpaid and outstanding, the tax
laid by said section shall not be repealed, diminished or applied
to any other object and shall be deemed to continue as a pro-
portionate part of the Five Cent Gasoline Tax imposed by
Section 241 of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

(b) Next, for preserving that portion of the annual tax laid
by Section 147E of this Article, as enacted by Chapter 884 of
the Acts of 1941, and described therein as part of one and
four-tenths mills of the two cent (2c) gasoline tax; it being
the intent hereof that, so long as any of the refunding and
improvement bonds referred to in said Section 147E remain
unpaid and outstanding, the tax laid by said section shall not
be repealed, diminished or applied to any other object and
shall be deemed to continue as a proportionate part of the
Five Cent Gasoline Tax imposed by Section 241 of Article 56
of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

(c) Next, for preserving the annual tax laid by Section
140-T of this Article, as enacted by Chapter 755 of the Acts
of 1945, and described therein as the State Roads Commission's
share of the One-Half Cent (1/2c) Grade Elimination Gasoline