WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1803

supplement and increase said authority. Nothing contained
in this Act shall in any manner be considered a limitation
or restriction on any existing power and authority granted
the County Commissioners of any County nor shall any
broader or more unrestricted power or procedure vested in
or authorized to the County Commissioners of any County
with respect to any matters specifically provided for by a
Public Local Law be deemed in any manner limited by any
of the provisions of Section 1 of this Act.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1947.

Approved April 23, 1947.

CHAPTER 731.

(House Bill 351)

AN ACT to add a new Article to the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), said new Article to be known as
Article 23A, to be entitled "Corporations—Municipal", to
follow immediately after Article 23 of said Code and to
relate, generally, to the powers, duties and rights of muni-
cipal corporations in this State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new Article be and it is hereby added to the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1939) Edition), said new Article
to be known as Article 23A, to be entitled ''Corporations—
Municipal", to follow immediately after Article 23 of said
Code, and to read as follows:

ARTICLE 23A
CORPORATIONS—MUNICIPAL

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. The inhabitants of every incorporated municipality in
Maryland constitute and shall continue to be a body coporate,
and under the corporate name shall have perpetual succession,
may sue and be sued, and may pass and adopt all ordinances,
resolutions or by-laws necessary or proper to exercise the
powers granted herein or elsewhere.

ENUMERATION OF EXPRESS POWERS

2. The legislative body of every incorporated municipality
in this State, except, Baltimore City, by whatever name