548 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 338

such subdivision upon which any street, alley, lane, avenue,
thoroughfare or public highway shall have been laid out, shall
be received by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Caroline
County for record among the Land Records of said Caroline
County until the said plat or plan has been approved in writ-
ing by the Mayor and Council of Federalsburg, and said ap-
proval stamped thereon. The Mayor and Council of Federals-
burg shall have power to prescribe rules and regulations
governing the filing of plats or plans for such subdivision and
requiring all properties so subdivided to have permanent
markers or boundary stones placed at all street intersections,
and to regulate and establish the width and grades for all
streets, alleys, lanes, avenues, thoroughfares, public highways
or sidewalks so laid out in any subdivision. The Mayor and
Council also have the right to pass an ordinance providing for
plumbing and building codes in said town and to make regu-
lation for plumbing installations and permits therefor within
the limits of said town.

217. The Mayor and Council of Federalsburg may when-
ever they deem necessary borrow money on the faith and credit
of said town by note or otherwise in any amount they may
deem necessary, provided that said indebtedness thus created
shall not exceed at any time the sum of Twenty-five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000.00).

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That residence in the
area annexed or added to the Town of Federalsburg by this
Act shall be considered as residence within said town for the
purpose of qualifying persons to vote and hold office in said
town.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That if any provision or
clause of this Act is held invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect any other section
or provision of this Act, nor shall it extend to any other per-
son or set of circumstances.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety, and having
been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths
of all the members elected to each of the two Houses of the
General Assembly of Maryland, the same shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 16, 1947.