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provisions of this Act, and until their successors shall be duly
qualified, and nothing contained in this Act shall be construed
to interfere with the continuity of the terms or tenure of any
of said officers; nor shall a reappointment or re-election of any
of said officers be necessary in order to secure the said con-
tinuity of their said term or terms or tenures of office, unless
otherwise provided in this Act.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That in each year when
municipal taxes are paid by the taxpayers of the City of Havre
de Grace, the Mayor and City Council shall, out of the first
tax receipts which shall come into their possession, set aside
the sum of $4, 000, together with sufficient interest to pay the
interest on the outstanding debt created by this loan, and said
money shall upon maturity of any bond or bonds be forthwith
annually paid, first for the retirement of said bonds and for the
interest then due, and failure by the Mayor and City Council
to abide by this provision for the annual retirement of $4, 000
of said principal of said loan, and the annual payment of the
interest on the part of said loans still outstanding shall be a
breach of the specific revisions of this Act, and failure to pay
said loan and interest as herein provided shall cause said
Mayor or members of the City Council, if they are responsible
for said failure, to be personally liable therefor.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts
of Acts inconsistent with this Act, and all provisions of the
City Charter of the City of Havre de Grace inconsistent with
this Act, are herewith repealed and set aside only to the extent
by which said Act or Acts or provisions of said City Charter of
the City of Havre de Grace shall invalidate this Act, but to all
other intents and purposes said Act or Acts or provisions of the
City Charter inconsistent with this Act are not repealed or set
aside, but shall have the same force and effect hereafter as here-
tofore.

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That this Act is, and
same is hereby declared, to be an Emergency Act and necessary
for the immediate preservation of the health and safety of the
people of the City of Havre de Grace and State of Maryland,
and three-fifths of the members of both Houses of the General
Assembly of Maryland, having concurred therein, is hereby
declared to be an Emergency Act, and as such shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 9. 1924.