588 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 327

required by law for contracts for the construction of public
roads.

38-I. One-half of the expense of the maintenance and re-
pair of all bridges, archways or culverts, including the ap-
proaches to such bridges, archways or culverts, which may be
required to be constructed in the elimination of any grade
crossing, shall be paid by the company or companies operating
such railroad. The other half of such expenses shall be de-
frayed by the State Roads Commission. All of the details
with respect to such maintenance and repair shall be deter-
mined by the State Roads Commission, whose powers and
duties relating thereto shall be subject to all of the provisions
of the aforegoing sections concerning notice, hearing, penal-
ties, enforcement of orders, etc., so far as the same may be
practicable.

38-J. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect
or limit the powers vested in or duties imposed upon the Coun-
ty Commissioners of the several Counties under the provisions
of Section 240 of Article 23 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land, Edition of 1924.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That if any part or
parts of this Act or of any Section thereof, shall be held to be
unconstitutional, such unconstitutionality shall not affect the
validity of the remaining part or parts of this Act or of any
Section thereof. The Legislature hereby declares that it would
have passed, the remaining parts of this Act or of any Section
thereof, if it had known that such part or parts thereof or of
any Section thereof, would be declared unconstitutional.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts
of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 6. 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 upon a yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths
of all of the members elected to each of the two Houses of the
General Assembly, the same shall take effect from the date of
its passage.

Approved March 31, 1927.