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SEC. 18. And be it further enacted, That should any sec-
tion of this Act or any part of a section hereof be declared
unconstitutional, the said section or part of section so deemed
and declared to be unconstitutional shall be deemed and taken
to be severable from the balance of said Act, and all the bal-
ance of said section or parts of sections and all the balance of
said Act shall be and remain as a valid and subsisting Act.

SEC. 19. And be it further enacted. That Sections 204 and
208 of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title
"Licenses, " sub-title "Motor Vehicles, " and more particularly
designated under part five of said Motor Vehicle Law for the
purpose of identification and for repeal, be, and the same by
express reference, are hereby repealed in so far as the same,
or either of them are inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act.

SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect on the first day of June, 1927.

Approved April 5, 1927.

CHAPTER 427.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 17 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's
County, " sub-title "Laurel, " conferring power upon the
Mayor and City Council of Laurel to issue certificates of
indebtedness for repairs and or replacements to any munici-
pally owned utility, to be known as Section 216-A.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That a new section be and the same is hereby added
to Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland,
title "Prince George's County, " subtitle "Laurel, " to be known
as Section 216-A, to read as follows:

Section 216-A. And the said Mayor and City Council is
empowered, from time to time, to borrow money on the faith
and credit of the Mayor and City Council of Laurel and to
issue negotiable certificates of indebtedness, which shall bear
interest at not more than six per centum per annum, for the