ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 931

($75, 000) Dollars of Flood Prevention Bonds of 1927 and
Seventy-five Thousand ($75, 000) Dollars of Flood Prevention
Notes of 1927 authorized by Chapter... of the Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland of 1927.

SEC. 19. And be it further enacted,, That for the purposes
of this Act and in the exercise of all the powers and rights
granted by it, said Mayor and City Council of Cumberland
shall have jurisdiction within the present limits of the City of
Cumberland and for a mile in any direction outside of said
limits, within the State of Maryland.

SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That said Mayor and
City Council of Cumberland shall have full power and author-
ity to fix the term or terms of service and the compensation of
all persons appointed on any of the Commissions authorized by
this Act.

SEC. 21. And be it further enacted, That said Mayor and
City Council of Cumberland shall have full power and author-
ity to provide by orders or ordinances for the carrying out of
any and all of the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 22. And be it further enacted, That this Act, where
the context so admits, shall be construed as though the word
"or" were written "and/or" and as though the word "and" were
written "and/or. "

SEC. 23. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts
of Acts in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed to the
extent that they conflict with this Act and no further.

SEC. 24. And be it further enacted, That each section of
this Act and every part of each section are hereby declared to-
be independent sections, and the holding of any section or
sections, or part or parts thereof, to be void, ineffective or un-
constitutional for any cause, shall not be deemed to affect any
other section or part thereof.

SEC. 25. And be it further enacted, That this is an emer-
gency law, necessary for the health, safety and best interests
of the citizens of Cumberland, and three-fifths of the members
of the General Assembly of Maryland concurring therein, shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 26, 1927.