330 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 144

of bonds, interim certificates or other obligations for like
purpose and without regard to the requirements, restric-
tions or other provisions contained in any other law. Bonds
may be issued under this Act notwithstanding any debt or
other limitation prescribed by any other law, and the mode
and method of procedure for issuance of bonds under this
Act need not conform to the provisions of any other law.
Any proceedings heretofore taken under any other law
by the municipality relating to the subject matter of this
Act may be continued under such other law or under this
Act, or at the option of the governing body, may be dis-
continued and new proceedings instituted under this Act.
Except in pursuance of any contract or agreement thereto-
fore entered into by and between the municipality and any
federal agency, the municipality shall not borrow any
money or issue any bonds pursuant to the provisions of this
Act after January 1, 1940. It is the purpose of this Act
to enable the municipality to secure the benefits of the
Act of Congress to encourage public works, to reduce unem-
ployment and thereby to assist in the national recovery and
promote the public welfare, and to these ends the munici-
pality shall have power to do all things necessary or con-
venient to carry out said purpose in addition to the ex-
press powers conferred in this Act; this Act is remedial
in nature and the powers hereby granted shall be liberally
construed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any one or
more sections, clauses, sentences, or parts of this Act shall
for any reason be questioned in any court, and shall be
adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall
not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions
thereof but shall be confined to its operation to the specific
provisions so held unconstitutional or invalid, and the in-
applicability or invalidity of any section, clause or pro-
vision of this Act in any one or more instances shall not
be taken to affect or prejudice in any way its applicability
or validity in any other instance.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That in so far as the
provisions of this Act are inconsistent with the provisions
of any other law, the provisions of this Act shall be control-
ling.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency law and necessary for