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(b) The taxing body or bodies of each incorporated
town or city of this State which shall have availed itself of
the provisions of this Act by borrowing money or incurring
indebtedness on its individual faith and credit are hereby
authorized, empowered and directed to levy town or city
taxes of an amount not in excess of 8c on each one hundred
dollars ($100. 00) of assessable property, subject to town
or city taxes, to be collected according to law, in such
amount as will repay in full with interest the money or
indebtedness incurred under this Act by such town or city,
within the period of two years after said indebtedness was
incurred.

207. The administration, expenditure and accounting of
all sum or sums raised, borrowed or obtained by any county
under the provisions of this Act shall be subject to the con-
trol of the County Commissioners, or such other public
body in the county as the County Commissioners may des-
ignate, including the County Welfare Board, or County
Civil Works Board now existing, or which may hereafter
be created or any similar public body in the county co-
operating with the State or Federal Government in the
administration of public relief or civil works funds.

That the administration, expenditure and accounting of
all sum or sums raised, borrowed or obtained by any in-
corporated town or city under the provisions of this Act
shall be subject to the control of the governing body of
such incorporated town or city, or such other public body
as the governing body may designate.

208. That this Act being enacted to meet an emergency
through the police power of the State, is hereby declared
to be immediately necessary for the preservation of the
public peace, health and safety and shall be liberally con-
strued.

209. That should any section, or part of a section of this
Act be held to be invalid for any reason, such holding shall
not be construed as affecting the validity of any remaining
section or part of a section of this Act, it being the legisla-
tive intent that the remainder of this Act shall stand, not-
withstanding the invalidity of such section or part of a
section.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency law and necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public health and safety,