HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1251

all needful ordinances, which shall have the force and
effect of law, to carry the preceding provision of this section
into effect. All assessments and charges collected by the
Treasurer of Baltimore County shall be deposited as re-
ceived into a special account or accounts in one or more
banks designated by the Commissioners and the sums so
deposited, together with all sums received by the Com-
missioners to the credit of the Metropolitan District water
and sewerage funds, after deducting all overhead expenses
of the Commissioners and all proper and necessary costs
of maintaining and operating the systems, shall be applied
by the Commissioners to. the payment of the interest on and
to the retirement of such outstanding bonds as may be
issued under this Act. The change in the method of col-
lecting or enforcing said annual assessments and charges
shall not be so construed as to make any of said annual
assessments and charges subject to the bar of any statute
of limitations.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this is a reme-
dial measure for the purpose of clarifying and declaring
the existing law, and no language in this Act shall in any
manner be construed to require a prospective construc-
tion, but all the provisions of this Act shall operate retro-
actively so that the construction herein declared and the
remedies herein provided shall apply to all Metropolitan
District charges and assessments heretofore accrued, as
well as to all Metropolitan District charges and assess-
ments accruing after the effective date of this Act. The
provisions of this Act shall apply to all pending actions
and proceedings of whatsoever kind or nature for enforce-
ment or collection of Metropolitan District charges and
assessments, as well as to all proceedings and actions for
enforcement or collection brought after the effective date
of this Act.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all Acts and
parts of Acts, whether local or general, inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed to the
extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That if any provi-
sion, clause, sentence, word, phrase or part of this Act,
or the application thereof to any person, firm or corpora-
tion, or to any given factual situation, is held invalid,
neither the remainder of this Act nor the application of
such invalidated portion or portions of this Act to other
persons, firms or corporations, and to other circumstances
shall be affected thereby. If any provision, clause, sen-