HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 349

Jar as the provisions thereof shall apply to the operation in
Anne Arundel County of other than moving picture shows, it
being the legislative intent that the County Commissioners of
Anne Arundel County shall be the sole authority for authoriz-
ing, regulating and licensing the operation of all carnivals,
circuses, shows, amusement rides, and amusement devices, oper-
ated in Anne Arundel County, and Sections 288, 289, 296, 299
and 300 of Article 27 of the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland (1939 Edition), be and they hereby are repealed in
so far as they shall apply to the operation in Anne Arundel
County of any carnival, circus, show, amusement ride, or
amusement device, operated under authority of any license is-
sued by the County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County
under authority of Sections 37TA, 377AB and 377AC of Ar-
ticle 2 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930
Edition), it being the legislative intent that Sections 288, 289,
296, 299 and 300 of Article 27 of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland shall remain in full force and effect in Anne
Arundel County in so far as they shall apply to the operation
of any carnival, circus, show, amusement ride or amusement
device operated in Anne Arundel County in violation hereof,
and Section 8A of Article 81 of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland as enacted by Chapter 791 of the Acts of
1941 is hereby repealed in so far as it shall apply to any license
issued by the County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County
under authority of Sections 377A, 377AB and 377AC of Article
2 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, and provided
that no regulations made or adopted hereunder by the County
Commissioners of Anne Arundel County shall be contrary to
or violate the provisions of Section 572A of Article 27 of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland as enacted by Chap-
ter 768 of the Acts of 1941.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That if any word, phrase,
clause, sentence, or other part or parts of this Act, or if any
section of this Act shall be held unconstitutional, such un-
constitutionality shall not affect the validity of the remaining
parts of this Act or any section thereof. The General Assembly
hereby declares that it would have passed the remaining part
of this Act or any section thereof if it had known such word,
phrase, clause, sentence, part or parts or section would be de-
clared unconstitutional.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That except as otherwise
provided herein, all Acts, parts of Acts, and parts of laws and
ordinances, inconsistent herewith or contrary hereto be and
the same hereby are repealed to the extent of such inconsist-
ency.