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ing provisions shall apply to the primary and general elec-
tions to be held in the year 1950:

(1) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to or
be effective as to the primary election to be held as by law
provided in the month of September, 1950, but said primary
election shall be conducted in all respects as if this Act had
not been enacted.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions in Section 137 above
requiring the several Boards to have printed Absentee Bal-
lots, together with envelopes and instructions, riot later than
55 days prior to an election, the only requirement upon the
several Boards in this respect in 1950 shall be that they have
printed the Absentee Ballots, together with envelopes and in-
structions, immediately following the certification to them by
the Secretary of State of the name and description of persons
nominated for office by the State Conventions, as specified by
Section 138 hereinabove.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions in Section 148 above
authorizing the several Boards to appoint such numbers of
temporary Boards of Registry and such numbers of tempor-
ary Judges of Election as said Boards may deem necessary to
adequately and promptly carry out the provisions of this sub-
title, any such temporary Boards of Registry or temporary
Judges of Election shall be appointed in 1950 only with the
prior consent of the County Commissioners of the county, or
the Mayor of Baltimore City, as the case may be, that the
appointment of such temporary Boards of Registry or tem-
porary Judges of Election is necessary.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions in Section 151 above
requiring that the Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City
shall be entitled to receive additional compensation in the
amount of two hundred dollars each whenever the provisions
of the sub-title enacted hereinabove are enforced at any elec-
tion, and that the Supervisors of Elections of the several
counties shall be allowed compensation of at least ten dollars
per diem for such services under said sub-title, compensation
to the several Boards of Supervisors of Elections for services
performed under the said sub-title during the year 1950 shall
be paid only if and as allowed by the County Commissioners
of the several counties and the Mayor of Baltimore City, as
the case may be.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That if any of the pro-
visions or sections of this Act are declared to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not be construed to
extend to or affect any other provisions or sections of this
Act.