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proceeds of the special tax herein levied which he shall have
collected during the preceding month.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That Section 1112 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland and the Baltimore
City Charter (1938 Edition), title "Baltimore City", sub-title
"Special Paving Tax", be and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

1112. The amount of the special paving tax hereby levied
shall be as follows: On all property embraced in Class A,
thirty cents (30c) per year per front foot or lineal foot adjoin-
ing or abutting upon the public highway. On all property
embraced in Class B, twenty cents (20c) per year per front
foot or lineal foot adjoining or abutting upon the public high-
way. On all property in Class C, ten cents (10c) per year
per front foot or lineal foot adjoining or abutting upon the
public highway. Provided, however, that in the case of any
corner property or property used only as a private dwelling
adjoining or abutting upon two public highways, one in front
and the other on the side, two-thirds of the number of lineal
feet of said property abutting on the highway on the side
shall be exempt from any tax under this Act. As to all corner
property other than private dwellings one-half of the number
of lineal feet of said property abutting on the highway on
the side shall be exempt from any tax under this Act.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That should any section,
or part of a section of this Act be held invalid for any reason,
such holding shall not be construed as affecting the validity
of any remaining section or part of a section, it being the
legislative intent that the remainder of this Act shall stand,
notwithstanding the invalidity of such section or part of a
section.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1945.

Approved March 24, 1945.

CHAPTER 338.
(House Bill 227)'

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Crimes and Pun-
ishments", to be under sub-title "Fraud by Lessee of Per-