WM. PRESTON LANE,, JR., GOVERNOR. 1381

Any person violating any of the provisions of this sub-
section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hun-
dred Dollars (f500. 00).

SEC. 2. And "be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1949.

Approved April 29, 1949.

CHAPTER 578
(House Bill 532)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 20
of Article 31 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Sup-
plement), title "Debt—Public", sub-title "Public Works",
relating to the time during which bonds may be issued for
public works by political sub-divisions of the State and the
purposes for which said sub-divisions may accept assistance
of any agency of the Federal Government.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 20 of Article 31 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Debt—Public", sub-title
"Public Works", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

20. The powers conferred by this sub-title shall be in ad-
dition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other
law, and bonds, interim certificates or other obligations may
be issued hereunder for any project notwithstanding that any
other law may provide for the issuance of bonds, interim cer-
tificates or other obligations for like purposes and without
regard to the requirement, restrictions or other provisions
contained in any other law. Bonds may be1 issued under this
sub-title notwithstanding any debt, or other limitation pre-
scribed by any other law, and the mode and method of pro-
cedure for issuance of bonds under this sub-title need not
conform to the provisions of any other law. Any proceed-
ings heretofore taken under any other law by any municipality
relating to the subject matter of this sub-title, may be con-
tinued under such other law or under this sub-title, or at the
option of the governing body may be discontinued and new
proceedings instituted under this sub-title. Except in pur-
suance of any contract or agreement theretofore entered into
by and between any municipality and any Federal agency, no
municipality shall borrow any money or issue any bonds