1818 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 734

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in the event that
any part of this Act should be found to be invalid by any
court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining parts of this
Act shall continue in full force and effect.

SEC. 3. And fie it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1949.

Approved May 6, 1949.

CHAPTER 734
(House Bill 479)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 85
of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947"
Supplement), title "Elections", sub-title "Elections",, re-
lating to the use of voting machines in Harford County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 85 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Elections", sub-title
"Elections", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

85. (a) The Boards of Supervisors of Elections of Balti-
more City and of the respective counties shall have power to
use voting machines in all elections, general, primary and
special, in accordance with the provisions of this Article and
under such rules and regulations as said Boards may deem
advisable or necessary. The said Boards, with the approval
of, and upon such terms as may be agreed to by, the County
Commissioners of their respective counties or the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore City, as the case may be, may
purchase, rent, lease or otherwise acquire such number of
voting machines as may be required to equip any or all of the
polling places in said city or county, as the case may be, and
may determine which precincts shall be first equipped there-
with; in the event of the leasing, rental or other acquisition
of such machines, they shall be exempt from State, county or
municipal taxation. In the precincts in which voting ma-
chines are used, the conduct of all elections, general, primary
or special, shall be as hereafter provided in Sections 87 to 97,
inclusive, of this Article, instead of as provided in Sections
71 to 81, inclusive, except as specifically therein stated; pro-
vided, however, that in the event that the number of names
or the number of questions submitted for vote at any election