912 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 367

sary for the welfare and government of Chevy Chase—Section
4. The Committee also is empowered to adopt reasonable and
proper penalties for violations of the regulations governing
Chevy Chase—Section 4; and the Committee may, in addi-
tion to enforcing such regulations by criminal prosecution,
bring suit in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, in
the name of Chevy Chase—Section 4, to obtain a decree, order
or judgment of that court compelling, by injunction or other-
wise, compliance by any person with such regulations.

(b) The Committee shall distribute a copy of all new
regulations as adopted to each premises in the community,
but failure to receive such copy by any resident shall not in-
validate the regulation nor shall such failure be valid as a
defense in any action involving violation thereof. If, within
thirty days of the distribution of such regulations, twenty-
five or more resident registered qualified voters being owners
of any interest, joint or several, in real property in said com-
munity, request the Committee in writing for a vote on any
regulation, the Committee shall call a special meeting by
mailing notices of the time and place of said special meeting
to those persons eligible to vote at the annual election of the
Committee at least ten days in advance thereof and only
such persons at said meeting qualified to vote at annual com-
mittee elections shall be entitled to vote. Any regulation
failing to receive a majority of the votes cast at such a meeting
shall be withdrawn by the Committee.

(c) Any Trial Magistrate in Montgomery County shall
have the jurisdiction to try and determine any criminal case
with respect to violation of such regulations, and to impose
the penalties prescribed by the Committee. The Sheriff or his
deputies, or the county police shall have authority to arrest
for any violation of such regulation, and to execute all writs
issued by any Trial Magistrate having jurisdiction in connec-
tion with such regulations or with the punishment of persons
violating them.

106. If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this
Act shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of com-
petent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not
affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this Act, but
shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, para-
graph or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in
which such judgment shall have been rendered.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public health and safety, and