THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 85

QUIRED BY THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANI-
TARY DISTRICT, SUCH TRANSFER SHALL BE EF-
FECTED AT A FAIR OPERATING VALUE FOR THE
PROPERTY ACQUIRED. THE FAIR OPERATING
VALUE SHALL BE SET BY A BOARD OF ARBITRA-
TION CONSISTING OF ONE PERSON TO BE NAMED
BY THE MORNINGSIDE WATER COMPANY, INC., ONE
PERSON TO BE NAMED BY THE WASHINGTON SUB-
URBAN SANITARY COMMISSION AND A THIRD PER-
SON TO BE NAMED BY THESE TWO. THERE SHALL
BE NO RIGHT OF APPEAL FROM THE VALUATION
FOR THE FAIR OPERATING VALUE OF THE PROP-
ERTY AS SET BY THE SAID BOARD OF ARBITRA-
TION.

(C) SAID ADDITIONAL AREA SHALL BE SUBJECT
TO ALL OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
COMMISSION AND ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF LAW
RELATING TO SAID SANITARY DISTRICT, INCLUD-
ING TAXES, ASSESSMENTS AND BENEFIT CHARGES
LEVIED IN ALL OTHER PARTS OF THE SANITARY
DISTRICT; PROVIDED, HOWEVEE, THAT THE COM-
MISSION SHALL NOT LEVY ANY AD VALOREM TAX
OR ANY FRONT FOOT BENEFIT TAX, ASSESSMENT
OR OTHER CHARGE WITHIN ANY OF SAID ADDI-
TIONAL AREA UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE CON-
STRUCTION OF A WATER OR SEWER SYSTEM WITH-
IN SUCH ADDITIONAL AREA SHALL BE ACTUALLY
COMMENCED OR AN EXISTING WATER OR SEWER
SYSTEM SHALL BE EXTENDED TO SUCH AREA.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT IF
ANY CLAUSE, SECTION OR OTHER PART OF THIS
ACT SHALL BE DECLARED TO BE INVALID OR UN-
CONSTITUTIONAL BY A COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION, SUCH INVALIDITY OR UNCONSTITU-
TIONALITY SHALL NOT EXTEND TO ANY OTHER
CLAUSE, SECTION OR PART OF THIS ACT AND TO
THIS END THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE DE-
CLARED TO BE SEVERABLE.

SEC. 3 B. And be it further enacted, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an acute emergency measure and
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
health and safety, and having been passed by a yea and
nay vote, supported by three-fifths of all of the members
elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly