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(I) "STAMP" SHALL MEAN ANY EVIDENCE OF TAX PAY-
MENT AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPTROLLER.

(J) "TAXPAYER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON LIABLE FOR
PAYMENT OF TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUB-
TITLE.

SEC. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT IF ANY
ONE OR MORE SECTIONS, CLAUSES, SENTENCES, WORDS
OR PARTS OF THIS ACT SHALL FOR ANY REASON BE QUES-
TIONED IN ANY COURT, AND SHALL BE ADJUDGED UN-
CONSTITUTIONAL OR INVALID, SUCH JUDGMENT SHALL
NOT AFFECT, IMPAIR OR INVALIDATE THE REMAINING
PROVISIONS HEREOF BUT SHALL BE CONFINED IN ITS
OPERATION TO THE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS SO HELD UN-
CONSTITUTIONAL OR INVALID, AND THE INAPPLICABIL-
ITY OR INVALIDITY OF ANY SECTION, CLAUSE OR PRO-
VISION OF THIS ACT IN ANY ONE OR MORE INSTANCES
SHALL NOT BE TAKEN TO AFFECT OR PREJUDICE IN ANY
WAY ITS APPLICABILITY OR VALIDITY IN ANY OTHER IN-
STANCE.

SEC. 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT ALL LAWS
AND PARTS OF LAWS AND ALL REGULATIONS, ORDI-
NANCES AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED PURSUANT THERE-
TO, BY THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUB-DIVISION
THEREOF, BE AND THE SAME ARE HEREBY SUPERSEDED
TO THE EXTENT OF ANY INCONSISTENCY WITH THE PRO-
VISIONS OF THIS ACT.

SEC. 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THIS ACT
SHALL TAKE EFFECT JUNE 1, 1957.

Vetoed by the Governor, April 15, 1957.

Passed over the Governor's Veto, February 5, 1958.

Effective date June 1, 1958.

CHAPTER 2
(House Bill 322)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 356 and
359 of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edi-
tion), title "Health", sub-title "Optometry", increasing the regis-
tration fee for the practice of optometry so as not to exceed the
sum of $10.00 per annum and allowing qualified optometrists to
prescribe or provide concave glasses without any restriction as to
age.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 356 and 359 of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Health", sub-title "Optometry", be

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.