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are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be depos-
ited with and received by any State or municipal officer or any agency
or political sub-division of the State for any purpose for which the
deposit of bonds or other obligations of the State is now or may here-
after be authorized by law.

22.    (a) The title to any property acquired or constructed under
the provisions of this sub-title shall be in the State of Maryland to
the benefit and use of the Morgan State College.

(b) The State of Maryland hereby consents to the use of any lands
owned by it which may be suitable and necessary for the construc-
tion or operation of any of the projects authorized by this sub-title.

23.    The provisions of this sub-title, being necessary for the wel-
fare of the State and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to
effect the purposes thereof.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this
Act are severable and if any of its provisions shall be held unconsti-
tutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of such
court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved April 25, 1955.

CHAPTER 565
(Senate Bill 174)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 11(7) of
Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title 'Tensions", sub-title "Supplementary Payments", to authorize
the Board of Trustees of the State Employees Retirement System
to limit or to eliminate supplementary payments to retired State
Employees who, in the judgment of said Board, have sufficient
income from other sources to maintain a reasonable standard of
living after retirement.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 11(7) of Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1951 Edition), title "Pensions", sub-title "Supplementary Pay-
ments", be repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

(7) Supplementary Payments

The Board of Trustees is hereby authorized and directed, subject
to the annual appropriation of the necessary funds and in addition

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.
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