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matters or things mentioned in or contemplated by any of the afore-
mentioned chapters of the Laws of Maryland or ordinances of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, or any other law;

(iii) Any of the powers, duties or functions of the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore, the Commissioners of Finance or the
Board of Estimates of said municipality, or the Port of Baltimore
Commission, or any of them, or any combination of two or more
of them, under the provisions of any of the aforementioned chapters
of the Laws of Maryland or ordinances of the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore or any other law, or in connection with any of
the matters or things mentioned in or contemplated by any of the
aforesaid chapters of the Laws of Maryland or ordinances of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore or any other law, except in the
manner, at the time, and to the extent specifically and definitely set
forth in this Article; and

(iv) After, and not until after, the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore has issued and sold a sufficient amount of its stock or
certificates of indebtedness in accordance with, and pursuant to,
any of the aforementioned chapters of the Laws of Maryland and
ordinances of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore or any other
law to fully comply with any and all of the obligations, duties and
responsibilities of said municipality under the terms and provisions
of the contract dated April 27, 1955, entered into by and between
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Western Maryland
Railway Company, which was ratified by Ordinance No. 1483, ap-
proved May 19, 1955, of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,
then the power and authority of the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more to issue or sell any additional or other stock or certificates of
indebtedness under the terms and provisions of any of the afore-
mentioned Chapters of the Laws of Maryland or ordinances of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall cease and terminate in its
entirety without any further action being taken by any one.

22. (Penalties.) Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this Article, or of any rule or regulation lawfully
promulgated and adopted by the Authority shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine
of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00), or to imprisonment for a period of not more than
one year, or to both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of
the Court.

28. (Liberal Construction.) This Article being necessary for the
welfare of the State and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed
to effect the purposes thereof.

24. (Provisions Severable.) The provisions of this Article are
severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional
by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of such court
shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That Section 283 (D-2) be
and the same is hereby added to Article 81 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1951 Edition and 1955 Supplement), title "Revenue a,nd
Taxes", sub-title "Income Tax", to follow immediately after Section
283 (D-1) thereof and to read as follows: