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being sued on any such bond, a certified copy of the bond, which
copy shall be prima facie evidence of the contents, execution, and
delivery of the original. Applicants shall pay for such certified
copies such reasonable fees as the State Comptroller or the aforesaid
officer shall fix to cover the cost of preparation thereof.

(h) The term "person" and the masculine pronouns as used
herein shall include all persons whether individuals, associations,
co-partnerships, or corporations.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any provision of this
Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is
held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this and the provisions of this Act
are declared to be severable.

Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts of Acts,
whether public general or public local laws, inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall not apply
to any contract awarded pursuant to any invitation for bids
issued on or before June 1, 1959, or to any person or bonds
in respect to any such contract, provided, however, that rights,
duties, and obligations of parties arising under, or incidental to,
bonds executed prior to June 1, 1959 shall continue to be governed
by the statutes heretofore applicable to such bonds.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved February 16, 1959.

CHAPTER 11
(Senate Bill 7)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 41 of Ar-
ticle 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title
"Elections," sub-title "Temporary Certificates of Registration,"
relating to requirements for applications for change of precinct
registration lists or challenges of the right to vote of certain voters
at elections in this State, to the presumption of registration when
such change or challenge is made, and relating generally to chal-
lenges and elections in this State.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 41 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Mary-

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.