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671.     (a) This sub-title shall constitute full and complete author-
ity, without regard to the provisions of any other law for the doing
of the acts and things herein authorized, and shall be liberally con-
strued to effect the purposes hereof; provided, however, that nothing
herein contained shall be taken as restricting any control which the
State Board of Health of Maryland, the Department of Geology,
Mines and Water Resources and the Water Pollution Control Com-
mission are empowered to exercise over or within any District.

(b)   The foregoing sections of this sub-title shall be deemed to
provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the
things authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and
additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be re-
garded as in derogation of any powers now existing.

(c)  All laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of
this sub-title are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

(d)   Nothing contained in any amendments to this sub-title effec-
tive June 1, 1961, shall be construed as impairing the validity of any
proceedings or action taken under the provisions of this sub-title
prior to such date; all such proceedings taken under this sub-title,
including the incorporation of any Districts and, the formation or
creation of any sanitary districts are hereby ratified, validated and
confirmed; the authorization, sale and issuance of all bonds issued
prior to such date pursuant to this sub-title are hereby ratified and
confirmed, and all such bonds are hereby validated as being validly
authorized, sold and issued.

672.    The provisions of this sub-title are severable, and it is the
intention to confer the whole or any part of the powers herein pro-
vided for, and if any of the provisions of this sub-title shall be held
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision
of such court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provi-
sions of this sub-title. It is hereby declared to be the legislative
intent that this sub-title would have been adopted had such unconsti-
tutional provision not been included therein.

673.    Nothing in this sub-title shall apply to, or be effective in the
counties of Anne Arundel, Caroline, Harford, Montgomery, Prince
George's and Wicomico.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved May 3, 1961.

CHAPTER 645

(Senate Bill 571)
AN ACT to add new Section 396A to Article 43 of the Annotated

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.