1480                               Laws of Maryland                          [Ch. 827

Section 11. Separability.

If any provision of this Article, or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Article
and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances
other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected
thereby. The powers conferred by this Article shall be in addition
and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.

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

Approved May 3, 1961.

CHAPTER 827
(House Bill 470)

AN ACT to add a new Section to the Charter of the City of Takoma
Park, the same being Chapter 48 of the Montgomery County Code
1955 (Article 16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland)
and it being Sections 1419 to 1450, inclusive, of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Prince George's County (1953 Edition, being Ar-
ticle 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), said new
Section to be titled "Redevelopment-Urban Renewal", to be added
to the said Montgomery and Prince George's County codes and to
be codified in each code: to authorize and empower the City of
Takoma Park to carry out urban renewal projects involving the
clearance and redevelopment and rehabilitation of slum areas or
blighted areas, including the acquisition of property for such pur-
poses with certain provisions in regard to such acquisition by the
exercise of the power of eminent domain; declaring such activities
to constitute governmental functions in furtherance of which the
City of Takoma Park may exercise the power of taxation, expend
public funds and extend public credit; granting to the City of
Takoma Park certain additional powers and authority necessary
or proper to carry into full force and effect the powers hereinabove
mentioned and placing certain restrictions and limitations on cer-
tain powers granted.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new Section is hereby added to the Charter of the City of
Takoma Park, the same being Chapter 48 of the Montgomery County
Code 1955 (Article 16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land) and it being Sections 1419 to 1450, inclusive, of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1953 Edition, being
Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), said new
Section to be titled "Redevelopment-Urban Renewal", to be added to
the said Montgomery and Prince George's County codes and to be
codified in each code; to read as follows:

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.