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When the adopting parent is married to the natural parent of the
child, nothing contained in this section shall affect the rights of a
parent's inheritance between the child and the natural parent or
their collateral or lineal relatives.

(c) The term "child", "heir", "issue", "descendant" or an equiva-
lent in a deed, grant, will or other written instrument shall be held
to include any adopted person, unless the contrary plainly appears
by the terms thereof, whether such instrument was executed before
or after the entry of the interlocutory decree of adoption, if any,
and if none, before or after the entry of the final decree of adoption;
in the event such instrument was executed prior to June 1, 1947, the
provisions of this sub-section shall apply to those adopted persons as
to whom the interlocutory decree of adoption, if any, and if none, the
final decree of adoption was entered on or after June 1, 1947.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1963.

Approved March 29, 1963.

CHAPTER 175
(Senate Bill 289)

AN ACT to authorize the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to
create a debt, and to issue and sell its certificates of indebtedness
as evidence thereof, to an amount not exceeding five million dollars
($5,000,000), the proceeds derived from the sale of the certificates
of indebtedness to be used for the acquisition, by purchase, con-
demnation or any other legal means, of land or property, or any
rights therein, in the City of Baltimore, and for constructing and
erecting on said land or property, or on any land or property now
or hereafter owned by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,
buildings, structures and facilities to be used for or in connection
with a school administrative and service center to accommodate
the central administrative, supervisory and service personnel of
the Baltimore City public schools, and for acquiring and installing
equipment for any and all buildings, structures or facilities au-
thorized to be constructed or erected under the provisions hereof,
and for architectural and engineering services and surveys and any
other activities relating to planning for the above mentioned build-
ings, structures and facilities, and for doing any and all things
necessary, proper or expedient in connection with or pertaining to
any or all of the matters or things hereinbefore mentioned; con-
ferring certain powers upon the Board of School Commissioners of
Baltimore City; imposing certain conditions in connection with the
expenditure of the proceeds derived from the sale of said certifi-
cates of indebtedness; authorizing said municipality to submit an
ordinance or ordinances for said purpose to the legal voters of
Baltimore City, and providing generally for the issuance and sale
of said certificates of indebtedness.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That:

(a) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore be and it is hereby