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be divided into (1) the mileage of municipal roads in each municipal
corporation, separately, and (2) the mileage of county roads outside
all such municipal corporations. Each municipality and the county

then shall be paid a share of this one-half (½) portion based upon

the ratio of mileage so computed for the respective municipal cor-

poration and for the county.

SEC. 5. 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT IF ANY
PROVISION OF THIS ACT OR THE APPLICATION THEREOF
TO ANY PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD INVALID
FOR ANY REASON, SUCH INVALIDITY SHALL NOT AFFECT
THE OTHER PROVISIONS OR ANY OTHER APPLICATION
OF THIS ACT WHICH CAN BE GIVEN EFFECT WITHOUT
THE INVALID PROVISION OR APPLICATION, AND TO THIS
END, ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE HEREBY
DECLARED TO BE SEVERABLE.

SEC. 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THE GOV-
ERNOR OF MARYLAND, AS SOON AS REASONABLY POS-
SIBLE AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF THIS ACT, SHALL
EMPLOY A COMPETENT AND IMPARTIAL FIRM OF MAN-
AGEMENT CONSULTANTS TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH AND
COMPLETE STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE, EFFICIENCY, PER-
SONNEL, OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES, ADMINISTRATION,
AND FINANCING PROCEDURES OF THE STATE ROADS COM-
MISSION; AND THE GOVERNOR SHALL DIRECT THIS FIRM
OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS TO SUBMIT TO HIM AND
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A COMPLETE REPORT ON
THESE STUDIES NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 1, 1965. THE
COST OF THIS STUDY SHALL NOT EXCEED SEVENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($75,000.00).

Sec. 6. 8. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1964.

Approved April 7, 1964.

CHAPTER 85
(Senate Bill 7)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 689(a) of
Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1963 Supplement),
title "Crimes and Punishments", subtitle "Department of Correc-
tion", subheading "Institutions", to change the description of in-
stitutions under the jurisdiction of the Department of Correction.

(3) In the case of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, all

of the monies received by it as a county shall be committed to and

spent only for the purposes specified in this subsection.

(j) Unless plainly inapplicable, the general provisions and pro-

cedures set out in or pursuant to this Article (including penalty pro-
visions), for the collection and reporting of State motor vehicle regis-

tration fees, apply to the collection and reporting of any supple-

mentary schedule of motor vehicle registration fees.