J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1101

in the State of Maryland to the benefit and use of the Board of
Trustees of St. Mary's College of Maryland.

(b) The State of Maryland hereby consents to the use of any lands
owned by it which may be suitable and necessary for the construc-
tion or operation of any of the buildings and facilities authorized
by the provisions of Sections 248B-248K, inclusive, of this sub-title.

248K.

(A)  The provisions of Sections 248B-248K, inclusive, of this sub-
title being necessary for the welfare of the State and its inhabitants,
shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.

(B)   THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 248B-248K, INCLU-
SIVE, OF THIS SUB-TITLE ARE SEVERABLE, AND IF ANY
OF SUCH PROVISIONS SHALL BE HELD UNCONSTITU-
TIONAL BY ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION,
THE DECISION OF SUCH COURT SHALL NOT AFFECT OR
IMPAIR ANY OF THE REMAINING PROVISIONS.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved May 4, 1965.

CHAPTER 743
(Senate Bill 2)

AN ACT to authorize the creation of a State debt in the aggregate
amount of Twenty Six Million Five Hundred Ninety Four Thou-
sand and Six Hundred Dollars ($26,594,600) THIRTY ONE MIL-
LION SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($31,075,000)
THIRTY-ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($31,125,000), the proceeds thereof
to be used for certain necessary building, construction, planning,
deferred maintenance and equipment purposes of this State, for
acquiring certain land and options in connection therewith, and
for razing certain State-owned buildings, and providing generally
for the issue and sale of Certificates of Indebtedness evidencing
such loan, and, for the purposes of this Act, modifying the provi-
sions of Section 8 of Chapter 159 of the Acts of 1964.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the Board of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed
to issue a State loan to be known as the "General Construction Loan
of 1965", in the aggregate sum of Twenty Six Million Five Hundred
Ninety Four Thousand and Six Hundred Dollars ($26,591,600)
THIRTY ONE MILLION SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND POL
LARS ($31,075,000) THIRTY-ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($31,125,000).

The certificates evidencing said loan may be issued all at one time
or, in groups, from time to time, as hereinafter provided. All of said