J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1429

District and is a public purpose and the District and the Commission
will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise
of the powers conferred by this Act. Accordingly, the District shall
not be required to pay taxes or assessments upon any property
acquired by it or under its jurisdiction, control, possession or
supervision or upon its activities or upon any revenues therefrom
and the property and the income derived therefrom shall be exempt
from all state, county and local taxation.

21.    Enlargement of and Withdrawal From District

(a)    The geographical area embraced within the District may
be enlarged to include any additional county, or part thereof, upon
such terms and conditions, consistent with the provisions of this
subtitle, as may be agreed upon by the Commission and such addi-
tional county and in conformance with the following procedures.
The governing body of the county desiring to be included in the
District shall adopt an ordinance or resolution, as may be appro-
priate, specifying the area of the county to be included and a state-
ment that a contract or agreement between the county and the
Commission DISTRICT, specifying the terms and conditions of ad-
mittance to the District has been executed. The ordinance or resolu-
tion to which shall be attached a certified copy of said contract shall be
filed with the Commission. Upon such filing the District shall there-
upon be enlarged to embrace the county or the portion thereof
specified in the contract.

(b)    A county may withdraw from the District by resolution or
ordinance, as may be appropriate, adopted by majority vote of the
governing body thereof. The withdrawal of any county shall not be
effective until the resolution or ordinance of withdrawal is filed
with the Commission. The withdrawal from the District of any
county shall not relieve such county from the obligation of any
guarantee made by such county with respect to contracts, agreements,
notes, certificate of indebtedness or other obligations of the District
nor from the obligation to levy taxes and pay over to the District
the proceeds therefrom for the purposes and in the manner set
forth in Section 14 of this Act.

22.    Commission and District Are Not Municipalities

The term "municipal corporation" in Article XI-E of the Con-
stitution of Maryland does not embrace or include the Commission
or the District. The Commission and the District cannot be classi-
fied in any group of municipal corporations as required by said
Article XI-E and that Article has no application to the Commission
or to the District.

23.    Act Liberally Construed

This Act, by necessity for the welfare of the State and its in-
habitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.

24. Repeal of Inconsistent Laws

All laws or parts of laws inconsistent with or contrary to the
provisions of this Act are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

25. Severability

If any part or parts, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance,