SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                      1253

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That inasmuch as Section 3(B)
of Chapter 1 of the Laws of Maryland of 1963 is repealed by this Act,
the total amount of debt which the City is authorized to create under
the terms and provisions of Chapter 1 of the Laws of Maryland of
1963, and particularly Section 1(a) thereof, is hereby reduced from
the amount of $8,800,000.00 to an amount not exceeding
$6,500,000.00.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That nothing contained in this
Act shall be taken or construed to:

(a)     Change, alter or modify any of the terms and provisions of
Chapter 1 of the Laws of Maryland of 1963, except in the manner and
to the extent specifically set forth herein;

(b)    Change, alter, modify or release any of the obligations or
liabilities which the City has incurred or may incur under the terms
and provisions of any bonds which the City has heretofore issued
and sold pursuant to the legislation hereinbefore mentioned; and

(c)    Change, alter or modify any of the power and authority
vested in the City to hereafter issue and sell its bonds in accordance
with the terms and provisions of Chapter 1 of the Laws of Maryland
of 1963, Ordinance No. 301, approved July 3, 1964, Ordinance No.
1528, approved February 21,1963, and Ordinance No. 1530, approved
February 21, 1963.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health and safety and having been passed
by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of the members
elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly of Mary-
land, the same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 21, 1967.

CHAPTER 615

(House Bill 826)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 44 of
Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Corporations—Municipal," subtitle "Special
Taxing Districts," to provide for special taxing districts in munic-
ipalities for establishment and maintenance of street and area
lighting.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 44 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1966 Replacement Volume), title "Corporations—Municipal," sub-
title "Special Taxing Districts," be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

44.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 of Article 11E of the
Constitution of Maryland prohibiting any municipal corporation