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16.

The Governor shall include in the State Construction Bond Bill
BUDGET for 1968 the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) for the
use of the Authority. The money so appropriated shall be used by
the Authority for the purpose of organizing the Authority and paying
any and all costs and expenses incurred by the Authority in carrying
out its corporate purposes, prior to the sale of the first issue of bonds
authorized by this subtitle; this sum of money hereby advanced shall
be repaid to the State of Maryland from funds obtained from the
sale of the first issue of bonds prior to any other payments from said
funds.

17.

The Authority shall submit annually a written statement, INCLUD-
ING A FINANCIAL STATEMENT covering the operation of the
Market to the Governor and the General Assembly.

18.

The provisions of this subtitle provide an additional and alter-
native method for the doing of things authorized hereby and shall
be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by
other laws and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers
now existing, and these provisions shall be liberally construed to
effect those purposes.

19.

The provisions of this subtitle are severable, and it is the intention
to confer the whole or any part of the powers herein provided for;
and if any of the provisions of this subtitle are held unconstitu-
tional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of the
court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions of
this subtitle. It is declared to be the legislative intent that this sub-
title would have been adopted if the unconstitutional provision had
not been included therein.

20.

All laws or parts of laws of the State of Maryland, general and
local, inconsistent with the provisions of this subtitle, are repealed
to the extent of such inconsistency.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved April 14, 1967.

CHAPTER 146
(House Bill 284)

AN ACT authorizing the creation of a State Debt, in the aggregate
amount of one hundred forty thousand dollars ($140,000.00), for
the purpose of aiding in Phase 2 of the construction to the Balti-