1828                             Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 653

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That, the authority to borrow
money and issue bonds conferred on the County by this Act shall be
deemed to provide an additional and alternative authority for bor-
rowing money and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional
to powers conferred upon the County by other laws and shall not be
regarded as in derogation of any power now existing; and all Acts of
the General Assembly of Maryland heretofore passed authorizing the
County to borrow money are hereby continued to the extent that the
powers contained in such Acts have not heretofore been exercised.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair, in any way
whatsoever, the validity of any bonds, bond anticipation notes or
other obligations which may have been issued by the County under
the authority of any Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland
heretofore passed authorizing the County to borrow money, and the
validity of said bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations
is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved. This Act, being neces-
sary for the welfare of the inhabitants of Charles County, shall be
liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof. All Acts and parts
of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby re-
pealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That, the provisions of this
Act 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 Act shall be held unconstitutional or otherwise void or un-
enforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of
such court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions
of this Act. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this
Act would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, void or
unenforceable provision not been included therein.

Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That before this Act becomes
effective it shall first be submitted to a referendum of the legally
qualified voters of Charles County at the general election to be held
in November of 1970. There shall be printed on the ballots or ballot
labels to be used at said election the title of this Act and underneath
said title, on separate lines, a square or box to the right of and op-
posite the words: "For........................" and a corresponding square

or box to the right of and opposite the words "Against....................",

so that the voters of the county shall be able to designate his or her
decision for or against the provisions of this Act. If a majority of the
votes cast in said election shall be "For........................" then the pro-
visions of this Act shall become effective, but if a majority of the

votes cast in the election shall be "Against ........................" then the

provisions of this Act shall become of no effect and shall be null and
void.

Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That subject to the provisions
of Section 11 herein, this act shall take effect on July 1, 1970.

Approved May 5, 1970

CHAPTER 653
(House Bill 1485)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 15B(a)
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County (1968