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Sec. 12. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That if any part of this Act, or any section or part of a
section hereof, shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any
reason, such unconstitutionally or invalidity shall not affect the
remainder of this Act, and to this end this Act is declared to be
severable.

Sec. 13. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That this Act shall take effect on July 1, 1970.

Approved April 15, 1970

CHAPTER 100
(House Bill 279)

AN ACT making appropriations for the support of the State Govern-
ment and for the aid of sundry schools and institutions and for
other purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth and subject to
the Public General Laws of Maryland relating to the Budget pro-
cedure, the several amounts hereinafter specified, or so much thereof
as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purposes designated, are
hereby appropriated and authorized to be disbursed for salaries,
wages, technical and special fees and all other expenses for the de-
partments, boards, commissions and officers of the State, and to the
respective schools and institutions, and for the several purposes
specified for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1970, and ending June
30,1971, as hereinafter indicated.

PUBLIC DEBT

01.01.00.00 Redemption and Interest on State Bonds

Special Fund Appropriation for interest and
redemption on existing public debt of the
State including contingent interest on loans
authorized but not issued, excluding debt
service for the General Public School Con-
struction Loans and other loans not served
by real and personal property taxes................ 37,539,192

PAYMENTS OF REVENUE TO CIVIL DIVISIONS OF THE STATE

02.01.00.00 Share of Franchise Tax on Ordinary Business
Corporations

To Baltimore City, the Counties and the Incor-
porated Towns of the State: One-half of the
estimated receipts of the Corporation Fran-
chise Taxes, it being the intention that one-
half of the actual receipts from franchise
taxes on ordinary business corporations be