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Section 22. Severability.

The provisions of this Article are severable, and if any provision,
sentence, clause, section or part thereof is held illegal, invalid or un-
constitutional or inapplicable to any person or circumstances, such illegal-
ity, invalidity or unconstitutionally, or inapplicability shall not affect
or impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections or
parts of the Article or their application to other persons or circumstances.
It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this Article would
have been adopted if such illegal, invalid or unconstitutional provision,
sentence, clause, section or part had not been included therein, and if
the person or circumstances to which the Article or any part thereof is
inapplicable had been specifically exempted therefrom.

Section 23. Effective date.

This Act shall take effect on December 7, 1970.

Certified correct as passed.

President
Secretary

Enacted December 2, 1969
Effective December 7, 1970
September Legislative Session 1969

Chapter 36
(Bill No. 37-69)

An Act to amend Chapter 2, title "Administration," of the
Montgomery County Code 1965, by repealing and re-enacting, with
amendments, the title of Article II., title 'Towers of Council
Generally," subsection (a) of Section 2-17, title "Corporate powers
generally," Section 2-69, title "Acquisition of land," Section 2-135,
title "Purchase or lease of land—By county generally," Section 2-137,
title "Same—By public library, rescue squad or fire department,"
Section 2-139, title "Public hearing not required when land is donated;
decisions," to authorize the County to acquire land for school sites
and to purchase the physical equipment necessary or incident thereto;
to authorize the County to acquire land for county use; to provide
for the process by which land shall be selected for acquisition; and
to provide for notice and public hearings.

Be It Enacted by the County Council for Montgomery County, Maryland,
that—

Section 1. The title of Article II, title "Powers of Council Generally,"
Chapter 2, title "Administration," of the Montgomery County Code 1965,
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: