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Chapter 43
(Bill No. 47-69)

An Act to amend Chapter 18, title "Police," of the Montgomery
County Code 1965, by repealing and re-enacting, with amendments,
Section 18-3, title "Uniforms—Generally," Section 18-8, title "Head-
quarters and substations—Generally," and Section 18-15, title "Call
box system," so as to provide for the uniforms and equipment for
police officers; and to authorize the county executive to designate the
locations of police headquarters and substations, and to authorize
the installation of a police call box system.

Be It Enacted by the County Council for Montgomery County, Mary-
land, that—

Section 1. Section 18-3, Chapter 18, title "Police," of the Montgomery
County Code 1965, is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

18-3. Uniforms—Generally.

Each of the members of the county police shall at all times while on
duty, unless otherwise ordered by the superintendent of the county police,
wear such uniforms and equipment as may be prescribed.

Section 2. Section 18-8, Chapter 18, title "Police," of the Montgomery
County Code 1965, is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

18-8. Headquarters and substations—Generally.

The county executive is hereby authorized to establish and maintain
within the county headquarters and substations of the county police, and
to fix the locations thereof. The present headquarters and substations
of such police shall continue to be maintained unless otherwise provided
by the county executive.

Section 3. Section 18-15, Chapter 18, title "Police," of the Montgomery
County Code 1965, is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

18-15. Call box system.

The county is hereby authorized to install such police call box system
for the county and to extend the same from time to time as may be neces-
sary.

Section 4. Severability.

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

Section 5. Effective date.

This Act shall take effect on December 7, 1970.