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nator files with the County Council the successor's name, address
and rank in order of succession. Data regarding duly authorized
deputies and "emergency interim successors" shall be kept on file and
shall be open to public inspection.

(e)    Formalities of Taking Office. At the time of their desig-
nation, "emergency interim successors" shall take such oath and do
such other things, if any, as may be required to qualify them to
exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which they
may succeed.

(f)    Suspension of Charter Provisions. A proclamation of a
state of public emergency in accordance with the provisions of sub-
section (b)1. of Section 2-22A, of the Montgomery County Code 1965,
as amended, shall serve to suspend the following provisions of the
Charter of Montgomery County, Maryland:

Article I, Section 102 except for the provision that the Council
shall be composed of seven members, each of whom shall be a quali-
fied voter of Montgomery County.

The provision of Article III, Section 308 requiring emergency
appropriations to specify the revenues necessary to finance it.

(g)    Voting Requirements. In the event of a proclamation of
a state of public emergency where the affirmative vote of a speci-
fied number or proportion of members of the County Council for
approval of an act, ordinance, resolution would otherwise be re-
quired, the same proportion of those voting thereon shall be sufficient.

(h) Prior Publication Notice and Public Hearings. In the
event of a proclamation of a state of public emergency those Charter
and statutory provisions requiring prior publication, public notice
and/or public hearings for the enactment of legislation or for the
performance of official acts are suspended. Such notice and/or pub-
lication shall be accomplished as soon as practicable following the
enactment of the legislation or the performance of the official act.
In no event shall such notice or publication be delayed more than
a reasonable time following the end of a state of public emergency.

Sec. 2. 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 unconstitutionality, 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 provision, sentence, clause, section or part had