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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 892

after public hearing upon reasonable notice to the
public.

[17.3 2-119.

The term "municipal corporation" in Article 11E of
the Constitution of Maryland does not embrace or include
the Commission or the Maryland—Washington Metropolitan
District or the Maryland—Washington Regional District.
The Commission and the Metropolitan District and the
Regional District cannot be classified in any group of
municipal corporations as required by Article 11E, and
Article 11E HAS no application to the Commission or to
the Metropolitan District or to the Regional District.

[18.3 2-120.

Every act or omission designated as a misdemeanor in
this [subtitle] ARTICLE unless otherwise provided, shall
be punishable before any [People's] DISTRICT Court or the
Circuit Court of the County in which the offense is
committed. It [shall] MAY be brought by warrant or
indictment upon the oath or information of any member of
the Commission or the employee thereof or any other
person. Upon conviction thereof, the offender shall be
subject to a fine not exceeding [five hundred dollars
($500)] $500 or to [ninety] 90 days imprisonment in the
county jail, or both, in the discretion of the court. If
[such an] THE act or omission is of a continuing nature,
or is persisted in, in violation of the provisions of
this [subtitle] ARTICLE, or of any regulation enacted or
decision made under the powers granted in this [subtitle]
ARTICLE, each and every day during which [such] THE act
or omission continues or is persisted in shall be deemed
a separate misdemeanor.

[19.3 2-121.

All laws or parts of laws inconsistent with or
contrary to the provisions [on] IN this [subtitle]
ARTICLE are repealed to the extent of [such] THE
inconsistency.

[20.] 2-122.

If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, part or
parts, or sections of this [subtitle shall be] ARTICLE IS
held unconstitutional, [such] THE unconstitutionality
shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of
the [subtitle] ARTICLE or of all other sections thereof.
The General Assembly declares that it would have passed
the remaining parts of this [subtitle or any] ARTICLE AND
EVERY section thereof if it had known the word, phrase,
clause, sentence, part or parts, or sections would be