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the title, we conclude that the title is defective and
that House Bill 978 is unconstitutional in its failure to
comply with Article III, Section 29 of the Constitution
of Maryland. *

Very truly yours,
/s/ Francis B. Burch
Attorney General

* It appears that this result was clearly unintended.
The courts, however, are powerless to correct such errors
by restoring unintentionally omitted language or
similarly rewriting a law as passed. Birmingham v. Board
of Public Works, 249 Md. 443 (1968); Balenson v. Maryland
Airport Auth., 235 Md. 490 (1969).

House Bill No. 983 — Baltimore City; Sewer and Drain

Bonds

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore City — Sewer and Drain Bond Issue

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore to create a debt, and to issue and sell
its certificates of indebtedness as evidence
thereof, to an amount not exceeding Ten Million
Dollars ($10,000,000.00), the proceeds derived from
the sale of the certificates of indebtedness to be
used for the purpose of enlarging, extending,
altering, modernizing and improving the sanitary
sewerage and storm water drainage systems of
Baltimore City, including, but not limited to, the
construction of additional sewage disposal plants,
pumping stations and other appurtenances, the
alteration, enlargement, modernization and
improvement of existing sewage disposal plants,
pumping stations and other appurtenances, and the
acquisition by purchase or condemnation of any and
all sanitary and storm water sewers, sewage disposal
plants, pumping stations and other appurtenances, as
well as of any and all land and property, and of any
right, interest, franchise, easement or privilege
therein, as may be necessary for any or all of the
above mentioned purposes, and doing any and all
things necessary, proper or expedient in connection
with or pertaining to any or all of the matters or
things hereinbefore mentioned, and any or all of
said work or acquisition of property may be done
either within or outside of the boundary lines of