HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               3145

employment do not directly involve the procurement,
preparation or performance of any part of such contract;

(2)  A contract with a membership corporation or
other voluntary non-profit corporation or association;

(3)  A contract in which a public official has an
interest if such contract was entered into prior to the time
he was elected or appointed as such official, but this
paragraph shall in no event authorize a renewal of any such
contract;

(4)  A contract with a corporation in which a
public official has an interest by reason of stockholdings
when the stock of the corporation is listed on either the
New York or American stock exchange or when less than three
[(3)] per centum of the outstanding stock of the corporation
is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such
official; provided, however, that this paragraph shall not
apply to stockholdings of a chief fiscal officer, treasurer,
or his deputy or employee, in a bank or trust company
designated as a depository of funds of the county.

(5)  A contract which requires competitive sealed
bids provided, however, that the public official has not
received an unfair advantage or confidential information
pursuant to his official duties that would aid him in the
preparation of his bid.

(h) The laws establishing the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission be amended to the extent
necessary that the provisions of this [subtitle] SECTION
shall apply to the Prince George's County members of [said]
THE commissions appointed by the governor.

(i) The state's attorney of Prince George's County
shall enforce the provisions of this [subtitle] SECTION in
accordance with section [72-2] 7-183 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Prince George's County ([1963] 1975 edition,
being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland), title "Prince George's County," subtitle "State's
Attorney."

(j) If any provision of this [subtitle] SECTION or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect the
other provisions or any other application of this [subtitle]
SECTION which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of
this [subtitle] SECTION are hereby declared to be severable.

13-1. Purpose of law.

The authority herein granted to the commission to
establish, construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel,
add to, extend, improve, equip, operate and maintain a