L.1917, c. 152, Art. X, s. 2, p. 345 (1924 Suppl. s. *136-1002), being section 2 of Article X of an act entitled "An act concerning municipalities," approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, saved from repeal. [This section provides that all ordinances in effect when the act took effect, except where inconsistent with the provisions of L.1917, c. 152, p. 319, shall remain in effect until altered or repealed.]
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