§ 219-I — Miscellaneous

§ 219-i. Miscellaneous. 1. All actions taken, contracts or\ncommitments made, appropriations made, indebtedness incurred, all bonds\nor other obligations heretofore issued, including any guarantees\nthereof, and the proceedings authorizing the issuance thereof, and all\nthings done by or between an authority, city, or government, prior to\nthe enactment of this article and subsequent to January first, nineteen\nhundred forty-six, and for the purposes provided in this article, are\nhereby ratified, confirmed and approved and are hereby validated in all\nrespects.\n 2. To the extent that the provisions of this article are inconsistent\nwith the provisions of any other article of this chapter or with the\nprovisions of any general, special or local law or charter, the\nprovisions of this article shall be controlling.\n 3. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this article\nshall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,\nsuch judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder\nthereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,\nparagraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy\nin which such judgment shall have been rendered.\n 4. Before a city or an authority enters, without public advertisement\nfor sealed bids, into a contract which but for the provisions of this\narticle would be required by general, special or local law to be made on\nsealed bids invited by public advertisement, such city or authority\nshall obtain the approval of the mayor or deputy mayor of the city.\nWithin twenty days after the execution of such contract, it shall cause\nto be published in the official publication of the city a notice that\nsuch contract has been let and the name of the contractor.\n