The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
CHAPTER 800

Sections s, o, 10, II, u, 10, IA, is. 16,
II and 1S, providing for the re-em-
ployment Of Second World War Vet
ice; and to repeal Sections 90 and 81
Of Article 65 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1943 Suppl, title Mill
tia, subtitle e-employment Of
Persons in Military Service.
eral Assembly of Maryland, That eleven
(11) new Sections be added to Article
961a Of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
title Veterans, as said Article was
added to said Code by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, 1915 Session, to
follow Immediately after Section of
said Article, and to be under the sub
title Unemployment Of Second World
War Veterans, and to be known as
Sections 8, 8, 10, IL, IL, 10, IA, Is, 16,
UNEMPLOYMENT OF SECOND
WORLD WAR VETERANS
3. Any Second World War Veteran,
as defined in Section / of this. Article,
who, by reason of his entry into the
armed forces Of the United States, has
left or leaves a position other than
temporary position, with the state OF
the City of Baltimore, or any other
governmental subdivision Of the State,
Including all municipal corporations, all
towns and villages having the taxing
ernmental district, board Of commits
sion in the State, and any department,
agency or commission Of any Of the
aforegoing, shall be reinstated in such
position or, subject to the provisions
hereinafter set forth in this Act, be
given a position as nearly as may be Of
like duties, qualifications and pay, and,
IL involved, Of like classification, SEMI
ority and status; (such substitute posi-
tion is hereinafter referred to as
comparable position"):
(a) II he is still qualified to perform
the duties of such position, and
ib) II he makes application for rein.
statement within ninety (90) days
from the date Of separation from
such service or training, or within
from a hospital provided such
disqualification is directly con-
nected with, related to, and i'm
mediately follows his separation
from the armed forces, and the
period Of disqualification does not
extend beyond year from the
date Of such separation.
"A Second World War Veteran who Is
reinstated or reemp1oyed as in this sub
title provided, is hereinafter referred to
as "re-employee". Upon reinstate-
ment or employment, a re-employee
shall be considered as having been on
furlough and the time between the date
of his entry into the armed services and
the date Of his reinstatement or re-
employment shall be added to the time
he had been employed by the State or
other governmental unit by whom he
was employed when he entered the
armed services, to determine his length
Of service, seniority and status, and he
shall be entitled to all benefits and
privileges, including pay, pension and
retirement rights, which attach to such
seniority and status or either.
A re-employee shall also be restored,
upon reinstatement or Unemployment
to the Merit System status or classih-
cation, if any, held by him at the time
of his entry into the armed services,
and shall be given credit for the addi-
tional seniority above provided. He
shall not be discharged from the posi-
tien to which he is reinstated or In
which he is re-employed without sub
instatement, and only for. the reasons
and in the manner provided in any
Merit or Civil Service System law, ordi-
nance or rule, if applicable.
or Unemployment, shall start at the
salary which he would have received at
that time IL he had remained continu
Ously in the service of the State or
other governmental unit by. whom he
was employed at the time Of his entry
into the armed services.
9. In administering the directions Of
this subtitle as to reinstatement and
employment OF Second World war
Veterans, the following rules shall
apply:
(a) Where two or more such Veterans
occupied the same position and
have successfully gone into the
armed forces, their respective pri-
Ority for reinstatement to that
position shall be chronological, in
the order in which they entered
the armed forces, but the first
qualified applicant shall be en-
titled to be reinstated in, and hold
the position until one with
prior valid claim makes applica-
tion for it.
(b) Where one such qualified Veteran
is unable to be reinstated in, or
hold the position which he left to
enter the armed forces, because
of the prior right Of another such
Veteran, such displaced Veteran
shall be given comparable po-
sition, If one is available. If no
comparable position is available,
he shall have the right to APP
pointment to the most comparable
position which is available and
for which he is qualified, and If
he does not desire such most COM
parable position, or none Is avail
able, he shall be placed on an
eligible list for appointment to the
same position which he held at the
time he entered The armed forces.
or for appointment to a compar-
able position, whichever he pre-
fers. Qualified Second World War
Veterans shall be placed at the
head Of such eligible lists, and,
where two or more such Veterans
are on the same eligible list, their
priority for employment shall be
determined by the length Of their
previous public service, including
the time spent in the armed
forces. Such eligible lists shall
be maintained and utilized for q
period of not less than one year
from the termination Of the pres
emit hostilities in which the United
ences conferred upon Second
World War Veteran by this sub
section shall extend during the
life Of any such eligible list on
which his name appears. II any
employing governmental unit men
toned in Section Of this Act
shall not have or use an eligible
or unemployment list, every such
unit shall assemble such list and
maintain and utilize it as herein
provided.
(c) The right to determine what is q
comparable" or "most compar-
able position is hereby vested in
the State Employment Commits
sioner in the cases Of Second
World War Veterans who were
State employees, either classified
or unclessifed; In the cases of
Second World War Veterans who
were employees Of other govern
mental units, such right shall be
vested in the Civil Service Com
mission or individual or body
having similar powers and duties
in any governmental unit having
such q Civil Service Commission,