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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-08-03
CHAPTER 1870

AN ACT to add a new section to Ar
ticle 66R of the Annotated Code of
Maryland Q943 SUPPLEMENT-, title
motor Vehicles, subtitle Operation
of Vehicles Upon Highways, said
new section to be known as Section
ALA and to follow Immediately after
Section 141 of said Article, prescribing
the manner in which any blind or
partially blind pedestrian may secure
the right-Of-way at certain street
crossings or intersections
Section 1. BE 1T enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That a new
section be and it is hereby added to
Article 661 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland q943 Supplement-, title mo
tor Vehicles, subtitle Cooperation of
Vehicles Upon Highways, said new
section to be known as Section ALA,
to follow Immediately after Section 14i
Of said Article, and to read as follows:
ALA. AT any street or road crossing
or intersection where the movement of
traffic is not regulated by a traffic Off
Ger or by traffic control signals. any
blind or partially blind pedestrian shall
be entitled to the right of-way at such
crossing or intersection if he shall, be-
fore attempting to cross, extend before
him at arms length a cane of white
color, or white tipped with red. Upon
receiving such a signal, all vehicles at
or approaching such crossing or inter-
section shall Immediately come to a full
stop, leaving a clear lane through which
such person may pass, and they shall
remain stationary until such person has
completed the passage of such crossing
or intersection. Nothing in this section
shall be construed as affecting the
movement of traffic at any crossing or
intersection where the movement of
traffic is regulated by a traffic officer or
by traffic control signals.
Any operator of a vehicle who violates
the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction thereof, shall defined
not less than One Dollar Isl. O0) nor
more than One Hundred Dollars
~($1OO.OO). Any person who is not blind
or partially blind and who shall use or
carry a cane Of white color, or white
tipped with red, in the manner de-
scribed in this section, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon con-
viction thereof, shall be fined not less
than One Dollar ($1.O0) nor more thar
Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.O0)
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted.
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public
health and safety, and being passed by
q yea and nay vote, supported by three
hfths Of all the member elected to each
OF the two Houses of the General AS
sembly, the same shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved: February %, 1915.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-08-03
CHAPTER SO6

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 10 Of Article GA
of the Annotated Code of Maryland
1899 Ed, title merit System"
Section /. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton 10 Of Article GA Of the Annotated
Code Of Maryland 1880 Ed, title
"Merit System, be and the same Is
hereby repealed and ~re-enacted with
amendments so as to read as follows:
10. Examinations held by the Com
missioner to establish lists of persons
eligible for appointment may be written
or oral or in the form Of a ~demonstra.
ton of skill or any combination Of
to test and determine the relative
figures and ability of candidates actu-
ally to perform the duties Of the class
of positions to which they seek to be
appointed. Any investigation Of train.
ing and experience and any tests OF
technical knowledge, manual skill or
physical fitness that in the judgment OF
the Commissioner serves to this emu
may be employed.
In all examinations to determine the
qualifications of a preference applicant,
credit shall be given for all valuable
experience, including experience gained
In civic, service and organization activi-
ties, even though no compensation was
received therefor.
Examination shall be competitive, free
and open to all persons who may be
lawfully appointed to any position
within the class for which the
ton is held, with such limitations as
may be specified in the rules by the
Commissioner as to age, sex, health,
habits, moral character, physical con-
dition, and other qualifications, except
as hereinafter provided that are In the
Judgment of the Commissioner prere-
quisite to the performance of the duties
Of such positions; provided, however,
that the Commissioner may, from time
to time, provide for general rules ex-
empting from competitive examinations,
positions to be filled by unskilled man
ual laborers, including positions for
road patrolmen under the State Roads
Commission, and may, if he sees fit,
provide in lieu of said competitive ex..
aninations such system or systems OF
registration for said laborers or other
Wage as in its judgment will best pro.
vide for such positions; and provided
fuYther as to all positions that the Com
mtaasaioner may by. his rules give pref
exsnee b. cQinpetitton for higher CLASSES
$3.50 .r6sS ls slsss 8. . sls1sg. i g 81.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-08-03
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS
CHAPTER LIZ

AN ACT to add 3 new Sections to Ar
ticle 9612 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, title Veterans, (said Ar
ticle having been added by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland of 1870,
said new Sections to follow immedi-
ately after Section AZ of said Article,
and to be known as Sections 43. A
and 45, and to provide that official
findings, records, reports or certified
copies thereof of death, presumed
death, missing or other status issued
by authorized officials or agencies of
the United States shall be received
and shall be evidence in any courts,
offices and other place in this State.
eral Assembly of Maryland, That 3 new
Sections be added to Article 9G1a of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, title
Veterans, to follow Immediately after
Section AZ of said Article, and to be
known as Sections 43, A and 45 said
new Sections to read as follows:
43. A written finding of presumed
death made by the Secretary of War,
the Secretary of the Navy or other
officer or employee of the United States
authorized by the Federal law to make
such finding or a duly certified copy of
such finding shall be received in any
court, office or other place in this
State as evidence of the death of the
person therein disclosed to be dead and
of the date, circumstances and place of
Ills UedIH OF ulS dpDcdIduCe
A. An official written report or
record or duly certified copy thereof
that a person is missing. missing in ac-
ton, interned in a neutral country or
is ~beleaguered, beSieged or captured by
an enemy or is dead or is alive, made
by any of the persons referred to in
Section 43 of this Act shall be received
in any court, office or other place in
this State as evidence that such person
is missing, missing in action, informed
in a neutral country or belea guered, be-
sieged, captured by an enemy or is
dead or is alive as the case may be.
As. For the purpose of Section 43 and
Section "A of this Act any finding, re-
thereof, purporting to have been signed
by such an officer or employee of the
United States as is described in said
sections, shall prima facie be deemed to"
have been signed and issued by such an
officer or employee pursuant to law, and
the person signing same shall prima
facie be deemed to have acted within
the scope of his authority. If a copy
purports to have been certified by q
person authorized by law to certify the
same, such certified copy shall be prima
facie evidence of his authority so to
certify.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public
upon a yea and nay vote, supported by
three-fifths of all the members elected
to each of the two houses of the Gen
eral Assembly, the same shall take eff
feet from the date of it's passage.
Approved: February %, 1915.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-08-03
COLUMN B COLUMN c

However, if the basic weekly allow
ance, except for dependents, under the
"Servicemen's REIMBURSEMENT Act of
1914, as amended, is less than $500,
then the maximum weekly benefit
amount under this schedule shall con-
form Herewith.
This provision shall not disqualify
any individual who had previously been
found eligible to receive benefits dur
ing the benefit year in which this Sec
ton becomes operative.
3. (c) Duration Of Benefits.
Any otherwise eligible individual
shall be entitled during any benefit
year to a total amount of benefits equal
to whichever is the lesser Of o. twenty
six times his weekly benefit amount,
and (2) one-fourth of the wages paid
to him during his base period for in
sured work provided that such total
amount of benefits, if not a multiple Of
$1.0O, shall be computed to the next
higher multiple of $1.0O.
BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY
CONDITIONS
4. (c) He is able to work, and is
available for work; provided no claim
ant shall be considered ineligible in any
week Of unemployment for failure to
comply with the provisions of this sub
section If such failure is due to an III
ness or disability which occurs after he
has registered for work n no work
which would have been considered suit
able at the time of his initial registra-
tion has been offered after the begin
ming Of such illness or disability.
4. (d) No week shall be counted as a
week Of unemployment for the purposes
OF this subsection
a. Unless it occurs within the bene-
fit year which includes the week with
respect to which he claims payment OF
benefits.
(2) If benefits nave been paid with
respect thereto;
81 Unless the individual was eligible
for benefits with respect thereto as pro-
yided in Sections 4 and 8 of this Act,
except for the requirements OF this sub
section and of subsection le) OF this
Section and of sub-sections (e) n f)
of Section 5.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Z. (c) 81 No employers rate shall
be varied from 2.7 per cent for any
fiscal year unless and until his expert
Generating record has been chargeable
with benefits throughout the ~36-consecu-
tive-calendar-month period ending on
subsection (c) ca Of this Section), and
unless and until each Of his nnual pay
rolls, as defined herein, during the four
calendar years Immediately preceding
the computation date for that fiscal year
equals OR exceeds $15O.OO.
2.7 per cent for any fiscal year If his
total pay roll in the calendar year I'M
mediately preceding such fiscal year ex-
ceeded $50 per cent OF his total payroll
in the calendar year 1910. In the
event any employer did not report a pay
roll for the year 1910, the pay roll for
ported shall be substituted for the year
1910. This paragraph shall not apply
to employers with pay rolls Of $4,000
90 or less ip the calendar. ysas tmmedi-
ately preceding such fscsl year
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-08-03
r IL

AN ACT to repeal and ~re-enact, with
amendments, Sections 6 ~, 9 (2) and
z (21) Of Article 81 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1943 SUPPLEMENT-,
title "Revenue and Taxes, subtitle
what Shall Be Taxed and Where,
to provide for the assessment and tax
alton of property owned or leased by
the United States, or any agency
thereof, to the extent legally per-
mitted.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That Sec
lions 6 ~, 6 (2) and Z (21) of Article
81 Of the Annotated Code of Maryland
l943 Supplement-, title Revenue and
and Where, be and the same are here
by repealed and re-enacted, with amend
ments, to read as follows:
6. u All real properties in this
State. by whomsoever owned, including
that owned or leased by the United
the United States, to the fullest extent
possible under the Constitution of the
United States and laws Of the United
States pursuant thereto and in con-
formity Herewith, in the county and/or
city In which the same are situated.
6. (2) All tangible personal proper
ties located in his State, by whOmso-
ever owned, including that owned or
leased by the United States, or any de-
partment or agency Of the United
Mates. TO LuG Iu1lS6J GAI6uL pOSSlDlc
under the Constitution of the United
States n laws of the United States
pursuant thereto and In conformity
Herewith, in the county and/or city in
which the am are respectively perma-
nently located, provided that tangible
personal property located in this State,
and not permanently located in any
county or city shall, except as provided
in paragraph 90, be subject to taxa
ton in the county and/or city in which
the owner resides.
7. (21) Any property exempted from
taxation by this State by the COnstitu-
ton of the United States or by any Act
of onUress passed pursuant to and In
conformity with the Constitution Of the
United States, only to the extent that
such exemption Is so required and no
further.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That any and all public general laws
or public local laws or any part or
parts thereof inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this Act are hereby repealed
to the extent of any such inconsistency.
Sec. 3. n be 1t further enacted,
That should any section, or part Of sec
ton of this Act be held invalid for any
reason, such holding shall not be con.
strued as affecting the validity Of any
remaining section or part of a section,
il being the legislative intent that the
remainder of this Act shall stand, not
Withstanding the invalidity of such Sec
ton or part of a section.
Sec. 4 And be 1t further enacted,
That this Act Is hereby declared to be
nm law and necessary for the
Immediate preservation of the public
health and safety, and being passed by
a yea and nay vote, supported by three
ffths of all the members elected to each
of the two Houses Of the General AS
sembiy, the same shall take effect from
he date Of its massage.
ADDxovedt E6bxua1y 2. 10A0.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-08-03
CHAPTER 3S8

AN ACT to exempt men. in the Armed
Forces Of the United States, the
United States Maritime Service and
the United States Merchant Marine
from the requirement for securing q
hunting n fishing license.
Whereas, many men in the Armed
Forces of the United States, In the
United States Maritime Service and the
United States Merchant Marine have a
few days leave during which time they
would like to hunt or fish; and
Whereas, it seems desirable that they
should have the privilege OF hunting
and fishing without the necessity of
securing a license; therefore
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That per-
sons in the Armed Forces Of the United
States, in the United States Merchant
Marine and the United States Maritime
Service shall be furnished a gratis hunt
ing or fishing license valid only during
the open season, through the Clerks of
the Courts of the respective counties
and the Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas Of Baltimore City; said licenses
shall be furnished and countersigned
by the Game Warden to the Clerks Of
Courts without cost. There shall be no
charge by said Clerks for issuing same.
The Clerks of the Courts shall forward
on the first of each month the stub
from each license issued to persons in
the armed forces gratis. to the Game
and Inland Fish Commission, Baltimore,
Maryland, in the same manner as they
report the sale of hunting and fishing
licenses at present.
This privilege shall be extended only
to persons Of the armed forces who
shall appear before the Clerk of the
Court in the uniform of their respec-
tive service, present their credentials
showing their status and while hunting
or fishing must have the credentials. on
their person for inspection BY the State
Game Warden, any Deputy Game War
den, Or any other person.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall continue for the
duration of the present war.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency measure and necessary
for the Immediate preservation of the
public health and safety and having
been passed by a yea I'M nay vote.
supported by three-fifths Of all Of the
members elected to each of the two
Houses of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date Of
it's passage.
Approved: March %, 1915,
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-08-03
The following
PU BLIC
LAWS
enacted by the
1945
GENERAL ASSEM- IDLY
OF MARYLAND
have been selected for publication
by the Governor and Attorney Gen.
eral of the State, as provided by
Article rs of the Public General
Laws of Maryland.
8

AN ACT to add a new section to Article
SO of the Annotated Code of Mary
land (1943 Supplement-, title United
States, to be under subtitle ere
tention of Jurisdiction by the State,
said new section to be known as Sec
ton AZ and to follow Immediately
after Section Al of said Article, au-
thOrizing the State of Maryland and
political divisions and agencies
thereof to take any necessary action
to collect from the United States any
money tina may be made available for
reimbursing the State or political sub
divisions or agencies thereof for taxes
or other charges lost by reason of the
United States or It's agencies acuuir-
ing title to property in Maryland.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland. That a new
section be and it is hereby added to
Article 90 of the Annotated Code Of
Maryland 1943 SUPPLEMENT-. title
United States, subtitle Retention Of
Jurisdiction by the State, said new
follow Immediately after Section Al of
said Article and to read as follows:
AZ. Notwithstanding anything con-
tanned in any section or sections of this
Article or of any other Article of the
Code of Public General Laws to the
contrary, the State of Maryland and
every political subdivision thereof IN
all agencies or taxing units thereof, are
hereby authorized and empowered to
take any and all action that may be
necessary or proper to receive and col
lect from the United States any and all
money that may be made available by
the United States to reimburse the State
of Maryland or any political sub-diyis-
ion thereof, or any agency or taxing
unit thereof, for any and all taxes or
other charges which may have been lost
by reason of the United States or any
department, corporation or agency
thereof having acquired in any way any
title to any property, real, personal or
mixed. located in the State of Maryland.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That any and all public general laws
or public local laws or any part or
parts thereof inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this Act are hereby repealed
to the extent of such inconsistency.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public
health and safety, and being passed by
a yea and nay vote, supported by three
ffths of all the members elected to each
of the two Houses of the General AS
sembly, the same shall take effect from
the date of It's passage.
Approved: January 20, 1945.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-08-03
CHAPTER 121

AN ACT to add a new section to Ar
ticle 96R of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, title Veterans, (said Ar
ticle having been added by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland of 1945),
said new section to follow immedi-
ately after Section Al of said article.
and to be known as Section AZ, and
to provide that it shall be unlawful
for unauthorized persons to wear
military or other official uniforms, de-
fining such uniforms and providing a
penalty for violation of this Act.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That a new
Section be added to Article 961a of the
Annotated Code of Maryland Q943
Supp, title Veterans, to follow i'm
mediately after Section Al of said Ar
ticle, and to be known as Section AZ,
said new Section to read as follows:
AZ. Any person who, without author
ity under the laws of the United States
or of this State wears the uniform or
a distinctive part thereof or a uniform
or part thereof similar to the uniform
of the State Guard, National Guard or
Naval Militia of this State or of an
other State or of the United States. or
of the United States Army, Navy, Ma
tliary of any OF these shal be guilty Of
a misdemeanor and punishable by fine
Of not less han one hundred dollars
$10O) nor more than five hundred dol
lars ($500) or by Imprisonment for not
more than sixty 600 days or by both
fine n Imprisonment.
AS used in this Section the terms
uniform" or part" Or distinctive
part Of a uniform shall not include
such articles of wearing apparel as
shoes, socks, shirts, ties or scarfs, and
shall not include trousers, overalls,
overcoats, rain coats, field jackets and
headgear from which the service but
tons, insignia and other distinctive
markings lave been removed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for
the immediate preservation of the pub
lie health and safety, and being passed
upon by a yea and nay vote, supported
by three-ffths of all the members
elected to each Of the two houses of the
General Assembly, the same shall take
effect from the date Of it's passage.
Approved: March 16, 1915.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-08-03
CHAPTER $40

AN ACT to add a new Article to the
Annotated Code Of Maryland, said new
Aftac1e to be known as Article 961h,
to be titled Veterans, and to follow
Immediately after Article 90 of said
Code, defining Second World War
Veterans, and providing that laws ap-
plying to Veterans Of the First World
War shall also apply to Second World
War Veterans.
Section !. Be 1t enacted by the Gen.
alas As' g, and q Il aa e Rareiby yn ADDED e pe to
The Annotated CODE Of Maryland, said
pew k1eSele % be knoyspp ap Article 9a3h,
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-08-03
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5000 denne.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-08-03
CHAPTER :

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, subsection (b) ~ Of
Section 3 of Article 95A of the Ammo
tated Code of Maryland (1943 Supp,
title Unemployment Compensation,
sub : title Benefits, sub : heading
"Weekly Benefit Amount, so as to
increase the benefits payable; to re-
peal and re-enact, with amendments,
subsection (c). of Section 3 Of said
Article, subtitle Benefits, sub.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-08-03

Provided, however, that if Congress
amends the "Servicemen's Readjust-
ment Act of 1944' by increasing the
basic weekly allowance, except for de-
pendents, to $500, then, and in that
Evening star., 1945-07-04

aimed at good government, re-
turned to the people themselves,
freed from political bossisrn.'
The groups headquarters is in
New York.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Eve
ming Star Information Bureau. 3l6 l
street NE, Washinston 2. d. c. Please
inclose 3 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1945-07-04

T,HRoucHour the Spring, from the Rockies
i to the Atlantic seaboard, worried farm
ers searched the skies for signs of clear
weather, but the cold rains fell relentlessly.
For more than month the seed should
have been terminating in the warm soil.
Millions of acres lay implanted because
the ground was too wet for preparation of
the seed bed and too cold for termination
of the seed.
Only generation ago there could have
been but one outcome crop shortage and
food scarcity. Nature allows scant time
for planting when the warm sun waits till
late May or June before drying the soggy
soil. Horses are too slow and tire too
quickly to get the job done then.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
THEY DID 1T BEFORE
They CAN DO 1T AGAIN
With FarmaH Tractor Power

But the farmers remember May of 1943
only two years ago-when their fast, un-
firing tractors averted crop failure. Then,
too, rains flooded the fields and the month
was all but spent before they could go
in on the land and plant.
That year, most farmers drove their
tractors from dark to dark, and longer.
Many planted around the clock, working
in two or three shifts. They made one of
the greatest crops in history.
In today's war-torn world with
hunger and disease already stalking
many peoples even one major crop
failure could bring famine. This is
why the sound of tractors and plant - .
ing machinery was heard, day and y