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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-08-02
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

ments. Non disabled veterans shall be
given credit of five points in all ex
aminations for appointment. All such
credits shall also he allowed in deter
mining whether any such veteran at.
tains "A passing mark in any such ex
animation.
The same preferences extended dis
abled veterans shall be given to tn"
wives of such veterans as have them
selves been unable to qualify for Merit
System appointment because of dis
ability. and to the unmarried widows
of deceased veterans who had served in
any branch of the armed forces of the
United States as aforesaid; such war
veterans under fiftyiive years of ag.
granted preference shall be released
from age Limitation, except for posi-
lions of policemen and firelnen Sucn
war veterans having qualified with all
such credits shall be certified for ap-
pointment. employment, reinstatement
or unemployment before non-yeterans,
Promotion is change from one class
to another class with a higher maxi
mum compensation, and vacancies shall
be filed by promotion as far as is con
sistent with the best interests of the
classified service. in the judgment Of the
Commissioner.
The Commissioner shall control all
examinations and may designate as spe-
cal examiners any officers or employ
ees of this State or any other person
not in the service of this State to CON
duct and hold such examinations as the
Commissioner may direct and to make
return and report thereof to him. The
Commissioner shall have power to re-
view the findings in all such reports.
and may order new examinations If he
deems such action desirable. The Com
missioner may at any time substitute
any other person in the place of any
person so designated and may himself
conduct such examinations without
designating special examiners.
See. .. And he 1t 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 yea and nay vote. supported
by three tfths of all the members
elected TO each of the two houses of the
General Assembly, the same shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved: March n, 1915.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-08-02

AN ACT to add a new section to Ar
ticle 96l3 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, title Veterans, (said Ar
ticle having been added by the Gem
eral Assembly OF Maryland of 1870,
said new section to follow immedi-
ately after Section Al of said article
and to be known as Section AZ, and
to provide that 1t shall be unlawful
for unauthorized persons to wear
military or other official uniforms, de-
hning such uniforms and providing a
penalty for violation of this Act.
Section /. BE il enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly of Maryland, That new
Section be added to Article 96h of the
Annotated Code Of Maryland (1943
Suppl, title Veterans, to follow inn
mediately after Section II Of said Ar
ticle. and TO be known as Section ~,
said new Section to read as follows:
A.. Any person who, without author
lily under the laws of the United States
or of this State wears the uniform or
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
rine Corps, Coast Guard, or any aux
Hilary Of any of these shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and punishable by fine
of not less than one hundred dollars
1900 nor more than five hundred dol
lars $500 or by imprisonment for not
more than sixty (G0l days or by both
fine and Imprisonment.
As used in this Section the terms
uniform" or part or obstructive
part" of a uniform shall not include
such articles OF wearing apparel as
shoes. socks, shirts, ties or scarfs, and
shall not include trousers, ovcralls,
overcoats, rain coats, field jackets and
headgear from which the service lint :
tons, insignia and other distinctive
markings have been removed.
See. =, And be IL 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, aud being passed
upon by yea and nay vote. supported
by three-fifths 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 49, 1915.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-08-02
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

Section /. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly OF Maryland, That sub.
section (a) of Section 81 of Article bO12
of the Annotated Code of Maryland
t1943 Supplement-. title "AIotor We
hicles'. silb-t Administration Reg
misunderstanding" be and IT is hereby
repealed and re-enacted. with amend
ments, to read as follows:
ST.
(a) No person who is under the age
of eighteen QS9 years shall drive any
motor vehicle while in use as a school
bus. nor any motor vehicle while in use
as a public or common carrier of per-
sons. nor shall any person drive such
vehicle until he has been licensed as a
chauffeur ard received special chaut-
feur's license, provided that the re-
quirement of a special chauffeur's Ii
cense shall not apply to operators OF
school buses.
Sec . And be 1t further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared TO be
am emergency law and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public
health and safety and having been pas
sed upon by yea and nay vote. sup
ported by three fifths of all the men,
hers elected to each OF the two Houses
of the General Assembly of Maryland.
the same shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
Approved: April ). 1918.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-08-02
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

Who has either been hon0rably dis
Z charged from the EhdFof naval forces
of the United States, or has received
a certificate of satisfactory compile
tion of training and service In any
of such forces, and
who, at the time of his entry into the
armed forces of the United States, had
been a resident of Maryland Tor the
year Immediately preceding, or who, II
he had not been resident for the year
Immediately preceding the time OF ms
entry into the armed forces OF the
United States. had resided in the State
for at least two of the three years Inn
medately preceding such time, or who
has resided in the State at least one
year Immediately preceding the time he
invokes any of the provisions OF TINS
Article.
For the purposes of this Article,
person shall be deemed a resident of
the State if he is a duly qualified voter
therein, provided, however, that the fact
that a person is not a duly qualified
voter therein shall not, if by other APP
plicable standards he is a resident, pre-
clude him from being so classified.
2. A Second World War veteran.
shall be entitled to all preferences.
benefits, rights and privileges and sub
ject to all the obligations, liabilities and
duties conferred or imposed by any OF
the existing laws of the State of Mary
land passed prior to or at the 1919
Session of the General Assembly of
Maryland. upon Veterans of the First
World war. including by way of emu
meration only and not by way of limi-
tation, any Merit System Laws of the
State, or merit system or civil service
laws, ordinances or rules applicable to
any of the counties Of the state. the
City of Baltimore. or any other govern
mental subdivision OF the State, includ.
ing all municipal corporations, all
towns and villages having the taxing
power any governmental or quasi gov
ernmental district, board or commission
in the State, and any department
agency or commission of any of the
afOregoing.
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 yea and nay, vote, supported
by three fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses of
the General Assembly, the same shall
take effect from the date of the
passage.
Approved March a. 1915.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-08-02
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

(c) CD of Section of said Article.
subtitle Contributions, 50 as to IN
clude employers with pay rolls after
1910 and to exclude employers with
payrolls of $J0,000.00 or less from the
5000 provision to repeal Section 8
of said Article, sub title Period.
election and Termination of Employ
er's Coyerage". and in lieu thereof to
enact a new Section 8, subtitle
Period, Election and Termination of
nit employees of the State Of Mary
land, political sub divisions thereof
and the City of Baltimore to come
within the provisions of the Act; TO
add new sub section to Section IL
of said Article, subtitle "Unemploy-
ment Compensation Administration
Fund, said new subsection to lie
known as sub section (c) OF Section
10. sub heading Special Administra-
tive Expense Fund, and to follow
Immediately after sub section % of
Section - of said Article, providing
for the payment of interest, fines and
penalties to said fund; to repeal and
re-enact with amendments, sub-sec
ton (f) of Section 10 of said Article,
subtitle Definitions, so as to cover
employers of one or more persons.
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That sub
section OBJ % Of Section 3 Of Article
95A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
llo4S supp. title "unemployament Com
heading weekly Benefit Amount. be
and the same Is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments; that sub
section (c) of Section 3 of said Article.
subtitle Benefits. sub heading "Du-s
ration Of Benefits. be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments; that sub sections lc) and
I'd of Section Of said Article, sub
title Benefit Eligibility Conditions;
be and the same are hereby repealed
and re-enacted. with amendments; that
sub section (c) CD of Section of said
Article, subtitle Contributions, be
and the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments; that Section
s of said Article, subtitle Period,
Election and Termination of Employers
COyerage" be and the same Is hereby
repealed and a new Section enacted
In lieu thereof; that new ub-section
be and It is hereby added to Section IL
Of said Article, ubtitle Unemployment
Compensation Administration Fund.
said new sub section TO be known as
sub section (c) of Section -, sub head
ing Special Administrative Expense
Fund, and to follow Immediately after
sub section OBJ of Section IL Of said
Article; that sub section Q) Of Section
~ of said Article, subtitle Deli
nitions", be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amend
ments, and all to read as follows:
BENEFITS
3. (b) a. Weekly Benefit Amount.
An individuals weekly benefit
amount" shall be the same amount APP
pearng in Column B in the table in
this sub section on the line on which,
in Column A of such table, there APP
pear the total wages paid to such indi-
vidual for insured work in that calen-
dar quarter of his base period in which
such total wages were highest.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-08-02
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

I said new Sections TO follow immedi-
ately after Section ~ OF said Article,
and to be known as Sections ~, -
and As, and to provide that omclai
findings, records, reports or certlhe1
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
Section / Be 1t enacted by the GEN
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That new
Sections be added to Article 9Gl2 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 40 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 duly certified copy OF
such finding shall be received In any
court, Office or other place in this
STATE ms evidence of the death of the
person therein disclosed to be dead and
OF the date. circumstances and place OF
his death or disappearance.
Al. An official written report or,
record or duly certified copy thereon
that a person Is missing. missing in ac-
III. y
is beleaguered, besieged or captured by
an enemy or is dead or Is alive, made
by any of the persons referred TO III
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 beleaguered, be-
sieged, captured by an enemy or Is
dead or is alive as the case may be.
45. For the purpose OF Section IS ana
Section A Of this Act any finding. re-
port or record. or duly certified copy
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 he deemed to
have been signed and issued by such an
officer or employee pursuant to law, ana
the person signing same shall prlma
facie be deemed to have acted within
the scope OF his authority. III copy
purports to have been certified by
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
health and safety. and being passed
upon a yea and nay vote. supported by
three ifths Of all the members elected
to each Of the two houses of the Cen
eral Assembly the same shall take eff
feet from the date of its passage.
Approved: February %, 1910.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-08-02
The following +
PUBLIC
GENERAL LAW
enacted by the
l945
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF MARYLAND
nsef
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.
CHAPTER 8

AN ACT to add a new section to Article
09 of the Annotated Code of Mary
land Q943 Supplement-. title United
States, to he under subtitle IKE
tention of Jurisdiction by the State.
said new section to he known as Sec
ton a. and to follow Immediately
after Section Al of said Article. au.
fhorizing the State of Maryland and
political sub divisions and agencies
thereof to take any necessary action
to collect from the United states any
money that may he 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 its agencies ac1uir-
ing title to property In Maryland
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland. That new
section he and Il is hereby added 10
Article 90 Of the Annotated Code OF
MARYLAND Q043 SUPPLEMENT-, title
UNITED States, subtitle Retention Of
Jurisdiction by the State. said new
section to be known as Section ~. to
follow Immediately after Section 81 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 ana
every political subdivision thereof ana
all agencies or taxing units tnercoi, are
hereby authorized and empowered 10
take any and all action that may ne
necessary or proper TO receive and col,
lect from the United States any ana All
money that may be made available by
the United States to reimburse the state
OF Maryland or any political suh.dlvis-
ion thereof or any agency or taxing
uuit thereof, for any and all taxes or
other changes which may have been lost
byl 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. .. And be 1t further enacted.
That any and all public general laws
or public local laws or any part or
nnrts thereof inconsistent with the pro,
visions of this Act are hereby repeated
to the extent of such inconsistency.
Sec. 3. And be 1t further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to pc
m emergency law and necessary for me
Immediate preservation Of the pnbilc
health and safety. and being passed by
4 Yea and nav vote, supported by three
fiffhs OF ali the members elected to each
az the two Houses of the General AS
senhly. the same shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved: January &c, 1o45.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-08-02
CHAPTER $50

AN ACT to add a new section to Ar.
ticle 66Ih of the Annotated Code of
Maryland 19l3 Supplement-, title
Motor Vehicles. subtitle Operation
of Vehicles Upon Highways, said
new section to be known as Section
141A 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 l. Be 1t enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That new
section be and 1t is hereby added to
Article 661a of the Annotated Code OF
Maryland (1043 Supplement-, title mo.
tor Vehicles, subtitle Operation of
Vehicles Upon Highways, said new
section to be known as Section 141A.
to follow Immediately after Section Ill
of said Article, and to read as follows:
141A. 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 IL 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 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 traffic officer or
by traffic control signals.
Any operator OF vehicle who violates
the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction thereof. shall be fined
not less than One Dollar (S100l nor
more than One Hundred Dollars
t$100.00). 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-
yiction thereof, shall be fined not less
than One Dollar (S100l nor more than
Twenty five Dollars ($25.00).
Sec. .. And be 1t 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
yea and nay vote. supported by three
fifths 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 its passage.
Approved: February 2S, 1915.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-08-02
CHATTER 1915

AN ACT to add a new section to Ar
ticle 100 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland 1899 Edition., title Work
Hours Of, In Factories. to be under
new SUBJ title estate Employees, said
new section to he known as Section
n and TO follow Immediately after
Section I6 of said Article providing
for overtime compensation for State
employees.
Section L. Be it enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly of Maryland, That new
section be and it is hereby added TO
Article 100 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1930 Edition.. title Work
Hours of, In Factories. to be under
new subtitle Estate Employees, said
new section to be known as Section II.
to follow Immediately after Section IS
of said Article, and to read as follows !:
STATE EMPLOYEES
~ (a) Every State employee except
per diem and hourly employees who
works in excess of forty eight (4Sl
hours in any week shall receive extra
compensation for such hours worked in
excess of that time. The amount Of
compensation for such excess shall be
computed by dividing the weekly com
pensatiOn by forty eight and multiply
ing the resulting quotient by the num-
Der of hours worked in excess of said
forty eight hours.
(b) Every per diem State employee
who works in excess of forty eight
hours in any week shall receive com
pensation for such hours worked in ex-
cess of that time. The amount of com
pensatiOn tor such excess shall be conf
puted by dividing the per diem COM
pensatiOn by eight and multiplying the
resulting quotient by the number of
hours worked in excess of said forty
eight hours.
See. . 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 having been
passed upon by yea and nay vote, sup
ported by three fifths of all the men,
bers elected to each Of the two Houses
of the General Assembly of Maryland,
the same shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
Approved: May 4. 1915.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-08-02
CHAPTER 500

AN ACT to add eleven Ql) new sections
TO Article 9GIa of the Annotated Code
of Maryland, title Veterans, as said
Article was added to said Code by the
General Assembly Of Maryland. 1915
Session, said new Sections to follow
Immediately after Section of said
Article and to be under the subtitle
Unemployment OF Second World
War Veterans. and TO be known as
Sections s, o, 10. H. L., -. IA. 10. I6,
IL and Is. providing for the re-em-
ployment of Second World War Vet
Grams In State and local public serv-
ice; and to repeal Sections % and ~
of Article 60 of the Annotated Code
Of Maryland (1943 Supp. title Mill
tia, subtitle Unemployment Of
Persons in Military Service.
Section /. BE il enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland. That eleven
I'D new Sections be added to Article
961a of the Annotated Code Of Maryland
title Veterans. as said Article was