1942 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 1086
CHAPTER 1086.
(House Bill 895)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
882 of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land and Baltimore City Charter (1938 Edition) title "Balti-
more City", sub-title "Police Commissioner", as said section
was amended by Chapter 172 of the Acts of 1945, relating
to seniority rating for members of the Police Force for time
spent in the Armed Forces of the U. S., in the U. S. Mari-
time Service and the U. S. Merchant Marine, and correcting
an error in said section.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 882 of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland and Baltimore City Charter (1938 Edition),
title "Baltimore City", sub-title "Police Commissioner", as
said section was amended by Chapter 172 of the Acts of
1945, be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

882. The time spent by any member of the Police Force in
the Armed Forces of the United States during World War I
or after May 1, 1940 and/or during1; the present war and the
time spent by any member of said Force who resigned after
May 1, 1940 to serve in the U. S. Maritime Service or U. S.
Merchant Marine, and did so serve, shall be construed as hav-
ing been spent on said Police Force for the purpose of deter-
mining seniority rating and provided he again became a mem-
ber of said force within two years after the termination of the
present war.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1945.

Approved May 4, 1945.