Real Estate Brokers and provided for making Morgan College
a State institution.

1941. Legislation was enacted adopting uniform laws as to Absent Per-
sons, Acknowledgments, Joint Tortfeasors, Simultaneous Death
and Trust Receipts, relating to Conservation. Instalment Sales
Contracts, Fireworks, Roads, Standardization of Salaries, In-
come Tax, Alcoholic Beverages, Juvenile Court, and creating
State Employees' Retirement System.

1942. In furtherance of the war effort Maryland's "Flagship" the Steamer
duPont, of the Tidewater Fisheries fleet, which had won its
service chevron in World War I, again entered the service. Ac-
cepting the offer of Governor O'Conor, the United Staves Coast
Guard took over the duPont, had it rebuilt to meet: present-day
needs, and put it in service, presumably on submarine patrol.
Likewise, the bronze bell of the old Battleship "Maryland," a
prized State House possession, was turned over to the United
States Navy to do service again on the high seas.

1943. The first full company of WAACS to be recruited in any State in
the Country were guests at special ceremonies in the State House
on January 29. Governor Herbert R. O'Conor and the members
of both Houses of the General Assembly convened in the House of
Delegates Chamber, together with Major General Milton A.
Reckord, Third Corps Area Commander, and officials of the
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

On Friday, March 26, the House of Delegates was the scene of
another colorful occasion, when the Honorable Anthony Eden,
British Foreign Secretary, and descendant of the Sixth Lord
Calvert and of Robert Eden, last Colonial Governor of Mary-
land; addressed the members of the Maryland Legislature at
the invitation of Governor O'Conor. He was accompanied by
Lord Halifax, British Ambassador to the United States, and
other notables.

1943. Among the outstanding legislation passed by the General Assembly
was a constitutional amendment to modernize the setup and to
revise the procedure of appointments of the Maryland Court
of Appeals. Civilian Defense regulations constituted another
important enactment, as did the recodification of the Maryland
Motor Vehicle Laws. Under laws passed at this session, handling
of the Juvenile Court was placed under the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City; experience rating was adopted in connection
with the contribution rate of certain employers to the Unem-
ployment Compensation Fund, authority was given for the
employment of prisoners for work on farms and in the institu-
tions of the State during the present war; and Governor O'Conor
was authorized to appoint a Commission on Post-War Recon-
struction and Development.

1944. Special Session called by Governor O'Conor, March 6th, to provide
adequate absentee voting laws for residents engaged in the Mili-
tary or Naval Service of the United States by reason of War.
Also to provide payment of compensation to teachers and other
persons employed in the State receiving annual salaries of less
than $3,000.00 per year.

1945. The General Assembly passed a number of bills beneficial to Vet-
erans. In addition, important legislation included complete re-