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(3) The payment by an employing unit (without deduction
from the remuneration of the individual in its employ) of the
tax imposed upon an individual in its employ under Section
1400 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code with respect to
services performed after December 31, 1940; or

(4) Dismissal payments after December 31, 1940, which the
employing unit is not legally required to make.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after
April 1, 1947, all references in this Article or in the laws of
this State to the Unemployment Compensation Board shall be
taken and understood as being to the Employment Security
Board; and all references in this Article or in the laws of this
State to the Maryland State Employment Service shall be
taken and understood as being to the Division of Employment
Service; and all references in this Article or in the laws of this
State to the Unemployment Compensation Division shall be
taken and understood as being to the Division of Unemploy-
ment Compensation.

SEC. 2A. And be it further enacted, That all the provisions
of this Act shall take effect on the date specified in Section 3
hereof, except that if any claimant prior to such date has been
disqualified from benefits under the terms of this Article as it
provided prior to such date, such claimant shall suffer no
further disqualification for the same occurrence.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the
preservation of the public health and safety and having been
passed by a 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 on April 1, 1947.

Approved April 16, 1947.

CHAPTER 497.
(Senate Bill 64)

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Article 3 of the Con-
stitution of Maryland, title "Legislative Department",
amending Sections 14, 15 and 52 of said Article, providing
for annual sessions of the General Assembly of Maryland,
and to provide for the submission of said amendment to
the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection.