1234 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 516
CHAPTER 516.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 8
of Article 95A of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title
"Unemployment Compensation", sub-title "Period, Election
and Termination of Employer's Coverage", and sub-section
(f) of Section 19 of said Article, title "Unemployment Com-
pensation", sub-title "Definitions", as said Article was
enacted by Chapter 1 of the Acts of the Extraordinary
Session of the General Assembly of Maryland of December,
1936, relating to the number of employees which subjects an
employing unit to the provisions of this Article.

(Vetoed. )

CHAPTER 517.

AN ACT to add a new Article to the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, to be known as Article 44A, "Housing
Authorities", declaring the necessity of creating public
bodies corporate and politic to be known as housing authori-
ties to undertake slum clearance and projects to provide
dwelling accommodations for persons of low income; crea-
ting such housing authorities in incorporated cities and
towns have a population of more than 1, 000 and in counties;
defining the powers and duties of housing authorities and
providing for the exercise of such powers, including acquir-
ing property, borrowing money, issuing bonds and other
obligations, and giving security therefor; providing that
housing authorities, their property and securities shall be
exempt from taxation and assessment, but authorizing cer-
tain payments in lieu of taxes; and conferring remedies on
obligees of housing authorities.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new Article be and the same is hereby added to
the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, to be known as
Article 44A, "Housing Authorities", to read as follows:

1. This Article may be referred to as the "Housing Author-
ities Law. "

It is hereby declared, (a) That there exist in the State in-
sanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations and that persons
of low income are forced to reside in such insanitary or unsafe
accommodations; that within the State there is a shortage of
safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations available at rents