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injury, and be signed by him or by a person on his behalf, or
in case of death, by any one or more of his dependents, or by a
person on their behalf. The failure to give such notice, unless
excused by the Commission either on the ground that notice
for some sufficient reason could not have been given, or on the
ground that the (State Accident Fund, Insurance Company,
or employer, as the case may be, has not been prejudiced
thereby, shall be a bar to any claim under this Article, pro-
vided, however, that the burden of proving that it or he has been
prejudiced by such failure on the part of the employee or by
delay in giving such notice shall be upon the State Accident
Fund, Insurance Company, or employer, as the case may be.

Whenever an accident causing disability for a period of
more than three days following the happening of such accident
occurs to any employee it shall be the duty of the employer
within ten (10) days after the receipt of notice of such acci-
dent, in writing, to report, such accident and the injury result-
ing therefrom to the Commission, and also to any local repre-
sentative of the Commission. Such report shall state (a) the
time, cause and nature of the accident and injuries, and the
probable duration of the injury resulting therefrom; (b)
whether the accident arose out of or in the course of the in-
jured person's employment; (c) any other matters the rules
and regulations of the Commission may prescribe.

Any employer who shall fail to report any accident within
the time prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not more than Fifty Dollars ($50).

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1937.

Approved May 18, 1937.

CHAPTER 333.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 60
of Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land (1930 Edition), title "St. Mary's County", sub-title
"County Treasurer", relating to the compensation to be paid
the County Treasurer of St. Mary's County for collecting
State taxes.

(Vetoed. )