996 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 448

into the service, done civilian work at civilian pay, nor (5;
for time spent by any person while taking training in any
student army training camp.

SEC. 18. And be it further enacted, That every applicant
for compensation under this Act whose discharge certificate or
record of service shall show actual participation in combat
shall be entitled to a 25% increase in the total amount due
under the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 19. And be it further enacted, That whoever know-
ingly makes a false statement, oral or written, relating to a
material fact supporting a claim under the provisions of this
Act, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand
dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three years or
by both such fine and imprisonment. Offenses under this sec-
tion shall be prosecuted by the Attorney-Greneral, or under
his direction, in any court within the State, and all fines col-
lected hereunder shall be paid into the Treasury of the State.

Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this Act the Comptroller, Trea-
surer and Adjutant-General of the State of Maryland shall
be and they are hereby constituted the Military Service Recog-
nition Board for the State of Maryland and they are hereby
authorized to expend for clerical assistance and such other
expenses as may be required such sums as may be necesary
for the proper carrying out of the provisions of this Act—
which expenses shall be paid out of the monies to be herein-
after provided.

Sec. 21. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose
of the meeting the expenditures authorized by this Act, a loan is
hereby created, to be known as the "Maryland Military Ser-
vice Loan of 1923" to an amount not to exceed $9,000,000.00
and shall be dated the first day of August, 1922. Said loan
shall bear interest at a rate to be fixed by the Governor, the
Comptroller of the Treasury and the Treasurer of the State,
or a majority of them, not to exceed four and one-half (41/2)
per centum per annum, and the said interest shall be paid
semi-annually, and the said loan and every part thereof, and
the interest payable thereon, shall be, and remain exempt from
State, County and Municipal taxation, and the principal a-
mount of said loan shall be paid upon the issuance thereof.