6 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 2

If the successor is not an employer at the time of the
transfer, and acquires the business of one employer or the
businesses of two or more employers with the same rate he
shall pay contributions at the rate assigned to the predecessor
employer or employers from the date the transfer occurred
through the next June 30.

If the successor is not an employer at the time of the trans-
fer, and simultaneously acquires the businesses of two or more
employers with different rates of contribution, his rate from
the date the transfer occurred through the next June 30 shall
be a recomputed rate based on the combined experience of
his predecessors as of the regular computation date for the
fiscal year in which the transfer occurred.

In all cases, from and after July 1 following the transfer,
the successor's rate of contribution for each fiscal year shall be
based on his experience with pay rolls and benefits combined
with the experience of his predecessor or predecessors, as of
the regular computation date for that fiscal year. A successor
employer shall be deemed to have met the .requirements of sub-
section (c) (3) of this Section if he or any one of his prede-
cessors has had the 36-month experience with benefit charges
and the 4-year experience with pay rolls which is required by
sub-section (c) (3).

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in the case of -any
employer whose contribution rate for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 1945, was determined under the provisions of the second
paragraph of sub-section (c) (3) of Section 7 of Article 95A
(the said second paragraph being hereby repealed in the re-
enactment of said sub-section (c) (3) of Section 7), Ms con-
tribution rate shall be re-determined for the remainder of
the said fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1945, and ending
June 30, 1946, under the terms and provisions of said sub-
section (c) (3) of Section 7 as re-enacted by this Act.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act
shall be construed to discharge or release any employer from
any obligation or liability existing, incurred, due or owing on
and up to September 30, 1945, under the terms and provisions
of said second paragraph of sub-section (c) (3) of Section 1
as it existed prior to the enactment of this Act; and the said
second paragraph shall remain in full force and effect as to
any such liability or obligation.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety, and having
been passed upon by a yea and nay vote, supported by three-