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to 102E, inclusive, and to follow immediately after Sec-
tion 102 of said Article, relating to hours of work and
rates of wages, of laborers, workmen and mechanics em-
ployed by the City of Cumberland or on public works of
said City.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 102 of Article 1A of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "City
of Cumberland, " sub-title "Wages, " be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amendments, and that five
new sections be and they are hereby added to said Article,
said new sections to be known as Sections 102A to 102E,
inclusive, to follow immediately after Section 102 of said
Article, and all to read as follows:

102. Eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all
laborers, workmen or mechanics who may be employed by
the Mayor and City Council of Cumberland or by any offi-
cer, Board or Commission thereof, except in cases of extra-
ordinary emergency, which may arise in time of war or in
cases where it may be necessary to work more than eight
hours per calendar day for the protection of property or
human life; provided, that in all such cases the laborer,
workman or mechanic so employed and working to exceed
eight hours per calendar day shall be paid on the basis of
eight hours constituting a day's work; provided further,
that the rate of per diem wages paid to laborers, workmen
or mechanics employed directly by the Mayor and City
Council of Cumberland or by any officer, Board or Commis-
sion thereof shall be not less than Two Dollars (2. 00) per
diem. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
employees of the Police and Fire Departments.

102A. All contracts hereafter made by or on behalf of
the Mayor and City Council of Cumberland with any person
or persons or corporation for the performance of any work
with the City of Cumberland shall be deemed and consid-
ered as made upon the basis of six hours constituting a
day's work and upon the basis of five days constituting a
week's work and it shall be unlawful for any such person
or persons or corporation to require or permit any laborer,
workman or mechanic to work more than six hours per
calendar day or more than five days per calendar week in
doing such work, except in the cases and upon the condi-
tions provided in Section 102 of this Article. Provided,
however, that in cases of extraordinary emergency labor-