1030 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 487

efits, " as repealed and re-enacted by Chapter 363 of the
Acts of 1931, relating to hernias.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 36 of Article 101 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1924 Edition), title "Workmens' Com-
pensation, " sub-title "Claims and Compensation; Bene-
fits, " as repealed and re-enacted by Chapter 363 of the
Acts of 1931, be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments to read as follows:

(3) Permanent Partial Disability. In case of disabil-
ity partial in character but permanent in quality, the com-
pensation shall be sixty-six and two-thirds per centum of
the average weekly wages, in no case to exceed eighteen
dollars per week and not less than a minimum of eight
dollars per week unless the employees established weekly
wages are less than eight dollars per week at the time of
the injury, in which event he shall receive compensation
equal to his full wages, but in no case to exceed thirty-
seven hundred and fifty dollars in the aggregate and shall
be paid to the employee for the period named in the sched-
ule as follows:

Thumb—For the loss of a thumb, fifty weeks.

First Finger—For the loss of a first finger, commonly
called the index finger, thirty weeks.

Second Finger—For the loss of a second finger, twenty-
five weeks.

Third Finger—For the loss of a third finger, twenty
weeks.

Fourth Finger—For the loss of a fourth finger, com-
monly called the little finger, fifteen weeks.

The loss of the second or distal phalanx of the thumb
shall be considered to be equal to the loss of one^half of
the thumb; the loss of more than one-half of such thumb
shall be considered to be equal to the loss of the whole
thumb; the loss of the third or distal phalanx of any finger
shall be considered to be equal to the loss of one-third of
such finger. The loss of the middle or second phalanx of
any finger shall be considered to be equal to the loss of
two-thirds of such finger. The loss of more than the mid-
dle and distal phalanx of any finger shall be considered
to be equal to the loss of the whole of such finger; provid-
ed, however, that in no case shall the amount received for
more than one finger exceed the amount provided in this
schedule for the loss of a hand.

Great Toe—For the loss of a great toe, twenty-five weeks.