HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 975

it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

15. Whenever any person or body corporate shall make
an assignment for the benefit of his, her or its creditors, or
shall be adjudicated insolvent upon his, her or its petition,
or upon the petition of any creditor or creditors, or shall
have his, her or its property or estate taken possession of
by a receiver under a decree of a court of equity, in the
distribution of the property or estate of such person or
body corporate, all the money due and owing from such
person or body corporate for wages, salaries or commis-
sions to clerks, servants, salesmen or employees contracted
not more than three months anterior to the execution of
such assignment, adjudication of insolvency, or appoint-
ment of receiver, shall first be paid in full out of such prop-
erty or estate, after payment of the proper and legitimate
costs, expenses, taxes and commissions, and shall be pre-
ferred to all claims against the property and estate of such
insolvent person or body corporate, except the lien claims of
such persons as shall hold liens upon such property or
estate, recorded at least three months prior to such assign-
ment, adjudication or decree.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1935.

Approved May 17, 1935.

CHAPTER 468.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tion 166 of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1929 Supplement), title "Revenue and Taxes, " sub-
title "State Tax Commission, " as amended by Chapter
494 of the Acts of 1931, fixing the time for the next
general assessment.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 166 of Article 81 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1929 Supplement), title "Revenue and
Taxes, " sub-title "State Tax Commission, " be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows: