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of the employee, and state in ordinary language the
time, place, nature and cause of the injury, and be signed
by him or by a person on his behalf, or in case of death, by
any one or more of his dependents, or by a person on their
behalf. The failure to give such notice, unless excused by
the Commission either on the ground that notice for some
sufficient reason could not have been given, or on the
ground that the State Accident Fund, Insurance Company,
or employer, as the case may be, has not been prejudiced
thereby, shall be a bar to any claim under this Article, pro-
vided, however, that the burden of proving that it or he has
been prejudiced by such failure on the part of the employee
or by delay in giving such notice shall be upon the State
Accident Fund, Insurance Company, or employer, as the
case may be.

Whenever an accident occurs to any employee it shall be
the duty of the employer to at once report such accident
and the injury resulting therefrom to the Commission, and
also to any local representative of the Commission. Such
report shall state (a) the time, cause and nature of the
accident and injuries, and the probable duration of the
injury resulting therefrom; (b) whether the accident arose
out of or in the course of the injured person's employ-
ment; (c) any other matters the rules and regulations of
the Commission may prescribe.

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

Approved April 25, 1935.

CHAPTER 476.

AN ACT to add ten new sections to Article 1 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
"Allegany County, " to be under sub-title "Non-Profit
Hospital Service Plans, " to be known as Section 488A to
488J, inclusive, said Sections to follow immediately after
Section 488 of said Article, to provide for the organiza-
tion and operation of non-profit hospital service plans
and to repeal all Acts find parts of Acts inconsistent
therewith.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That ten new sections be and they are hereby