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and conviction thereof, shall, in addition to any other penalties
already provided by law, be for each offense imprisoned in the
State penitentiary not less than one year nor more than five
years, unless the amount for which he is a defaulter be sooner
paid; and the certificate of the comptroller of the State of
Maryland, or of the respective clerks of the county commis-
sioners, showing the accused to be a defaulter, shall in every
prosecution under this section be received as prima facie evi-
dence of such defalcation.

357. It shall be the duty of the State Board of Health, as
well as all prosecuting officers, to cause the prosecution of all
persons violating the provisions of this sub-title.

All criminal proceedings pending or which may be hereafter
instituted for offenses already committed shall be instituted,
proceeded with and prosecuted to final determination and
judgment as if this Act had not been passed.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1943.

Approved February 12? 1943.

CHAPTER 22.

(Senate Bill 46)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 1
of Article 100 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), title "Work—Hours of, in Factories", to eliminate
the provision which limits the application of said section to
corporations incorporated under the laws of the State of
Maryland.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 1 of Article 100 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition),, title "Work—Hours of, in Fac-
tories", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

1. No corporation or manufacturing company engaged in
manufacturing either cotton or woolen yarns, fabrics or do-
mestics of any kind, and no officer, agent or servant of such
named corporation or manufacturing company, and no person
or firm owning or operating such corporation or manufacturing
company within the limits of this State, and no agent or servant
of such firm or person shall require, permit or suffer his, its or