94 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 41

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,-
000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the
same is hereby appropriated as an emergency appropriation
from any funds in the General Surplus Fund Account of the
Treasury of the State for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948,
for the payment of the officers and employees of the General
Assembly of Maryland of the Extraordinary Session of 1948
and for the expenses of said Session, including mileage of the
members, printing, binding and miscellaneous expenses.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted^ That the Treasurer of
the State shall, upon the warrant of the Comptroller, disburse
the said sum of money herein appropriated for the objects
and purposes herein specified, to or upon the order of the
person or persons entitled to receive the same.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public health and safety, and
having been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported by three-
fifths of all of the members elected to each of the two Houses
of the General Assembly of Maryland, the same shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved June 1, 1948.

CHAPTER 41
(House Bill 5)

AN ACT to add a new sub-section to Section 228 of Article
81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement),
title "Revenue and Taxes", sub-title "Income Tax", said
new sub-section to be known as Sub-section (h), and to
follow immediately after Sub-section (g) of said Section
228, providing an income tax exemption for blind persons.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new sub-section be and it is hereby added to
Section 228 of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1947 Supplement), title "Revenue and Taxes", sub-title
"Income Tax", said new sub-section to be known as Sub-
section (h), to follow immediately after Sub-section (g) of
said Section 228, and to read as follows:

228.

(h). One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) if the taxpayer
is blind as defined herein. An individual with a cen-