HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1009

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1943 Supple-
ment), title "Workmen's Compensation, " sub-title "Appli-
cation of Article; Extra-hazardous Employments, " said
new section to be known as Section 46A, to follow imme-
diately after Section 46 of said Article, and to read as
follows:

46A. (a). All members of all volunteer fire companies
in Kent County while going to or returning from or fight-
ing a fire or while engaged as a member of any first aid
or rescue squad created within such fire companies shall
be deemed workmen for wages and engaged in extra-haz-
ardous employment within the meaning of this Article.

(b). Compensation for injury or death shall be based
upon the salary or wages received by a volunteer fireman
in his private employment. Any volunteer fireman whose
income is derived from any source other than salary or
wages shall be entitled to the maximum compensation for
injury of, in case of death, his dependents shall be entitled
to the maximum compensation for death; provided, how-
ever, that where any volunteer fireman is not actively
engaged in a business enterprise at the time of his injury
or death, compensation for injury or death shall be paid
upon the basis of the weekly income last received by him
when so engaged; and further provided, that if such fire-
man has never been engaged in a business enterprise, com-
pensation for injury or death shall be the minimum com-
pensation authorized by this Article.

(c). The County Commissioners of Kent County shall
secure compensation to volunteer firemen in case of death,
or to their dependents, by insuring the payment of such
compensation in the State Accident Fund or in any private
stock corporation or mutual association authorized to pro-
vide such insurance. The County Commissioners shall
annually levy upon the assessable property of Kent County
a tax sufficient to pay for such insurance. Provided, how-
ever, that the active members of the Chestertown Volun-
teer Fire Company shall be limited to fifty members and
the active members of each of the other volunteer fire com-
panies shall be limited to forty active members, and only
active members shall be covered by the provisions of this
Section.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws, whether
public general or public local, inconsistent with the provi-
sions of this Act be and they are hereby repealed to the
extent of such inconsistency.