/ HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR.. 927

shall establish and maintain free public employment offices
in such number and in such places as may be necessary
for the proper administration of this Act and for the
purpose of performing such duties as are within the pur-
view of the Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide
for the establishment of a national employment system
and for cooperation with the States in the promotion of
such system, and for other purposes, " approved June 6,
1933 (48 Stat. 113; U. S. C. A., Title 29, Sec. 49 (c), as
amended). The said division shall be administered by a
full-time salaried director, who shall be charged with the
duty to cooperate with any official or agency of the United
States having powers or duties under the provisions of
the said Act of Congress, as amended, and to do and per-
form all things necessary to secure to this State the bene-
fits of the said Act of Congress, as amended, in the pro-
motion and maintenance of a system of public employment
offices. The provisions of the said Act of Congress, as
amended, are hereby accepted by this State, in conformity
with Section 4 of said Act, and this State will observe and
comply with the requirements thereof. The Maryland
State Employment Service is hereby designated and con-
stituted the agency of this State for the purpose of said
Act. The Board is directed to appoint the director and
employees of the Maryland State Employment Service, in
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Director of
the United States Employment Service, and in accordance
With the provisions of Article 64A of the Annotated Code
of Maryland; provided, however, that all of the employees
of the Maryland State Employment Service on January 1,
1939, shall remain employees of the Maryland State Em-
ployment Service subject to reclassification under said
Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

The Board may cooperate with or enter into agreements
with the Railroad Retirement Board with respect to the
establishment, maintenance, and use of free employment
service facilities.

The Legislature hereby declares its intent that operation
of the Maryland State Employment Service shall be re-
sumed whenever the needs of national defense, as deter-
mined by the President of the United States, will permit.

Within a period of one year from such time, notwith-
standing any other provisions of the laws of the State of
Maryland, the Governor of this State is hereby authorized
to take such action as he finds necessary to transfer to the
Maryland State Employment Service the personnel, rec-
ords, and facilities of the United States Employment
Service in this State as a going concern, and to secure to