994 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 800

bly of Maryland, 1945 Session, to follow immediately after
Section 7 of said Article, and to be under the sub-title
"Re-employment of Second World War Veterans, " and to
to be known as Sections 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
and 18, and to read as follows:

RE-EMPLOYMENT OF SECOND WORLD WAR
VETERANS.

8. Any Second World War Veteran, &s defined in Sec-
tion 1 of this Article, who, by reason of his entry into the
armed forces of the United States, has left or leaves a
position other than a temporary position, with the State
of Maryland, any of the Counties therein, the City of
Baltimore, or any other governmental sub-division of
the State, including all municipal corporations, all towns
and villages having the taxing power, any governmental
or quasi-governmental district, board or commission in the
State, and any department, agency or commission of any
of the aforegoing, shall be reinstated in such position or,
subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth in this Act,
be given a position as nearly as may be of like duties,
qualifications and pay, and, if involved, of like classifica-
tion, seniority and status; (such substitute position is
hereinafter referred to as a "comparable position"):

(a) If he is still qualified to perform the duties of such
position, and

(b) If he makes application for reinstatement within
ninety (90) days from the date of separation from
such service or training, or within ninety (90) days
after discharge from a hospital, provided such hos-
pitalization is directly connected with, related to,
and immediately follows his separation from the
armed forces, and the period of hospitalization does
not extend beyond a year -from the date of such
separation.

A Second World War Veteran who is reinstated or re-
employed as in this sub-title provided, is hereinafter re-
ferred to as a "re-employee. " Upon reinstatement or re-
employment, a re-employee shall be considered as having
been on furlough and the time between the date of his entry
into the armed services and the date of his reinstatement
or re-employment shall be added to the time he had been
employed by the State or other governmental unit by
whom he was employed when he entered the armed serv-
ices, to determine his length of service, seniority and status,
and he shall be entitled to all benefits and privileges, in-