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of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 29, 1949.

CHAPTER 461
(Senate Bill 345)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sub-
sections (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (7) of Section 35
and Section 36 of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Workmen's Com-
pensation, " sub-title "Claims and Compensation; Bene-
fits, " relating to the amount of benefits for injuries.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sub-sections, (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (7) of
Section 35 and Section 36 of Article 101 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Workmen's
Compensation, " sub-title "Claims and Compensation;
Benefits, " be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

35. Each employee (or in the case of death his fam-
ily or dependents) entitled to receive compensation under
this Article shall receive the same in accordance with the
following schedule and except as in this Article otherwise
provided, such payment shall be in lieu of any and all
rights of action whatsoever against any person whom-
soever.

(1) (Permanent Total Disability. ) (a) In case of
total disability, adjudged to be permanent, sixty-six and
two-thirds per centum of the average weekly wages shall
be paid to the employee by the employer or insurer during
the continuance of such total disability, not to exceed a
maximum of twenty-eight dollars per week, and not less
than a minimum of twelve dollars per week, unless the
employee's established weekly wages are less than twelve
dollars per week at the time of the injury, in which event
he shall receive compensation in an amount equal to his
average weekly wages, but not to exceed a total of $7, 500.
Loss, or loss of use of both hands, or both arms, or both
feet or both legs, or both eyes, or of any two thereof, shall,
in the absence of conclusive proof to the contrary, consti-
tute permanent total disability. In all other cases perma-