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date upon which he was called upon to produce evidence of
his efforts to find work and shall continue for not less than
one nor more than ten weeks immediately following there-
after.

In determining whether or not the claimant has actively
sought work, the Board shall consider whether the efforts he
has made to obtain work have been reasonable and are such
efforts as an unemployed individual is expected to make if he
is honestly looking for work. The extent of the effort required
shall depend on the labor market conditions in the claimant's
area.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1949.

Approved April 22, 1949.

CHAPTER 316
(House Bill 50)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
7 (c) (4 (ii) of Article 95A of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1947 Supplement), title "Unemployment Compensa-
tion", sub-title "Contributions'7, changing the contribution
rates of employers.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 7 (c) (4) (ii) of Article 95A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement) title "Unem-
ployment Compensation", sub-title "Contributions", be and it
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

7.
(c)

(4)

(ii) The contribution rate of each employer for whom a
benefit ratio is computed shall be:

(A) 0. 2 if such benefit ratio does not exceed 0. 3 per cent.

(B) 0. 3 if such benefit ratio exceeds 0. 3 per cent but does
not exceed 0. 6 per cent.

(C) 0. 6 if such benefit ratio exceeds 0. 6 per cent but does
not exceed 0. 9 per cent.