WM. PRESTON LANE!, JR., GOVERNOR. 789

3.

(1) Weekly Benefit Amount.

An individual's "weekly benefit amount" shall be computed
by dividing the total of the wages paid him for insured work
in that calendar quarter of his base period in which such
total wages were highest, by twenty-six (26), and by carrying
the resulting quotient to the nearest even dollar, except that
if said quotient ends in. 50, it shall be carried to the next
higher even dollar. Provided, that such weekly benefit amount
shall in no event be less than Six Dollars ($6. 00) nor more
than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25. 00).

(2) Weekly Benefits for Unemployment.

Each eligible individual who is unemployed in any week
shall be paid with respect to such week a benefit in an amount
equal to his weekly benefit amount plus allowance for de-
pendents, less that part of the wages (if any) payable to him
with respect to such week which is in excess of $2. 00; pro-
vided that such amount of benefits, if not a multiple of $1. 00,
shall be computed to the nearest multiple of $1. 00, except that
if such amount ends in. 50 it shall be carried to the next
higher multiple of $1. 00.

(ba) Allowances for Dependents. An individual receiving
weekly benefit payments under this section shall, during the
period he receives such payments, be paid a weekly allowance
of Two Dollars ($2. 00) for each dependent child, not exceed-
ing four, under sixteen (16) years of age.

Provided, however, that only one spouse shall receive
weekly benefit payments under the provisions of this sub-
section.

(c) Duration of Benefits.

Any otherwise eligible individual shall be entitled during
any benefit year to a total amount of benefits equal to which-
ever is the lesser of (1) twenty-six times his weekly benefit
amount plus allowance for dependents, and (2) one-fourth of
the wages paid to him during his base period for insured
work; provided that such total amount of benefits, if not a
multiple of $1. 00, shall be computed to the nearest multiple
of $1. 00, except that if such amount ends in. 50 it shall be
carried to the next higher multiple of $1. 00.

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

Approved April 22, 1949.