1368 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 484

additional leave of absence. AT THE EARLIEST PRAC-
TICABLE TIME AND IN NO EVENT LATER THAN
APRIL 1, 1952, JANUARY 1ST, 1953, ALL POLICEMEN,
POLICEWOMEN, POLICE MATRONS AND ALL OTHER
EMPLOYEES OF THE SAID POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHO HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE ARRESTS SHALL
BE EMPLOYED AND WORK IN THE PERFORMANCE
OF THEIR DUTIES FOR A WORK WEEK OF NOT MORE
THAN 48 HOURS ON THE AVERAGE. SAID WORK
WEEK SHALL NORMALLY BE DIVIDED INTO SIX
DAYS OF EIGHT HOURS EACH, EXCEPT IN THE
EVENT OF EMERGENCY OR SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT.
IN SUCH LATTER EVENT, ANY HOURS WORKED IN
EXCESS OF AN AVERAGE OF 48 HOURS PER WEEK
DURING ANY CALENDAR QUARTER FOUR SUCCES-
SIVE CALENDAR MONTHS, SHALL BE CREDITED AND
ALLOWED TO SUCH EMPLOYEE DURING THE NEXT
SUCCEEDING CALENDAR QUARTER FOUR SUCCES-
SIVE CALENDAR MONTHS. THIS PROVISION SHALL
NOT AFFECT OR PERMIT ANY ABOLITION, LOSS,
DIMINUTION, REDUCTION OR OTHER IMPAIRMENT
OF ANY SUCH EMPLOYEE'S PRESENT WEEKLY EARN-
INGS OR ANY OTHER EXISTING RIGHT OR PRIVI-
LEGE OF SUCH EMPLOYEE.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1951.

Approved April 20, 1951.

CHAPTER 484
(House Bill 256)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 8
of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Sup-
plement), title "Elections", sub-title "Election Officials",
said section having been amended by Chapter 749 of the Acts
of 1949, setting minimum salaries for the Judges and Clerks
of Election or Registration in Allegany County, AND MAK-
ING PROVISION FOR THE REMUNERATION OF RE-
TURN JUDGES THEREIN.

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