1776 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 764

and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, and that Section 7 (c) (4) (iii) be and it is hereby
added to said Article, to follow immediately after Section
7 (c) (4) (ii) thereof, sub-title "Contributions", all to
read as follows:

3.

(b) (1) Weekly Benefit Amount.

An individual's weekly benefit amount shall be com-
puted by dividing the total of the wages paid him for in-
sured 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)] Thirty Dollars ($30. 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 dependents, less that part of the wages (if any) pay-
able to him with respect to such week which is in excess
of [$2. 00] $5. 00; provided 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.

(c) Allowances for Dependents.

An individual receiving weekly benefit payments under
this section shall, during the period he receives such pay-
ments, be paid a weekly allowance of Two Dollars ($2. 00)
for each dependent child, not exceeding four, under six-
teen (16) years of age.

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

Moneys paid as allowances for dependents under the pro-
visions of this sub-section shall not be considered benefits
for the purpose of computing weekly benefit amounts or
duration of benefits, and shall not be charged against the
experience rating account of any employer.