44 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 16

the immediate preservation of the public health and safety,
and having been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported
by three-fifths of all of the members elected to each of the
two Houses of the General Assembly of Maryland, the
same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved February 25, 1953.

CHAPTER 16
(Senate Bill 107)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 64A of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland, title "Merit System", said new
section to be known as Section 28A and to follow immedi-
ately after Section 28 of said Article, authorizing and
directing the State Employment Commissioner to
present appropriate emblems and certificates to State
employees on account of years of service.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Merit
System", said new section to be known as Section 28A and
to follow immediately after Section 28 of said Article, and
to read as follows:

28A. The State Employment Commissioner is hereby
authorized and directed to present appropriate emblems
and written certificates to State employees who have com-
pleted ten years in State service, with additional or sup-
plemental emblems and certificates for each five years of
service thereafter.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved February 25, 1953.

CHAPTER 17
(Senate Bill 128)

AN ACT to add 19 new sections to Article 18 and to
Article 21 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland

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EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill