238                              Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 94

intent in the original enactment of sub-section (7) of Section 6 of
Article 73B of the Code by Chapter 602 of the Acts of 1955; the
General Assembly further declares that the present Act was enacted
by way of clarification only and that it is the legislative intent that
this section as here amended be given retroactive effect to the time
of the original effective date of Chapter 602 of the Acts of 1955.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Act is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public health and safety, and being passed by a yea and
nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected to each
of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved March 26, 1956.

CHAPTER 94
(Senate Bill 85)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 38 of
Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title "Workmen's Compensation", sub-title "Claims and Compen-
sation; Benefits", increasingUNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS,
from one year to three years from the beginning of disability the
period within which an employee must file a claim for compen-
sation.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 38 of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Workmen's Compensation", sub-title "Claims
and Compensation; Benefits", be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

38. When an employee is entitled to compensation under this
Article, he shall file with the Commission his application and the
report of the physician, provided he was attended by a physician
of his own selection, within sixty days after the beginning of his
disability, for which compensation is claimed, and failure to do so,
unless excused by the Commission, either on the ground that the
insurance carrier or the employer has not been prejudiced thereby,
or for some other sufficient reason, shall be a bar to any claim under
this Article; provided, however, that failure of an employee to file
a claim for compensation within [one year] three years after the
beginning of his disability shall constitute a complete bar to any
claim under this Article, unless it shall be established that failure
to file such claim was induced or occasioned by fraud, or by facts
and circumstances amounting to an estoppel, in which case the
claim shall be filed within [one year] three years from the time of
the discovery of the fraud, or within [one year} three years from

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