54                                Laws of Maryland                         [Ch. 41

ERAL AND IN PUBLIC UTILITIES IN PARTICULAR
THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND IN THE STATE OF MARY-
LAND.

(IV)   THE SECURITY AND TENURE OF EMPLOYMENT
WITH DUE REGARD FOR THE EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGICAL
CHANGES THEREON AS WELL AS THE EFFECT OF ANY
UNIQUE SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES DEVELOPED IN THE
INDUSTRY.

(V)   SUCH OTHER FACTORS NOT CONFINED TO THE
FOREGOING WHICH ARE NORMALLY OR TRADITIONALLY
TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE DETERMINATION
OF WAGES, HOURS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
THROUGH VOLUNTARY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, ARBl
TRATION OR OTHERWISE BETWEEN THE PARTIES OR IN
THE INDUSTRY.

(6) THE EMERGENCY BOARD SHALL BE EMPOWERED IN
ITS ORDER TO APPORTION BETWEEN THE PARTIES TO
ANY ARBITRATION PROCEEDING, THE FEES AND EX-
PENSES OF THE ARBITRATORS AS THE SAME SHALL BE
FIXED BY THE GOVERNOR.

(3) (7) The Emergency Board shall conduct its hearing and make
and file its findings and recommendations with the Governor within
a period of thirty days after the submission of such dispute, unless
the parties shall mutually agree to extend the period. Prior to the
filing of the findings and recommendations and for ten days there-
after, no change shall be made, except by mutual agreement of the
parties, in the rates of pay, wages, hours or other terms or condi-
tions of employment in effect prior to the time the events giving
rise to the dispute took place and there shall be no interruption in the
rendering of public utility services by the parties to the dispute.

12G. Seizure. (1) Whenever the Governor finds that as a result
of a labor dispute an interruption of the rendering of public utility
services has occurred or is imminently threatened which would cur-
tail the availability of such services to such an extent as to endanger
the health or, safety OR GENERAL WELFARE of any community
and that such dispute either (a) has not been settled under the pro-
cedures established by Sub section SECTION 12F or (b) is of such a
nature that those procedures cannot be applied thereto, he shall there-
upon declare that an emergency exists in respect to such services.
During such emergency the Governor may take possession and operate
in whole or in part any plant

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, FACILITY OR PROP-
ERTY, INCLUDING FUNDS OF THE UTILITY WHICH IS
a party to the dispute the full or partial operation of which by
the Free State he deems to be necessary as a result of such dis-
pute, in order to safeguard the public health or safety. Such
power and authority may be exercised through any department or
agency of the State and with the assistance of such public or private
instrumentalities or persons as may be designated by the Governor.
Such plant or facility shall be operated for the account of the person
operating it immediately prior to the seizure; provided, that such
person shall have the right to elect, by written notice filed with the
Governor within ten days after such seizure, to waive all claims to
the proceeds of such operation, and to receive in lieu thereof fair