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sixty-six and two-thirds per centum of the average weekly wages
shall be paid to the employee by the employer or insurer during the
continuance of such total disability, not to exceed a maximum of
'[forty] forty-eight dollars per week and not less than a minimum
of eighteen dollars per week, unless the employee's established weekly
wages are less than eighteen dollars per week at the time of the
injury, in which event he shall receive compensation in an amount
equal to his average weekly wages both not to exceed a total of
$30, 000. 00. Loss or loss of use of both hands, or both arms, or both
feet or both legs, or both eyes, or of any two thereof, shall, in the
absence of conclusive proof to the contrary, constitute permanent
total disability. In all other cases permanent total disability shall be
determined in accordance with the facts.

(2) In case of temporary total disability, sixty-six and two-thirds
per centum of the average weekly wages shall be paid to the
employee during the continuance thereof, but not to exceed a maxi-
mum of [forty] forty-eight dollars per week, and not less than a
minimum of eighteen dollars per week, unless the employee's estab-
lished weekly wages are less than eighteen dollars per week at the
time of the injury, in which event he shall receive compensation
equal to his full wages; but in no case to continue more than four
years. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed or applied to
affect or change the law as to any such injury or strain which
occurred prior to the effective date of this subsection.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1962.

Approved March 23, 1962.

CHAPTER 42
(Senate Bill 84)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 36 (8)
(a) and '(b) of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1961 Supplement), title "Workmen's Compensation", sub-title
"Claims and Compensation; Benefits", to change the amount of
maximum weekly payments and duration of payments made under
workmen's compensation awards to dependents of deceased
workers.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 36 (8) (a) and (b) of Article 101 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1961 Supplement), title "Workmen's Compensa-
tion", sub-title "Claims and Compensation; Benefits", be and they are
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

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.