J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                            497

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
on June 1, 1961.

Approved April 24, 1961.

CHAPTER 368
(Senate Bill 188)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 8(c) (2)
of Article 95A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition;
1960 Supplement), title "Unemployment Insurance Law", sub-
title "Contributions", relating to the employer's contribution rate
and setting forth conditions under which that rate shall not be
reduced.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 8(c)(2) of Article 95A of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1957 Edition; 1960 Supplement), title "Unemployment In-
surance Law", sub-title "Contributions", be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

8(c) (2)—No employer's rate shall be varied from 2.7 percent for
any fiscal year, except as provided in sub-section (c) (4) (i) of this
section, and unless and until his experience-rating record has been
chargeable with benefits throughout the 36-consecutive-calendar-
month period ending on the computation date (as defined in sub-
section (c) (7) of this section), and unless and until each of his
annual payrolls, as defined herein, during the four calendar years
immediately preceding the computation date for that fiscal year
equals or exceeds $200.00; except that any employer who has not
been subject to the provisions of this article for a period of time
sufficient to meet the 36-consecutive-calendar-month requirement
shall, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1960 and for each fiscal
year thereafter, have his rate computed on the basis of his experi-
ence provided his account has been chargeable with benefits through-
out at least the 12-consecutive-calendar-month period ending on the
computation date, and provided further that each of his annual pay-
rolls, as defined herein, during the two calendar years immediately
preceding the computation date for that fiscal year equalled or
exceeded $200.00. Provided, that if an employer has met all of the
other requirements of the law to qualify for an experience rate, but
does not have the required annual payrolls because he failed to pay
contributions due and payable, on or before the computation date,
his contribution rate for the following fiscal year shall be his earned
rate or the standard rate, whichever is the greater.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency measure and necessary for 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 mem-
bers elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 24, 1961.