88                                Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 98

vided in Section 18 of this article and selects a non-veteran shall file
with the State Commissioner of Personnel a substantial reason for
so doing, which shall become a part of the record of such veteran
eligible, and shall be made available upon request to the veteran or
his designated representatives; the State Commissioner of Personnel
is directed to determine the sufficiency of such submitted reason and,
if found insufficient, shall require such appointing officer to submit
more detailed information in support thereof; if the reason so re-
ceived be deemed insufficient by the State Commissioner of Per-
sonnel, then, he shall order the employment of such veteran by such
appointing officer, and a copy thereof shall be sent to the veteran
eligible or to his designated representatives; in case there is no eligi-
ble list for the class, the Commissioner shall forthwith call an exam-
ination, and shall post the eligible list resulting therefrom within
sixty days from the time of holding said examination, and in case no
eligible list results, the Commissioner shall repeat such call and
continue to hold examinations until an eligible list results. If neces-
sary to prevent the stoppage of public business, but not otherwise,
the Commissioner may authorize temporary appointment as pre-
scribed in Section 22 of this article.

(b)   The list of eligibles for each class of position in the classified
service shall be made up first of names of persons who have previously
held positions in such class and who were laid off in good standing
under Section 35 of this article, and then of names of persons in the
order of merit, who have been examined by the Commissioner and
found qualified.

(c)   The Commissioner shall divide all classes of positions into
two groups known, respectively, as "active" and "inactive", and
shall by schedule, made a part of his rules, indicate which classes
fall into each group, and shall revise such schedules annually. All
classes in which at least three vacancies are anticipated during the
[ensuring] ensuing year shall be placed in the active group and
examinations for such classes shall be held whenever there are fewer
than five names left on the eligible list. All other classes shall be
placed in the inactive group, and examinations for such classes shall
be held only when there is no eligible list and vacancies occur.

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

Approved February 27, 1961.

CHAPTER 98
(House Bill 21)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 163 (c)
of Article 25 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),

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