J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1709

Each designed insurer, self insurer or the State Accident Fund shall
at its own expense (1) make such investigation as may be appropriate
of any such claim, and (2) cause to be conducted by the member of the

Maryland Bar on behalf of the Subsequent Injury Fund the defense

and/or settlement of any such claim. No insurer or self-insurer nor

the State Accident Fund shall be assigned to investigate or defend
any claim wherein said insurer, self-insurer or State Accident Fund
is a party in interest.

The insurer, self-insurer or State Accident Fund to whom a claim

is assigned under this section, shall make its report promptly to the

Commission. No disclosure of the contents of such report shall be
made by anyone unless and until authorised by the Commission.

(6) Any waiver which shall have been or shall hereafter be exe-
cuted pursuant to the provisions of this article by any employee who
has previously lost or lost the use of one hand, one arm, one foot, one
leg, or one eye, and who becomes permanently and totally disabled
because of the loss or loss of use of another of such members or organs
by reason of an accidental injury, arising out of and in the course of
his employment after June 1, 1945, shall not bar any such employee
from the benefits and payments provided by this section, and any
such employee shall be entitled to receive the payments herein pro-
vided, if otherwise he comes within the provisions hereof, notwith-
standing the execution or existence of any such waiver by any such
employee.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act
shall only be construed prospectively and shall not be applied or
interpreted to have any retrospective effect.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1963.

Approved May 6, 1963.

CHAPTER 810
(House Bill 456)

AN ACT to add new Section 149A to the Code of Public Local Laws
of Howard County (1957 Edition, being Article 14 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Howard County," to be
under the new subtitle "Oath of Office," and to follow immediately
after Section 149 thereof, relating to oaths of office of elected
Howard County Officers and standardizing time and place for
oath-taking in Howard County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 149A be and it is hereby added to the Code of
Public Local Laws of Howard County (1957 Edition, being Article
14 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Howard
County," to be under the new subtitle "Oath of Office," and to follow
immediately after Section 149 thereof and to read as follows: