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as a grand juror or grand jurors shall fail to attend and be present
at the conclusion of the drawing or be disqualified or excused for
cause the court shall forthwith proceed to fill such vacancies from the
aforesaid remaining number of twenty-five names of those who are
present in the order in which the names were drawn from the box
and may thereupon in its discretion fill such vacancy or vacancies
thus made in the petit jury by drawing the necessary number of
additional names therefor in manner provided by Section 10 of this
article. In Charles County and Prince George's County the "pellet
system" set out in Section 10(f) and Section 10(g) shall be used in
the selection of grand and petit juries. In Calvert County the system
of marbles, balls or pellets, as set out in Section 10(a-l) shall be used
in the selection of grand juries and petit juries. This section is modi-
fied as to Allegany County and Talbot County. This section shall not
apply to Baltimore County, as to which special provision is made by
the local law therefor.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1963.

Approved April 17, 1963.

CHAPTER 273
(Senate Bill 541)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 33 of
Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1962 Supple-
ment), title "Workmen's Compensation", sub-title "Application of
Article; Extra-Hazardous Employments", to provide for election
by fire companies in Harford County to have its members covered
by the Workmen's Compensation Laws and to provide for payment
of premiums on behalf of such members.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 33 of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1962 Supplement), title "Workmen's Compensation", sub-title
"Application of Article; Extra-Hazardous Employments", be and it
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and to read as
follows:

33.

(a) Whenever the State, county, city or any municipality shall
engage in any extra-hazardous work, within the meaning of this
article, whether for pecuniary gain or otherwise, in which workmen
are employed for wages, this article shall be applicable thereto.

In time of peace and while engaged in military service all officers
and enlisted men of the organized militia of the State of Maryland
shall be deemed workmen of the State for wages within the mean-
ing of this section; provided that, whenever and so long as provision
equal to or better than that given under the terms of this article is
made by the federal government for an employee of the military
department of Maryland injured in the course of employment, such
employee shall not be entitled to the benefits of this article.