J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                      473

The officers of the Maryland State Police force, the Montgomery
County and Prince George's County police, the police of the Town
of Laurel, the police of all other municipal corporations in Prince
George's County which are subject to the provisions of Article 11E
of the Constitution of Maryland, the regular members of the police
force, the paid firemen, the engineers, and linemen of the electric
light plant, of Frederick City, the members of the police department
and of the fire department of the City of Cumberland, and all guards
employed by any of the penal institutions of this State, shall be
deemed workmen for wages within the meaning of this section.

Whenever and so long as by State law, city charter, or municipal
ordinance, provision equal to or better than that given under the
terms of this article is made for municipal employees injured in the
course of employment, such employees shall not be entitled to the
benefits of this article.

(b) In Harford County, any volunteer fire company may elect to
have its members considered as workmen for wages under the
provisions of this article by making application to and receiving the
approval of the county commissioners. The county commissioners
may also approve the provisions for payment of premiums on behalf
of the members of any fire company electing to be covered by this
article, and are authorized to pay all or any part of such premium
from county funds.

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

Approved April 17, 1963.

CHAPTER 274
(Senate Bill 556)

AN ACT to add new Section 15 (b-1) to Article 81 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1962 Supplement), title "Revenue and Taxes",
sub-title "Method of Assessment", to follow immediately after
Section 15 (b) thereof, empowering the County Commissioners of
Caroline County to determine for purposes of county taxation
the percentage of assessment for certain foodstuffs stored in said
county.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 15 (b-1) be and it is hereby added to Article 81 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1962 Supplement), title "Revenue
and Taxes", sub-title "Method of Assessment", to follow immediately
after Section 15 (b) thereof, and to read as follows:

15.

(b-1) For county taxation in Caroline County, the County Com-
missioners thereof may, by resolution or ordinance, prescribe the
percentage of assessment, if any, for foodstuffs processed for human
consumption by canning or freezing which are stored in any ware-
house by the processor for distribution, packaging or labeling.