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or the passage or voyage to which it entitles or purports to entitle its
owner, purchaser or holder or line over which, or the vessel for which
such passage is sold or offered or as to his agency for such line or
vessel. Such reference shall be no less prominently displayed than
the balance of the material appearing on the printed paper or notice.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1964.

Approved April 7, 1964.

CHAPTER 166

(House Bill 350)

AN ACT to add new Section 100 (h) of TO Article 35 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition as amended) (1963 SUPPLE-
MENT), title "Evidence." subtitle "Chemical Tests for Intoxica-
tion," TO FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER SECTION 100 (G)
THEREOF, providing that for the purpose of establishing that
chemical tests for intoxication have been administered with ap-
proved equipment, a statement signed by the toxicologist of the
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the Department of Post-
Mortem Examiners certifying that the equipment used in the test
has been approved by him shall be prima facie evidence of such
approval and shall be admissible in evidence in Court.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 100 (h) of Article 35 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1957 Edition as amended) (1963 SUPPLEMENT), title
"Evidence," subtitle "Chemical Tests for Intoxication," be and it is
hereby added to follow immediately after Section 100 (g) of Article
35 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition as amended)
(1963 SUPPLEMENT), to read as follows:

100.

(h) Proof of approved equipment.—For the purpose of establish-
ing that the test was administered with equipment approved by the
toxicologist of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the De-
partment of Post-Mortem Examiners, as required by subsection
(a) of this section, a statement signed by such toxicologist certifying
that the equipment used in the test has been approved by him shall be
prima facie evidence of such approval, and such statement shall be
admissible in evidence without the necessity of such toxicologist per-
sonally appearing in Court. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PRE-
CLUDE THE RIGHT TO INTRODUCE ANY OTHER COMPE-
TENT EVIDENCE BEARING UPON THE DATE OF THE CER-
TIFICATE OR CHANGE IN SAID EQUIPMENT SINCE THE
DATE OF THE SAID CERTIFICATE.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1964.

Approved April 7, 1964.