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partment], and with the intent to defeat the purposes of this [ar-
ticle,] subtitle, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of the offense
of false pretenses and subject to the terms and penalties provided in
Section 140 of Article 27 of this Code, and any amendments thereto
or supplements thereof.

[21.] If any provisions of this [article] subtitle, or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the re-
mainder of the [article] subtitle, and the application of such pro-
vision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall not be
deemed to in any manner affect the tenure or compensation of any
of the present employees of the State Department of Public Welfare
or of the local welfare departments in the twenty-three counties and
Baltimore City.

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That all members of boards,
departments or agencies affected by this Act who are serving on
such boards as of June 30, 1967 shall continue in office until the
expiration of their respective terms as determined by reference to
laws in effect prior to the effective date of this Act and such mem-
bers shall, thereafter, be replaced as herein provided.

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That if any provision of this
Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances be held
invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect the other
provisions or any other application of this Act which can be given
effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end,
all the provisions of this Act are hereby declared to be severable.

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1967.

Approved April 14, 1967.

CHAPTER 149
(House Bill 467)

AN ACT to add new Sections 85 through 89, inclusive, to Article
101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement
Volume), title "Workmen's Compensation," to follow immedi-
ately after Section 84 thereof and to be under the new subtitle
"Liability for Awards Against Insolvent Insurers," to state the
liability of all insurers writing workmen's compensation insur-
ance in the State for the payment of awards made against in-
solvent compensation insurers, to require assessments against all
such insurers proportionately for payment of awards, to provide
for subrogation rights against the employer and unsolvent IN-
SOLVENT insurer and to provide the recovery of unpaid assess-
ments under this Act.