1574                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 733

(2)    EVERY OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION RENDER-
ING SERVICES FOR SAID CORPORATION FOR MONETARY
REMUNERATION.

(3)    ANY EMPLOYER, PARTNER OR SOLE PROPRIETOR
ELECTING COVERAGE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SEC-
TION 67(4) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(4)    Every person in the service of any political subdivision or
agency thereof, under any contract of hire, express or implied [, and
every official or officer thereof, whether elected or appointed, while
performing his official duties. Every EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN
SUBSECTION 21(C)(7) OF THIS ACT, EVERY person who is a
member of a volunteer fire or police department shall be deemed for the
purpose of this Act, to be in the employment of the political subdivi-
sion of the State where the department is organized. Every EXCEPT
AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION 21(C) (7) OF THIS ACT, EVERY
person who is a regularly enrolled volunteer member or trainee of
the civil defense corps of this State as established under the Maryland
Civil Defense Act shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to be
in the employment of the State]. The provisions of this Act shall not
apply to members of volunteer police departments, non-salaried mem-
bers of boards or commissions, volunteer workers for agencies or
departments of any political subdivisions, volunteer Civil Defense
members or trainees, members of volunteer fire departments except

as provided in Section 34, or prisoners except as provided in Sec-

tion 25.

(5) Every person performing services for remuneration in the
course of the trade, business, profession or occupation of an employer

at the time of the injury, provided such person in relation to this

service does not maintain a separate business, does not hold himself

out to and render service to the public and is not himself an employer

subject to this Act.

(6) Subject to the provision of this section, every person regu-

larly selling or distributing newspapers on the street or to customers

at their homes or places of business. For the purposes of this Act,

such person shall be deemed an employee of any independent news

agency for whom he shall sell newspapers or of each publisher who

engages such persons to sell or distribute its newspapers.

(c) Exemptions. The following employees are exempt from the

coverage of this Act:

(1) Any person employed as a domestic servant in a private

home by an employer who has less than two such employees regu-

larly employed 40 or more hours a week in such employment.

(2) Any person other than those defined under Section 21(c)(1)

employed for not exceeding 30 consecutive work days, to do mainte-

home of the employer, or, if the employer has no other employees

subject to this Act, in or about the premises where such employer

carries on his trade, business or profession.

      (3) Any person perfoming services in return for aid or sus-

tenance only, received from any religious or charitable organization.

(4) Any person for whom a rule of liability for injury or death

is provided by the laws of the United States.