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ing that the employer of such other state is insured therein and has
provided extraterritorial coverage insuring his employees while
working within this State shall be prima facie evidence that such
employer carries such compensation insurance.

(7) Members of volunteer police departments, nonsalaried 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 and
rescue squads in the following counties: Allegany, Baltimore, Cecil,
Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's,
Somerset, Washington, and Worcester counties.

33.

IN TIME OF PEACE AND WHILE ENGAGED IN MILI-
TARY 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 MEANING OF THIS SECTION; PRO-
VIDED THAT, WHENEVER AND SO LONG AS PROVI-
SION EQUAL TO OR BETTER THAN THAT GIVEN UNDER
THE TERMS OF THIS ARTICLE IS MADE BY THE FED-
ERAL GOVERNMENT FOR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MILI-
TARY DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND INJURED IN THE
COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT, SUCH EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT
BE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFIT OF THIS ARTICLE.

WHENEVER BY STATUTE, CHARTER, ORDINANCES,
RESOLUTION, REGULATION OR POLICY ADOPTED THERE-
UNDER, WHETHER AS PART OF A PENSION SYSTEM OR
OTHERWISE, ANY BENEFIT OR BENEFITS ARE FUR-
NISHED EMPLOYEES OF EMPLOYERS COVERED UNDER
[SECTION 2(A)(2)] SECTION 21(A)(2) OF THIS ARTICLE,
THE DEPENDENTS AND OTHERS ENTITLED TO BENE-
FITS UNDER THIS ARTICLE AS A RESULT OF THE
DEATH OF SUCH EMPLOYEES, THE BENEFIT OR BENE-
FITS WHEN FURNISHED BY THE EMPLOYER SHALL
SATISFY AND DISCHARGE PRO TANTO OR IN FULL AS
THE CASE MAY BE, THE LIABILITY OR OBLIGATION
OF THE EMPLOYER FOR ANY BENEFIT UNDER THIS
ARTICLE. SHOULD ANY BENEFITS SO FURNISHED BE
LESS THAN THOSE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ARTICLE
THE EMPLOYER SHALL BE LIABLE TO FURNISH THE
ADDITIONAL BENEFIT AS WILL MAKE UP THE DIFFER-
ENCE BETWEEN THE BENEFIT FURNISHED AND THE
SIMILAR BENEFIT REQUIRED IN THIS ARTICLE.

THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE FULL POWER TO DE-
TERMINE WHETHER ANY BENEFIT PROVIDED BY THE
EMPLOYER IS EQUAL TO OR BETTER THAN ANY BENE-
FIT PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ARTICLE, AND TO RENDER
AN AWARD AGAINST THE EMPLOYERS TO FURNISH AD-
DITIONAL BENEFIT OR BENEFITS TO MAKE UP THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BENEFIT FURNISHED BY
THE EMPLOYERS AND THE BENEFITS REQUIRED BY
THIS ARTICLE AS THE CASE MAY BE. THIS SECTION
SHALL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THE CONTINUING POW-