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Volume and 1971 Supplement), title "Decedents' Estates," subtitle
"The Court," subheading "The Probate Court," to provide for an
increased allowance for traveling expenses for probate judges in
Somerset County and generally relating thereto.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 2-108(s) of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1969 Replacement Volume and 1971 Supplement), title "De-
cedents' Estates," subtitle "The Court," subheading "The Probate
Court," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

2-108.

(s) Each of the judges of the court for Somerset County shall re-
ceive the sum of fifteen dollars ($15) for every day's attendance upon
the sessions of the court. Each judge shall also receive an allowance
of [fifteen dollars ($15) for mileage] twenty dollars ($20) for
traveling expenses for every day's attendance upon the sessions of
the court.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved April 11, 1972.

CHAPTER 64
(House Bill 861)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 8(c) of
Article 95A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Cumulative
Supplement) title "Unemployment Insurance Law," subtitle "Ex-
perience Rating," to provide that the employer's basic contribution
rate shall apply for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1972, and for
any fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 1973, when the fund
balance on the computation date equals or exceeds 3% but is not in
excess of 4.5% of the total taxable wages for the immediately
preceding calendar year.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 8(c) of Article 95A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Cumulative Supplement), title "Unemployment Insurance
Law," subtitle "Contributions," be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

8. Payment; rate; records, merit rating; payments in lieu of con-
tributions.

(c) Experience rating.—Each employer shall pay contributions
with respect to employment during any fiscal year prior to July 1,
1964, as required by this article prior to July 1, 1964, and each
employer shall pay contributions at the standard rate of two and
seven-tenths (2.7) percent of wages paid by him during the fiscal