Marvin Mandel, Governor 867
"Fortune-Telling," to add Carroll County to the list of counties
which prohibits fortune telling and related practices for remuner-
ation.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 158A of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Replacement Volume), title and subtitle "Crimes and Punish-
ments," subheading "Fortune-Telling," be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:
158A.
In Caroline County, Carroll County, and in Talbot County every
person who shall demand or accept any remuneration or gratuity for
forecasting or foretelling or for pretending to forecast or foretell
the future of another by cards, palm reading or any other scheme,
practice or device, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00
or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term of not more than six
months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.
Approved May 5, 1972.
CHAPTER 300
(House Bill 713)
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 15 of
Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Workmen's Compensation," subtitle "Suit—
Methods of Insurance," Section 45 of Article 101 of said Code,
title "Workmen's Compensation," subtitle "Claims and Compensa-
tion; Benefits," and Section 64 (d) of Article 101 of said Code, title
"Workmen's Compensation," subtitle "Miscellaneous," to provide
that no compensation or benefits under said law shall be payable
on account of any injury to or death of an employee resulting
solely from the effect upon him of narcotic, depressant, stimu-
lant, hallucinogenic or hypnotic drugs, except under certain con-
ditions.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 15 of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Replacement Volume), title "Workmen's Compensation," sub-
title "Suit—Methods of Insurance," Section 45 of said Article, sub-
title "Claims and Compensation—Benefits," and Section 64(d) of
said Article, subtitle "Miscellaneous," be and they are hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:
15.
Every employer subject to the provisions of this article, shall pay
or provide as required herein compensation according to the sched-
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