MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                            2043

with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 78B — Racing Commission

5.

(a) The Salaries of the Commission, of its
secretary and of its stenographers and clerks shall be as
in the budget provided. In addition to the employees of
the Commission, whose salaries are provided for in the
budget, the Commission is authorized to employ at
reasonable compensation, a reasonable number of
inspectors, guards, experts, scientists, auditors,
veterinarians, and other employees or agents deemed by
the Commission to be essential at or in connection with
any race meeting to the best interests of racing
(hereinafter referred to as "additional employees,") and
is further authorized to maintain a testing laboratory
and to purchase supplies and equipment for and in
connection with such laboratory or other tests or testing
processes. The expenses of such laboratory or other
testing process and of the supplies and equipment needed
in connection with either shall be paid by all licensees
licensed in any calendar year under this article in the
ratio which the number of days of racing conducted by
such licensee bears to the whole number of days of
licensed racing, with betting privileges, held in this
State during such year. The compensation, THE
EMPLOYER'S SHARE OF CONTRIBUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO
BENEFITS UNDER THE FEDERAL OLD AGE AND SURVIVORS
INSURANCE SYSTEM {SOCIAL SECURITY), AND THE EMPLOYER'S
SHARE OF CONTRIBUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO BENEFITS UNDER THE
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND
[of such] FOR THESE additional employees shall be paid by
the licensee of the race meeting in connection with which
they are utilized or employed. Each licensee as a
condition precedent to the privilege of receiving a
license under this article shall be deemed to have agreed
that it will pay the actual reasonable expenses, [and")
compensation, AND CONTRIBUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SOCIAL
SECURITY AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM BENEFITS
for such additional employees.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1974.

Approved May 31, 1974.

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