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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 472

employer, as provided in subsection (b) of this section,
an amount equal to the amount of contributions or
interest found by said court to have been invalid or
illegally collected.

SECTION 25. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section
18 of Article 96 1/2 — Veterans, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) be
and it is hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

Article 96 1/2 - Veterans

18.

A Second World War veteran, who shall feel aggrieved
by the action or refusal to act of the State or other
governmental unit in any case involving rights or
privileges granted to such veteran by this subtitle,
shall have the right to appeal to the circuit court of
the county having jurisdiction of the governmental unit
involved, or to the Superior Court of Baltimore City if
the State Commissioner of personnel is involved, or if
the courts of Baltimore City have jurisdiction of the
governmental unit involved, and in case more than one
court shall have jurisdiction of any governmental unit,
the appeal may be taken to any court having jurisdiction.
Upon appeal, the court, without intervention of a jury,
shall hear the case de novo, and shall fully determine
the rights of the complaining veteran and pass an
appropriate order. From the order of the lower court in
any such case, there shall be an appeal to the Court of
SPECIAL Appeals by either the veteran or the State, or
other governmental unit involved.

If any Second World War veteran seeking court
relief, as this section provided, shall apply to the
judge of the lower court having jurisdiction of his
appeal, the judge shall assign counsel to such veteran
without cost to him. No court costs shall be assessed
against any veteran seeking court relief as in this
section provided.

SECTION 26. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section
71 of Article 100 — Work, Labor and Employment, of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume and
1975 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed and
reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 100 — Work, Labor and Employment
71.

Whenever any court shall issue or deny any temporary
injunction in a case involving or growing out of a labor
dispute any party may appeal therefrom to the Court of
SPECIAL Appeals.

SECTION 27. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section