MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             2371

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That all laws
or parts of laws, public general or public local,
inconsistent with this Act, are repealed to the extent of
the inconsistency.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That in

making new appointments to the staff of the Division of

Court House Security the Sheriff shall be guided by the
general concept that the black and the white races should
be represented on the staff of the Division in
approximately the same proportion as they exist in the

general adult population of the City; until these

proportions are attained the Sheriff shall be guided by
the general policy that new appointments be alternated
between black and white employees.

SECTION [[3]] 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That
this Act shall take effect July 1, 1976.

Approved May 17, 1976.

CHAPTER 865

(House Bill 2099)

AN ACT concerning

Life Insurance — Policy Loans

FOR the purpose of providing automatic premium loans at
the option of the party entitled to elect.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 48A — Insurance Code

Section 394

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1972 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 394 of Article 48A - Insurance
Code, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1972 Replacement
Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed
and reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 48A - Insurance Code

394.

(A) There shall be a provision that after three
(3) full years' premiums have been paid and after the
policy has a cash surrender value and while no premium is