WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 285

regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred upon the County by other
laws and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any power now existing; and all Acts of
the General Assembly of Maryland heretofore passed authorizing the County to borrow
money are hereby continued to the extent that the power contained in them is continuing
or has not been exercised, unless any law is expressly repealed by this Act, and nothing
contained in this Act may be construed to impair, in any way, the validity of any bonds
that may have been issued by the County under the authority of any said Act, and the
validity of such bonds is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved. This Act, being
necessary for the welfare of the inhabitants of Carroll County, shall be liberally construed
to effect its purposes. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed to the extent of any inconsistency.

SECTION 10. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1994.

Approved May 2, 1994.

CHAPTER 285
(House Bill 556)

AN ACT concerning

Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Increase in Premium Policy Rate - Notice

FOR the purpose of providing that the Board for the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund
may not increase the premium policy rate of an employer by more than a certain
percentage unless the Board notifies the employer at least a certain amount of time
before the increase; and providing that this Act does not apply to an increase based
on the experience of the employer.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Labor and Employment
Section 10-101(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1991 Volume and 1993 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Labor and Employment
Section 10-130
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1991 Volume and 1993 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

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