1830 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 741

diately after Section 2 of said Article, relating to parties
entitled to sue for wrongful death where such wrongful act
has occurred in another jurisdiction.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
67 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title
"Negligence Causing Death", to be known as Section 2A, to
follow immediately after Section 2 of said Article, and to read
as follows:

2A. In all actions instituted in the courts of this State
under Section 2 of this Article, the proper person to bring the
action shall be determined by applying the following rules:

(a) Any person who is entitled to bring suit under the laws
of the jurisdiction wherein the wrongful death occurred may
bring suit in Maryland, upon proof of his qualifications and
authority.

(b) If the laws of the State wherein the wrongful death
occurred provide for suit to be brought in the name of the
State, District or Territory, as the case may be, then suit
may be brought in Maryland in the name of this S'tate on
behalf of the beneficiaries protected under the foreign statute.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not in any way be
construed to apply to actions in which service of process can
be obtained in the jurisdiction where the cause of action arose
or where the plaintiff resides.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1947.

Approved April 25, 1947.

CHAPTER 741.
(House Bill 407)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections
62 and 63D of Article 39 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1943 Supplement), title "Fish and Fisheries", sub-
title "Licenses" revising the qualifications for commercial
fishing licenses, the manner of issuing such licenses and the
circumstances under which such licenses may be transferred
to new licensees.