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the penalty of such bond whenever it deems such reduction
justified by all the circumstances of the case.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1937.

Approved April 26, 1937.

CHAPTER 37.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3
of Article 72A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1935
Supplement), title "Parent and Child", authorizing the
mother of an illegitimate child to sue for the loss of wages
or services of her minor child occasioned by its seduction
or by an injury wrongfully or negligently inflicted upon it.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 3 of Article 72A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1935 Supplement), title "Parent and Child", be
and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

3. If either the father or mother be dead, or has abandoned
the child, or been deprived of its custody by court decree, the
other may sue for loss of the wages or services of their minor
child when such loss is occasioned by the seduction of the
child, or by an injury wrongfully or negligently inflicted upon
it. The mother of an illegitimate child shall have the right
to sue for the loss of wages or services of her minor child when
such loss is occasioned by the seduction of the child or by
an injury wrongfully or negligently inflicted upon it. Pro-
vided, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to supersede,
limit, modify or affect Article 101 of Bagby's Annotated Code
of Maryland, entitled "Workmen's Compensation".

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1937.

Approved April 26, 1937.

CHAPTER 38.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 2 of
Article 67 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1924
Edition), title "Negligence Causing Death", enlarging the