40 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 39

class for whose benefit an action for wrongful death may be
brought by extending to a mother the right to recover for
the death of an illegitimate child, and to an illegitimate
child the right to recover for the death of his mother and,
in certain cases, of his father.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 2 of Article 67 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, (1924 Edition), title "Negligence Causing Death",
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments
to read as follows:

2. Every such action shall be for the benefit of the wife,
husband, parent and child of the person whose death shall have
been so caused and shall be brought by and in the name of the
State of Maryland for the use of the person entitled to
damages; "parent" shall include the mother of an illegitimate
child whose death shall have been so caused; "child" shall in-
clude an illegitimate child whenever the person whose death
is so caused is the mother of such child; and in every such
action the jury may give such damages as they may think
proportioned to the injury resulting from such death to the
parties respectively for whom and for whose benefit such action
shall be brought, and the amount so recovered, after deducting
the costs not recovered from the defendant, shall be divided
amongst the above-mentioned parties, in such shares as the
jury by their verdict shall find and direct; provided, that not
more than one action shall lie for and in respect of the same
subject-matter of complaint; and that every such action shall
be commenced within twelve calendar months after the death
of the deceased person.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1937 and shall apply to all suits in which the
wrongful act, neglect or default causing death shall occur on
or after said effective date.

Approved May 18, 1937.

CHAPTER 39.

ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 21
of Article 88A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1935
Supplement), title "State Aid and Charities", sub-title "Aid
to Dependent Children", as said section was amended by
Chapter 148 of the Acts of the Extraordinary Session of