HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 651

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 57, 58 and 60 of Article 65 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland as the same were repealed and re-
enacted by Chapter 481 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland at its 1935 Session, title "Militia, " sub-title
"Veterans' Relief Fund, " be and they are hereby repealed
and re-enacted with amendments to read as follows:

57. A Veterans' Relief Fund of not less than Ninety Thou-
sand ($90, 000) Dollars, of which amount not more than Fif-
teen Thousand ($15, 000) Dollars may be expended for admin-
istrative purposes, including salaries, for the purpose of pro-
viding the necessities of life for such Maryland Veterans
of the World War or of any other war, or the widows and
infant children of such Veterans as are sick, disabled or
indigent, and who are without means to pay for said necessi-
ties or for proper care, and for the purpose of providing the
necessary funeral expenses of such Veterans, and for the
further purpose of providing reasonable compensation to
members of the Maryland National Guard who are injured
in line of duty, and in: case any such members are killed
in line of duty, then to the widows and infant children of
such members. Such "Veterans' Relief Fund" shall be dis-
tributed to such persons of the above classes and in such
amounts as the Commission provided for in Section 58 in this
Article shall deem proper. The provisions of this sub-title
shall cover the death of any member of the Maryland National
Guard killed in line of duty subsequent to July 2, 1921, and
the child of any such deceased member.

58. The Governor shall appoint a Commission known as the
"Maryland Veterans Commission", to be composed of five
Maryland Veterans, one of whom shall be designated by the
Governor as Chairman. The members of the Commission shall
serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

The members of the Commission as thus constituted shall
serve without pay; members of the Commission shall be paid
actual traveling expenses necessitated by their duties, when
authorized and approved by the Commission.

The Maryland Veterans Commission shall make such rules
and regulations as it may deem necessary for administration
and disbursement of such Veterans' Relief Funds as are pro-
vided for in the Budget, and the Chairman shall approve all
bills and vouchers before payment by the Comptroller.

60. The Maryland Veterans Commission shall assist Mary-
land ex-service men and women and Veterans or their de-
pendents, who are residents of Maryland, who are or may