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that every such action shall be commenced within eighteeen
months after the death of the deceased person.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1952.

Approved March 28, 1952.

CHAPTER 17
(Senate Bill 5)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
345 (o) of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1951 Edition—being Section 328 (o) in the 1939
Code), title "Crimes and Punishments," sub-title "Health
—Narcotic Drugs," amending the definition of narcotic
drugs to include certain synthetic and other drugs.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 345 (o) of Article 27 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition—being Section
328(o) in the 1939 Code), title "Crimes and Punishments,"
sub-title "Health—Narcotic Drugs," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

345.

(o). "Narcotic Drugs" means coca leaves, opium, can-
nabis, and every substance not chemically distinguishable
from them. In addition, the term. "Narcotic Drugs" shall
mean the following:

(1)  "Isonipecaine," which means the substance identi-
fied chemically as 1-methyl-4-phenyl-piperidine-U-carboxy-
lic acid ethyl ester, or any salt thereof by whatever trade
name identified,

(2)  "Amidone," which means the substance identified
chemically as 4,4-Diphenyl-6-Dimethylamino-Heptanone-3,
or any salt or form thereof by whatever trade name identi-
fied.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.