THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1549

at law or in equity, which the testator or intestate might
have commenced and prosecuted, except actions of slander,
provided, that if the death of the testator or intestate shall
have resulted from the wrong for which any such personal
action might have been commenced, then the Executor or
Administrator shall be entitled to recover the funeral ex-
penses of said testator or intestate, not to exceed, however,
the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500. 00), in addition to
any other damages recoverable in such actions; and they
shall be liable to be sued in any court of law or equity, in
any action (except slander) which might have been main-
tained against the deceased; and they shall be entitled to
and answerable for costs in the same manner as the de-
ceased would have been, and shall be allowed for the same
in their accounts, if the court awarding costs against them
shall certify that there were probable grounds for institu-
ting, prosecuting or defending the action on which a judg-
ment or decree shall have been given against them; pro-
vided, however, that any such action for injuries to the per-
son to be maintainable against an executor or administrator
must be commenced within six calendar months after the
date of the qualification of the executor or administrator of
the testator or intestate.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved April 27, 1953.

CHAPTER 690
(House Bill 435)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tion 988 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince
George's County (1943 Edition), being Article 17 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince
George's County, " sub-title "Maryland-Washington Re-
gional District", changing the provisions regarding no-
tification by the District Council of the holding of a
public meeting to discuss proposed additional or amended
regulations.

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