Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                  1051

111. Executors and Administrators shall have full power to com-
mence and prosecute any personal action whatever, 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
expenses of said testator or intestate, not to exceed, however, the
sum of [Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)] One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00), 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 answer-
able for costs in the same manner as the deceased would have been,
and shall be allowed for the same in their accounts, if the court award-
ing costs against them shall certify that there were probable grounds
for instituting, prosecuting or defending the action on which a
judgment or decree shall have been given against them; provided,
however, that any such action for injuries to the person to be main-
tainable 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, 1957.

Approved April 10, 1957.

CHAPTER 641
(House Bill 644)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 287 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1953 Edi-
tion), being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land, title "Prince George's County", sub-title "Circuit Court",
sub-heading "Court Library", increasing the amount of funds to be
paid for augmentation of the Circuit Court LIBRARY and to pro-
vide funds for the salary of a Court Librarian.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 287 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's
County (1953 Edition), being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's County", sub-title "Circuit
Court", sub-heading "Court Library", be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

287. In Prince George's County, notwithstanding the provisions
of any other law, one-half of the fines imposed by and recognizances
forfeited to the Circuit Court for Prince George's County or the

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.