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were less than fifteen dollars per week at the time of injury in which
event the compensation shall be an amount equal to the average
weekly wages, [and to continue for no more than five hundred weeks
after the date of deaths and not to amount to more than a maximum
of fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars nor less than a minimum of
two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars.

(b)   If there are no wholly dependent persons at the time of the
death, but there are partly dependent persons, those partly dependent
shall receive compensation as follows: The weekly payments to such
dependents shall be in the amount not exceeding sixty-six and two-
thirds per centum of the average weekly wages or forty ($40.00)
dollars per week, but may, in the discretion of the Commission, be
for less amount per week [and to continue for all or such portion of
the period of 416 weeks, after the date of deaths, as the Commission
in each case may determine, and not to amount to more than a maxi-
mum of five thousand dollars.

(c)   If there are wholly dependent persons and partly dependent
persons, the Commission may, in its discretion, award compensation
to the wholly dependent persons only, or it may apportion such com-
pensation among such wholly dependent and partly dependent per-
sons in such proportions as, in the discretion of the Commission, it
may consider fair and equitable under all of the facts and circum-
stances of the case, in no event, however, shall the total of such
compensation exceed the sum of fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved May 3, 1961.

CHAPTER 700
(House Bill 251)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 2(a)
(50) and 265 of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Motor Vehicles", sub-titles respectively "In
General" and "Operation of Vehicles Upon Highways", to change
the definition of "school bus" and relating to the penalty for
unlawful operation of school buses.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 2(a) (50) and 265 of Article 66½ of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Motor Vehicles", sub-titles
respectively "In General" and "Operation of Vehicles Upon High-
ways", be and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

2(a).

(50) A motor vehicle having a seating capacity of ten (10) or
more persons and transporting children, students, or teachers to and
from accredited schools or to and from any school activity and not
operating under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission
and/or not operated by a public service corporation furnishing mass