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(C) ANY ONE PARTICIPATING IN THE MAKING OF A RE-
PORT PURSUANT TO THIS ACT OR PARTICIPATING IN A
JUDICIAL PROCEEDING RESULTING THEREFROM SHALL
IN SO DOING BE IMMUNE FROM ANY CIVIL LIABILITY
THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE INCURRED OR IMPOSED IN
CONNECTION WITH SUCH REPORT.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1964.

Approved April 7, 1964.

CHAPTER 104
(House Bill 136)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 135,
136, and 137 of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Testamentary Law," subtitle "Distribution,"
to change the shares of an intestate's estate received by his de-
scendants, parents, or spouse in the case of the decedent's intestacy.
TO CHANGE REFERENCES TO SURVIVORS IN THE LAWS
RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF AN INTESTATE'S
ESTATE.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 135, 136, and 137 of Article 93 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Testamentary Law," subtitle
"Distribution," be and it is THEY ARE hereby repealed and re-en-
acted, with amendments, to read as follows :

135.

If the intestate leave a surviving [husband or widow, as the case
may be,] spouse and no child, descendant, parent [grandchild,]
brother or sister, or the child or descendant of a brother or sister
of the said intestate, the said surviving [husband or widow, as the
case may be] spouse shall be entitled to the whole.

136.

If there be a surviving [husband or widow, as the case may be,]
spouse and a child or children, or a descendant or descendants from
a child, the surviving [husband or widow, as the case may be] spouse
shall have one-third only.

137.

If there be a surviving [husband or a widow, as the case may be,]
spouse, and no child or descendant of the intestate, but the said
intestate shall leave a father or mother, the surviving [husband or
widow, as the case may be,] spouse shall have one-half. If there
be a surviving [husband or widow, as the case may be,] spouse and
no child or descendant of the intestate, and no parent, out the said
intestate shall leave a brother or sister or child [of] or descendant
of a brother or sister, the surviving [husband or widow, as the case