812                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 353

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 4 of Article 67 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1967 Replacement Volume), title "Negligence Causing Death," be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

4.

(a)    Every such action shall be for the benefit of the wife, hus-
band, parent and child of the person whose death shall have been so
caused or if there be no such person or persons entitled then any
person related to the deceased by blood or marriage, who, as a matter
of fact, was wholly dependent upon the person whose death shall
have been so caused. "Parent" shall include the mother of an illegiti-
mate child whose death shall have been so caused; "child" shall in-
clude an illegitimate child whenever the person whose death is so
caused is the mother of such child; and in every such action the jury
may give such damages as they may think proportioned to the injury
resulting from such death to the parties respectively for whom and
for whose benefit such action shall be brought, and the amount so
recovered, after deducting the costs not recovered from the defend-
dant, shall be divided amongst the above-mentioned parties, in such
shares as the jury by their verdict shall find and direct; provided,
that no more than one action shall lie for and in respect of the same
subject matter of complaint; and that every such action shall be
commenced within two years after the death of the deceased person.

(b)    In every such action, including THE CASE OF the death of a
SPOUSE OR A minor child, the damages awarded by a jury in such
cases shall not be limited or restricted to the "pecuniary loss" or
"pecuniary benefit" rule, but may include damages for mental anguish,
emotional pain and suffering, loss of society, companionship, comfort,
protection, marital care, parental care, filial care, attention, advice,
counsel, training, guidance, or education where applicable.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969.

Approved April 23, 1969.

CHAPTER 353
(House Bill 777)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 81 (f) (2)
of Article 66˝ of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1967 Replace-
ment Volume "and 1968 Supplement), title "Motor Vehicles," sub-
title "Administration—Registration—Titling," to provide that a

vehicle registered for "dump service" plates shall not be subject

to certain provisions of this article if such vehicle is being oper-
ated for the hauling of loose materials in bulk within OR WITH-
OUT a radius of forty (40) miles from the point of pickup and

delivery. INCREASING FROM FORTY MILES TO ONE HUN-
DRED