1344                                      LAWS OF MARYLAND                                Ch. 651

3.

If either the father or mother be dead, or has abandoned the child UNDER
EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, or been deprived of its custody by court decree,
the other may sue for loss of the wages or services of their minor child when such
loss is occasioned by the seduction of the child, or by an injury wrongfully or
negligently inflicted upon it. The mother of an illegitimate child shall have the
right to sue for the loss of wages or services of her minor child when such loss is
occasioned by the seduction of the child or by an injury wrongfully or negligently
inflicted upon it. Provided, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to supersede,
limit, modify or affect Article 101.

SECTION 34. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 49(b) of
Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume and
1972 Supplement), title "Pensions," subtitle "Baltimore City Police Department
Death Relief Fund," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

49.

(b) The said benefit shall be paid only to the following, and in the following
order: to the decedent's widow or widower, if any, and if there is no widow or
widower, to the decedent's [minor] children UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF
AGE, if any, in equal shares; and if there is no widow or widower or minor
children, to the decedent's dependent parents, if any, in equal shares; and if there is
no widow, widower, minor children, or dependent parents, then to any other
dependents or the estate of the decedent (and in such amounts up to the maximum
benefit, and in such proportions) as the trustees in their discretion determine.
Payments due a minor shall be made to the minor's legal guardian, if any, in this
State, and if none, to such person or persons on behalf of the minor at such times
and amounts, and subject to such conditions, as the board of trustees may
determine. Eligibility shall not be affected by whether the decedent has paid into
the fund.

SECTION 35. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 4 of Article
74 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume), title "Pilots,"
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

4.

Certification of apprentices for pilot's examination; pilot's warrants of
appointment and license; service necessary for first rate pilot's warrant; fee for
examination.

An apprentice pilot shall serve as such for not less than two years and such time
thereafter as the Association shall determine from observation of his aptitude,
knowledge and efficiency; after said period of apprenticeship said apprentice shall
be certified by the Association to the Board of Examiners who shall examine each
applicant producing such certification; and if upon examination the person shall
appear to the Board of sufficient ability, skill and experience they shall grant him
one of three kinds of warrants of appointment and license, under seal, according to
the qualification of such person, thereby authorizing him for one year from the
date of such warrant either to pilot such vessels of any draught of water, or vessels
not exceeding twenty-four feet draught, or vessels not exceeding seventeen feet
draught; and every person receiving such warrant and appointment shall thereafter
be reported a lawful pilot; provided, however, that no person shall be entitled to
receive a warrant as a first rate pilot unless he shall have served at least five years
in the business of piloting and shall be [twenty-one] EIGHTEEN years of age;
each apprentice pilot presenting himself for the above examination shall pay to the