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mdm ¤1Iyx>¤1<>a¤tly)_¤tn?_¤nemt•m ea-mt¤<>w·end_re¤qve: smges m»re5pect.¢h¤re>¢,ir¢he mdmdgwl may or <>¤rp¤r¤¢w¤. ¤<»r¤€¤·¤y.· or association which would have been iable if death ensued shall behable to_an action, _damagea.netwithstar(;ii)i;lnf,.tb,e death of thg person 1.}1LllI'§d,' and,e>ven though the death. have been cause under suc__ circumstangss as amount 111 law to a felony;. _ (b) Eve? act1on under this section shall be by and in ”§gu$y•¤¤¤l MM- the name o the pemonal~1·epresentatives(and within one year after · ` thedeatho_fsuchdeceasedperson,(. . ···. Q v.r uéc)_ Noaction shall be under this sectionif the person ,,,§Q°‘ °,',{,,,,°',°{’,,§ ‘*,'§; S er¤¤z(¤¤1¤¤=y wd. deethevr my person f<>¤r1¤im..h¤¤.re¤ev¤r¤d W"- damages on accountof such . ( , . _ . (d) In an action under thi sectioxnthe jury shall award such ,,P,‘,!,'i‘Q,‘,§f“‘“°“ ‘° "° damages as it shall deem to be a fair and just ,compensatio with reference to the pecuni inju , resulting. froin u ' death, to the surviving spouse and cliiiidren iii (the. deceased, audi ifthere is B°”°°°""'* neither a surviving spouse nor child,. than to theparenie of the de- ceased and if there is no parent, then toftheébrothers and sisters and other blood relatives dependent upon the d sed for support. (e) Damages recovered in,an action undei·§?his section shall'be for ,,,§""‘*’““°” 'l’°°" the exclusive benefit of the survivitggl spouses and other, t' rsons enu- merated in subdivision Q, andsh ( be distributed to fliem in the order named in such su ivision, according to the laws in force in the Canal Zone applicable to the distribution of estates. fg§))0I§0no case shall recovery under this section exceed the sum M°”m“'¤'••¤*°*¤d· o , . (g) This section shall not be construed as authorizing a suit U§§§Bd §§m•¤•*¤¤* §axnst the United States nor as modifying or repealing any other ` cts ‘ ‘ vom nm voxnaamu MARRIAGl*£—-CELEBRATION or unnucas Memes. Sac. 8. (0.) A marriage celebrated in the Canal Zone after the »..,X,‘Z§$i;,,_" °°“°’“‘°" enactment of. this Act shall be void, without being so decreed- (1) If betweergxpereons by conisanguinity within the fourth W‘°’*°°'~¤ °•°*°°· de ee, determin according to the civi law; __ ( ( _; , . · ig) It either party thereto has @n previously marriedand such previous marriage has not been terminated by death, annulment, or a final decree of divorce; ._ _ . . (8) If either party thereto is not present in person at the celebra- tion of the marriage. _ ( . _ 2 . A (b) A void marriage may, in addition, be declared b judicial BYl°d*¤l¤l <*•¤¤¤· decree, or be shown in any collateralproceeding, to have been void · from the time of its celebration. I . __ 1 ( ( ` Sac. 9. (a) A marriag celebrated in the Canal Zone `after the V°*d•bl¤- enactment of this Act sh 1 be voidable—- » A A ( (1) If either party thereto, at the t1me of the marriage, idiot G'°°¤°¤ '°* '°*d”*& ora unatic; _. (_ , h { ` Q`); g theconsent of either party thereto was procuredby force or u ;( ( ( ,.._ -. b, ( (3)) If either party thereto is, at the time of thegiiiarriage, in- capa le from physical cause, ofenteringinto the marriagestate; (4) If, because of the age of either party thereto,ia written con- sent under section 13 was required, and the marriage was celebrated P¤·*· ¤· lm- without such consent; or A