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reasonable terms as the court may prescribe, and such further
proceedings maybe had as may bo necessary to a decision of said
cause on its merits.

9. If any representative of a deceased party shall fail to appear
after being summoned, within four days after the return day of
the subpoena, or shall fail to appear after notice by publication,
the court may order the appearance of such representative to be
entered, to have the same effect as if such representative had
appeared in person and been made a party.

10. Any representative of a deceased party who shall secrete
himself, or in any manner evade the service of any process issued
against him, may, on proof of that fact to the satisfaction of
the court, be proceeded against as if he were a non-resident
defendant.

11. In all cases where any of the parties to a suit may die, and
any party to such suit or representative of a deceased party shall
leave the State before the process or notice which such death
may render necessary is served on him, he may be proceeded
against as if he were a non-resident defendant.

12. A bill of revivor or supplemental bill in nature of a bill of
revivor, may be filed instead of a suggestion of the death of the
party, and notice thereof shall be given to the party against
whom the same may be filed, if a resident of this State, by sub-
poena, or service of a copy of such bill of revivor or supplemental
bill, as the court may direct; or if the party be a non-resi-
dent, or secrete himself, or evade the service of the summons,
or copy, or if the residence of the party be roiknown, then
notice by publication may be given as against non-resident
defendants.

13. No suit in equity shall abate by the marriage of any of the
parties, but on application of any of the parties the court may,
on such terms and notice as it shall deem proper, allow and order
any amendment in the pleadings, and the making of any new or
additional parties that such marriage may render necessary or
proper.

ALIMONY.

14. The courts of equity of this State shall and may hear and
determine all causes for alimony, in as full and ample manner as